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When we last left our protagonist in theResident Evil 4remake, Leon was tossed aside by a towering figure and injected with a mysterious substance. Now, trapped against his will, he must form uneasy alliances withsuspicious charactersin order to have any hope of finding the President’s daughter.
Going over events from the Abandoned Factory to the Village Chief’s Manor, thisguide will walk players through the entirety of Chapter 2inResident Evil 4.
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Abandoned Factory
After the opening cutscene, follow the corridor out of the cell and through the tunnels, making sure tograb the knifefrom thedead Ganadoat the base of the stairs. Head up and into the next room where Leon canstealth kill a nearby villager.
Here, Leon can see his stolen gear through a hole in the wall but is unable to reach it. Instead,take a left and enter the adjoining roomwhere another Ganado awaits. To progress,Leon must engage in melee combat with him, parrying and performing counterattacks when possible. After he’s dealt with,disarm the bear trap on the floor near the locked door.
Unable to retrieve Leon’s gear,vault through the window to the leftof the door and enter a hallway with a crumbling wall and a patrolling villager. Take him out and proceed into the next room, where Leon can find ayellow valve to turn that opens the door to his gear. As soon as Leon lets go, however, the door will begin to close.
In order to reach the door in time, players mustsprint back to the room with the bear trap, using the vaults in the crumbling wall and the window. Bydisarming the bear trapearlier, Leon is able to roll under the closing door and retrieve his items. After doing so, unlock the gate to the right and start forward, where a mysterious Merchant will greet the player and unlock the door ahead.
Valley
Upon exiting the Abandoned Factory, players may trade with andcomplete Requests for The Merchant. Newcomers shouldmake every effort to obtain his high-quality items, recipes, and maps.
Wrapping things up here, Leon can notice a blocked gate to the left with a hexagonal slot. With no item to unlock it,follow the tracks to the rightand kill the lone Ganado on the path until reaching a ladder at the end. Head up to a platform overlooking the Valley, from which players can take out a number of Ganados from a distance.
Once players drop down, a hectic fight will break out with plenty of Grenadier Ganados lobbing pipe bombs.These bombs can threaten to destroy the weak supports of the wooden bridges, so it’s better to stay on solid ground for this fight, using the nearby explosive barrels to take out multiple villagers at once.
When the fighting ends,take the rightmost path down the walkways towards the ramshackle house, heading down the alleyway to the right.Vault through the window on the sideof the house and head up the ladder, where Leon will be forced to fight through another wave of enemies.
By staying on the rooftop,Leon can pick Ganadosoff individually as they climb the ladder. Once finished,grab the Hexagonal Emblem from the shrineatop the building and head back to the Valley entrance.
To exit the Valley,take the leftmost path up the cliffsideand fight off some more villagers. Multiple Ganados will try to flank Leon here, so stay on guard. At the end of this path isanother yellow valve that opens the path back to the Abandoned Factory.
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Beating the Chainsaw Man
Back outside the Abandoned Factory,use the Hexagonal Emblem on the gate to the left. Rotate the Emblem to mirror the embellishment in the socket and turn the crank to open the gate. Through the big double doors, run through the decrepit warehouse, killing off any Ganados in the way.
Be attentive of the bear traps on the floortowards the exit.Go up the stairs in the back of the warehouseand come into a courtyard where players may hear the distant sound of a chainsaw revving.
Should Leon not havedefeated Dr. Salvador in the Village Square, he can be challenged once again here. With much fewer Ganados to contend with here, players should have a far easier time taking on the Chainsaw Man, as only two others will spawn with him this time.
For some quick and easy damage, players can kite aroundResident Evil’s Chainsaw Manand head up the stairs behind him, crouching down at the top to avoid the explosive tripwire placed there. If players are fast and careful enough, they should be able tolead the good doctor right into the trapwithout taking any damage themselves.
If Salvador gets too close, a well-timed parry is capable of fending him off, but players should try to keep their distance nonetheless, dealing with the lesser Ganados toensure they don’t grapple Leon mid-fight.
By pummeling him withLeon’s strongest ammunition, the Chainsaw Man should fall before he can inflict too much damage, but players should bewary of the many bear traps that litter the arenaso Leon isn’t caught off guard.
Village Chief’s Manor
After fighting – or fleeing from – the Chainsaw Man, head up the stairs, avoiding the tripwire and bear traps, andwalk around the left of the building, entering the door at the back. Walk forwards down the corridor andtake a left up the stairs. On the landing, players can find a typewriter and a door that requires a Crystal Marble, obtained by completingthe Village Chief’s Manor Puzzle.
After getting the Crystal Marble, a Ganado will attack Leon in the dining room. Deal with it and go back upstairs touse the Crystal Marble on the door. After lining up the dots in the Marble with the inlay on the door, players will enter the Master Bedroom.Open a desk drawer in the corner of the room and pick up the Insignia Keyto activate a cutscene and conclude the chapter.
Resident Evil 4is currently available for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
