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Object-ive Review: Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Knife

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Leon parries Dr. Salvador's chainsaw blades using his knife in the Resident Evil 4 remake
Image credit: Capcom

Scarcely does a single game object carry the torch for one of the fundamental pillars of entire genre both as parabolically and literally as Leon’s knife in Resident 4 Remake, and never has there been an object that so entirely represents its game's reinvention of said genre.

To wit: Leon’s knife is uniquely Resident Evil because it translates survival horror’s resource scarcity into a single, pocket-friendly weapon, and it is uniquely Resident Evil 4 because it is fucking stupid.

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