5 Great Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

Resident Evil 4 VR is the latest big budget, big hype release on the Oculus Quest 2. Sorry SteamVR only users, but for now it’s only on the Quest. Whether you’re an old fan excited to see this genre-defining game on a new medium, or a newcomer looking to shoot some zombies and save some daughters, here’s the greatest Resident Evil 4 VR tips and tricks to help you out.

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Immersive Mode is More Versatile - Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

When starting out in Resident Evil 4 VR you’re given the option between “Immersive Mode” and “Quick Select.” Whichever you end up preferring, know that you’re missing out if you don’t choose Immersive Mode. Out of all of these Resident Evil 4 VR tips and tricks, this is the most game changing. In quick select you can only use one hand to select weapons. In immersive mode you can use both hands at once. This can be extremely useful in a number of situations.

Holding your handgun in one hand and your knife in the other, keeping your unloaded shotgun in one hand while quickly pulling out your pistol with the other. There are a number of situations where Immersive Mode gives you more versatility in what you do with your hands.

A weapon in each hand in Resident Evil 4 VR

Stay on the Lookout For Loot - Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

You’re going to need supplies to survive in Resident Evil 4 VR. More than you could possibly find just lying around in the open. Bullets, healing items, grenades, and money to buy new equipment and upgrades. More of each of these things can be found by breaking crates and barrels found in the world with your knife.

So this Resident Evil 4 VR tip is that good loot is often where you might expect to find it the least. Such as coins in crows nests or gems stuck in the ceiling. Another trick is to shoot the crows themselves wherever they congregate, as they always drop some treasure.

Any tip that gets you treasure is a good one in Resident Evil 4 VR

Knives Beat Bear Traps - Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

From early on in the game a number of traps and devices will be left in your path. Bear Traps in particular can be disarmed in an unintuitive way by hitting them with your knife. Shooting also works, but who needs to waste a bullet? This wouldn’t be a great Resident Evil 4 VR tip if it involved wasting ammunition.

Knife > Bear Trap

Good Herbs Make For Good Health - Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

As in any of the older Resident Evil games, there are herbs used to restore health. Keeping with tradition Resident Evil 4 has three herbs, green, red, and yellow. These can be used to restore your health, but also to increase your maximum health. Mixing green herbs with green herbs generally restores more health, but is less efficient than combining a green herb with a red herb. A green and red herb together will restore health completely.

An important Resident Evil 4 VR tip is to use these herbs as efficiently as possible. An addition of a yellow herb to any green herb will increase maximum health no matter how many green or red herbs are also mixed in. The next time you need healing make sure to use a yellow herb mixture to give you a little more survivability next time. Also mix red herbs and green herbs as much as possible.

Always mix your herbs in Resident Evil 4 VR

Invest in Your Inventory - Resident Evil 4 VR Tips and Tricks

There is a lot of stuff to be bought from the enigmatic trader that seems to always appear where he is most needed. The most important of these things are the upgraded Attache Cases. The attache case is basically your inventory container, and buying a larger one will grant more slots for carrying items.

Sooner or later your inventory will be full. You will not want it to be full, who knows if that next herb or grenade you pick up can be the difference between life and death later on? Resident Evil 4 VR requires a decent amount of frugality with resources. Sometimes there will be plenty of ammunition, and sometimes not. For the dry times you’ll want inventory space, and also to carry as many weapons as possible, so that you can use as many types of ammunition as possible.

Upgrade your inventory whenever you can, and when that isn’t enough combine herbs to save on slots. If all else fails, maybe sell some of your less useful items to the trader.

Always get the attache case ASAP in Resident Evil 4 VR

Those are all the Resident Evil 4 VR tips and tricks we’ve got for you. Resident Evil 4 VR by Armature Games is available on the Oculus Store for 39.99$. Good luck fighting Los Ganados.

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