12 awesome Easter Eggs hidden in the ‘Resident Evil 4 Remake’

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In 2005, Resident Evil 4 exploded onto the Nintendo GameCube and changed action games forever. You can trace a neat line from the game’s over-the-shoulder perspective, impeccable set-piece design, and ferocious pacing to massive franchises like Gears of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, and — of course — pretty much every subsequent Resident Evil game.

The game is so beloved that Capcom’s remake had an incredibly high bar to clear. After all, the 2005 original still plays beautifully, is available on practically every modern platform under the sun, and bottling the game’s secret sauce is tricky. Well, once again they’ve pulled it off in style, making this possibly the finest iteration of Leon’s Spanish vacation to date.

Along the way, they’ve thrown in a whole bunch of cool touches. Some are faithfully brought over from the original, some are fun expectation-confounding twists, and some draw from the dazzling remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3. We’ve been immersed in this game since launch, so here are 12 awesome things we spotted that prove Capcom approached the Resident Evil 4 Remake with the care and attention it deserved.

Resident Evil 4 picks back up with Leon after he survived the nightmare of Raccoon City in Resident Evil 2. In the opening cutscene, we see how the experience led him to become a special agent for the President, ultimately making him the ideal candidate to rescue his daughter Ashley from the Las Plagas cultists. But it’s clear that the events of Raccoon City are still playing on his mind.

The best example is a callback to the doomed but helpful police officer Marvin, who gifts him a combat knife to help him explore the ruined R.C.P.D. station. In the Remake, the item description reveals that Leon has held