Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways Review (PS5) | Push Square

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This year's Resident Evil 4 is one of the greatest remakes of all time, but purists — or at least those who had already played the PS2 version — will tell you it was still missing something. When the Nintendo GameCube original was ported to Sony's second home system, it came bundled with new campaigns all about side character Ada Wong. Separate Ways was the most important of the bunch, and six months after the PS5, PS4 remake's release, it's back as DLC for Capcom's newest masterpiece. 18 years later, it has the same effect: Separate Ways meaningfully expands the Resident Evil 4 story and provides a tantalising reason to return to one of the best games ever.

Told from the perspective of the mysterious red-dressed character, Separate Ways reveals what Ada Wong is up to while Leon S. Kennedy is busy saving the president's daughter. She's there on a mission from Albert Wesker to steal the Amber from the clutches of Osmund Saddler, with Luis acting as sidekick. Seven chapters fill in the gaps when Ada is off doing her own thing, which broaden the base game's village, castle, and island locations with new areas and features to make them look and feel fresh for a second visit.

It plays like a «Greatest Hits» take on the original experience as Separate Ways moves at such a breakneck pace there's little time to take a breather. Already familiar with the controls and the incredible, action-focused gameplay loop of the PS5, PS4 remake, Capcom cranks things up a notch with more enemy density and tougher boss battles in amongst many of the same spots from Leon's campaign. Mostly forgoing the explorative nature of Resident Evil 4, the expansion is more condensed and linear to make conflict its main draw. You'll follow a similar