Capcom has releasedResident Evil 4on basically every platform imaginable, and so there was some concern thatResident Evil 4 VRwould have a sense of “been there, done that.” On the contrary,Resident Evil 4 VRhas earned critical acclaim since its release, held up as one of the finest virtual reality game releases of the year and praised as a genuinely new way to experience the classic game. But whileResident Evil 4 VRreviewswere highly positive, the game also earned some criticism, namely for its lack of certain game modes.
Resident Evil 4 VRis missing some game modesfrom previous versions of the game, namely the popular Mercenaries mode, where players try to kill as many enemies as possible within a certain time limit. Mercenaries was a popular mode in the originalResident Evil 4because it gave fans a way to jump right into the action without having to go back through the entire story, and that seemed like it would be especially important for the VR version.
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WhileResident Evil 4 VRdidn’t launch with Mercenaries, it will be getting the mode sooner rather than later. Oculus has confirmed thatResident Evil 4 VRis getting a free update that will officially add The Mercenaries mode to the game. It’s unclear exactly how extensive it will be or if it will feature more playable characters besides just Leon S. Kennedy (the original mode had Ada, Hunk, Krauser, and Wesker as options), but fans will find out next year.
Resident Evil 4 VRMercenaries mode isn’t the only thing that’s coming to the game next year. Fans can also look forward to new mobility and comfort settings, improved left-hand controls, height adjustments, and a way to “fine-tune the location of your chest and waist inventory.” The latter is going to be helpful for someResident Evil 4 VRplayers who were hitting themselves in the chestwhen trying to grab grenades, and will likely be a welcome change.
The addition of themissing Mercenaries modeforResident Evil 4 VRand the quality of life improvements will no doubt be appreciated by fans, but there’s even more missing in this version of the game that could be added. The Assignment and Separate Ways missions are still missing, for example, and would make for great additions toResident Evil 4 VR, giving the game even more longevity. It’s unclear if they will ever come toResident Evil 4 VR, but at least fans have Mercenaries mode to look forward to.
Resident Evil 4 VRis out now, exclusively for Oculus Quest 2.
