

If you fail in certain QTEs, Leon or Ashley will die or will get severely hurt. Resident Evil 4 (2005): Quick Time Events (QTES) are at certain points in the game where you either press L1 and R1 or Square and X (PS2). Break the knife, and you'll need to repair it at The Merchant's station! However, keep in mind that it now has a durability meter.
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The knife can also be used to parry incoming attacks as well by pressing the left bumper right as an attack lands! To learn more about parrying, visit our How to Parry in Resident Evil 4 Remake page.

Unlike the original controls where it was mapped to the left trigger, it's now on the left bumper where you can ready your knife, then attack with the right trigger. Resident Evil 4 Remake: In Remake, your knife is capable of much more than it originally was. While mostly used to open crates/barrels and such, the knife can also be used to stun and kill weaker enemies (the Ganado, basically). Resident Evil 4 (2005): The knife is mapped to the left trigger which makes it easier to use and ensures that it doesn't take up space in your inventory. Visit our Best Controller Settings for Resident Evil 4 Remake page to learn more. These controls can easily be switched back to C-1 controls, though. And as for shooting, you use the left trigger to aim and shoot with the right trigger. You also quick turn by pressing the left stick backward while also pressing the right bumper.

And unlike the C-1 controls used in the original Resident Evil 4, this time around you run by pressing the right bumper or pushing in the left stick. Resident Evil 4 Remake: 2023's Remake keeps the third person perspective but has more fluid movement. You use the R button to aim and are immobile while shooting. Pressing the B button will cause Leon to move faster, and quickly pressing the analogue stick backwards will turn him around. Resident Evil 4 (2005): The character moves via the classic TANK playstyle, though now at a third person perspective.
