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Your trusty knife will never leave you in Resident Evil 3Knife-only runs make a comeback
Knife-only runs make a comeback
That up there is Leon fromResident Evil 2wielding a gnarly lookin' combat knife. Eventually that knife will have bitten one too many zombies and break, leaving ol' Leon in a lurch. In this year’sResident Evil 3remake, Jill and Carlos will fare much better with their now indestructible knives. Capcom wanted you to always have “something you can rely on.““We’re dealing with survival horror and everything is exhaustible. You run out of bullets. You run out of herbs. You run out of all the items you can use,” producer Peter Fabiano toldGame Informer. “So if you did run out of everything, what would you have? The knife. The director always wanted to make it so that you at least have your trusty knife.“To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThanks to thelivestream of Resident Evil 3that Capcom ran a couple weeks back, we already knew that knives would be ditching the concept of durability. Now they’re telling us the change had more than one motivation.Aside from being a comfort blanket when you’re alone and lacking bullets, Capcom say they’re aware that some players want to take a step further and tackle all of Raccoon City with just their knives. It’s doable, Capcom confirmed. Apparently they’ve tested it in the studio and some members of the team have managed to complete the game sans guns.Knife only is a still-popular challenge andspeedrun categoryfor the originalResident Eviland its 2002 remake but alas it isn’t possible in theResident Evil 2remake from last year. Rest assured speedrunners, you’ll have a knife close at hand this time around so get ready to toss those clips on the ground.If you’ve taken part in theResident Evil 3 demoout right now, how’d you fare? Have you been keeping a shotgun close at hand or dabbling in zombie knife play?Resident Evil 3will launchvia Steamon April 3rd.
That up there is Leon fromResident Evil 2wielding a gnarly lookin' combat knife. Eventually that knife will have bitten one too many zombies and break, leaving ol' Leon in a lurch. In this year’sResident Evil 3remake, Jill and Carlos will fare much better with their now indestructible knives. Capcom wanted you to always have “something you can rely on.““We’re dealing with survival horror and everything is exhaustible. You run out of bullets. You run out of herbs. You run out of all the items you can use,” producer Peter Fabiano toldGame Informer. “So if you did run out of everything, what would you have? The knife. The director always wanted to make it so that you at least have your trusty knife.“To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThanks to thelivestream of Resident Evil 3that Capcom ran a couple weeks back, we already knew that knives would be ditching the concept of durability. Now they’re telling us the change had more than one motivation.Aside from being a comfort blanket when you’re alone and lacking bullets, Capcom say they’re aware that some players want to take a step further and tackle all of Raccoon City with just their knives. It’s doable, Capcom confirmed. Apparently they’ve tested it in the studio and some members of the team have managed to complete the game sans guns.Knife only is a still-popular challenge andspeedrun categoryfor the originalResident Eviland its 2002 remake but alas it isn’t possible in theResident Evil 2remake from last year. Rest assured speedrunners, you’ll have a knife close at hand this time around so get ready to toss those clips on the ground.If you’ve taken part in theResident Evil 3 demoout right now, how’d you fare? Have you been keeping a shotgun close at hand or dabbling in zombie knife play?Resident Evil 3will launchvia Steamon April 3rd.
That up there is Leon fromResident Evil 2wielding a gnarly lookin' combat knife. Eventually that knife will have bitten one too many zombies and break, leaving ol' Leon in a lurch. In this year’sResident Evil 3remake, Jill and Carlos will fare much better with their now indestructible knives. Capcom wanted you to always have “something you can rely on.”
“We’re dealing with survival horror and everything is exhaustible. You run out of bullets. You run out of herbs. You run out of all the items you can use,” producer Peter Fabiano toldGame Informer. “So if you did run out of everything, what would you have? The knife. The director always wanted to make it so that you at least have your trusty knife.”
To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Thanks to thelivestream of Resident Evil 3that Capcom ran a couple weeks back, we already knew that knives would be ditching the concept of durability. Now they’re telling us the change had more than one motivation.
Aside from being a comfort blanket when you’re alone and lacking bullets, Capcom say they’re aware that some players want to take a step further and tackle all of Raccoon City with just their knives. It’s doable, Capcom confirmed. Apparently they’ve tested it in the studio and some members of the team have managed to complete the game sans guns.
Knife only is a still-popular challenge andspeedrun categoryfor the originalResident Eviland its 2002 remake but alas it isn’t possible in theResident Evil 2remake from last year. Rest assured speedrunners, you’ll have a knife close at hand this time around so get ready to toss those clips on the ground.
If you’ve taken part in theResident Evil 3 demoout right now, how’d you fare? Have you been keeping a shotgun close at hand or dabbling in zombie knife play?
Resident Evil 3will launchvia Steamon April 3rd.
