Resident Evil 4 remake gets a bunch of microtransactions and Mercenaries DLC

Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 4 now includes the option to play The Mercenaries game mode, part of a promised free game update. The replayable high score focused mode returns from the original RE4throwing Leon S. Kennedy (and other playable characters) into waves of enemies.

But that’s not the only addition to it resident evil 4. Capcom has added a handful of new microtransactions to digital stores, allowing players to spend cold cash on upgrade tickets for in-game weapons. In resident evil 4, these tickets can be purchased with Spinels, the collectible currency that players earn largely from completing missions called requests. (Normally, earning a weapon’s exclusive upgrade requires all stats to be fully boosted, but an exclusive upgrade ticket allows you to get around that limitation.) But if completing The Merchant’s various retrieval missions and kills is too labor intensive for you , Capcom will also be happy to accept $2.99 ​​for a weapon-exclusive upgrade ticket.

Capcom is now selling a variety of weapon-exclusive upgrade tickets – somewhat confusingly named things like Resident Evil 4 Weapon Exclusive Upgrade Ticket x1 (A), Resident Evil 4 Weapon Exclusive Upgrade Ticket x1 (B), etc. — in various bundle sizes. An individual ticket costs $2.99, while a three-pack costs $6.99 and a five-pack costs $9.99.

These types of microtransactions are common in Capcom’s most recent Resident Evil games. Resident Evil village‘s microtransactions include a 99 cents Survival Resource Pack that gives the player ammunition, healing items, and lock picks; and a paid unlock that gives access to additional content in the game’s store. The resident evil 2 remake similarly includes a for sale unlock which allows players to exchange real money for weapons, costumes and modes otherwise earned through gameplay.