Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 4 now includes the option to play The Mercenaries game mode, part of a promised free update to the game. The replayable, high score-focused mode returns from the original RE4throwing Leon S. Kennedy (and other playable characters) against waves of enemies.
But that’s not the only addition too resident Evil 4. Capcom has added a handful of new microtransactions to digital stores that allow players to spend cash on in-game weapon upgrade tickets. In resident Evil 4, these tickets can be purchased using Spinels, the collection currency players earn primarily by completing missions called requirements. (Typically, earning a weapon’s exclusive upgrade requires fully increasing all of its stats, but an exclusive upgrade ticket allows you to bypass that limitation.) But if completing The Merchant’s various retrieval quests and assassinations is too tedious for you, Capcom like to do this too Accept $2.99 for an exclusive weapon upgrade ticket.
Capcom is now selling a variety of exclusive weapon 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 different pack sizes. A single ticket costs $2.99 while a Three-pack costs $6.99 and a Five-pack costs $9.99.
These types of microtransactions have been par for the course in Capcom’s latest Resident Evil games. Resident Evil VillageMicrotransactions include 99 cents Survival Resource Pack that grants the player ammo, healing items, and lockpicks; and a paid unlock that Grants access to additional content in the game shop. The Resident Evil 2 Remake offers similar features a to unlock for sale This allows players to exchange real money for weapons, costumes, and modes otherwise earned through gameplay.