After almost two decades,Resident Evil 4got the remake it deserved. It offers you both old and new features, as Ashley can now climb ladders by herself and the villagers are much smarter. you may still meet the dog from the original and gain a little companion, and If you want to boost your character’s stats more, you can now also acquire charms.
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Resident Evil 4 Remakegives you a total of 30 charms, all with their own unique bonuses and rewards. They are not so powerful as to impact your playthrough, but they still make a difference. To unlock them, you have to earn tokens, which you use at the Merchant’s gumball machine. As in any gumball machine, the charm you get is completely random.
10Leader Zealot / Green Herb
There are many Zealot charms available, but the best one among them is Leader Zealot. It is still considered a common charm, but it can be quite helpful at the beginning of the game. It offers a+10% health bonus recovery from your green herbs.
If you preordered the deluxe edition of the game, then you got as a bonus the Green Herb charm, which works the same way as Leader Zealot. Instead, it offers a better bonus, of+15% health from green herbs.
9Don Esteban / Handgun Ammo
Another common charm that proves itself to be quite useful is that of Don Esteban. The charm is based on the first Ganado and villager you encounter in Resident Evil 4. As you need touse your powerful shotgun a lotif you want to progress, Don Esteban’s charm makes it a bit easier. It grants+15% shotgun shells craft bonus frequency.
If you pre-ordered the game, you will receive the Handgun Ammo charm as a bonus. This one focuses on handguns instead, offering+30% ammo craft bonus frequency.
The chicken is one of the rare charms you can get from the gumball machine. Thankfully, it is not as hard to acquire as a golden egg. The chicken charm will grant you+100 Health recovery from all eggsyou consume.
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Normally, a white chicken egg would restore your health only to a small degree, about two bars. A brown egg would restore partial health, about three bars. A golden chicken egg restores your health completely, and is also part of theMerchant’s requests, in the Egg Hunt.
7Black Bass
The Black Bass is a rare charm that works the same way as the Chicken charm, but instead of giving a bonus for any egg eaten, it focuses on black basses. It grants you a+100% Health recovery from any black bassconsumed.
Black Bass, as the name implies, is a form of First Aid, and a fish that can be found in many bodies of water, including the Castle’s underground. to loot them, you need to either shoot or stab them. A normal bass takes up three cells of space in the Attaché Case, but a large one takes up twelve cells. While the large bass takes up a lot of space, it restores your health completely once consumed.
6Leon With Rocket Launcher
Another rare charm you may get from the machine is that of Leon with a rocket launcher. It offers you adiscount of 20%for arocket launcher at the Merchant. If you are tired of using handguns and shotguns, this weapon is the way to go.
The downside is you can use it only once unless, of course, you unlock the infinite one. It is a kind of Rocket Propelled Grenade that normally costs 30,000 Pesetas. It does a lot of damage, so you and Ashley should keep a safe distance whenever you use it.
5Leon With Shotgun
As the name suggests, you get a charm of Leon holding a shotgun. It is a rare one that offers+40% ammo resale value. At the beginning of the game, you will need your ammo for your weapons, until you upgrade them to the max for infinite ammo. Then you’re able to equip the charm and lose any unnecessary body weight.
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You can also sell ammo you do not need, whenever you sell your old weapons and buy new ones. Always remember, though, that you can not buy ammo.
4Luis Sera
Luis Sera is one rare charm that you may get from the gumball machine, and it is based on the Spanish biologist. It can be quite useful whenever it is time to sell old weapons and buy new ones, as it offers you a+20% weapon resale value.
Selling your guns is a quick way for you to make money in Resident Evil 4. The Merchant will offer you many different and powerful weapons, so it is advised to always keep an eye on his offers. Before selling your guns, make sure you have emptied them of any precious ammo, as you may need it later.
The enigmatic spy, Ada Wong, gets also a charm based on her in the remake of Resident Evil 4. It is one of the rare charms, offering you30% off body armor repairs.
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Body Armoris not available from the start of the game; you have to wait, instead, until Chapter 8. After that, the Merchant will sell you one for 18,000 Pesetas. The armor does not take up any space in the inventory, but it needs to get repaired often. Based on the damage it has taken, the repair may normally cost from 3,000 to 6,000 Pesetas.
2Ashley Graham
It is not a surprise Ashley has her own charm in the game. Hers is one of the epic ones, granting you a+50% health recovery from green herbs. The Green Herbs are the most basic healing item in the game, and normally one would restore two and a half cells of health. After equipping the charm, almost four cells can be healed.
This charm can be quite useful, whenever you do not have any other First Aid items in stock, and nothing to combine with your existing Green Herbs.
Another epic charm in the remake of Resident Evil 4 is that of the Merchant. As he is the one selling them, it does not come as a surprise his charm is challenging to get.
As it grants you5% off weapon upgrades, it can help you acquire infinite weapons faster. It is always a pleasure doing business with the Merchant, as he is one of thebest charactersappearing in the remake.
