It’s further proof that the RE4 remake might just have the juice.
Game devs always love giving their „very hard“ mode some kind of goofy name. You know: „Insanity,“ „Nightmare,“ „I am Death incarnate!,“ „Hell Bastard Apocalypse,“ something cute like that. The ultra-difficult „Mad Chainsaw Mode“ hidden in the Resident Evil 4 demo (opens in new tab) is one of the first to truly feel like it deserves its epithet, though.
First reported by Eurogamer (opens in new tab), you have a random chance of unlocking the mode each time you start a new run of the demo—it’s unclear if you have to finish it once to unlock the opportunity. Mad Chainsaw Mode ramps up enemy HP, poise, and aggression while also mixing up their placement, and I hear tell that beloved Chainsaw Guy Dr. Salvador (where’d he get his degree, anyway?) is swapped for his crazy-strong Mercenaries Mode alter-ego Giant Chainsaw Man (opens in new tab) during the big dust-up at the end of the demo.
