10 Times Video Games Were One Step Ahead Of You
2. Ring The Bell - Resident Evil 4 Remake
The village fight at the beginning of Resident Evil 4 is one of the most iconic moments in the entire franchise. It's an intense and terrifying gauntlet of enemies where you need to be creative and resourceful in order to survive.
In fact, you can be so creative and resourceful... you don't have to do the whole fight at all.
See, after the initial village attack, you learn of an old church bell the cultists ring in order to hypnotize the infected and make them move towards the sound. The bell can actually be seen from a specific roof in the village when you first get swamped, and if you get the angle right, something really cool happens.
You need a scoped weapon to reach the bell from this spot as your pistol and shotgun don't work, but if you manage to hit the target, the bell produces a sound that then triggers a cutscene where all the ganados become entranced and move away from Leon entirely.
It’s a small detail, but it always feels good when a game acknowledges a clever idea you have.