10 Times You Secretly Made The Game Harder (And Didn't Even Realize)
3. Pick Your Character Carefully - Resident Evil 1
Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are the iconic duo of the Resident Evil series.
However, in the original game, you couldn't really play as both. You picked one of the two characters at the start, and then you were stuck with whatever choice you made… Even though it was secretly the choice between an easier and harder playthrough.
Although Jill and Chris have similar stats, their gameplay differs quite a bit. Many situations in the game play out differently depending on who you choose as your protagonist, and these changes typically work in favor of Jill rather than Chris.
When you play as Jill, Chris will come to assist you at various stages of the game, whereas playable Chris has to do a lot of things solo.
In addition, Chris will also have fewer resources available due to the changes, and he has to deal with a few more difficult opponents.
He might be worried about his friend turning into a "Jill Sandwich," but really it's Chris who's more often stuck between two walls trying to flatten him.
Figuratively speaking, of course. More often than not, it's just super aggressive zombies trying to kill him.