Resident Evil 4: 25 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know

3. Surviving The Chainsaw

Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Head
Capcom

You'd think that after all this time that there would be no new tips to learn about RE4, but that's simply not true.

In February 2023 a video started circulating online showing that it was possible to survive one of the most feared attacks in the whole game: A gruesome decapitation at the hands of Chainsaw Ganado. As devastating as it is memorable, this can be a real fun killer.

Providing you have full health, surviving this in one piece is apparently as simple as hitting the pause button. It takes some very specific timing but it's possible to confuse the game's code, which results in Leon shrugging off the rotating blades like they're nothing.

'Tis but a scratch!

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