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Resident Evil 4 Remake A Savage Mutt Request Guide

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Samuel Moreno

The side quest-like requests in Resident Evil 4 are one of the biggest additions to the new remake, including the new request A Savage Mutt. It takes the idea of the simple Blue Medallion side quest from the original game and expands it to include new requests such as selling a certain number of snakes or finding a Golden Egg.

Some of the more challenging requests require you to kill enemies, such as the one called A Savage Mutt. This can be a particularly difficult task that’s made even harder if you’re not properly prepared. Here’s what you need to know to complete A Savage Mutt in Resident Evil 4.

Where to find the Savage Mutt Request

This request can be found in Chapter 5, near the Merchant’s location between the Cemetary and the Village. You’ll have to head through here with Ashley and the blue notice is hanging to the left of the doorway heading to the village, so it should be easy to find it.

How to Complete A Savage Mutt Side Quest in Resident Evil 4 Remake

The task for this request is to kill a distinct Colmillo (Las Plagas-infected wolf) that’s been deemed a “strong threat”. Its location is marked as being around the Village Chief’s Manor. It’s a little out of the way from the main objective of the chapter, but it’s only a quick detour from the village area.

Speaking of which, you’ll find the village filled with angry Ganados. While you can sneak past them without confrontation, they’ll still be there when you return. It’s highly recommended that you clear the area out now since their continued presence will make this request more complicated.

Once you’re done, head south towards the Village Chief’s Manor. A new icon should be already visible on the map after you accepted the request. Although it leads you into the manor, the wolf won’t be found here.

Head upstairs and explore a little bit before you leave. There’s a collapsible ladder that can be accessed now that Ashley is with you, allowing you to reach the attic where treasure and a Clockwork Castellan collectible await.

Leave through the front door of the manor and the wolf will be staring at you from behind the gate. Shooting at it won’t do any damage so save your bullets. Walk forward and it’ll soon leave towards the village. The icon on your map will also now be centered on the village.

Travel back there and the enemy will appear before you, mutating before it begins the attack. This one is much tougher than other Colmillos, but there are a couple of outside elements we should address beforehand.

If you didn’t kill the Ganados earlier, there’s a good chance they’ll join in on the fight too. Having to fend them off at the same time will make this tricky since they’re a danger to you and Ashley. Try to group them up for a well-placed grenade or shotgun blast so you can ignore them for a bit. Your focus should remain on this savage mutt as much as it can.

The second element to consider is Ashley herself. Make sure to issue the Loose formation so that she gives you space. This Colmillo is ferocious and has piercing attacks that can knock you down and kill Ashley if she’s directly behind you. Accidentally killing her with explosives or gunfire is also easy during this encounter because the Colmillo loves to run around. Have her keep her distance and be extra careful if the wolf gets close to her.

The path to follow to complete A Savage Mutt in Resident Evil 4.

When it comes to weapons, anything that outputs strong damage will be helpful and your W-870 Shotgun will likely be your best friend. Your next best option for a gun will be the Red9 Pistol and the Bolt Thrower if you have attachable mines. Explosives and flash grenades alike will knock the monster down, leaving it susceptible to follow-up attacks or a knife interaction if you’re quick enough.

A quick grenade lob at the beginning of the fight can also knock it down before it gets the chance to mutate. This is a viable strategy as long as you don’t mind departing with a grenade since it’ll give you time to get some shotgun blasts in as well as a quick stab. Keep peppering it as it gets up and begins to mutate again. Repeating the cycle of grenades/explosives to knock it down can make short work of it, although not everyone will want to use up so many explosives against a buffed enemy.

Trying to get a read on its erratic movements is one of the most difficult aspects of this fight. This Colmillo is quick like the others and it loves to hop from side to side, which can result in a lot of missed shots. Do your best to stay patient and always keep the camera focused on it. Let loose when you see its head aggressively shake as it tends to stand in one spot doing this.

The Colmillo may also perform a short hop forward before lashing out or running to bite you. Most of the attacks will be long-reaching lunges though. Keep an eye on its tendril – it usually swings around before it comes in for a stab with the piercing attacks mentioned earlier. Those come out pretty fast, but it’s possible to parry them if you see the tendril rise and shake.

A Savage Mutt completed in Resident Evil 4.

Remain calm and the monster will fall after an intense minute or two. Return to the Merchant to turn in the request and you’ll be rewarded with a generous 8 Spinel.

New Streamer’s Wikipedia Page Has Empty “Controversy” Section Just In Case

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Carlos "Callie" Cadorniga

LOS ANGELES — Following the meteoric rise of new streamer Logan Reynolds, better known by his Twitch username Mav3r1ckPlayz, Wikipedia editors added a blank “controversy” section to the gamer’s information page, just in case.

“These things are just inevitable; might as well save some time now,” said Wikipedia editor Bryan Jobs. “He hasn’t done anything at all wrong yet, but it’s only a matter of time. I know you’re probably thinking ‘but this streamer just plays Mario games with his friends, how could he possibly do something insanely problematic?’ Give it a week. You can only stay at the top for so long until you randomly start spiraling on camera about how the white race is under attack, or women shouldn’t be allowed in politics, or whatever miscellaneous prejudice that he’ll save for when he’s broadcasting in front of thousands of people. When that happens, I’ll be there. Ready to update the Wiki.”

The streamer claimed he understood why the foreboding dropdown menu was necessary.

“I haven’t done anything wrong yet, but I think it’s best for the sake of Wikipedia to just have the gun locked and loaded for when — I mean if — I do,” Reynolds said on a livestream Tuesday. “I want all my fans to be up to date the moment I go on a Twitter tirade about some oppressed minority that did nothing to provoke me, so it’s smart to have Wikipedia be proactive instead of reactive.”

Fellow streamers hoped that Reynolds would keep them in the loop of his upcoming scandals as well.

“In the Twitch community, it’s common courtesy to give your constituents a couple days notice before your controversies leak so we can get our reaction videos ready,” said Twitch partner Eric Steadly. “When I knew my grooming allegations were going to come to light, I gave a bunch of my friends a 24 hour heads up so that they could start photoshopping their thumbnails and preparing their Notes App statements for social media. It’s just a simple modicum of respect among horrible, controversial people.”

At press time, sources reported that Wikipedia had been ominously updated to include a sex scandal from December 2024 that had not even occurred yet.

Bathroom Mirror Offers Exclusive First Look at What You Have Become

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Ryan Sims

YOUR BATHROOM — Bathroom mirrors across the country this morning revealed an exclusive first look at what you have become.

“IKEA is thrilled to be a part of this exciting new technology for mirrors,” said Michael Todd, a spokesman for the company. “We’re honestly not sure how it happened, but our mirrors now reflect people for who they really are. We’ve already received a lot of complaints about what users are seeing. Nevertheless, IKEA stands by its products. The reflections are accurate. IKEA is not in the business of funhouse mirrors. Our products will show you what you have become for better or for worse. IKEA congratulates those who are happy with what they see, and apologizes to those who are not. We look forward to everyone discovering their true selves using IKEA mirrors.”

As with any major shift in technology, not everyone is excited for the change.

“It’s not at all what I expected,” said Kyle Crozier, 27, a local mirror user. “I thought I would have amounted to a lot more by now. But I went into the bathroom this morning and yep, that’s me. Single, unshaven and unemployed. This wasn’t supposed to happen, I was the gifted kid at school. I aced all those standardized tests, and was Ivy League bound for sure. And then, I don’t know. I played too much Minecraft I guess? At one point I thought I could have a career as a Minecraft moderator. You can see how that turned out.”

Later that day, IKEA spokesman Michael Todd put out a follow up statement.

“IKEA is not responsible for any lost opportunity, missed potential, or general feeling of ennui about your life. What you’ve decided to do with your one time here on Earth, whether you pursued a career as a Minecraft moderator, or furniture store spokesperson, is solely the mirror user’s responsibility. Furthermore, the views and opinions expressed in our mirrors are those of the mirror users only, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of IKEA.”

Michael then caught a fleeting glance of himself in the mirror, saying, “oh my god. I was supposed to be so much more than this.”

Resident Evil 4 Proves That We Need To Bring Back Minecart Madness

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Kevin Podas

Resident Evil 4: Remake marks the return of a particular trend in gaming that began during the 16-bit era: minecart madness. Perhaps most famously known from Donkey Kong Country, minecart madness puts your little guy in a minecart and then has them dodge enemies while quickly jumping over gaps. It’s a great way to rev up the action in your game and to raise the stakes for the adventure at hand.

You better act fast if you want all those KONG letters.

Once developers saw how much fun gamers had riding in a minecart as Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, we would see this pop up more and more, and pretty quickly. It wasn’t just platformers either– RPGs, shooters, and a ton of other video game genres would catch a case of minecart madness. After all, it’s a great way to pick up the pace momentarily, while breaking away from the traditional gameplay that would be expected from the rest of the game, keeping players on their toes. It’s an on-rail segment, quite literally.

But for a long time, this trend had become relatively dormant. Was it just overdone? Did we not know how to innovate the idea further? Did we think we were better than them? Because we’re not, and society had slowly begun to collapse as soon as we saw less of them. But when I saw the trailer for the Resident Evil 4 remake, I noticed there was a minecart segment, and I saw a glimmer of hope: is the world ready for a minecart renaissance?

The original Resident Evil 4 also had a minecart segment, of course, which saw Leon shooting his way out of an invasion of plague-infected Spaniards ambushing him at every turn. But what we saw in this trailer looked a little, dare I say, wackier? You’re still shooting and dodging but there are more cart tracks and more things coming at you, and it got me thinking: every game needs minecarts!

But then I calmed down and thought about this more logically.

Most games need minecarts. Or at least, more than we have now. Certain things never go out of style– jumping on Goombas, shooting at oil barrels near groups of enemies, and even turn-based RPGs are having a bit of a renaissance themselves. There’s a reason why we saw so much minecart madness in games for a time: because it’s fun, and it works.

A lot of modern games are trying hard to be very cinematic, and perhaps they feel that minecarts just don’t fit into their agenda. The thing is, nobody cares. Hell, if your game is too cinematic, people might just end up preferring the HBO TV series adaptation of it in the end. Games work for a reason: because they are video games. They can make us feel things and portray deep messages and gripping stories, but in the end, games are meant to be fun. And what’s more fun than casting aside the traditional conventions of your game as you take a break to barrel down the tracks in a rickety minecart?

Resident Evil 4 Farm Blue Medallion Location Guide

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Parker Johnson

If you’re looking to 100% Resident Evil 4, your first tough task may come in the form of the Blue Medallions on the farm. First available in Chapter 1, you can get these shortly after you follow the path past the village square. Here are the locations of all five blue medallions on the farm.

Resident Evil 4 Remake: All Farm Blue Medallions

Start at the small building with the typewriter. Go on the other side of it and you should see your first blue medallion. It’s a bit obscured by branches, but you should easily be able to pick out the blue hue.

Next, head towards the rear of the barn towards the middle of the map. Vault over the small fence and look into the barn. On the back of a wooden beam, you’ll see the second blue medallion.

In another small building, you’ll be able to find your third medallion. Look for a small windmill and well to find your way to this building. Once you’re in, look towards the ceiling and you’ll find the third blue medallion on the farm.

For the last two medallions, you’re going to want to head to the main building at the north end of the farm. Climb the ladder and head up to find the last two Farm blue medallions from our vantage point indicated in the map image. For the first one, you’ll want to look a bit lower. You may have been able to see it earlier, but this is the best position to destroy it from.

Lastly, walk a little further from your vantage point facing the other direction until you see a large barn. This one can be a bit harder to see. Look in the area circled in our second picture, and you should be able to find it.

And that’s all of the Farm blue medallions in Resident Evil 4 remake! Enjoy your reward of Spinel, a resource that will be very helpful as you meet our friend the merchant. Want to improve your combat potential in RE4? Check out our guide on how to get the Red9 Pistol for free!

Call of Duty MW2 Finishing Moves Guide: How to Unlock & Use

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Noah Hunter

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 features a plethora of finishing moves that can be used to quickly eliminate your enemies. When sneaking up behind an enemy, you have the ability to unleash a finishing move to instantly kill them on the battlefield. This can be extremely tricky to pull off as you must be stealthy, however, if successfully performed you will be met with a finishing move animation. You have the ability to customize this depending on which finishing moves you have unlocked and selected.

It can be tricky to find out the various ways to unlock finishing moves, so we have outlined each of them below for your convenience!

Call of Duty MW2 – How to Unlock Finishing Moves

The easiest way to unlock new finishing moves in MW2 is to complete the battle pass. Each season, Activision puts in multiple new finishing moves and new Operators (who have unique finishing moves as well). This is a great way to gain new killer attacks to utilize against your opponents. The only trouble with this option is that it will take quite a bit of grinding to earn, as you have to work your way up the battle pass to unlock said finishing moves.

If you don’t feel like grinding out the battle pass, however, you can always just buy tiers if you feel like spending money on that. Additionally, you could look to buying bundles in the shop itself. Each of these bundles that include Operators always offer brand new finishing moves that you can unlock after purchasing.

How to Perform Finishers in Modern Warfare 2

It’s important to once again highlight what exactly a finishing move is. Technically, you do not need to “unlock” them as you will have a standard finishing move when you buy the game. To activate this, once again just sneak up behind an enemy and hold the melee button.

Looking for other cosmetics to fancify your Call of Duty experience? Check out our guide on how to unlock & change loading screens in MW2!

Looking For The Perfect Indie RPG To Replace Earthbound? Don’t Bother. Instead, Try Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Michael Katz

Earthbound, or Mother 2 if you’re a real one, is a classic example of videogame “soul”. The JRPG and its series is known for being wacky, charming, and dead. It left a strong impression on gamers worldwide, an impression that didn’t actually translate into sales. Its final game, Mother 3 (you may have heard of it) was never localized, marking the end of the series. Several indie devs have tried to take up the Earthbound banner, with mixed results. The most successful is Undertale, worldwide phenomenon and proof that there really is an audience for Mother-likes. Other successes include OFF, Lisa: The Painful, Hylics, Omori, and more.

But none of these fully satisfy the need for soulful, quirky JRPG. Undertale comes closest to matching the charm and style of Earthbound, but falls short when it comes to the RPG side. There’s virtually no character progression, and most of the game is a straight path from scene to scene. Instead, a strong alternative came from an unexpected source: the Japanese crime drama series, Yakuza (also called Like A Dragon).

The series is unusual to begin with. On the surface, it’s about the hardships of Tokyo’s criminal underworld, but it’s known for flipping rapidly between heartwrenching drama and absurd comedy, paired with a massive wealth of side content. The seventh mainline title, Yakuza: Like A Dragon (or Yakuza 7 if you prefer) is strange even by its own standards, abandoning the other six games’ action-brawler gameplay in favor of becoming a full-fledged JRPG. It’s mostly a homage to Dragon Quest (the protagonist Ichiban is a series fan who hallucinates his life as a similar game), but playing it feels a lot like Mother 7, a game from an alternate timeline in which Earthbound was wildly successful.

Earthbound is a charming blend of fantasy adventuring and real-life experience in which you can order a pizza delivery for HP, or withdraw your battle earnings from the ATM. Yakuza: Like A Dragon takes that concept and amplifies it. The characters’ roles in battle, often called “jobs” in JRPGs, are actual jobs from the employment center. Summoning magic is available in the form of a messaging app. Ichiban can attend supplementary school to raise his stats – if he can afford tuition. His enemies, which take the form of troublesome citizens, feel like an echo of Earthbound’s. The “Neo Hippie” enemy type is a blatant reference!

Even the games’ core themes are similar. Earthbound is about a kid facing the hazards of the modern world, with his friends to aid him. Yakuza 7 is the same, but from the perspective of adult life. Ichiban uses his RPG mechanics to face legitimate threats of homelessness, gang violence, and political corruption, and just as with Earthbound, it’s his friends that make it all possible. It’s as if Earthbound hero Ness grew up and joined the mafia, complete with absentee father.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon feels strangely close to Earthbound in many ways, but exceeds it in others. For one thing, it delivers the content and quality of a well-made Playstation 4 game instead of a well-made SNES game. Another important difference: unlike Mother, the Yakuza series is actually alive. A second Yakuza RPG is in development now.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon is worth a try if:

You love the Mother series, especially Earthbound.
You like JRPGs, but are tired of medieval fantasy.
You want to invest hours into a high-quality soap opera.

You can give it a pass if:

You prefer real-time action combat.
The real world setting depresses you too much (yeah, I get it).
You don’t want to invest hours into any kind of soap opera.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon is available on all modern non-Switch platforms. During a Steam sale, it can go for less than $20, which is nuts. Don’t worry if you haven’t played the other Yakuza games. You’ll miss out on some references, but the plot stands alone. That’s why they try not to call it “Yakuza 7“. [lasso ref=”yakuza-like-a-dragon-playstation-4″ id=”23257″ link_id=”3973”]

Resident Evil 4 Remake Red9 Pistol Guide: How & Where to Get it

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Samuel Moreno

The Resident Evil 4 Remake has a lot of weapons for players to use and upgrade. Although most can be purchased straight from the Merchant’s inventory, some can be found a little earlier and not cost a single Peseta. A great example of this in Resident Evil 4 is the Red9 Pistol.

This pistol packs a lot of firepower and can be upgraded into a real force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, the opportunity to find this strong weapon for free can be missed. This is everything you need to know about where to find the Red9 Pistol.

When is the Red9 Pistol Available in Resident Evil 4?

If you don’t mind paying for it, the Merchant will begin selling it starting with Chapter 5. He’ll even offer a limited-time sale as well to knock off a bit of the price.

Your only chance to get it for free is in Chapter 4. It needs to be in this chapter since you’ll need free access to the lake and the walkways between the Church and the Quarry will have collapsed with Chapter 5, preventing you from returning to the area.

Where to Find the Red9 Pistol

Similar to the Golden Egg that’s available in this chapter, you’ll need to do a little bit of exploring across the lake. The difference here is that your destination isn’t on the outskirts, but right in the middle with the wrecked ship.

Once you have access to a working boat, you’ll want to approach this ship from the south side. There are two large pieces of debris close to the boat and you will have to move between them to dock. The wreckage on board will lead you into the cabin. A red treasure chest will be found here, but that’s not all the ship has to offer.

Move through the cabin and turn left to walk towards the front of the ship. This is where you’ll come across a large blue chest. Open it and you’ll find the Red9 Pistol. The handgun is a bit unwieldy, but it’s a powerhouse that can make a difference and will look great when you pose Leon with it in Photo Mode. There’s also no denying how great unlocking it for free feels.

If you want to carry this handgun comfortably across the remaining chapters of Resident Evil 4, consider investing some of those Pesetas you saved into upgrades and definitely put aside some Spinels for the Red9 Stock attachment that becomes available in a couple of chapters. You’ll thank me later.

Resident Evil 4 Remake Golden Egg Guide: Where to Get It

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Samuel Moreno

The new Resident Evil 4 Remake has plenty of familiar content to tickle your nostalgia but also features some new content. One of the latest is in the form of side quests that you can take on and turn in to the Merchant for rewards. This includes an egg hunt, which will task you with finding a golden egg in Resident Evil 4.

While some quests require you to destroy a certain number of blue medallions or find a particularly large fish, the Egg Hunt quest requires you to find a Golden Egg. This item is pretty rare and missable to boot, but it can be found pretty early on. Here’s where to find it and finish the quest.

Where to Find a Golden Egg in Resident Evil 4

Where to find a Golden Egg in Resident Evil 4 Remake.

Your first chance to grab a Golden Egg will be during Chapter 4. Once you’ve got access to a new boat to travel across the now safer waters, head to the east side of the lake. There’s a very small area where you can dock the boat at.

Unless you have the Village Treasure Map which reveals a small treasure here, it can be easy to assume there isn’t anything valuable here. The fact that the Golden Egg won’t pop up on the map until you come across it either only makes it easier to miss.

Once you leave the boat you’ll find a bunch of chickens running around. Multiple eggs can be found on the ground and you can even wait around for a bit to see if any of the chickens will lay some more for you.

The Golden Egg you’re looking for is near the back of the area. Walk around the little mountain of crates and shrubbery to find a shiny Golden Egg on the ground. It only takes up one space in your Attaché Case like other eggs, so it should be easy to make room if you have to. Feel free to examine it or even equip it if you want to make use of the Photo Mode to take some nice pictures of Leon holding an egg – just make sure not to eat it or throw it.

How to get a golden egg in Resident Evil 4 Remake.

If you happen to have passed this part already, you’ll be able to find another one in the castle’s Throne Room. That won’t come up until Chapter 12 though, so it’s much easier to get it out of the way here.

Either way, return to the Merchant when you can and sell the Golden Egg to complete Resident Evil 4‘s Egg Hunt quest. You’ll earn three Spinels for completing the quest and 9,000 Pesetas for the sale.