Hey Neon, I just finished assisted under 4 hours with a S score and did not unlock the tail. Was I suppose to start a "new" game? I've already unlocked the gas mask and Ashley's armor. Thank you for your time.
@@danyelrod7Yes, the tail is only unlocked by getting an S+ rank in Assisted and you can’t get an S+ Rank in NG+. You’d need to do assisted in NG and then get the S+ rank to get the tail.
I was actually worried I wasn't good enough to actually do a 5 hour run with little resources you get in the game. You made this easy my friend thank you
@@zi592 That's incorrect, you can 100% use bonus weapons and extra content as much as you want for an S+ run, but you cannot earn S+ on a NG+ playthrough, which means you can't have an infinite launcher. You can, however, totally pull out the handcannon and give it the exclusive ticket in chapter 7 to give it infinite ammo and coast through the game from that point onward and get an S+ ranking.
I had no idea accessory items didn't count against an S+. Thank you very much for this simple breakdown on how to get the necessary items to make it easier.
@@uzairbaloch3706 I believe you can still get a S+ with the primal knife but you wont be unlocking the Handcannon as no special weapons can be used (Chicago Typewriter, Primal Knife). I believe the rocket launcher don't count but it is a grip in Professional. Only sell your weapons to get a rocket launcher in NG for Saddler's final fight to save time.
@@DIRTYPRODiGY bro small question im speedsunning Right now for S+, 1 hour 45 minutes and chapter 5 just started,do you think i can finish the game ? 10 saves left
Did my professional S+ without the costume/accessory buffs. It was so hard considering how little resources the game gives you to work with. I think the worst part was during the 4 regenerators section, one of the enemies threw dynamite which released the other 3 regenerators and I was almost completely screwed over. I barely managed to get out of there without getting killed
In the 4 regenerators section, you can shoot them before the ganados come. It gives you time to line up the perfect shot and you can take out two parasites with one bullet. Saves ammo and gives you an achievement.
Yeah that part where you have to get wrench stuck inside regenrator what i did on that part was run where ganados came from equipped with shotgun and up the stairs there i cleared ganados fighting ganados in regenrator room is dangerous because you might hit stasis tanks with regenrators and they come out making it more difficult
You. Are. Amazing. I was honestly clueless as to how anyone could run professional with as little ammo and high damage ganados do in 5 hours to get the handcannon. I was planning to wait for a weapons dlc but Oml, this is literally a Life. Saver.
@@kevinuribe318 He means the unlockables DLC. Capcom has released dlc for RE7, RE2R, RE3R, and Village to unlock everything without having to spending all of the time unlocking it yourself. It's a time saver and they're only 5 bucks to unlock it. It's going to take 2-3 months before they release it.
How many times did you save? I did the exact same thing, even beating the game around the same completion time as you, but only received an S rank. I don't know what I did wrong. I followed this guide exactly.
No one will ever have no idea how happy it made me they made the cat ears the infinite ammo accessory, just like the re2 extra missions, except for the main story.
@@error13376really? I got mine in two runs which really pnly counts as one as my first run was just playing through the mission normally, I found it quite easy
Don't you only need to complete Professional for Platinum, no ranking required? It's the in-game achievements which have no bonus weapons and S+ achievements.
I’m coming in late to RE4 remake but I am a RE longtime fan and RE sits in my top 3 RE, just recently purchased it in a sale, and man you are the real MVP with this strategy and guides, specially for those of us who also due to time constraints and other responsibilities cannot dedicate more than a couple of hours per day to gaming, thanks!!
@@Dstryrr yes. In fact in the chainsaw sisters room i don’t tell Ashley to hide in lockers just so that she’s bait for the ganados. You have to keep in mind that if you get too far away from Ashley she can get kidnapped and you will have to reload a save so keep that in mind
NEON SLICE! Thank you very much for this awesome trick, it literally changed the game and I think everyone wanting to go through Pro with S+ should know this trick. This video and your video on the actual S+ run have immensely helped me. The way YOU were confident about this run gave me some confidence too and I managed to pull through! I got the S+, and I think I need to tell you because I don't think I would have attempted it without knowing your Chicago trick. Thank you
That is so awesome to hear! I am to inspire and to help people where I can so this is just amazing to read! I will continue to do what I do best! Congratulations my friend!
Man I needed some actual confirmation on what to do about this challenge for Pro S+ for a few days now with everyone trying to confirm what's legit or not. I got my answer. I got my PRO A run this morning so S+ run here I come 🙏
There is another very useful accessory for Leon that i think is much better than the other two. The chicken hat which reduces damage taken. You have to beat the game in hardcore with an S+ rank, but if you're gunning for all achievements you'll have to do it anyway.
@@Got-2B-Said Wait, didn't he say in the video that you can run infinite chicago in order to get S+ which grants you cat ears which you can then use to get the handcannon?
Professional is also different in that the enemies are more aggressive and the timing window for parries is much shorter too but as you say, other than that it isn't THAT much more difficult than hardcore.
There's no timing window for parries at all, either you get it right or you get hit. I'm only not sure about if Leon can still auto-block hatchets, bottles, and the like in Professional, haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I get that for actual attacks the game would be super punishing but it's going to suck having to perfect parry all the crap that gets thrown your way.
@@andremrh7690 You can block missiles just as fine and in Krauser fights I didn't time it exactly, but direct melee attacks or grabs are very hard to parry.
Well, I did professional in a little bit over 5 hours and got “S” rank. (It was a new game plus though. However, I did this so I can get the Chicago Typewriter, armor Ashley, and gas mask.) These are the items that will prepare me for New game and go for S+ on professional. That will be the most difficult RE4 challenge yet.
So from my understanding you get the typewriter use that to get the cat ears then you can start a new game with the cat ears to unlock infinite ammo on all your weapons and it still counts towards getting the handcannon as long as you don’t use the bonus weapons. Thanks for the video by the way
Just as a heads up, this happened to me since I ran professional S on my second run. I didn't use bonus weapons to get handcannon for my S+ run later on, but didn't realize the Primal Knife I unlocked previously was in my storage and it counted on my playthrough even though it never left storage. Now I have to do one more Professional run in order to unlock handcannon and potentially use it to make the cabin fight/Chief boss easier. Moral of the story: If it's your first Professional run and you plan to unlock handcannon right away, do NOT buy Primal Knife until you're done with that playthrough of no bonus weapons. This way you can shoot for A rank for both armor ashley and handcannon. Also potentially using ticket for handcannon's infinite. Maybe not worth it due to the fire rate but who knows.
Handcannon is garbage imo. Does crazy damage but it’s slow, innacurate, and takes forever to reload. The magnum with the big laser on top is the best. Alittle less damage, can carry 15bullets, way more accurate and accessible.
Not sure what happened with your failed pro S+ playthrough. But bonus weapons left in your storage won’t affect your rank as long as you don’t use them. As in not using them to shoot even once or attack once with the primal knife.
@@skryze6381 You’re not wrong. That’s why it’s only useful for your first Pro S+ run. After unlocking the cat ears the killer 7 is superior in every way.
No, you must have taken a bonus weapon out by accident at some point and used it. Bonus weapons once unlocked are always in storage by default when you start a new game. If what you say is true literally no one who has unlocked any of the bonus weapons would be able to get an S+ rank ever again. There's absolutely no way the devs would design it like that and I've seen people get S+ with bonus weapons unlocked. Sorry bro, but you fucked up somewhere.
This is actually makes the speed run so much easier for me. Thank you so much. I hope this is like an actual thing and it doesn’t get parch or anything lol.
I finally beat it on professional I did it at 5:25 hours I thought I almost wasn’t gone do it but thanks to your guide it helped me I actually beat the game like 15 times practicing but certain strategies definitely helped I appreciate you if your lookin thru comments to see if he’s lying he’s not he’s 💯% legit I did it I’m so happy
I suggest doing assisted in new game plus after your first run so you get more familiar with the layout and also get all the specific achievements like no healing
some advice: to make the NG+ S rank professional run a lot easier, upgrade the handcannon to its exclusive upgrade for infinite ammo [] and if you didn’t know you can unlock the handcannon by getting an S rating on each mercenary level
Great recommendations in this method. I think i will use your suggestions. Takes more runs than some other suggestions but its much easier and i cant see myself getting tired of playing this any time soon 😅
Glad we have the exact same thought. If I manage to do all the merchants request up until the first request at the castle. I could upgrade the Chicago typewriter to destroy everything. The only thing that will be a nuisance is the two el gigantes. Oh and the chicken head will be useful so you could take more damage. And with the cat ears, I could just use the riot or jailbreaker to kill everyone with the stingray rifle
I think it might be easier if you use a weapon like the MP5 (LE 10) or that other rifle you get in the Castle. Those are some automatic weapons that pack a serious punch, especially the rifle.
There is already a guide out for this. My friend you give me confidence that I too can achieve the platinum. Currently playing Professional on a fresh file normally just for the fun of it and it's super hard, I know I'll get it if I listen to you though.
I had a lot of similar ideas as you on the path, but mine included a second run on Standard just to get enough ptas for the infinite rocket launcher. This allowed third run to be Professional under 5 hours for the armor and sweeper while also saving only 15 times just to get a feel of things. This gave S rank. Now I am on NG working on the same exact requests for the 30 spinels. But the enemy RNG is so annoying where they have overlapping attacks haha.
NG Standard NG+ Standard - Unlock infinite rocket launcher. NG+ Professional - A or S rank to Unlock Ashley Armor + Chicago Sweeper. Infinite Launcher makes this doable. Also you learn new enemy placements and new puzzle solutions, I think mainly the power console maze ones and new time of 7 o'clock for the grandfather clock. NG Profressional - S+ Unlock Cat Ears whilst using Chicago Sweeper with exclusive upgrade. NG Professional - Unlock Handcannon whilst using the Cat Ears infinite ammo accessory. This is the path I am working on.
@@TKD.MD86 Couldn't you do a NG+ Pro to get the Handcannon? Having some maxed weapons should make the playthrough easier. Plus you would have cat ears.
Hey man have you considered making a video of "requests you can do ASAP" like for example as soon as you defeat Del Lago and get another boat you can to get the beef phish and the golden chicken egg. Because sometimes the game used your lack do knowledge about the task to force a backtrack you can avoid if you just knew to knock the request as soon as the area opens
Professional and Hardcore are hypothetically the same if u do well in hc since pro essentially just locks out adaptive difficulty locking you on the most difficult tier weile hc can fluctuate in a few difficulty tiers as far as i know
ok so just for adding a tip here for anyone wanting to do it on professional the Delago boss fight is one of the most time consuming so what you want to do is make a separate save file on professional just before that boss fight and just practise it over and over again until you've got that boss fight to near perfection, why? well you can actually beat Delago on professional in stage 2 rather than the floundering hard to hit stage 3 you just have to hit it a fuck ton in its obvious stages and nail the hits when its peaking out for a split second, that first "its gonna swallow you" portion you need to hit it twice to get it to dive but if you nail the timing you van get 10-11 harpoons off it
Your strategy includes reaching chapter 6 with all side missions completed. This in itself on professional is no joke. Can u please make a route/guide on how to do this?
It's not actually too bad. Just avoid the Savage Mutt one. I know the reward is 8 spinels but that damn dog on Professional is a huge time and ammo sink and is not worth the hassle. If you do all other easy requests like the medals, eggs, rats etc you should still have 30 spinels by the time you hit Chapter 7 including the ones you could find in boxes/barrels unless you are extremely unlucky, and if not, you can get 5 more spinels in the castle gate section which should definitely give you the 30 needed for the ticket.
@@mikkdc I AGREE I got exactly 30 spinels when I made it to the castle but you need little luck to get spinels in crates etc I got spinels in mendez crate but 1 on 10 runs because I constantly dying on last phase on him he took me nearly 2hours cabin fight too but I got Bella sisters on second try killing everyone
@@timothyrobillard9653 the ganados on pro are fuckin sonics,grab means you,lose half of the base health,you should avoid savage mutt if you want to go for 30 spinels really your second save should be on chapter 2 before dynamite open area because it's too easy to die in here
It was made much easier when you play the Mercenaries mode. It only requires to get an S rank on every stage with only one character. And when you done that, you'll get the Handcannon
@@johnbuck4395 only if you don't play New Game +, bc by playing that it won't give you an S+ just a regular S rank. So your only options are running with the Chicago Typewriter and Handcannon upgrading them so you can get exclusive upgrade for both. If you did play through New Game + already with an S rank on Profesional, run with Ashley's armor next time so you won't get an aneurysm trying to safe her or lowering the risk of shooting her accidentally
what charms what treasure to get. when are good save spots. what are the best guns to use. just some ideas. i want this guide to make it easy for me so trying to help. i think i know how to do it just putting it off incase im wrong so i dont waste my time.
Neon: if you fully upgrade the Chicago sweeper in a run, will it stay fully upgraded so you can use it to obtain the cat ears or do you have to fully upgrade it again in the new game car ear run?
Nice that capcom gives people the option for the unlock all. They always releases it after a couple of months so the players who want to unlock everything natural have time for it. And then boom with the unlock all dlc they rope in new players curious of the RE universe that see there is a unlock all so they buy the game and unlock dlc. Extra money for the next installment.
@@mrthaimasteryeah probably summer we’ll get it. I just finished my standard playthrough last night and I started on Friday. Now not everyone should be able to sit and play games all day lol but also not everyone can even play 2-3 hours a day either
I'd focus on getting the infinite rocket launcher first (save money), once bought do an S professional run for the cosmetic stuff and weapons, then S+ professional.
You don't really need the rocket launcher to do S Professional though. Any new game+ should be doable Although getting the launcher does make it easier off course
I'm so happy I wanted so I just had to get 3 S ranks on Mercenaries to get the handcannon! I'm still going to follow your guides to get stuff done though
So... you start a new game on professional, play through it normally till you get to the castle while doing all the favours, then get the exclusive ticket. And then use infinite Tommy gun to sweep through the rest.
Yeah, if you know the time to set the clock to, you can skip most of Ashley’s section except for that last run when you leave the lantern for the Salazar emblem And dammit, I forgot...
I just managed to do an S+ run. thank you sooooooo much.. Now I'll do another S+ to get the hand cannon using the unlimited ammo accessory I got. thanks maaaaaaaan. your guide really really made me happy.
Iv put myself through 30+ hours of hell trying to get through professional s+ without chicago or armor ashley and im only at chapter 7.. Im pretty sure its about impossible without these methods. Im so glad that guids are starting to come out to make it easier. Im definetly starting a new playthrough with these methods. But sorry to anyone thinking it will be easy. All the hardest chapters you still have to play through without infinite ammo and it is pure hell nomatter how you go about it..
Play the game 2 times in standard or assisted first. It will give you 2 mil or even more if you collect all the loot. Then you can start doing professional S rank with infinite rocket launcher. Extra tip: buy hundreds of medical spray from merchant for 3000 in standard mode. Then resell in professional for 5000 (2000) profit, this is a great discovery. Just stack the spray in save storage
I had no idea about the Cat Ears till today. I am currently working through Prof NG+ to get the Sweeper. Can't wait to do your guide for the ears and then do Prof again for the Handcannon. Thanks! I kept reading that to get the handcannon you had to get Pro done also with an S+ AND no bonus weapons. So confusing.
The Handcannon just needs you to beat professional, doesn't matter what grade you get. Just can't use bonus weapons. You also get Hunk's gas mask just for completing Pro. It allows assisted aiming in any difficulty.
@@tylerwilliams6022 now the hand cannon professional run can you run the professional run on a new game plus (no bonus weapons ) or does it have to be an actual new game professional???
@@aaronmiller1947 I believe it has to be a fresh new game. Just get it by spending 10 minutes playing The Mercenaries, that's what I did. You just need an S score for each of the 3 levels. Super easy!
@@tylerwilliams6022 I already got it by mercenaries I’m talking the actual challenge now cause it didn’t count in game even tho I have the hand cannon so I want to know the original challenge does it have to be a new game or can I do it on a NG+ just don’t use bonus weapons
Never in my life have i ever heard "accessories" be pronounced the way you did. It kinda confused me for a bit because i wasn't looking at the screen then i looked up and saw you were in the costumes options lol good strategy vid btw
Can you get the Chicago sweeper in a professional play through while using the infinite launcher? From what I’ve seen the only requirement is achieving an A rank.
Unlock Ashley’s armor, the sweeper, (the hand cannon through mercenaries), and now you’ve got 2 potential infinite ammo weapons to upgrade and an invincible Ashley for that S+ rank run!
I wish that once you got the accessory that you’d unlock the it’s passive or something. Say you can only have one passive on at a time to make it more fair.
Yeah fuck this, i don't have the time to do all this and with the 15 save limit its simply not possible for someone like me with little to no time. I tend to play in spurts so yeah not happening.
You saved me so much time my friend! I’m new to RE4 Pro tips because I was a kid when I first played this game so I didn’t even bother to look into strategies. I would’ve wasted my time on my Second Run, so thank you for this helpful informative video!
@@NeonSlice Same! LOL. Also, if you don’t mind answering, is it possible to die and still get S rank or S+ rank? I’m just about to beat the game and I want to be mentally ready to get S+ on Professional Mode during my second run
I mean this all sounds great but getting through the village on professional without any upgraded guns is still a pain in the ass when you're trying to rush and do the merchant requests for spinels AND you're not gonna have much time for treasure collecting either so you can't even make it a bit easier by having enough cash to upgrade your guns to a decent standard. You still gotta get through El Gigante, the cabin fight, the chainsaw sisters and Mendez before getting that sweeper infinite ammo. The only things that make this any easier are the chicken hat and ashleys armor.
Went straight to professional after getting the infinite rocket launcher just to get Ashley's armor. Everything went smoothly until the cart section. This pisses me off so bad.
. .I dont understand why "Chicago takes alot of space" (when it's not even fully upgraded w/ full mag) I rarely think Chicago should be 6x2 not 7x3 inventory-space
I was hoping you would do Re4 Remake! Your Mercenaries guide on Resident Evil Village helped me get my platinum, I'm glad I can count on your guides for this one too.
I recommend 5 total playthroughs 1- Your first regular playthrough 2- NG+ Assisted fundraise for the infinite Rpg I recommend also keeping one regular Gun with you after you buy the Rpg for close encounters where you don't want to hurt Ashley and for those Bugs. Pistol or SMG is my recommendation. Time doesn't matter so pick up as much treasure and all the Clockwork Castellans if you don't already have them. For the primal knife 3- NG+ Professional S run with infinite Rpg to unlock Ashley armor, Chicago Sweeper and Gas mask. 4- New Game Professional S+ utilizing the Chicago sweeper with infinite ammo special upgrade unlocked and Ashley Armor. Maximum 15 saves 5- New Game Professional S+ Run with Cat Ears and no bonus weapons to unlock the Hand Cannon. Maximum 15 saves EXTRA: The second run is a good time to try for the no healing trophy as well as the treasure hunter and merchant mission trophies, and the 3rd run is good time to try for the no merchant trophy.
I got all the achievements in the game, but don't forget that you also get the chicken hat which greatly reduces damage done to you. I use that in my professional run to get the hand Cannon
On the run that you need to do to get the hand cannon, can it be a new game plus run just not using bonus weapons or does it have to be an actual new game?
Here is the FULL GUIDE: ruclips.net/video/qiPWW0en1IY/видео.html
Is there a limit to how many deaths you can have to get the S+
Do you think the hand cannon is better for s+ instead of the Chicago sweeper? ,now that it's unlockable via mercenaries
how can i use my infimite chicago in NG+ PRO?
Hey Neon, I just finished assisted under 4 hours with a S score and did not unlock the tail. Was I suppose to start a "new" game? I've already unlocked the gas mask and Ashley's armor. Thank you for your time.
@@danyelrod7Yes, the tail is only unlocked by getting an S+ rank in Assisted and you can’t get an S+ Rank in NG+. You’d need to do assisted in NG and then get the S+ rank to get the tail.
Fun fact: the sunglasses guard against the flash from flash grenades. This completely negates the stun effect on the player/Ashley when throwing them
No fucking way thats dope as hell
Literally game breaking bro. Craft flash bangs all day and if they head goes pop, I bring out the sun from my rock
@@Cobe_s the entire castle section with all the popping heads becomes a joke with the sunglasses lol
@supporthispanidad21 did they change it? Sunglasses seem to do nothing to flash grenades.
Leon still gets stunned and puts his hand over his face.
praise da sun
I was actually worried I wasn't good enough to actually do a 5 hour run with little resources you get in the game. You made this easy my friend thank you
I know right, i was like how tf im gona do this, but now i know how to do it and not get an aneurism fron rage
@@globalsaturation7333 you can’t use the launcher for S+
@@globalsaturation7333 No, no bonus weapons, only regular weapons.
@Global Saturation No, i don't think those are.
@@zi592 That's incorrect, you can 100% use bonus weapons and extra content as much as you want for an S+ run, but you cannot earn S+ on a NG+ playthrough, which means you can't have an infinite launcher. You can, however, totally pull out the handcannon and give it the exclusive ticket in chapter 7 to give it infinite ammo and coast through the game from that point onward and get an S+ ranking.
I had no idea accessory items didn't count against an S+. Thank you very much for this simple breakdown on how to get the necessary items to make it easier.
Happy to help!
I didn’t even notice they had perks and I have most of them unlocked lol I’ll have to go back and look through their perks
Guys i have infinite Knife now can use it in NG on professional ?
@@uzairbaloch3706 I believe you can still get a S+ with the primal knife but you wont be unlocking the Handcannon as no special weapons can be used (Chicago Typewriter, Primal Knife). I believe the rocket launcher don't count but it is a grip in Professional. Only sell your weapons to get a rocket launcher in NG for Saddler's final fight to save time.
@@DIRTYPRODiGY bro small question im speedsunning Right now for S+, 1 hour 45 minutes and chapter 5 just started,do you think i can finish the game ? 10 saves left
You helped me so much with RE Village Mercenaries. I’ll be sure to watch all your RE4 videos as well. Thanks dude!
Did my professional S+ without the costume/accessory buffs. It was so hard considering how little resources the game gives you to work with. I think the worst part was during the 4 regenerators section, one of the enemies threw dynamite which released the other 3 regenerators and I was almost completely screwed over. I barely managed to get out of there without getting killed
In the 4 regenerators section, you can shoot them before the ganados come. It gives you time to line up the perfect shot and you can take out two parasites with one bullet. Saves ammo and gives you an achievement.
@@Linkman95 when ennemies arrived throw a bomb, run to them and to corridor and finish them.. no need to kill the 3 regenerators
@@Linkman95 I did that but it was an accident 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah that part where you have to get wrench stuck inside regenrator what i did on that part was run where ganados came from equipped with shotgun and up the stairs there i cleared ganados fighting ganados in regenrator room is dangerous because you might hit stasis tanks with regenrators and they come out making it more difficult
@@Linkman95 Wait there are four? Last I check there were only two in Normal and that shit was a pain in the ass.
You. Are. Amazing. I was honestly clueless as to how anyone could run professional with as little ammo and high damage ganados do in 5 hours to get the handcannon. I was planning to wait for a weapons dlc but Oml, this is literally a Life. Saver.
I'm always so happy to help!
It's actually possible... not fun. But possible.
I just wish I knew this method beforehand.
@@Crimsontiger133 That’s true, I knew I wasn’t going to have fun stressing😂
Weapons dlc? What are those usually?
@@kevinuribe318 He means the unlockables DLC. Capcom has released dlc for RE7, RE2R, RE3R, and Village to unlock everything without having to spending all of the time unlocking it yourself. It's a time saver and they're only 5 bucks to unlock it. It's going to take 2-3 months before they release it.
Thanks mate I've did it in 4h 23 minutes.. The biggest pain were chapters 1 - 7. When I got the Chicago it was easy peasy
How many times did you save? I did the exact same thing, even beating the game around the same completion time as you, but only received an S rank. I don't know what I did wrong. I followed this guide exactly.
@@GSeward exactly 15 times
@@GSeward same. i figured out why, i did it on a ng+. you can’t get the cat ears if it’s on ng+
No one will ever have no idea how happy it made me they made the cat ears the infinite ammo accessory, just like the re2 extra missions, except for the main story.
I love the cat ears
The re2 cat ears were so hard to get on a controller ngl.
@@error13376really? I got mine in two runs which really pnly counts as one as my first run was just playing through the mission normally, I found it quite easy
THANK YOU. As a lifetime fan I was worried the platinum would be near impossible. This clarifies everything.
Don't you only need to complete Professional for Platinum, no ranking required? It's the in-game achievements which have no bonus weapons and S+ achievements.
I’m coming in late to RE4 remake but I am a RE longtime fan and RE sits in my top 3 RE, just recently purchased it in a sale, and man you are the real MVP with this strategy and guides, specially for those of us who also due to time constraints and other responsibilities cannot dedicate more than a couple of hours per day to gaming, thanks!!
No problem, be sure to check out my no bonus guide, if you don't have the Chicago Sweeper gun: ruclips.net/video/EhMhVNe50gY/видео.html
This is actually genius. Just started ng+, so just gotta finish it to get the sweeper.
I really like how all these cosmetics slightly give you buffs or help Ashley out but isn't too op and it takes time to unlock the stuff too
"Isn't too op"
The knight armor allows you to completely forget about Ashley, which makes 60% of the game so much easier
@@Dstryrr valid opinion
@@Dstryrr Well you also have to earn it
@@Dstryrr it was always like that with knight armor
@@Dstryrr yes. In fact in the chainsaw sisters room i don’t tell Ashley to hide in lockers just so that she’s bait for the ganados. You have to keep in mind that if you get too far away from Ashley she can get kidnapped and you will have to reload a save so keep that in mind
NEON SLICE! Thank you very much for this awesome trick, it literally changed the game and I think everyone wanting to go through Pro with S+ should know this trick. This video and your video on the actual S+ run have immensely helped me. The way YOU were confident about this run gave me some confidence too and I managed to pull through! I got the S+, and I think I need to tell you because I don't think I would have attempted it without knowing your Chicago trick. Thank you
That is so awesome to hear! I am to inspire and to help people where I can so this is just amazing to read! I will continue to do what I do best! Congratulations my friend!
Man I needed some actual confirmation on what to do about this challenge for Pro S+ for a few days now with everyone trying to confirm what's legit or not. I got my answer. I got my PRO A run this morning so S+ run here I come 🙏
There is another very useful accessory for Leon that i think is much better than the other two. The chicken hat which reduces damage taken. You have to beat the game in hardcore with an S+ rank, but if you're gunning for all achievements you'll have to do it anyway.
Yes but I didn't have it in this video
Does S+ on hardcore have to be done on a new save?
@@Goomyx1492It does indeed. You can only achieve an S+ rank on Fresh games and not New Game+ mode.
@@Got-2B-Said Wait, didn't he say in the video that you can run infinite chicago in order to get S+ which grants you cat ears which you can then use to get the handcannon?
@@KamikazeeGecko you can get the Chicago sweeper in new game if you buy it from the extra content shop
Didn't realize I could ng+ to professional with all my hard-core mode gear. That's really nice. Makes this waaaay less time consuming
Good luck 👍
This was great. I also love the 'speedrunner strategy' guides that actually go slowly to explain nuances of run mechanics.
@@dirkgently31 which specific speed runner guide?
This is the best strategy I've seen to get the handcannon, I did hardcore on my 1st play through and that shyt was brutal
Me too I'm scared too do professional just because of Salazar and saddler in this one those mfs tank bullets
Same lol
No, mercenaries mode is the easiest way to get handcannon I didn't complete a professional mod but I have a handcannon😻
Professional is also different in that the enemies are more aggressive and the timing window for parries is much shorter too but as you say, other than that it isn't THAT much more difficult than hardcore.
There's no timing window for parries at all, either you get it right or you get hit.
I'm only not sure about if Leon can still auto-block hatchets, bottles, and the like in Professional, haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I get that for actual attacks the game would be super punishing but it's going to suck having to perfect parry all the crap that gets thrown your way.
@@andremrh7690 You can block missiles just as fine and in Krauser fights I didn't time it exactly, but direct melee attacks or grabs are very hard to parry.
Well, I did professional in a little bit over 5 hours and got “S” rank. (It was a new game plus though. However, I did this so I can get the Chicago Typewriter, armor Ashley, and gas mask.) These are the items that will prepare me for New game and go for S+ on professional. That will be the most difficult RE4 challenge yet.
So from my understanding you get the typewriter use that to get the cat ears then you can start a new game with the cat ears to unlock infinite ammo on all your weapons and it still counts towards getting the handcannon as long as you don’t use the bonus weapons. Thanks for the video by the way
The cat ears give you infinite ammo
Saving this for later, thank you! Finished my 1st playthrough and will attempt this approach. Thanks again!
Just as a heads up, this happened to me since I ran professional S on my second run. I didn't use bonus weapons to get handcannon for my S+ run later on, but didn't realize the Primal Knife I unlocked previously was in my storage and it counted on my playthrough even though it never left storage.
Now I have to do one more Professional run in order to unlock handcannon and potentially use it to make the cabin fight/Chief boss easier.
Moral of the story: If it's your first Professional run and you plan to unlock handcannon right away, do NOT buy Primal Knife until you're done with that playthrough of no bonus weapons. This way you can shoot for A rank for both armor ashley and handcannon. Also potentially using ticket for handcannon's infinite. Maybe not worth it due to the fire rate but who knows.
Handcannon is garbage imo. Does crazy damage but it’s slow, innacurate, and takes forever to reload. The magnum with the big laser on top is the best. Alittle less damage, can carry 15bullets, way more accurate and accessible.
#userocketlauncherforeasiercheese
Not sure what happened with your failed pro S+ playthrough. But bonus weapons left in your storage won’t affect your rank as long as you don’t use them. As in not using them to shoot even once or attack once with the primal knife.
@@skryze6381 You’re not wrong. That’s why it’s only useful for your first Pro S+ run. After unlocking the cat ears the killer 7 is superior in every way.
No, you must have taken a bonus weapon out by accident at some point and used it. Bonus weapons once unlocked are always in storage by default when you start a new game. If what you say is true literally no one who has unlocked any of the bonus weapons would be able to get an S+ rank ever again. There's absolutely no way the devs would design it like that and I've seen people get S+ with bonus weapons unlocked.
Sorry bro, but you fucked up somewhere.
After 2 playthroughs I'm burnt out on the game. Props to speedrunners for being able to play through a game over and over again.
This is actually makes the speed run so much easier for me. Thank you so much. I hope this is like an actual thing and it doesn’t get parch or anything lol.
It's real and it won't get patched
@@NeonSlice 🤩 thank you very much man
@@NeonSlice what makes it certain it won't get patched? Just seems like a copout honestly on Capcom's part
It's intended because it is related to a hidden quest in the game.
I'm glad youtube recommended your video today!
And I'm glad to have you here!
you have saved me so much stress with these videos i cant thank you enough
Happy to help!
I finally beat it on professional I did it at 5:25 hours I thought I almost wasn’t gone do it but thanks to your guide it helped me I actually beat the game like 15 times practicing but certain strategies definitely helped I appreciate you if your lookin thru comments to see if he’s lying he’s not he’s 💯% legit I did it I’m so happy
I suggest doing assisted in new game plus after your first run so you get more familiar with the layout and also get all the specific achievements like no healing
There are differences in enemy layout that you won't see in Standard and Assisted.
some advice: to make the NG+ S rank professional run a lot easier, upgrade the handcannon to its exclusive upgrade for infinite ammo [] and if you didn’t know you can unlock the handcannon by getting an S rating on each mercenary level
You can’t using infinite weapons in NG+
Great recommendations in this method. I think i will use your suggestions. Takes more runs than some other suggestions but its much easier and i cant see myself getting tired of playing this any time soon 😅
Fantastic!
Fun fact, the sunglasses do have perks, they remove stun grenade stun for both Leon and Ashley
Glad we have the exact same thought. If I manage to do all the merchants request up until the first request at the castle. I could upgrade the Chicago typewriter to destroy everything. The only thing that will be a nuisance is the two el gigantes. Oh and the chicken head will be useful so you could take more damage. And with the cat ears, I could just use the riot or jailbreaker to kill everyone with the stingray rifle
I think it might be easier if you use a weapon like the MP5 (LE 10) or that other rifle you get in the Castle. Those are some automatic weapons that pack a serious punch, especially the rifle.
There is already a guide out for this. My friend you give me confidence that I too can achieve the platinum. Currently playing Professional on a fresh file normally just for the fun of it and it's super hard, I know I'll get it if I listen to you though.
this helps so much thank you for the guide !
Glad it helped!
Bro, I love the way you explain things. Keep it up. Cheers from Peru!!!!!
I'm from peru living in Italy :)
I had a lot of similar ideas as you on the path, but mine included a second run on Standard just to get enough ptas for the infinite rocket launcher. This allowed third run to be Professional under 5 hours for the armor and sweeper while also saving only 15 times just to get a feel of things. This gave S rank. Now I am on NG working on the same exact requests for the 30 spinels. But the enemy RNG is so annoying where they have overlapping attacks haha.
NG Standard
NG+ Standard - Unlock infinite rocket launcher.
NG+ Professional - A or S rank to Unlock Ashley Armor + Chicago Sweeper. Infinite Launcher makes this doable.
Also you learn new enemy placements and new puzzle solutions, I think mainly the power console maze ones and new time of 7 o'clock for the grandfather clock.
NG Profressional - S+ Unlock Cat Ears whilst using Chicago Sweeper with exclusive upgrade.
NG Professional - Unlock Handcannon whilst using the Cat Ears infinite ammo accessory.
This is the path I am working on.
@@TKD.MD86 I thought for S+ Rank professional you are not aloud to use Chicago ?
@@sonxgoku7555 The Chicago Sweeper run wasn't his Handcannon run, the next one was. He just did that for the Cat Ears, which grant infinite ammo.
@@TKD.MD86
Couldn't you do a NG+ Pro to get the Handcannon? Having some maxed weapons should make the playthrough easier.
Plus you would have cat ears.
This has been incredibly helpful to help me stand a chance, thank you.
Glad it helped!
Hey man have you considered making a video of "requests you can do ASAP" like for example as soon as you defeat Del Lago and get another boat you can to get the beef phish and the golden chicken egg. Because sometimes the game used your lack do knowledge about the task to force a backtrack you can avoid if you just knew to knock the request as soon as the area opens
I just did that bro haha, look at this video: ruclips.net/video/tvn1aEYD0_M/видео.html
Professional and Hardcore are hypothetically the same if u do well in hc since pro essentially just locks out adaptive difficulty locking you on the most difficult tier weile hc can fluctuate in a few difficulty tiers as far as i know
. .The Advantages; Less-Deflects (Perfect Parrying) , same health-drain like Hardcore except bosses hit harder
Maybe I’m overthinking it but those first five chapters are what’s really scary. Getting those right and getting enough ammo for gigante and mendez
Trust me you'll see my guide and its not that scary heheh
ok so just for adding a tip here for anyone wanting to do it on professional the Delago boss fight is one of the most time consuming so what you want to do is make a separate save file on professional just before that boss fight and just practise it over and over again until you've got that boss fight to near perfection, why? well you can actually beat Delago on professional in stage 2 rather than the floundering hard to hit stage 3 you just have to hit it a fuck ton in its obvious stages and nail the hits when its peaking out for a split second, that first "its gonna swallow you" portion you need to hit it twice to get it to dive but if you nail the timing you van get 10-11 harpoons off it
Your strategy includes reaching chapter 6 with all side missions completed. This in itself on professional is no joke. Can u please make a route/guide on how to do this?
Yes I am doing that and I already did part of that in my previous video
It's not actually too bad. Just avoid the Savage Mutt one. I know the reward is 8 spinels but that damn dog on Professional is a huge time and ammo sink and is not worth the hassle. If you do all other easy requests like the medals, eggs, rats etc you should still have 30 spinels by the time you hit Chapter 7 including the ones you could find in boxes/barrels unless you are extremely unlucky, and if not, you can get 5 more spinels in the castle gate section which should definitely give you the 30 needed for the ticket.
@@timothyrobillard9653 the problem is with savage mutt is the villagers,pigman because you need those ammo for cabin fight
@@mikkdc I AGREE I got exactly 30 spinels when I made it to the castle but you need little luck to get spinels in crates etc I got spinels in mendez crate but 1 on 10 runs because I constantly dying on last phase on him he took me nearly 2hours cabin fight too but I got Bella sisters on second try killing everyone
@@timothyrobillard9653 the ganados on pro are fuckin sonics,grab means you,lose half of the base health,you should avoid savage mutt if you want to go for 30 spinels really your second save should be on chapter 2 before dynamite open area because it's too easy to die in here
It was made much easier when you play the Mercenaries mode. It only requires to get an S rank on every stage with only one character. And when you done that, you'll get the Handcannon
Yeah, I've been running with the HC, CS, and the infinite launcher, bit is the launcher okay for S+
@@johnbuck4395 only if you don't play New Game +, bc by playing that it won't give you an S+ just a regular S rank. So your only options are running with the Chicago Typewriter and Handcannon upgrading them so you can get exclusive upgrade for both. If you did play through New Game + already with an S rank on Profesional, run with Ashley's armor next time so you won't get an aneurysm trying to safe her or lowering the risk of shooting her accidentally
You have the best guides bro thank you 🎉
Glad you like them! Thank you so much
I got the hand cannon by earning S rank in all mercenaries maps it’s much easier way
Armoured Ashley is a god send keeps her from being grabbed all the time and protects here from explosions and gun fire.
FULL WALKTHROUGH GUIDE HERE: ruclips.net/video/TcY_8Cvq72I/видео.html
@@GTX_1650TI. sadly no
We here, can always count on you my friend!!! Will be looking for that step by step walk through
what charms what treasure to get. when are good save spots. what are the best guns to use. just some ideas. i want this guide to make it easy for me so trying to help. i think i know how to do it just putting it off incase im wrong so i dont waste my time.
Neon: if you fully upgrade the Chicago sweeper in a run, will it stay fully upgraded so you can use it to obtain the cat ears or do you have to fully upgrade it again in the new game car ear run?
Which weapons must I avoid using? What are the "bonus weapons"?
Man, I was ooga booga the entire time. This vid helps a lot. Thanks!
I still dont have the time to do all of these which is why I’m waiting for the unlock all dlc
Nice that capcom gives people the option for the unlock all. They always releases it after a couple of months so the players who want to unlock everything natural have time for it. And then boom with the unlock all dlc they rope in new players curious of the RE universe that see there is a unlock all so they buy the game and unlock dlc. Extra money for the next installment.
@@mrthaimasteryeah probably summer we’ll get it. I just finished my standard playthrough last night and I started on Friday. Now not everyone should be able to sit and play games all day lol but also not everyone can even play 2-3 hours a day either
@@ZachKateAda yepp usually they have like a 4 month Windows. And like you I work a lot so playing happens on saturday and sundays a couple of hours.
@@mrthaimasteryup and even if I had time, I really don’t feel like trying to get S+
@@ZachKateAda yepp some hops this time around for some stuff
Really nice guide. Just finished my first play through and tried to unlock all trophies and S plus. This video helps a lots! I’ve subscribed already.😃
Glad it helped!
I'd focus on getting the infinite rocket launcher first (save money), once bought do an S professional run for the cosmetic stuff and weapons, then S+ professional.
You cant s+ on new game plus
Oh I know, just to get the Chicago sweeper and Ashley costume on just S FOR the S+ run after it etc.
You don't really need the rocket launcher to do S Professional though. Any new game+ should be doable
Although getting the launcher does make it easier off course
I'm so happy I wanted so I just had to get 3 S ranks on Mercenaries to get the handcannon! I'm still going to follow your guides to get stuff done though
Awesome, hope the easy guides help!
I subbed, this is exactly what I needed :)
Thought it was a computer generated voice in the first second, was pleased when I realized it wasn't :D
Is that supposed to be a compliment..?
So... you start a new game on professional, play through it normally till you get to the castle while doing all the favours, then get the exclusive ticket. And then use infinite Tommy gun to sweep through the rest.
Yes
2:30
I disagree, doing the Ashley segment on pro without the armor is super obnoxious. Remember pro doesnt have autosaves
Sounds like a skill issue
@@NeonSliceoof 😬
Yeah, if you know the time to set the clock to, you can skip most of Ashley’s section except for that last run when you leave the lantern for the Salazar emblem
And dammit, I forgot...
Resident evil 4 remake for me was the best gaming experience since God of War Ragnarok, definitely want to platinum it.
Thanks man! good video 🤘🏼
Glad you liked it!
Very helpful and great video thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou mate ,this guide was really help me a lot
I just managed to do an S+ run.
thank you sooooooo much..
Now I'll do another S+ to get the hand cannon using the unlimited ammo accessory I got.
thanks maaaaaaaan.
your guide really really made me happy.
Awesome:)
If you use infinite ammo rocket launcher does it count?
You don't get s+ if you do a new game+il. Infinite Rocket is a mew game plus only
@@NeonSlice what if you have cat ears and then buy a regular rocket launcher? It’s supposed to have unlimited ammo on the rocket launcher, no?
Cat ears don't work with rocket launcher
Iv put myself through 30+ hours of hell trying to get through professional s+ without chicago or armor ashley and im only at chapter 7.. Im pretty sure its about impossible without these methods. Im so glad that guids are starting to come out to make it easier. Im definetly starting a new playthrough with these methods. But sorry to anyone thinking it will be easy. All the hardest chapters you still have to play through without infinite ammo and it is pure hell nomatter how you go about it..
It's okay you can do it my friend. I recently got my s+ rank last night on professional after lots of tears and mini heart attacks
Lol been gaming hard modes for 20 years and I can barely beat this on standard. idk
why they made it so hard.
@@Gainz-mg2pq because you're choosing to fight every enemy you see
The amount of people asking questions that you answered in the video is unreal 😂
Story. Of. My. Life.
Some people just have a harder time understanding :p
When i finished my 1st playthrough the game says you cannot get S+ Rank when starting on New Game Plus.
Thats correct.
Play the game 2 times in standard or assisted first. It will give you 2 mil or even more if you collect all the loot. Then you can start doing professional S rank with infinite rocket launcher. Extra tip: buy hundreds of medical spray from merchant for 3000 in standard mode. Then resell in professional for 5000 (2000) profit, this is a great discovery. Just stack the spray in save storage
I did professional s+ easily without infinite launcher lol
Failure is the greatest teacher.
RUclips tutorials are a close second.
I managed to combine both and made a channel out of it.
I had no idea about the Cat Ears till today. I am currently working through Prof NG+ to get the Sweeper. Can't wait to do your guide for the ears and then do Prof again for the Handcannon. Thanks! I kept reading that to get the handcannon you had to get Pro done also with an S+ AND no bonus weapons. So confusing.
The Handcannon just needs you to beat professional, doesn't matter what grade you get.
Just can't use bonus weapons.
You also get Hunk's gas mask just for completing Pro. It allows assisted aiming in any difficulty.
@@tylerwilliams6022 now the hand cannon professional run can you run the professional run on a new game plus (no bonus weapons ) or does it have to be an actual new game professional???
@@aaronmiller1947 I believe it has to be a fresh new game.
Just get it by spending 10 minutes playing The Mercenaries, that's what I did.
You just need an S score for each of the 3 levels. Super easy!
@@tylerwilliams6022 I already got it by mercenaries I’m talking the actual challenge now cause it didn’t count in game even tho I have the hand cannon so I want to know the original challenge does it have to be a new game or can I do it on a NG+ just don’t use bonus weapons
@@aaronmiller1947 I originally thought it could be with NG or NG+.
But I believe the actual challenge description says NG only.
Never in my life have i ever heard "accessories" be pronounced the way you did. It kinda confused me for a bit because i wasn't looking at the screen then i looked up and saw you were in the costumes options lol good strategy vid btw
Can you get the Chicago sweeper in a professional play through while using the infinite launcher? From what I’ve seen the only requirement is achieving an A rank.
Yes
Professional ng+ got me a bit frustrated, so I'm doing a standard ng+ to unlock the infinite launcher to help me get A on professional ng+
your awesome man, thanks for this
No problem
Unlock Ashley’s armor, the sweeper, (the hand cannon through mercenaries), and now you’ve got 2 potential infinite ammo weapons to upgrade and an invincible Ashley for that S+ rank run!
From what I know sunglasses make it so Leon and Ashley don't get affected by flashbangs
Man, i really want to thank you, i know its silly but you saved me so much sanity
You're very welcome friend! Always happy to help with my content
I wish that once you got the accessory that you’d unlock the it’s passive or something. Say you can only have one passive on at a time to make it more fair.
I ain’t doing all this. I’ll wait for the weapon DLC to come out.
Yeah fuck this, i don't have the time to do all this and with the 15 save limit its simply not possible for someone like me with little to no time. I tend to play in spurts so yeah not happening.
@@awesomesauce5974 I got the platinum
You saved me so much time my friend! I’m new to RE4 Pro tips because I was a kid when I first played this game so I didn’t even bother to look into strategies. I would’ve wasted my time on my Second Run, so thank you for this helpful informative video!
My pleasure!
I was 10 when original re4 came out so I have that experience heh
@@NeonSlice Same! LOL. Also, if you don’t mind answering, is it possible to die and still get S rank or S+ rank? I’m just about to beat the game and I want to be mentally ready to get S+ on Professional Mode during my second run
If you die, just go back to main menu and reload your latest save. Otherwise it will count the time lost when you died
I mean this all sounds great but getting through the village on professional without any upgraded guns is still a pain in the ass when you're trying to rush and do the merchant requests for spinels AND you're not gonna have much time for treasure collecting either so you can't even make it a bit easier by having enough cash to upgrade your guns to a decent standard. You still gotta get through El Gigante, the cabin fight, the chainsaw sisters and Mendez before getting that sweeper infinite ammo.
The only things that make this any easier are the chicken hat and ashleys armor.
I remembered that the glasses do have something useful and that is unable to get short blindness from flashbangs.
Thank you for spelling this out for me lol, looks like I got two more runs to do
Any time!
Imma just wait for the “All in Game Unlocks” dlc to come out in a month or two.
And here I am trying to beat hardcore mode, still at the cabin with the Spanish dude, lmao.
This gonna be helpful
Went straight to professional after getting the infinite rocket launcher just to get Ashley's armor. Everything went smoothly until the cart section. This pisses me off so bad.
Very useful guide man! i have a doubt, does the Cutscenes affect on the completion time?
Yes it does
You are amazing for making this. Genuinely thanks!
Accessories, I love the way you said that lmao
I don't wanna admit it, but that outfit kinda sums up my thoughts on Leon
Are you limited to having only one "attachment", e.g. clothes, etc. for Leon? Can you have multiple items on him?
Only 1
great video, super helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks really needed this
. .I dont understand why "Chicago takes alot of space" (when it's not even fully upgraded w/ full mag)
I rarely think Chicago should be 6x2 not 7x3 inventory-space
I was hoping you would do Re4 Remake! Your Mercenaries guide on Resident Evil Village helped me get my platinum, I'm glad I can count on your guides for this one too.
Very Amazing Guide 👌🏼 Thanks Bro
No problem 👍
You say the glasses dont do anything, but actually the glasses make you and ashley immune to flash bangs
Great guide bro luv u slice
Appreciate it!
I recommend 5 total playthroughs
1- Your first regular playthrough
2- NG+ Assisted fundraise for the infinite Rpg I recommend also keeping one regular Gun with you after you buy the Rpg for close encounters where you don't want to hurt Ashley and for those Bugs. Pistol or SMG is my recommendation. Time doesn't matter so pick up as much treasure and all the Clockwork Castellans if you don't already have them. For the primal knife
3- NG+ Professional S run with infinite Rpg to unlock Ashley armor, Chicago Sweeper and Gas mask.
4- New Game Professional S+ utilizing the Chicago sweeper with infinite ammo special upgrade unlocked and Ashley Armor. Maximum 15 saves
5- New Game Professional S+ Run with Cat Ears and no bonus weapons to unlock the Hand Cannon. Maximum 15 saves
EXTRA: The second run is a good time to try for the no healing trophy as well as the treasure hunter and merchant mission trophies, and the 3rd run is good time to try for the no merchant trophy.
Then you can use NG+ to end profesional with S+? Somebody told you cant use NG+ when u Want to earn S+
@@SoW-CE He said S which grants Mask, Chicago and Ashley Armor still.
I got all the achievements in the game, but don't forget that you also get the chicken hat which greatly reduces damage done to you. I use that in my professional run to get the hand Cannon
On the run that you need to do to get the hand cannon, can it be a new game plus run just not using bonus weapons or does it have to be an actual new game?