

In addition, he has a part-time hustle hosting a shooting range where he offers up novelty bottle cap toys as prizes. The merchant is always close by, ready to barter with wealthy strangers. He wears a longcoat that apparently has enough space to hold several attaché cases, maps, and precious stones, alongside a sizeable selection of firearms. The merchant is a chuckling hunchback, with an accent that sometimes sounds cockney and sometimes sounds like a pirate. Then there is possibly the greatest video game character of all time – the merchant. Salazar is an inept, 3-foot tall villain who tries in vain to appear threatening.


Leon is a caricature of the American action hero, roundhouse kicking zombies in the face and spouting terrible jokes. Resident Evil 4 was the first game in the series that seemed aware the dialogue and plots of the games often ended up being extremely cheesy, so it played up to this and went wild with hilarious setpieces and characters. Once Leon finds Ashley, the two are pushed further into the village and come across increasingly bizarre locations and creatures. Upon arriving, Leon finds the occupants of the village are hostile, zombie-like, and under the control of a sinister cult. Kennedy, a floppy-haired special agent who is tasked with searching an unnamed Spanish village for the President’s kidnapped daughter, Ashley. To be honest, the main reason I went with the Halloween reviews was so that I could review a game I adore that roughly fits into the ‘horror’ box – Resident Evil 4.
