One cool aspect about the originalResident Evil 4was how massive of a campaign it was compared to previous entries. There were so many more environments and boss fights this time around. Thankfully, except forone notable absence, the RE4 remake has all the bosses from the classic game.
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Every one of them is of the same quality or better than the previous incarnation. Even the ways they reuse the same bosses, later on, are done freshly and effectively. The RE4 remake has main bosses but also minibosses too. The latter will only count if killing them is required for progression.
8El Gigante
Appearing when backtracking to the Church, El Gigante is a deadly encounter early on in the title. His moves need to be reacted to quickly to evade them.
Thankfully you get some help, but only if you did something earlier before. At Chapter Three’s beginning, you hear a dog crying just outside the village chief’s house, and if you save him, he’ll help you out in this fight.
It feels great tohave the dog by your sidebecause, at first, many didn’t think the dog would appear in the remake. In the first chapter, you see a dog killed off by a bear trap, and that’s where the dog was in the original game.
It feels great when El Gigante’s finally dead because you couldn’t have done it without the dog’s help.
7Double El Gigante
What could be better than one El Gigante? Two of them, and that’s what happens in Chapter 11. Like in the previous El Gigante encounter, you get help in the form of Luis Sera.
In the original game, he was already dead at this point, but it’s a great change to keep him around here as he makes this fight far more enjoyable.
There’s a floor you can drop to send the creatures into the lava, like the classic game, but make sure they’re in range. After killing the naked one, Luis climbs up high and places some dynamite on the armored one.
You’ll need this to attack the plaga and down him so that he can get dropped into the lava. It’s an all-around fun encounter and heightened due to Luis’s involvement.
6Bitores Mendez
One of themore faithful bosses encountersis Bitores Mendez, who acts as the finale to the village section. Like the classic game, he has two forms and two levels you can fight him on.
Fighting up high is probably the better choice as it is safer, and you can easily spray into him. You will have to come down at some point, though, due to one of his sweep attacks.
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His second phase is a lot of fun and superior to the original. He’ll mainly be in the back throwing objects, which you’ll need to carefully avoid while spraying from afar.
When he comes close is when you grab your shotgun and go to town. It’s a solid end to the first third of the game.
5Chainsaw Sisters
Before the Mendez boss, you must fight the Chainsaw Sisters to get a crank. This is the most hectic miniboss encounter in the game.
On your first run, you’ll likely blast them with power weapons and throw a few grenades, but there’s an issue. Hordes of enemies will come into the cabin, pinning you into a bit of a corner.
You must get the hell out of there and fight the enemies in a more open environment. If you don’t realize this soon enough, you’ll likely get offed bythe one-hit kill Chainsaw Sisters.
Make sure Ashley stays in a locker, and keep moving, as the enemies can quickly overwhelm you. It’s a fun fight and incredibly satisfying when all is clear.
4Salazar
The end boss of the castle section is Ramon Salazar, and he’s a complete transformation from the original game. In classic RE4, he was rather simple, with a short playing area, few attacks, and was generally pretty easy.
In the RE4 remake, he’s the hardest and longest boss. He has a ton of attacks that you’ll need to learn to dodge consistently and follow up with a strike.
In hardcore mode, this fight is brutal and will take a while. One awesome hidden detail is that a golden egg will take off about 70 percent of the boss’s health away.
You can easily get one from a side quest earlier on in the chapter. No matter which way you kill him, it’s very satisfying when it’s done.
3Verdugo
Salazar’s right hand, Verdugo, is a major boss about midway through the castle section, and his fight it’s very faithful to the original game, but improved. The main way of dealing a bunch of damage to Verdugo is by spraying him with ice from these devices on the wall that is light-up bright green.
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You need to make sure to time it right so that Verdugo actually goes into the ice and you’re not sprayed as well. It adds more depth to the boss, more so than the original. In the classic game, you simply knock over a small canister, and Verdugo will get sprayed.
It’s satisfying to kill him off, but you’re able to also escape in the elevator if you happen to run out of ammo. This is nice to have as an option.
2Jack Krauser
Jack Krauser has two stellar boss fights in the RE4 remake, and the first one is a knife dual at the end of Chapter 11. On your first run, it’ll probably be the first time that you’ll heavily use the knife as a standard weapon.
You’ll learn a lot about properly using it in that initial encounter, and in the second fight near the end of the game, is when your skills truly get tested. You’ll have to go through several obstacle courses and fight Krauser three times, and he’s a bit harder than in the original game.
In classic RE4, you could spam knife attacks and kill him rather quickly. It was practically useless to blast him with guns, but in the remake, both methods are equally viable. This is a much-needed improvement to this boss fight.
1Saddler
The final boss of Resident Evil 4 is Osmund Saddler, and he’s a fitting one as he’s a massive spider-like entity. You must shoot the weak spots on his legs to attack his core head, and at first, you only need to blast two of the legs, but the next phase will force you to shoot four.
To ramp things up even more, later on, Novistadors arrive on mass to support Saddler, and this is when things can get hectic. The whole game has been leading to this, and in survival horror fashion, you must have enough ammo and health items remaining to survive this onslaught.
It’s a fantastic way to end the game, and his short second phase is fun too.
