Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways (DLC)

Separate Ways is the paid DLC chapter for the Resident Evil 4 remake, casting you as Ada Wong in a parallel storyline that runs alongside Leon's main campaign. Where Leon charges through crowds with a shotgun and a roundhouse kick, Ada operates with more finesse: a grappling hook that lets her reposition vertically, a knife built for stealth takedowns, and a mission agenda she is definitely not sharing with anyone. The runtime sits around four to six hours depending on how thoroughly you explore, which makes it a tight, focused experience rather than a sprawling add-on. The grappling hook is the mechanical highlight. Capcom wove it into encounter design rather than treating it as a gimmick, so you are constantly scanning rooms for anchor points that let you vault over enemy clusters, escape grabs, or reposition for a cleaner shot. Ada carries a more limited arsenal than Leon, which keeps the pressure on throughout. Ammo scarcity feels tuned a little tighter here, and that is largely a good thing. The stealth options are genuine rather than decorative, and the game rewards patience in ways the main campaign rarely does. Narratively, Separate Ways fills in gaps that the base RE4 remake deliberately left open. If you finished the main game wondering what Ada was actually doing between her brief appearances, this answers most of those questions and adds some new wrinkles. The writing matches the remake's tone: self-aware without being campy, tense without taking itself too seriously. A handful of familiar faces appear in new contexts, and at least one scene genuinely reframes something from Leon's route in a way that lands well. It does assume you have played the main campaign, so going in cold is not recommended. The rougher edges are mostly structural. A few sections lean on backtracking through areas you will recognize from the base game, and the pacing dips in the middle chapter when the grappling hook is briefly sidelined by narrative necessity. The boss roster is smaller than Leon's and one encounter in particular recycles a concept that already appeared in the main game. For a DLC this length, none of that is a dealbreaker, but returning players will notice. Who should buy it: anyone who finished the RE4 remake and wanted more time with its systems, and anyone who finds Ada a more compelling protagonist than Leon. It is a well-constructed side story with a genuinely useful new traversal mechanic, and it treats Ada as a capable lead rather than a supporting act. If you bounced off the remake or never finished it, this is the wrong entry point. But for fans already invested in the 2023 version of Raccoon City's uglier neighbors, Separate Ways delivers exactly what it promises.

Alex · Scout Team

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