This review contains spoilers

Like the original, Separate Ways is a short adventure following Ada Wong's exploits during the story. As best I can recall, this remastered version covers most of the same points as the original, but also gives a more full narrative, and allocates some of Leon's feats that were left out of the new game to Ada, such as the laser trap and the boss fight with IT. Ada also gets to use her grappling hook like before, but also employs it in certain combat scenarios for fighting and traversal, making her feel much more fluid compared to Leon. The story is also shorter, which makes runs feel a lot more condensed, and that can be a good or bad thing depending on how you feel.

Sadly, I still don't care for Ada's VA, and she has some awful one-liners that feel really out of place for her character. And I think the removal of some iconic Leon moments from the original to be placed in the DLC, even though they are quite organic here, felt quite strange and had me scratching my head before playing Separate Ways.

It's more RE4 goodness with some twists, but it's $10 when the original was free for the vast majority of people who played it, while also arguably pay-walling certain set-pieces. It's absolutely worth $10 in terms of fun factor, but YMMV.

Reviewed on Feb 01, 2024


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