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In Resident Evil 4, the knife isn’t merely a “starter melee.” It becomes the economic backbone for large parts of a playthrough because of how the game values time, accuracy, and resource consumption at the system level. The core issue is that the game doesn’t treat weapon choice as purely stylistic. It treats weapons as currencies with different exchange rates for: (1) damage per hit, (2) ammo conservation, (3) reload friction, and (4) control over enemy approach windows. The knife’s exchange rate is frequently better than other options.

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Knife-first economy shapes combat choices, rewards ammo-sparing risk loops, and narrows viable variety; it’s a hidden rule of play in RE4.