Resident Evil 4 + summer in the Western Hemisphere = Hot Zombie Summer is in full swing! We’re back with episode two on RE4 (2005), and this time, we’re actually talking about gameplay in this playthrough of the village.

After chatting about RE4’s initial scene setting, namely what happened to Umbrella and why Leon is in rural Spain, we talk through the major areas of the village—ranging from the first, iconic set piece to Del Lago to the end-chapter Bitores Méndez fight.

Shenanigans ensue as Keith and Logan not only praise the game’s aesthetics and more action-oriented tone but also break down why arms dealer plushies would be bad, reflect on the Shinzo Abe assassination, and examine the place of socialist wellness coordinators and infinite harpoon technology in the world of Resident Evil. Just as criticall ...