The ultimate reward
TheResident Evil 4remakebrings back some of the wackier elements of the original, including the iconic costumes. While Leon can still don his classic don/gangster garb and Ashley can slip into a full suit of armor: there’s even sillier stuff on offer, like the Cat Ears. Here’s how to unlock them in the remake.
First, unlock Professional Mode
The Cat Ears cosmetic is gated behind Professional Mode: a new difficulty setting you’ll unlock after completing the game for the first time. Professional Mode has several individual tasks associated with it, namely a lack of auto-saving and a tighter parry window.We have a full breakdown of Professional Mode here.
You’ll need to go a bit further than just clearing Professional Mode to get the Cat Ears, however.
You’ll need to clear Professional Mode with an S+ ranking to get the Cat Ears
Getting the Cat Ears to unlock is contingent on finishing the game with an “S+” ranking on Professional Mode, which is one of the biggest meta-hurdles the game has to offer.
A Professional Mode S+ rating requires the following:
We recommend clearing the game at least twice (or studying the layouts of each level, knowing which sections are required and which aren’t) before taking on this gargantuan task. While you’re able to fudge an S+ without a handle on parries (outside of several fightslike Krauser), you will need to know the optimal path to avoid going over time.
This can essentially be considered the prime challenge reward for theResident Evil 4remake: the ultimate goal to work toward.
