Resident Evil Village guide and everything you need to survive Lady Dimitrescu

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Our Resident Evil Village guide covers all the most important thing you need to stay alive, From the guns you need to find, how to solve some of the tougher to finding crystal fragments to get right - everything𝄹 coming up will help you get off to a good start in the Village.

Coming up we'll start with some basic tips and info, and then work our way through goat locations, well puzzles, the best weapons and plenty more. So you can eitehr use this help with the whole game, or just dip in when you get stuck. Whatever you're planning just bookmark this Resident Evil Village guide and then you can come back e♏asily whenever you need help.

How long is the game?

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There's been a lot of talk about the question of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how long is Resident Evil Village, after a some completion times leaked online. It's not a simple answer, though, as how long it takes to complete dependsꦇ on how deep you dive into the exploration, or whether you whiz through the story. We cover all that, and explain what you can🉐 expect from the Resident Evil Village length, with this guide. 

How big is the map?

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Like the game's length, the question of 🐽澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how big is the Resident Evil Village map depends to some degree. Obviously there's a finite size to it, but it all depends on how much you want to see as to how big it actually feels. If you just want the story and zip directly between objectives you're going to see a lot less than someone who takes the time to explore all the corners. This is where we cast an analytical eye over the entire map. 

Use these basic tips to get you started

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These 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village tips are a good place to start if you're just beginning the game. It's a broad look at varioﷺus things you should know before you get too far in. It covers basic mechanics, key items, things that are extremely usefu💜l to know sooner rather than later, and generally gets you off on a good foot for the rest of the game. 

Crystal fragments, treasure and money

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This guide to Resident Evil Village crystal fragments, treasure and mone൲y is exactly what you need if you want more cash to spend. It covers the basics of money in the game, locating lucrative Crystal Fragments, treasures and explains how to make as much cash as possible. The more yo🔴u can buy from the Duke, the easier you'll find things.  

How to survive the opening attack

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Vil💮lage survive the a💃ttack objective is a very early test of skill in the game. There are a lot of werewolves, you've baꦍrely had a gun more than for a couple of minutes... GO! While that 'survive the attack' bit seems obvious, there's a lot of bad guys and it's easy to get hammered into the ground. This guide will help you survive and see what else the game has to offer. 

Statue puzzle

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village statue puzzle appears in Castle Dimitr🦩escu and sees you rotating statues according to the clues in a strange poem on a wall. It's a classic Resi puzzle set up andജ, if you can't be bothered trying to work out what the poem means, or which statue is which, we've got the answers here. 

Piano puzzle solution

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village piano puzzle will see you getting musical in Castle Dimitrescu as you try to read some sheet music and solve a melodical puzzle. You can brute force the solution by pressing all the keys a lot, but we've got the🍸 answer here to save you time and face. 

Masks locations and solution

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You'll need four 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village masks to escape Castle Dimitrescu and we've got them all here. Follow our guides and🌞 maps and you'll have all the masks, and be ready to solve the final puzzle before Lady D can catch you in a hallway. 

Bell puzzle solution

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village bell puzzle appears about half way through Castle Dimitrescu and sees you trying to find and ring fives bells. It sounds easy enough, but at least two are quite well hidden and🌠 tricky to find. This guide will point them all out straight away and save you any frustration. 

Can you get back into the Castle?

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At a certain point in the game you'll be asking yourself 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:ca𓄧n ෴you get back into Castle Dimitrescu? Spoilers: you don't 🐻stay there for the entire game and it's not clear at the time whenꩵ you're about to leave. This guide will cover whether you can get back in or not, and indicate the precise point of no return. 

Music box puzzle solution

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village music box ꦉpuzzle appears part of the way through House Beneviento, and is devious melodical puzzle. It involves rearranging the box's cylinders until it plays a song you might have heard once back at the Winter's house. If you have no idea how the tune goes then this guide will explain an easy way to put the c▨ylinders in the right order and solve the puzzle for good. 

The best guns

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There are lot of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village guns to pick up along the way, as well as a range of upgrades to track down and buy. To help you build ♍up your arsenal this guide goes through all the guns you can get in a first playthrough, in the order you can get them, to streamline the process. We also explain what guns you can unlock for completing the game and take into a NewGame+ run. 

Animal locations

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Finding all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident ⛎Evil Village animal 🔜locations can make a huge difference to the game. This guide will show you where to find every animal in the game, in🍌cluding the rare ones. Get all the required ingredients and you can cook special meals that will buff your attack, defense and movement. 

How to use the wells 

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There are 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village wells scattered all ov✨er the game, but𝓰 you won't be able to do anything with them for ages. This guide will explain when you can actually use them, the item you need to find to do so, and list what's in every one to save you time searching. 

Where to find lockpicks and locks

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This guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village lockpicks will help you find both the picks themselves, as well as the easy to🎉 pick lock they open. It'll also, crucially, tell you what's in all the easy to pick locks, so you don't waste a lockpick or time opening a drawer with something you don't want i🍨nside. 

Labyrinth ball locations 

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There are four 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village labyrinths to find, and four unique balls that you also need to find to solve them. This guide will explain where everything is, and give you a few pointers on getting the ball throug𒊎h the challenge to unlock the lucrative treasures inside at the end.🌳 

Wooden Goat locations

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There are 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village Goats hidden all over the game. 20 in total, scattered across the map, and at least t💃wo are so well hidden we doubt you'll find them without help. This guide will show you where all the goats are hidden, with maps and images to show you every location clearly.   

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