The save mechanism in Resident Evil 4 was a bridge between the old and the new. Gone were the limited "Ink Ribbons" of the PlayStation era—a controversial mechanic that turned saving into a strategic resource. RE4 streamlined this; if you found a typewriter, you could save.
: The game also creates a separate "System Data" file (about 8KB) to store global settings and unlocks like The Mercenaries or Assignment Ada .
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