“What was that?” Leon asked, gripping his knife.
“Or a smaller file size,” Luis muttered, pulling a strange, crystalline device from his coat pocket. It glowed a faint amber. “The Aether.” Resident Evil 4 Aethersx2 Highly Compressed
Outside, the guttural chanting of the Ganados grew louder. A pitchfork clanged against the wall. “What was that
“The village square boss? The chainsaw guy?” Luis said, sweat beading on his forehead. “He’s in there, but his textures are gone. He’s just a low-poly nightmare with a buzzing noise for a chainsaw. Verdugo? He’s a single animated sprite now. Salazar’s right hand? More like Salazar’s thumb drive.” “What was that?” Leon asked
“They’re unstable,” Leon realized. “You’ve removed too much. Their AI is gone. Their collision physics are glitched.”