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Close Range Melee Trick (Type A) - Mercenaries - Resident Evil 5

1,876 views · Published 22 August 2011 · 3:41 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: Seraph22x · 2011 · Gaming

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For those who get annoyed from troublesome melee prompts (like Panther Fang), there is a way to get in close to shoot regardless of the prompt and the prompted melee can still be used after taking the shot if you're fast enough.

On Type A and C controls you can ignore certain prompts by holding down the melee/shoot button. In this way, shooting automatically occurs when the aim button is pressed. With the melee/shoot button held down, you can run up to Majini and bosses with melee prompts shown and press aim to shoot them instead of the melee/shoot button. Keep in mind that there is little to no aiming in firing this way. You can point in general directions before pressing aim, but there is no reliable amount of accuracy besides shooting straight in front of you. 

Luckily, this is fine for some bosses and Majini who you've mistakenly set up arm melee with. To subsequently melee after shooting, you need to release and immediately repress the melee/shoot button right after firing a shot using aim. The timing is pretty rigid for this method. With practice, the act of holding the melee/shoot button so often becomes more natural. It also takes practice to learn the precise moment that your gun fires after pressing aim. Machine guns take longer to ready and fire, for example.

The video shows various cases of this trick, but the ideal ones are labeled for practical use during runs. Some of the clips show Wesker using his melee even when a Majini dies. I just wanted to show that if the timing is right, the melee can still be used. Same reason I took shots before using the Cobra Strike even though unnecessary.

At the very least, if the timing is deemed too difficult for the melee, you can enjoy the benefits of being able to shoot Majini and bosses even when unwanted melee prompts pop up. This is a more difficult alternative to simply switching weapons to temporarily make the prompts disappear. In lag online, this trick is much easier.
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