One of the later achievements you can obtain in Resident Evil Requiem, “Cat Got Your Tongue?” requires you cut the tongue off a Licker β using Leon Kennedy’s hatchet. Given that Lickers can only be found in the ARK and have several moves in their arsenal, completing this requires a bit of patience and careful parry timing.
First things first: find a Licker
While your first encounter with a Licker occurs soon after you enter the ARK and during your first fight with human enemies, I recommend waiting until you regain control of Leon after playing Grace Ashcroft’s first ARK section. Lickers become more abundant in the later parts of the ARK, allowing you several chances to get the achievement in case you mess up.
Learn the Licker’s move set
Despite its namesake, the Licker rarely does its tongue lash attack. It usually defaults to its lunge move (as seen above), where it rears back on its hind legs before pouncing on you with its front claws, or its swipe (as seen below), which is much faster and does not include the hind leg animation. Thankfully, both of these attacks can be parried, so you won’t have to kill the Licker to get another chance at the achievement.
A Licker does both the lunge and the tongue lash from medium to close range, so you’ll have to watch closely to see which attack it commits to.
Watch out for the Licker’s tongue lash attack
The animation you’re looking for involves the Licker slowly unrolling its tongue. There is a bit of a delay to it, but you’ll want to parry the ranged attack just as the tongue reaches the apex of its height.
If timed properly, you’ll sever the Licker’s tongue. In addition to getting the achievement, you’ll leave the Licker open to a melee attack execution and prevent it from using the tongue lash, making this an effective way to deal with the monster without using too much ammunition.
Resident Evil Requiem is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (Steam).
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