Opinions on Ashley.

I agree. It wasn't nearly as annoying as I thought it would be

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she definitely added a challenging element to the game, but to make her SO helpless was a little bit much. little details like having her actually climb down a ladder after leon (we know she can do it, from the chapter where you play as her running away from suits of armour). good voice actress, though.

I think that having to protect someone added to the game, but Ashley as a character is a bit irritating. Her voice drives me crazy, and since all I know that actress from is Spongebob, I kept thinking of Sandy Squirrel. Not very scary. It was also annoying how she couldn't climb down ladders or perform other simple actions. Her AI kinda sucked too; she would just stop and crouch down by monsters a lot, usually getting herself killed.

Agreed. Protecting her added to the challenge.

However, I thought the choice of voice was way off. Too cartoon-sounded (of course, considering..) and she sounded 10 years younger than she was supposed to be.

Her voice is one of the most annoying sounds in video game history, but otherwise it's kind of a different twist since she's the only RE partner that basically can't defend herself.

The section where you play as her isn't terrible but I couldn't stand sections of defending her. Highlights include: The giant room in the castle where you have to turn the cranks but there are so many cult members; it takes ages and she tends to constantly get herself into trouble. I also hated that friendly fire (knife or gun) resulted in a game over after just one hit but enemies could take multiple shots on her.