Capcom held an occasion Thursday to exhibit a few of its huge video games coming quickly and titles it has already launched. The star of the present was Resident Evil Requiem, the place the builders of the recreation made it clear that Leon Kennedy won’t return, though it is onerous to totally imagine the phrase of Capcom since it has been recognized to swerve expectations.
Resident Evil: Requiem, additionally referred to as Resident Evil 9, will give attention to Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst, permitting gamers to expertise the horror from the character’s perspective, which the staff referred to as “addictive concern.” The builders say Grace will overcome her fears as the recreation progresses.
The recreation’s builders did point out fan-favorite character Leon, star of Resident Evil 2 and 4, who was rumored to be a playable character for the recreation, or maybe a secondary character. They defined that Leon was initially meant to be the star of the recreation, nevertheless it was tough to make a horror-focused recreation primarily based round him, as nobody desires to see the suave motion hero leap at a loud noise.
This give attention to concern and a brand new protagonist seemingly matches up with Resident Evil 7, which raised the degree of horror for the franchise. In that recreation, gamers managed Ethan Winters, who was only a common man looking for his spouse in the swamps of Louisiana. In that recreation, Resident Evil mainstay Chris Redfield made an look at the very finish and performed a much bigger function in Resident Evil Village.
The Resident Evil builders additionally confirmed a number of extra particulars about the recreation. RE9 might be an offline, single-player recreation, and the occasions of the recreation will happen in Raccoon City, 30 years after the missile strike in Resident Evil 2. Clearly, one thing evil has remained in the ashes.
Capcom did say there are extra interviews with the improvement staff relating to the recreation at its Resident Evil Portal website. However, as soon as the web site was talked about throughout Capcom’s livestream, it instantly started to crash, doubtless due to the sheer variety of individuals attempting to go to it.
Resident Evil Requiem might be launched on Feb. 27, 2026, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.
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