Capcom held an occasion Thursday to point out off 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 sport made it clear that Leon Kennedy is not going to return, though it is arduous to completely consider the phrase of Capcom since it has been recognized to swerve expectations.
Resident Evil: Requiem, additionally known as Resident Evil 9, will deal with Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst, permitting gamers to expertise the horror from the character’s perspective, which the staff known as “addictive concern.” The builders say Grace will overcome her fears as the sport progresses.
The sport’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 sport, or maybe a secondary character. They defined that Leon was initially supposed to be the star of the sport, however it was troublesome to make a horror-focused sport primarily based round him, as nobody needs to see the suave motion hero bounce at a loud noise.
This deal with concern and a brand new protagonist seemingly matches up with Resident Evil 7, which raised the extent of horror for the franchise. In that sport, gamers managed Ethan Winters, who was only a common man trying to find his spouse within the swamps of Louisiana. In that sport, Resident Evil mainstay Chris Redfield made an look on the very finish and performed an even bigger position in Resident Evil Village.
The Resident Evil builders additionally confirmed a number of extra particulars in regards to the sport. RE9 will likely be an offline, single-player sport, and the occasions of the sport will happen in Raccoon Metropolis, 30 years after the missile strike in Resident Evil 2. Clearly, one thing evil has remained within the ashes.
Capcom did say there are extra interviews with the event staff relating to the sport at its Resident Evil Portal site. Nonetheless, as soon as the web site was talked about throughout Capcom’s livestream, it instantly started to crash, seemingly because of the sheer variety of folks attempting to go to it.
Resident Evil Requiem will likely be launched on Feb. 27, 2026, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection consoles.
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