Resident Evil Requiem comes out subsequent month, and followers have been frothing on the mouth for extra information about it, particularly since seeing the Sport Awards trailer that confirmed Leon’s playability. At the moment’s Resident Evil Showcase gave us precisely that, with director Koshi Nakanishi breaking down the gameplay types of each protagonists, Leon and Grace, amidst different tidbits of details about the sport.
Capcom needed to convey Leon again into the primary collection, particularly after the success of the Resident Evil 4 Remake, however Leon’s inherent fight expertise and motion hero vibe make him ill-suited for a full-on horror sport. Grace Ashcroft is the answer to that, as her relative lack of expertise makes her rather more weak and afraid of her encounters with zombies. Her sections play extra like Resident Evil 2 or 7, Nakanishi says, whereas Leon’s gameplay could be very paying homage to the remake of 4.
For instance, Leon can parry once more, however as an alternative of his trusty fight knife, he now has a hatchet. Mechanically, it seems similar, and might be sharpened to take care of its sturdiness. Leon can even take weapons from fallen foes – the showcase reveals him parrying a large chainsaw, capturing its wielder, after which grabbing it for himself. The footage additionally provides additional focus to how capturing particular physique components might be strategically useful, like blasting out a zombie’s kneecaps to stun them for a hatchet swing.
In the meantime, Grace has a lot slower gameplay. We see her discover some sort of mansion, and whereas she has a weapon, ammo is rather more scarce, so fight is value avoiding if doable. That weapon, a big caliber assault revolver, is named “Requiem”, which explains the sport’s title. Grace additionally reveals off a brand new crafting system that requires zombie blood, so whereas preventing is particularly lethal, the rewards may be value it. One concoction is later injected right into a zombie’s neck, inflicting it to blow up in a splatter of blood. Gross!
After exhibiting some gameplay, the showcase strikes on to remind gamers that both Grace or Leon’s journeys might be performed in first- or third-person, although footage usually reveals Grace’s digital camera perspective as the previous and Leon’s because the latter. There may also be a Informal issue possibility, which incorporates heavy intention help, and a Basic possibility, which requires the participant to search out ink ribbons to save lots of the sport whereas taking part in as Grace.
The again half of the showcase is much less gameplay-focused, explaining the sport’s collaboration with Porsche and watchmaker Hamilton, giving barely extra particulars in regards to the deluxe version, detailing the sport’s compatibility with GeForce NOW, saying an upcoming worldwide live performance collection, and exhibiting off some collectible figurines of the protagonists. You possibly can watch the complete showcase for your self proper right here.
Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27 on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, Change 2, and PC. For extra Requiem, take a look at our hands-on impressions and our interview with director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazawa.
