Resident Evil Requiem: Why It Excites Fans

I’m counting down the days until Resident Evil Requiem, and it’s not just because I’m eager to see an older Leon Kennedy or to meet new protagonist Grace Ashcroft. The real reason I’m psyched is that Requiem looks nothing like Resident Evil Village.

Why Village didn’t click

Make no mistake: I love gothic horror. On paper, Village should have been my perfect game – a vampire lady, a creepy castle, werewolves, the works. But I struggled to enjoy it because I couldn’t buy into the story. Capcom did try to explain everything: Lady Dimitrescu’s condition comes from a blood disease and a parasite; the werewolves are gene-spliced. Yet I still ended up in a boss fight against floating porcelain dolls controlled by a ventriloquist without strings. That kind of fantasy works in a Dracula adaptation, but Resident Evil has always been sci-fi horror, not fantasy horror. Village felt more like a Universal monster showcase than a survival horror game grounded in some kind of scientific plausibility. The ingredients were good individually, but together they left a bad taste – like a peanut butter and turkey sandwich.

Back to the sci-fi roots

Resident Evil: Requiem

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