The Resident Evil Requiem segment was easily the most anticipated in June’s Capcom Spotlight showcase. We did, indeed, get a fresh look at the upcoming horror title, but it wasn’t the all-out gameplay demo many of us hoped for.
It’s almost time for Capcom to deliver on its promise of showing us more of the various games it brought out earlier this month. At Summer Game Fest and elsewhere, the Japanese publisher officially revealed Resident Evil: Requiem, revived Pragmata, and delivered some news for Street Fighter 6.
Capcom has never been afraid to push the boundaries of horror, but with Resident Evil Requiem, it seems they’re aiming to make us uncomfortable in a way that’s less about combat and more about raw, unfiltered fear. After watching a thirty-minute presentation, it’s clear: this isn’t just another return to Raccoon City, this is a descent into something colder, more anxious, and far more personal. And I can’t stop thinking about it.
Set to release next year, Resident Evil Requiem is already positioning itself as one of the most disturbing entries in the series, and not just because of the grotesque monsters or the return to nuclear-blasted Raccoon City. The fundamental shift comes from the perspective, not just the literal camera perspective, which you can toggle between first and third-person on the fly, but in the narrative tone and how Requiem wants you to feel. The operative word here is helpless. And it’s doing a damn good job of bottling that into every breath and... Read more