Capcom has lifted the lid on Resident Evil 9, the next entry in its long-standing horror series. I say Resident Evil 9. Its full name is in fact Resident Evil Requiem, which gives it all a greater sense of gravitas.
Today’s news all arrived with a new trailer, which you can check out below. Admittedly, it doesn’t give us a huge amount of information right now, we can glean some things. We meet Grace Ashcroft, for example, and this may well be the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from previous Resi entries.
Also, in the trailer we see that Racoon City was destroyed in some form of sterilisation event, and it looks like we will be exploring the city in ruins. This ties in with Alyssa Ashcroft’s story in Resident Evil Outbreak, which takes place around the time of Resident Evil 3 when the city was vapourised, so Grace being her daughter seems very likely.
As for when Resi 9 is releasing, that’ll be 27th February next year, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Steam.
Resident Evil Requiem – Reveal Trailer. Watch on YouTube
“Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living,” reads the official blurb on the new Resident Evil 9 trailer. “Resident Evil Requiem is the highly anticipated ninth title in the mainline Resident Evil series. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.”
So, yes, this next entry in the Resident Evil series is in bound, and will be playable at Gamescom this summer.
Capcom has said Requiem will act as a “new era of surival horror”, with the studio saying that “technological advancements combined with the development team’s depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before”. Ooh!
Capcom actually offered us a sneaky Resident Evil 9 tease earlier this year, when it released a video to celebrate the success of its Resident Evil 4 Remake. Eagle-eyed fans noticed a sign post at the end of the video appeared to show IX when they cocked thier heads to the side slightly, which are of course the Roman numerals for the number nine. Very good Capcom, very good.
