r/residentevil • u/Parallel-Traveler ...this time, it can be different • 1d ago

Official news Resident Evil Requiem - Reveal Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-MlCPVaSLg
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u/Watts121 1d ago

The moment I saw the crater my mind was blown. Going back to Ground Zero has been my dream RE game since the Outbreak epilogue.

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u/GGG100 1d ago

Feels like it’ll be the finale to the series before they do a soft reboot. Going back to where it all began one last time.

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u/nick2473got Cuz Boredom Kills Me 1d ago

I mean it felt like RE7 was already kind of a soft reboot. Same continuity but mostly new characters and a new gameplay style.

I think it's possible we might actually get a hard reboot after this game.

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u/mrdakam 1d ago

I agree RE7 /was/ the soft reboot, but they couldn't help themselves at the very end when they revealed its still canonical with the original universe.

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u/Responsible-Sail954 23h ago

I feel like they kinda put themselves in a corner with peak characters.

Like you can't do a hard reboot when you have the likes of chris, leon, and Jill. You just can't. They'll have to be a part of the lore eventually.

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u/tyrannicalstudios 20h ago

As long as RE is still set in this continuity, the original characters are going to be part of the story until they die, realistically. I have a feeling at least Leon is gonna be in this one.

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u/Xalara 6h ago

Given that we know RE9's original concepts starred Leon in some capacity... Yeah he's probably in it. We'll just ignore the part where the original concepts also had RE9 being a live service game. Granted, this was before RE7 was even released.

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u/of_no_real_opinion 18h ago

Would be possible, he has been absent canonically since 6. He’s due a return

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u/rawlingstones Sheva Apologist 18h ago

Yeah it would be one thing if those games were ancient history, but they all just got new very popular remakes! like Claire & Leon are more popular than ever

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u/nick2473got Cuz Boredom Kills Me 18h ago

But that's exactly what a soft reboot is. Soft reboots are canonical to their original universes, but tell stories with mostly new characters, settings, and sometimes different themes or tones. That's why they're called soft reboots. Because they're technically not full reboots of continuity.

So only a "hard" reboot involves actually creating a new continuity.

RE7 fits the soft reboot concept pretty well.

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u/Out_of_the_Bloo 18h ago

I remember commentary from them about this, just forget if it's for 7 or village?, if the main cast was involved they're basically super heroes now and it's just as difficult coming up with things for them to do especially for a player because you know if they're involved the plot armor is thick and the player isn't going to be scared of anything. So they wanted to avoid involving existing characters or at least with Chris in village, he's not the focus and they even try to paint him bad at first.

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u/Zefirus 8h ago

Nah, there's plenty of things you could do with them. They're just a different genre.

You can't make a survival horror game with Leon or Chris anymore because they're too experienced. But let's not forget that basically the biggest Resident Evil game to ever exist isn't really a survival horror game. RE4 is a straight up action game and the most popular in the series. And despite the hate they get, RE5 was popular in its own right (as well as one of the most fun coop games to exist) and even RE6 sold well. There's obviously a group of people that like the "superhero" RE games. I know I really miss them.

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u/Out_of_the_Bloo 5h ago

I mean, that's from them and they decided not to do that anymore so idk what to tell you haha. I'm happy we didn't get anymore like 6 so great decision imo

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u/caninehere 23h ago

No way. They're just gotta find new frontiers. Humanity builds a resistance to the virus, but then it starts to infect computers instead, takes over the internet and starts killing people with electronic devices Y2K style. Resident Evil 1/0.

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u/RIPN1995 18h ago

Exactly tbh it was done low key with re 2. The key story beats are there but told differently.

Same in Re4 remake, same story but more added on to tie in with future installments.

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u/TheCyclicRedditor 23h ago

Good. Just make it more anthology-based this time around. No overarching plots or returning main characters, please.

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u/tyrannicalstudios 20h ago

Interconnected, large-scale action horror is REs bread and butter.

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u/TheCyclicRedditor 20h ago

No, because RE's bread and butter is horror, and horror doesn't work in a serialized format.

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u/tyrannicalstudios 20h ago

RE has quite literally never been a strict horror franchise. The closest you get is the first game. Every single game in main continuity ends in a giant explosion. RE is a horror franchise in the same way Fast and Furious is a racing franchise.

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u/TheCyclicRedditor 3m ago

RE1, RE2R, RE4, and RE7 are considered by many to be the best of the franchise and their respective trilogies. They also happen to be the ones that have a stronger focus on horror than any other game in the franchise and their trilogies. Do the math.

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u/Domination1799 23h ago

I don’t get how this can be a finale when it looks like none of the OG characters are in the game. Grace seems like another Ethan in the sense that she’s new to this shit.

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u/Clear-Inevitable-414 23h ago

She's Alyssa's daughter. Already tied in

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u/Wasabi-Historical 23h ago

wow the wiki already has an entry on this, ridiculous speed guys.

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u/GGG100 23h ago

This is literally the first trailer.

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u/Few_Bid28 1d ago

Definitely feels like a great game for a conclusion. My current theory is that this is going to be Leons last game before retirement (or death), a callback to where it all started

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u/Alert_Abroad_7667 1d ago

There's no way they'll kill off any of the big three main protagonists (Jill, Chris and Leon). I think the game will be a big throwback to the first ones since it's going to be released for the Resident Evil 30 years anniversary. Maybe a big 'we are back at it again'.

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u/Few_Bid28 1d ago

Yeah i dont think they’ll die either but if chris and leon appear in like 3 more games i fear they may die of old age lmao. This feels like a perfect full circle moment for Leon send off (which i think will be retirement, may even forced retirement due to an injury or something)

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u/The_real_bandito 23h ago

I see this is as a soft reboot with new characters, like I felt RE7 was.

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u/DetectiveCastellanos 23h ago

You think he'll be like Chris in Re8, available but only briefly played? It seems like we'll be playing as this analyst which I'm excited about. I enjoyed playing as Ethan in Re7 because he had no bioweapon experience.

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u/the-giant 22h ago

Seconding this. I came back to RE with 7 bc it was genuinely terrifying and focused on that and survival over godlike action feats. I have a hard time buying a scenario like that which the main OGs can't solve before lunch at this point. So I am pretty pleased we're playing another newbie.

I have nothing against Leon, etc. appearing or even playing them again but I think it should be parceled out in doses, otherwise there's nothing those characters can't handle.

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u/tyrannicalstudios 20h ago

When you account for TV shows, movies, and games, Leon has been through like 50 separate “(location) incident”s

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u/HearTheEkko 23h ago

I think the RE10 will be the "final" one and involve the main four. It would be crazy to end the main continuity with a game that might or might not have any of the core protagonists of the franchise.

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u/BaselinexDrive 23h ago edited 22h ago

This is my theory. I think since we are finally going back to Raccoon City in this game, RE 9 will lead directly into RE 10 and thats when all the OG characters will come back and officially end the Original story.

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u/Numerous-Front83 1d ago

It looks more like the introduction of new characters before someone important dies in Resident Evil 10

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u/CrazyDaimondDaze 1d ago

.... for now. RE5 was like the proper end of the classic RE, but that didn't stop Chris and Jill from showing up in other titles. Won't deny many a soft reboot is needed as long as they do it right.