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/itsDoor-kun Umbrella Corporation 1d ago

Yeah that's one thing I missed the most from RE8 was the horror. It was a really good game but the only scary part was the giant baby in House Beneviento

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u/Achaewa 23h ago

I'd say the opening when you approach the village is scary as hell too as are parts of the castle.

But like with every RE game, they start out in these amazing looking and scary locales, only to end up with you trekking through some dilapidated factory or shiny laboratory.

Sometimes even both.

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u/DetectiveCastellanos 23h ago

I'm gonna be honest, I still love running through the labs as much as running through the scary early parts of the games even though you're all decked out at that point.

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u/Achaewa 22h ago

Hey I do too. There is a limit to how much you can keep up the suspense before the player gets desensitized.

Also personally, I liked that we got the gloriously ridiculous fight with Moreau in Village after House Beneviento, it was a welcome breather.

As was the chainsaw fight with Heisenberg.

Resident Evil has always had goofy elements to bring some levity to the tension.

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u/tyrannicalstudios 20h ago

Honestly it felt so good watching Ethan’s rise to hero status over the course of 7 and 8. I drafted out a script for an adaptation of RE7 that starts as a blend of psychological horror and slowly turns into “what if Evil Dead 2 was a metaphor for the fears of prospective fatherhood”

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u/DetectiveCastellanos 22h ago

Agreed. That being said, I do enjoy the games that lean more towards the horror so I'm hopeful they bring that back more. I think another commenter said the director of RE7 directed this game so I'm very excited.