Just some days after Capcom reported that Resident Evil Requiem had set a franchise finest with 5 million gross sales in its launch week, the corporate has needed to replace these figures. The horror hit has elevated its lifetime gross sales to six million models bought globally, which now makes it the fastest-selling Resident Evil recreation so far. In whole, the Resident Evil franchise has now bought 183 million models because it kicked off in 1996.
These numbers will probably enhance in time as Capcom has confirmed {that a} new story enlargement is in improvement, and whereas that will not be out for some time but, extra fast updates embrace a photograph mode and a thriller minigame. Capcom had beforehand attributed the success of Resident Evil Requiem to a well-run advertising marketing campaign and the sport catering to all kinds of gamers with its problem modes whereas nonetheless retaining its core survival-horror attraction. The firm confirmed ongoing help and extra recreation content material because the collection celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
“Capcom is readying numerous plans for this anniversary to thrill collection followers, akin to a collaboration between Common Studios Japan and Resident Evil Requiem in 2026, and orchestral concert events in Japan, the US, and Europe,” Capcom stated in a press launch.
Resident Evil Requiem nonetheless must shift a number of extra million models earlier than it enters Capcom’s checklist of Platinum Titles. These are its prime 10 best-selling video games, and so they embrace each current mainline Resident Evil video games and remakes of classics like Resident Evil 2-4. The 2020 remake of Resident Evil 3 is at no. 10 with 10.90 million gross sales so far, however at this charge, Resident Evil Requiem may usurp its place in time. At the moment, the best-selling Resident Evil recreation on the checklist is 2019’s Resident Evil 2 remake with 18.2 million lifetime gross sales.
If you have not checked it out but and also you’re on PC, Resident Evil Requiem has a vibrant modding neighborhood. A number of nice mods have been launched thus far, making the sport even more durable with a No-Chew Mode and remodeling Leon S. Kennedy’s fancy Porsche into the Patty Wagon from the SpongeBob SquarePants movie–remember, you do not want a license to drive a sandwich.
“The result’s a recreation that leans too exhausting on previous successes and nostalgia, and so does not present its followers any new concepts,” Phil Hornshaw wrote in GameSpot’s Resident Evil Requiem evaluation. “Nevertheless it is aware of its hits , and it performs them near-perfectly.”