New gameplay footage of Resident Evil Requiem has teased a glimpse at a contemporary space within the recreation stuffed with traditional zombies — and all of it appears very Resident Evil 1.
The snippet comes from a particular Resident Evil program that aired lately on Japanese TV, shared on-line by long-time Capcom leaker DuskGolem. Inside the footage, we will see Requiem’s lead character Grace Ashcroft approaching a staircase in a dimly-lit mansion, and taking goal at a shuffling zombie.
Ashcroft’s photographs miss, and the zombie lunges ahead to seize the character. It appears just like the undead enemy manages to gnaw her arm, earlier than she finally fights it off — solely to seek out one other zombie ready for her down the hall.
There was some new Resident Evil Requiem gameplay of a new space with Grace combating a zombie within the Resident Evil particular program that aired on Japanese tv. pic.twitter.com/FToPeqi4HW
— AestheticGamer aka Nightfall Golem (@AestheticGamer1) (*1*)
It is solely a brief clip, however followers are celebrating the traditional Resident Evil vibe it offers off, and the setting for this gameplay section which appears straight out of the Spencer Mansion. (It is positively not, however nonetheless.)
In fact, one other traditional ingredient anticipated to look in Resident Evil Requiem is a sure fan-favorite Leon S. Kennedy, who has been named in persistent rumors and studies as secretly showing within the recreation as a second playable character. Capcom has remained tight-lipped on the matter and refused to debate Leon’s involvement particularly, although lately gave its greatest trace but when it acknowledged that different traditional characters linked to the Raccoon Metropolis incident would certainly seem.
Capcom has particularly pitched Resident Evil Requiem as a return not simply to the traditional location of Raccoon Metropolis, but in addition to the sequence’ “overarching narrative” begun 30 years in the past, after newer video games akin to Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village centered on occasions set elsewhere, with fewer connections to previous titles.
What has Capcom received in retailer? Time is starting to run brief for Capcom to disclose way more, as Resident Evil Requiem launches on February 27, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, Swap 2 and Xbox Collection X/S.
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