Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has confirmed plans to launch a serious story growth for the sport, following different additions deliberate over the approaching months.
In a video message to followers posted on social media this morning, Nakanishi as soon as once more thanked gamers for Requiem’s large success up to now, which has resulted in 5 million copies already offered as of final week and inventory points for bodily copies.
However Capcom now has rather more in retailer for the sport, too — together with that story growth, the addition of a “mini recreation” in Could, and the upcoming arrival of a photograph mode.
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“[We’re] planning so as to add extra add-on content material,” Nakanishi mentioned in as we speak’s video. “First, the much-awaited photograph mode. On prime of that, there’s one other shock coming round Could. We’re planning so as to add a mini recreation. We hope to proceed offering assist on Resident Evil Requiem to reside as much as its constructive reception.
“Oh… yet one more factor,” Nakanishi continued, sorting by means of a pile of (clearly humorous) Resident Evil Requiem add-on concepts, together with what a Leon S. Kennedy romance recreation spin-off, and a model of the sport starring Leon and Grace Kennedy as cats. “We’re planning to make further story content material!” he finally declared.
“On this story,” he continued, referencing the upcoming growth, “we are going to delve deeper into the world of Requiem. We’re laborious at work on it now. It is going to take a while, so we ask to your endurance and hope you may look ahead to it. Thanks once more for all of your assist!”
No additional particulars have been confirmed as we speak concerning the growth’s focus, setting or playable character — although followers will definitely have some concepts. May we see different characters linked to Leon make an look, resembling Ada or Claire? Will we get the reply to who Leon is now romantically concerned with, following intense fan hypothesis (and an obvious declaration by Nakanishi that he is now staying out of it)? And can Requiem’s finale, which name-dropped one other traditional Resident Evil hero, finally serve to arrange their return additionally?
Capcom gave no extra info on Requiem’s upcoming “mini recreation” set to reach round Could, both, although followers will little doubt anticipate this to be the sequence’ newest incarnation of its widespread Mercenaries mode, the place gamers get to tackle waves of enemies in acquainted environments, whereas taking part in as wider members of every recreation’s solid. Here is hoping we get to play because the chef.
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