Last week, Capcom hosted aResident Evilshowcase eventthat gave a clearer picture of what fans should expect fromResident Evil: Villageand theResident Evil franchiseas it celebrates its 25th anniversary. During the half-hour presentation, Capcom unveiled a detailed look atResident Evil: Village’sgameplay, the characters that players will encounter, and the game’s story as a whole.
Most importantly, Capcom also announcedResident Evil: Village’srelease date, which falls on May 7th, 2021, and the studio also confirmed that the game would launch on the PS4 and Xbox One alongside the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Now, for players who may have missed everything announced during the event, here are all the latest details that players should know before the launch ofResident Evil: Village.
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Ethan Winters' Story
Capcom has already hinted thatResident Evil: Villagewill see Ethan Winters' return as the game’s protagonisteven before last week’s event. However, during the showcase presentation, it was unveiled in one of the latest trailers that Ethan is back in action due to his missing daughter, who appears to have been taken by Chris Redfield. It remains unclear why Chris decided to take Ethan’s daughter, but several scenes from the latest trailer saw the popular vampire lady named Lady Dimitrescu talking about a ceremony.
InResident Evil: Village,Ethan Winters must make his way from the surrounding village, the game’s primary setting, to a spooky castle where Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters reside. LikeResident Evil 7, where players first met Ethan,Resident Evil: Villageis played from a first-person view, suggesting that the days of the third-person, over-the-shoulder perspective are long gone for the Resident Evil franchise.
The Return of The Merchant
Another important detail that was unveiled inResident Evil: Villageis the return of the merchant. It is worth noting that Capcom first introduced the merchant inResident Evil 4, but the one players will encounter inResident Evil: Village is not the same character. LikeResident Evil 4, the merchant inResident Evil: Villagenamed The Duke will sell players various wares from weapons to healing items.
During the showcase event, Capcom also talked about the inventory system inResident Evil: Villageandhow its interface is similar toResident Evil 4. Additionally, Capcom also revealed that players would be given the ability to craft items inResident Evil: Villagefrom First Aid and ammo, a mechanic that veteran players of the franchise should be familiar with.
Resident Evil Village Combat Mechanics
As far as combat is concerned,the latest gameplay preview and demo ofResident Evil: Villageconfirmed that the upcoming game’s combat would be similar to that ofResident Evil 7. Additionally, Ethan Winters now has a block move that can sway away attacks from enemies. Players will also be able to kick away monsters if they get too close to evade attacks. Given thatResident Evil: Villageis a survival horror game, players should expect that ammo will be limited, which is why having a block attack that would prove to be a useful feature allowing them to escape enemies easily.
Throughout the village and other locations that players will explore inResident Evil: Village, the developers also placed several special objects such as red barrels to help players kill multiple enemies at once. Overall,Resident Evil: Villageaims to bring the tense survival horror experiencethat players have been accustomed to inResident Evil 7and previous entries in theResident Evilfranchise.
Resident Evil:Villagelaunches May 7, 20201, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
