In the event you watched the Resident Evil Requiem gameplay proven throughout Capcom’s showcase, you could have observed that the zombies within the new chapter really feel totally different from normal. They’re nonetheless strolling corpses, in fact, however this time they seem extra energetic and aggressive. They mimic behaviors from their earlier lives and, in some instances, even converse or use weapons.
In an interview with GameSpot, sport director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed that zombies in Resident Evil Requiem are certainly totally different and fewer predictable than these seen in earlier entries.
“When making a Resident Evil title, the query of find out how to current zombies is all the time one thing that comes up in discussions,” Nakanishi defined.
You need to have some selection, however on the identical time, in case you make too many modifications, it doesn’t really feel like a zombie anymore, so there’s all the time that factor or that problem of designing enemies for a Resident Evil title. On this setting, you’re coping with a whole lot of zombies who actually simply turned zombies momentarily or some time in the past. It’s fairly contemporary.
Nakanishi additionally clarified that these new behaviors could have an actual impression on gameplay, particularly throughout sections targeted on Grace Ashcroft, which lean extra towards survival horror.
“A part of that concern expertise will not be understanding what the enemy goes to do after they strategy you or while you see them,” he added. “In the event you simply had an ordinary zombie, you most likely by now have an thought of what a zombie’s going to do. However in case you had these zombies right here that retained a few of their recollections or conduct from their earlier life, then there’s extra of a thriller factor. You’re not precisely positive what they’re going to do.”
In different information, Resident Evil Code: Veronica Remake is reportedly deep in growth, with a attainable launch window set for the primary half of 2027.
