- Resident Evil Requiem’s director reveals the game is less scary than RE7.
- The game will still have more toned-down horror elements compared to Village.
- Requiem is the perfect balance between two extremes due to its contrasting protagonists.
Resident Evil Requiem has become one of the most anticipated releases of this year, so fans can’t wait to explore Raccoon City as Capcom focuses on the series’ main storyline. However, those who expected it to be the scariest in the whole IP might be in for a letdown.
The game’s director has confirmed that Requiem will be less frightening than Resident Evil 7, which focused on extreme terror elements. Therefore, the developers settled on dialing down the horror so a wider audience can enjoy the game.
Why it matters: Resident Evil Requiem aims to strike a perfect balance between action and horror, but its toned-down horror elements might be a setback for gamers who really enjoyed the amplified terror in RE7.
In an interview with PlayStation Japan, Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi explains that the upcoming experience is still more terrifying than Village for fans who found it to be a bit too mellow.
some players found it hard to finish Resident Evil 7, so we toned down the horror a bit in Resident Evil Village.
Resident Evil Requiem Director, Koshi Nakanishi.
Requiem’s structure allows it to switch between action-packed moments and dreadful terror segments because of different protagonists.
This game may be scarier than Resident Evil Village, but it alternates between tension and relief, so it isn’t a continuous, suffocating experience.
Since Leon is more experienced, his gameplay snippets will lean more towards exhilarating and action-focused gameplay. Grace, on the other hand, will live through the most horrifying moments in more traditional survival gameplay due to her lack of experience.
This gameplay loop results in a more alternating experience instead of being suffocatingly frightening all the time like RE7.
On a side note, Requiem features advanced zombies that will mimic and repeat their old human behaviors, making the game all the more terrifying.
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