All eyes are on Resident Evil 4 Remake proper now after its massively profitable outing earlier this yr which may have raised the bar for the way corporations ought to method remakes. However, we should not overlook that the mainline Resident Evil titles aren’t briefly provide.
Boulders beware, Chris Redfield is again because the lead star of a Resident Evil recreation.
As already confirmed by Capcom across the similar time that Resident Evil Village got here out two years in the past, the following recreation within the sequence is a part of a trilogy that began with Resident Evil VII: Biohazard.
Now, it seems we’d simply have our first clue about who’s going to star in Resident Evil 9, and it is a acquainted face.
RE9 will primarily revolve across the character of Chris Redfield, with the potential inclusion of different traditional characters within the narrative. Nevertheless, it’s my perception that the story arc involving Ethan Winters has concluded, or at the very least quickly reached its conclusion.
— Chris Marx (@MarxxChris) May 19, 2023
In keeping with Chris Marx on Twitter, Chris Redfield would be the lead character in Resident Evil 9 after showing in each of the previous two Resident Evil video games, Biohazard and Village.
Marx claims that “the story arc involving Ethan Winters has concluded, or at the very least quickly reached its conclusion.”
However, whereas that is actually “good” information, those that’ve been feeling Resident Evil for some time (or extra like since its inception) aren’t shopping for something that Marx is saying. Apparently, Marx’s newest assertion is much less of a leak and extra of an informed guess based mostly on available public info.
Do not forget, the ending to Resident Evil Village noticed everyone’s favourite boulder-punching “common” human hero vowing revenge in opposition to the Bioterrorism Safety Evaluation Alliance for sending in a Bio Natural Weapon disguised as a BSAA soldier.
As a matter of reality, most anticipated the DLC for Resident Evil Village to characteristic Chris Redfield taking issues into his personal palms with the assistance of the Hound Wolf Squad.
Coincidentally, the precise DLC, which case Ethan Winters’ superpowered daughter, Rose, into the lead, did not give a lot details about what occurred following the occasions of his father’s demise in Resident Evil Village besides that she’s below the tutelage of Chris Redfield, who’s survived in spite of everything these years.
So, until Resident Evil 9 jumps ahead in time by a long time, the one certain factor proper now’s that the following Resident Evil recreation will technically be a prequel to Shadows of Rose.
Plus, Capcom confirmed that Shadows of Rose will shut out the story of the Winters household, at the very least in the meanwhile.
So, which is which? For now, it is best to take Marx’s phrases with a heavy dose of criticism.
For what it is value, some of the trusted insiders on the subject of horror video games, Nightfall Golem, has said many times before that we should not anticipate to listen to extra about Resident Evil 9 till at the very least subsequent yr. In addition to, Capcom’s focus proper now’s clearly on Resident Evil 4 Remake, which is supposedly getting new DLC content material quickly. If we assume that it is popping out by subsequent yr, the earliest Capcom would announce Resident Evil 9 is correct across the common E3 season in the identical yr with the discharge date set for 2025.
Hopefully, if Chris does take the lead in Resident Evil 9, his sister will get time to shine within the subsequent remake with a contemporary re-release of Resident Evil: Code Veronica.