Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has confirmed plans to launch a serious story enlargement 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 big success to date, which has resulted in 5 million copies already offered as of final week and inventory points for bodily copies.
However Capcom now has far more in retailer for the sport, too — together with that story enlargement, the addition of a “mini recreation” in Might, 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 immediately’s video. “First, the much-awaited picture mode. On prime of that, there’s one other shock coming round Might. We’re planning so as to add a mini recreation. We hope to proceed offering help on Resident Evil Requiem to dwell as much as its constructive reception.
“Oh… another factor,” Nakanishi continued, sorting by a pile of (clearly humorous) Resident Evil Requiem add-on concepts, together with what seemed to be 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 ultimately declared.
“On this story,” he continued, referencing the upcoming enlargement, “we are going to delve deeper into the world of Requiem. We’re arduous at work on it now. It is going to take a while, so we ask on your persistence and hope you may look ahead to it. Thanks once more for all of your help!”
No additional particulars have been confirmed immediately concerning the enlargement’s focus, setting or playable character — although followers will definitely have some concepts. Might we see different characters linked to Leon make an look, reminiscent of 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 data on Requiem’s upcoming “mini recreation” set to reach round Might, both, although followers will little question count on this to be the sequence’ newest incarnation of its fashionable 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 forged. Here is hoping we get to play because the chef.
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