Raccoon Metropolis was the American setting the place Resident Evil started. After a number of instalments set world wide, Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa shared why the collection is returning to the ruins of this iconic metropolis.
In a PlayStation Blog interview, Kumazawa defined that after more moderen titles that had explored “the broader universe” of Resident Evil, Capcom wished a narrative that “continues the overarching narrative rooted in Raccoon Metropolis and the key machinations of the Umbrella Company.”
Following the T-virus outbreak, the US authorities ordered a missile strike to destroy the town in an effort to eradicate the virus. In having gamers return to its ruins about 30 years later, Kumazawa stated that the crew additionally wished a personality “with a private connection to the town itself,” introducing Grace Ashcroft, the presumed daughter of Resident Evil: Outbreak‘s Alyssa Ashcroft.
Kumazawa described Grace as a “relatable protagonist,” including, “By making Grace somebody who displays the participant’s personal vulnerability, we consider gamers will get pleasure from a gameplay expertise crammed with stress and immersion. When strolling alone down a darkish hallway, her respiration turns into erratic; when an enemy instantly seems, she jumps in fright. Grace is a personality with a low tolerance for concern, however she grows all through the story and ultimately begins to confront numerous horrors with braveness.”
The sport’s director Koshi Nakanishi had additionally echoed this sentiment in the course of the recreation’s look at a Capcom showcase, when explaining that the choice to not have Leon Kennedy as a protagonist was that he would have been “a bad match for horror.”
Kumazawa additionally elaborated on Resident Evil Requiem’s idea of “addictive concern,” a compulsion to need to know what is going to occur subsequent regardless that you may discover it terrifying. “The rationale behind this idea is that current entries within the collection, comparable to Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4, whereas nonetheless horror titles, leaned closely into motion,” he defined. “With the X platform installment we wished to return to a recreation that places a powerful give attention to horror.”
The return to Raccoon Metropolis and to the collection’ horror roots can also be good timing for Resident Evil’s thirtieth anniversary subsequent yr, when Resident Evil Requiem releases. It hits Xbox Sequence X|S, PS5, and PC on February 27, 2026.