Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It will be the tenth major installment in the Resident Evil series, and the sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.[1] It was announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020 and is scheduled for release on May 7, 2021, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[2][3]

Resident Evil Village
Cover art of the game, featuring Chris Redfield
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Morimasa Sato
Producer(s)Tsuyoshi Kanda
Peter Fabiano
Masachika Kawata
Artist(s)Tomonori Takano
Composer(s)Shusaku Uchiyama
SeriesResident Evil
Platform(s)
ReleaseMay 7, 2021
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Like Resident Evil 7 (2017), Resident Evil Village uses a first-person perspective. The inventory management system is similar to that of Resident Evil 4 (2005), featuring a briefcase. The game also features a merchant called The Duke, who sells the player weapons and healing items.[4]

Resident Evil Village will include a six-player online multiplayer game, Resident Evil RE:Verse.[5]

Synopsis

Resident Evil Village is set a few years after Resident Evil 7. Ethan Winters returns as the protagonist.[6] Capcom said of the story, "Ethan's world suddenly comes crashing down once again when Chris Redfield, an unexpected yet familiar face makes an appearance, setting off a chain of events that sees a distraught Ethan seeking answers to Chris' shocking actions, and ultimately finding him in a mysterious village."[6] The game also features an antagonist known as Lady Dimitrescu.[7][8]

Development

Resident Evil Village had been in development for approximately three and a half years prior to its announcement in June 2020.[9] Like Resident Evil 7 (2017), it was developed with the RE Engine. While it is recognized by Capcom as the eighth main game in the series, and its logo stylized to include the Roman numeral "VIII" for 8, the producers stylized the title to emphasise on the "village" aspect rather than the "8". In a Famitsu interview, producers Tsuyoshi Kanda and Peter Fabiano said that they considered the village a character, and wanted to reflect that in the stylization of the title so that players would remember it.[9][10]

Maiden, the first of two demos,[11] was released for the PlayStation 5 on January 21, 2021.[12]

Promotion

To promote the game, Capcom announced that a special lottery event will be held to give away a free Resident Evil Village acrylic jigsaw puzzle if Twitter users use the hashtag #VILLAGE予約.[13]

Reception

Upon release of the first trailer and the Maiden demo in January 2021, fans took to the antagonist vampire character Lady Dimitrescu,[14] inspiring an outpouring of fan art,[15][16] cosplays,[17][18] and internet memes.[19] Fan interest was drawn by her unusual height, which Tomonori Takano confirmed was 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in) tall, "if you include her hat and high heels".[20][21] This led to further fan art and memes based on Takano's statement.[22][23][21][17][24]

Notes
  1. Stylized as VII.I.AGE RESIDENT EVIL. Known in Japan as Biohazard Village (Japanese: バイオハザード ヴィレッジ, Hepburn: Baiohazādo Virejji), stylized as VII.I.AGE BIOHAZARD.

References
  1. Yin-Poole, Wesley (June 11, 2020). "Resident Evil 8: Village announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. McWhertor, Michael (June 11, 2020). "Resident Evil 8 announced at PS5 reveal event". Polygon. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. Zwiezen, Zack (January 21, 2021). "Resident Evil Village Out For Old And New Consoles On May 7". Kotaku. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. Bailey, Dustin (January 21, 2021). "Resident Evil Village has RE4-style inventory Tetris". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. Wilde, Tyler (January 21, 2021). "Resident Evil Village will include a 6-player deathmatch game called RE:Verse". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. Mercante, Alyssa (June 12, 2020). "Resident Evil 8: Village revealed and we're screaming". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. Hogeweg, Stan (January 25, 2021). "Resident Evil is a Franchise To Look to for Female Empowerment". GameRant. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  8. Gratton, Kyle (January 23, 2021). "Who Resident Evil 8's Tall Lady Is". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  9. Ashcroft, Brian (July 2, 2020). "Why Resident Evil Village Isn't Called Resident Evil 8". Kotaku. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  10. Resident Evil Village - Special Developer Message. YouTube. Resident Evil. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. "Resident Evil Village PS5 Demo Introduces the 'Maiden'". January 21, 2021.
  12. Pino, Nick; January 2021, David Lumb 21. "There's a new Resident Evil 8 demo on PS5 available right now". TechRadar.
  13. "Recreate the Resident Evil Village Cover Art With This Limited Jigsaw Puzzle". January 22, 2021.
  14. Marshall, Cass (January 15, 2021). "Resident Evil Village has a big vampire lady and fans love her". Polygon. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  15. Davenport, James (January 25, 2021). "The flood of Lady Dimitrescu fanart will drown us all and we will like it". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  16. Holmes, Jonathan (January 30, 2021). "Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu is more than just a fan-art flavor of the month". Destructoid. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  17. Reeves, Brianna (February 1, 2021). "Resident Evil Village: Lady Dimitrescu's Height Revealed By Capcom". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  18. Pierce-Bohen, Kayleena (January 28, 2021). "Resident Evil 8: Village: The 10 Best Lady Dimitrescu Cosplays". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  19. Saavedra, John (January 21, 2021). "How Resident Evil Village's Vampire Lady Dimitrescu Became the Game's Most Interesting Character". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  20. Lawler, Richard (February 2, 2021). "Capcom confirms fan favorite 'Resident Evil' vampire is over nine feet tall". Yahoo! News. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  21. Peters, Jay (February 1, 2021). "The tall lady in Resident Evil Village is taller than the tallest recorded human". The Verge. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  22. Plunkett, Luke (February 1, 2021). "Capcom Says Resident Evil Village's Very Tall Vampire Lady Is Nearly Ten Feet Tall". Kotaku. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  23. Knoop, Joseph (February 1, 2021). "Resident Evil Village Art Director Addresses Key Mystery: Lady Dimitrescu's Height". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  24. Galiz-Rowe, Ty (February 3, 2021). "Resident Evil's Lady Dimitrescu Memes Have Taken Over Games Twitter". GameSpot. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.