Overview
- Modders Thekempy and Michael Kemp restored leftover assets and recorded a playable look at the scrapped opening.
- The intended sequence follows Ashley through the woods to a Los Illuminados ritual, matching glimpses shown in Capcom’s 2022 trailers.
- Level geometry for Ashley’s route persists in the release build but is only reachable with camera and modding tools.
- The remnants include autosave triggers and labels for stealth encounters, yet lack enemies, cutscenes, lighting tools, and many scripted events.
- Capcom has not explained the removal, and reporters frame potential pacing concerns as speculation rather than confirmed reasoning.