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Resident Evil Requiem Debuts Dual-Perspective Gameplay and New Protagonist

Capcom is deepening the series’ tension with a perspective toggle designed to amplify terror

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resident evil requiem
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Overview

  • Resident Evil Requiem stars Grace Ashcroft, an FBI technical analyst linked to Resident Evil Outbreak, marking the series’ first new lead since Village
  • The game allows players to switch between first- and third-person views at any time via an in-game toggle, a franchise first
  • A hands-on demo highlighted tense survival-horror sequences in a dark medical facility, emphasizing improvised tools like lighters and bottle distractions
  • Director Koshi Nakanishi, who led RE7 and Revelations, says Requiem will be the series’ best yet in delivering terror and gameplay
  • Some teasers hint at potential flashbacks to the Spencer Mansion and an unconfirmed Leon S. Kennedy cameo