During Sony’sPlayStation 5reveal event on June 15, 2025, Capcom finally unveiled the heavily rumored eighth mainline entry in their storiedResident Evilfranchise.Resident Evil: Villageseems to be changing things up again, but it is difficult to make a judgment about any other facets of the title, given how little information is available about the project.
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Still, the reveal gives fans plenty to be excited about while also confirming all the rumors that had been floating around. Considering how great the recentResident Evilgames have been, including the recent remakes ofResident Evil 2andResident Evil 3, fans can rest assured knowingResident Evil: Villagewill be a worthy entry in the franchise.
10What We Know: Ethan Is The Playable Character
Players will once again jump into the shoes of Ethan Winter, the main protagonist ofResident Evil 7. What causes him to go on yet another nightmarish journey is unknown, but it is likely tragic.Resident Evilheroes generally don’t happily waltz their way into a leading role, and no way would Ethan willingly jump into such a terrifying experience again after his encounter with the Bakers.
9Burning Question: Is It Supernatural?
The trailer shows some wild imagery one would not expect from aResident Evilgame. Someone who appears to be a werewolf howls like they’re straight out of an old Universal Pictures monster movie. Earlier reports also mention witches, who may have also been the women shown in the trailer. WillResident Evildive full speed ahead into the magic and supernatural, or will a rational explanation ground the terror?
8What We Know: Setting
The trailer confirms the subtitle, which also reveals the game’s setting. Instead of a single estate likeResident Evil 7, the eighth entry will take place in a village. This is not the first time the series utilized a rural setting;Resident Evil 4, perhaps the series' most celebrated entry, took place in a Spanish village. While the exact location is unknown, the new setting does not appear to be the same village as inResident Evil 4.
7Burning Questions: Tone
With aResident Eviltitle, it is impossible to know the game will go in a more action-oriented direction or a straight-upsurvival horrorexperience. WillResident Evil: Villageretain the slow horror ofResident Evil 7, or is it striving for a faster experience?
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The most recent game in the franchise,Resident Evil 3’sremake, was more action-packed than theResident Evil 7andResident Evil 2remakes. It will be impossible to know until the studio reveals a gameplay demonstration.
6What We Know: RE Engine
Capcom has released some of the best-looking games of the current generation, thanks to their immaculate RE Engine. Not only does is the aesthetic fantastic, but many of the games reach sixty frames per second. The company will continue to utilize this engine into the next generation. One should not expect this to hold the game back, either, since it will be a fullnext-generationexperience, with no PS4 or Xbox One version.
5Burning Question: Will Zombies Return?
Resident Evilstarted as azombiesurvival horror experience. Other monsters had always been included since the beginning, however, andResident Evil 4eschewed the undead altogether. Will the upcoming game see these beasts return? The recent remakes have proven how scary zombies can still be, despite their overuse in pop culture. Given the tone it appears the game is going for, it would not be surprising to see something more akin to Frankenstein’s monster than zombies.
4What We Know: First-Person Perspective
Resident Evil 7moved the action into afirst-personperspective to heighten the scares. With the third-person horror of the two remakes, people did not know which style the next sequel would embrace. Alas, the trailer shows some action directly through Ethan’s eyes. Some bemoan first-person games, but there’s no denying how much it adds to the terror, and numerous horror titles of this generation have utilized the perspective as well.
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3Burning Question: Umbrella
The trailer shows a quick flash of the Umbrella logo. What exactly is the company’s involvement in this village? Are they at fault for all the monsters and grotesque sights happening in this rural area? If so, is it something they did recently or did they stick their noses here decades ago? The company was destroyed betweenResident Evil 3and4, but maybe somebody brought them back.
In another video released recently after the trailer dropped, two of the game’s producers promise no load times for a seamless journey through this living nightmare. Perhaps this is one of the reasons the game is eschewing current-generation versions. By taking full advantage of the next-generation hardware, they can have bigger environments without load times. The new Solid State Drive, or SSD, might have something to do with it as well.
1Burning Question: Chris
The biggest question mark hanging over the game is Chris Redfield’s involvement in the story. It looks like he attacks Ethan, and even though he appears to be remorseful, he kills someone clearly important to the protagonist. It looks like Chris is shooting Mia, Ethan’s wife whom Ethan sets out to rescue inResident Evil 7. If this is the case, the game’s emotional stakes would be higher than any other entry in the series.
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