Resident Evil: Requiem review – best elements of series’ past combine
Resident Evil: Requiem is sure to make even experienced survival horror gamers break a sweat and gasp in terror
Since its inception in 1996, the Resident Evil series has been an integral part of the horror game genre.
The series reached its peak in 2005 with an action-packed, genre-defining fourth instalment. There was a low point with the sixth instalment in 2012, controversial among fans.
Now, developer Capcom has rejuvenated the series by returning to its survival horror roots with Resident Evil: Requiem.
It picks up on two successful strands from past games. We meet charismatic protagonist Leon S. Kennedy, who carved his bloody way into the memory of every player in the acclaimed Resident Evil 4. The game also offers a first-person perspective, as seen in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) and Resident Evil: Village (2021), both of which were praised for reviving the series’ horror elements.
Capcom gives Leon support in the form of a new heroine: Grace Ashcroft, a young FBI analyst investigating mysterious deaths among survivors of the T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City – a zombie apocalypse that has been one of the most important cornerstones of the series since the second instalment.