Not all that long ago, it seemed to many as if the beloved franchise would never make a comeback. With the divisive sixth entry dumping survival horror almost entirely in favor of absurd action setpieces, and the Revelations d𓆏uology garnering little attention outside of the franchise’s core fanbase, it felt like prime time for Capcom to ditch the horror anthology and move on to something𒀰 else.
Fortunately, 2017’s Resident Evil 7 changed all that. By bringing things back to basics and rekindling gamers’ love for pure survival horror, RE 7 changed the landscape of horror gaming and brought the ailing series to an about-face. Additionally, the subsequent 2019 remake of168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Resident Evil 2 defined what modern video game remakes could be and remains the 🦩standard-bearer for reimaginings dꩵone right.
However, fatigue had set in by the time the inevitable 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Resident Evil 3 remake rolled around, and, marred by controversy and cut content as it was, gamers didn’t take to it nearly as kindly as they had its predecessor a year before. Then, with rumors suggesting that a remake of Resident Evil 4—a game widely considered by many to be not just the greatest in the franchise, but one of the greatest games period—won’t be far behind, it seems like the series could be in danger of suffering from oversaturation, and, should the new incarnation of RE 4 be more like RE 3 than RE 2, a crash akin to what followed RE 6 wouldn’t be unthinkable.
However, Sony’s recent brought with it confirmation that RE4R won’t be the next release in the series. Instead, 2021 will bring with it a fresh entry in the series. Featuring an all-new setting, all-new characters, and some particularly thought-provoking plot points, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Resident Evil 8 seems set to do what 7 did for the franchise—at least, that’s what we gleaned from the trailer. Though we’re sure that a vocal subset of Resident Evil fans are slightly miffed that the fourth game’s remake likely won’t be released for the next two or three years, we think that Resident Evil 8 will serve as the perfect stopgap for the seriꦰes.
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Additionally, RE fans have been itching to see what happens after the incident in Dulvey, Louisiana. With protagonist Ethan Winters seemingly set to return to the fray and longtime staple Chris Redfield apparently playing a much greater role and no longer looking like he’s been hit in the face with a shovel, gamers are eagerly anticipating this next step in the Resident Evil story. It’s a breath of fresh🍌 air when compared to the re-traded—and arguably mishandled—story beats of the series’ previous remakes.
It’s not like we’re actively hoping the Resident Evil 4 rumors aren’t true, of course, it just seems prudent to stop recycling old concepts and themes. Fans used to fantasize about what the RPD or the streets of Raccoon City would look like on modern hardware, and now we’re almost sick of seeing them. We really don’t want this to end up being the case for Resident Evil 4's ultra-famous environments, and we’ll happily wait a bit longer rather than suffer from more r♊emake fatigue.