Resident Evil Requiem feels very familiar, but it’s so well made that I respect the hell out of it

For nearly 30 years, developer Capcom has been redefining its particular brand of survival horror for the Resident Evil series. Despite its tone shifting between action-horror games and more pure horror entries, where players face down grotesque moments with scant resources, the series still manages to place players in tense encounters that define the series’ against-all-odds approach to horror. And with the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem — or RE9 — appears to continue the series’ current momentum in delivering compelling horror experiences.

Just ahead of Gamescom 2025, I got to experience the opening of Resident Evil Requiem, focusing on new protagonist Grace Ashcroft (daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from Resident Evil

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