So it seems a couple of images related to the existence of a Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is going around, discovered on Xbox.com. Which... hmm. First off it seems strange that they'd release a direct sequel to a spin-off, especially since as a spin-off it didn't really set itself apart too drastically from the mainline games. So to call it Revelations 2 as opposed to just Resident Evil 7 would be somewhat odd.
Though given the warmer reception to Revelations than RE6, I guess they'd rather keep that intact by sticking with this spinoff brand... I'll admit that I didn't think Revelations was especially great or anything, but it certainly showed promise, and for them to try again at mixing more exploration and horror elements into a Resident Evil game but with modern Resident Evil controls sounds OK by me. What with them also releasing a HD port of the remake at that, maybe this is Capcom actually sticking by their word in their attempts to take Resident Evil a little closer to its roots... That is if this thing really is legit of course.
Although seriously Capcom would you just fucking reboot this thing already.
EDIT: And it's official! Squeeeeee! New faces, new setting? That's what I'd like to hear! Crazy to hear that it's practically right around the corner, but then I assume it's obviously been in development for a while before its announcement. Given the relatively quick development cycle, though, I wonder if this'll in fact be a smaller, digital only release? Or will at the very least be priced lower than the norm. Whatever the case, I'm excited to learn more next week.
Trailer:
As expected it appears to be coming to PC and all notable consoles... except the Wii U weirdly enough. But then hey, if the REmake REmastering isn't even getting on there, then a whole new Resident Evil game has no chance.
Notice the weird wristbands they're all wearing. Given the tagline of ''Evil is Watching'', I wonder if that means this could actually be post-RE6 and everybody now has some tracking wristband on to detect their condition or what have you? Also, Terrasave shirt, which is the name of the human rights organisation from the Degeneration CG movie, which Claire Redfield is apart of. So, Claire Redfield involvement maybe?
Also, a zombie is shown to be wielding a pipe, so I guess that may means the zombies will again have the capacity to wield melee weapons like in RE6. Oh, and a photo of a boat; reference to Queen Zenobia from Revelations? As it progresses, the environment looks like a derelict prison, which would fit in line with that leaked screenshot. Oh, and itchy tasty reference at 1:03.
Also, I just realised that the song playing is a remix of the main menu music from Revelations. And the woman standing next to the table at 0:42 has the same stupid hairstyle as Rachael Foley.
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