I have a bone to pick with my favorite studio. It's not that I think Capcom is lying about Resident Evil Requiem, but it's choosing its words incredibly carefully. After everything I've seen and read about the upcoming horror game so far, I get why Resident Evil 9's development was shrouded in secrecy for so long: it was always about making a dramatic entrance.
Capcom got its wish in the form of a suitably dramatic double fake-out at Summer Game Fest, where the new game was revealed minutes after viewers were promised more news "in the blink of an eye." Speaking in riddles like that was a sneaky little trick, and what do you know? The recent Capcom Spotlight showcase tried to pull the exact same bit of subterfuge.
The brief game overview gives us very little concrete newness to sink our teeth into, reiterating Grace Ashcroft's role as Requiem's protagonist and a redoubled effort to reclaim the fear factor that made Resi one of the best survival horror games ever, especially following Resident Evil 4 Remake being so action-heavy. But what game director Koshi Nakanishi failed to do while addressing rumors of Leon Kennedy's presence in Resident Evil Requiem is dispel them outright – and that smacks of lying-by-omittance.
