Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has teased some details about the upcoming free mini game set to release in May, and it sure sounds like we're getting Mercenaries.
In an interview with Denfaminico Gamer (translated by Genki_JPN), Nakanishi was asked about the free mini game, with the director confirming that it will be a single-player minigame, and teased that it will focus on the game's combat: "For those who have cleared the main game and are thinking 'I still haven't done enough rampaging yet' I think you might enjoy it and go 'Whoa!!', so please sharpen your tomahawk and wait."
We know the free mini game will release in May, since Capcom announced the Resident Evil Requiem DLC is in the works. However, it may end up being in our hands sooner rather than later, as Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa explained that the mini game will be unlocked for players after completing the game's main story, and that Golden Week may be a good time to clear the main story of the game for anyone interested. Golden Week in Japan runs from April 29 to May 6, so Kumazawa's comment could be seen as a teaser that the minigame may be in our hands as soon as next Thursday.
Nakanishi's comment about "rampaging" and the implication that the mini game may be combat-focused certainly suggests we're getting Mercenaries mode in Resident Evil Requiem. And given that Leon's combat is perhaps the best in the series in the latest game, that's certainly an exciting prospect. Mercenaries has long been one of the best parts of many Resident Evil games (or the best part, in Resident Evil 6's case), and Capcom's latest version of it in Resident Evil 4 remake certainly set a high bar for it. Let's just hope it's not as limited as Resident Evil Village's was before it was updated to add extra characters as DLC.
You can check out our Resident Evil Requiem review if you're yet to play the horror game yourself, or our guide to Resident Evil Requiem's safe codes to help you through it.
