With Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom aims to blend "true survival horror" with "high-stakes action" – and in a behind-closed-doors gameplay demo, it's clear that the studio is continuing to fire on all cylinders. The 30 minutes or so I got to see were among the most tension-filled, horrifying moments I've seen in any Resident Evil game. Picture the early moments in the Baker house of Resident Evil 7 or the darkest depths of the basement in Village, crank up the intensity even higher, and you might start to get an idea of what the devs are accomplishing here.
Our protagonist Grace Ashcroft is an FBI agent, but while she's had some training, she still doesn't have field experience. That makes her the perfect hero for this kind of story – one who can fully express the terror the setting deserves, but whose ability to survive these horrors feels genuinely earned.
