Review: Resident Evil Requiem' captures three eras of a landmark franchise

Lord Oswell Spencer, the billionaire virologist and true architect of evil in Resident Evil, built Umbrella and orchestrated bioweapon development across the series' 30-year history. His legacy created a world obsessed with bioweapons, influencing everything from the original mansion to experiments with mold. Resident Evil Requiem celebrates this legacy through two protagonists: Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst with a traumatic past, and Leon Kennedy, a hardened veteran of Raccoon City. Kennedy, working as a Division of Security Operations agent, pursues Dr. Victor Gideon, a former Umbrella researcher who kidnaps Grace. Their fates intertwine as they explore Gideon's Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center and return to the ruins of Raccoon City following a zombie outbreak. The game innovatively blends first-person and third-person perspectives.

"Spencer's actions have created a world obsessed with bioweapons and that legacy is at the heart of Resident Evil Requiem, a brilliant celebration of the landmark survival-horror series. The project features two protagonists: Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst whose traumatic past catches up to her, and Leon Kennedy, a survivor of the Raccoon City incident and hardened veteran of several Resident Evil campaigns."

"With Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom blends the best ideas of the past three decades into a campaign that's thrilling while introducing innovative touches that deepen the experience. It's a game that can be played in the first-person perspective of the newer chapters or the third-person behind the shoulder view that began with Resident Evil 4."

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