Leon S. Kennedy may be pushing 50 on the planet of Resident Evil, however that does not appear to be slowing him down, if his motion hero hijinks on this yr’s Resident Evil Requiem – together with that bike scene – are something to go by. And Requiem recreation director Koshi Nakanishi reckons Leon would nonetheless make a compelling addition to the collection as a 70-year-old.
That vote of confidence for Leon got here throughout Nakanashi’s latest chat with Eurogamer concerning the making of Resident Evil Requiem, after the dialog turned to its vastly fashionable protagonists. Newcomer Grace Ashcroft has been an instantaneous hit with followers – and the response to her DLSS 5 makeover was lower than optimistic – however I used to be curious to know if the group felt a specific strain to introduce new faces to the three-decade-old collection, given there may be one thing of an expiration date for its longest-serving characters in the event that they carry on ageing with every new instalment as they’ve been doing.
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In accordance with Nakanashi, although, “It is not a forged iron rule that at any time when [the team comes up] with a brand new recreation and we determine to launch it right here, that we now have to precisely age everybody as much as match it or something like that.” As an example his level, he famous the Resident Evil Revelations aspect collection is one exception to the rule. Regardless, the group would not “really feel the necessity to exchange [its most recognisable faces] with youthful characters,” Nakanashi defined. “We do not actually consider it in these phrases.”
But when the mainline Resident Evil collection does proceed ageing its characters, will there lastly be a time Leon hangs up his motion hero hat? Maybe not. “I imply, I believe Leon is absolutely interesting in his present type,” Nakanishi continued. “And who is aware of, we might deliver him again when he is 70, and I am positive he’ll nonetheless be a terrific character.” This, thoughts you, was earlier than Requiem’s newly launched recreation mode opted for a title demanding Leon’s premature demise.
Leon’s definitely gone down properly in his present wise-cracking, roundhouse-kicking type (and never simply due to that skintight shirt); Resident Evil Requiem is formally the fastest-selling entry within the collection’ 30 yr historical past, having now offered over 7m copies. And its success is well-deserved too – I known as it a “masterful little bit of suffocating horror and a nostalgic, fan-thrilling victory lap for the legendary collection” in my 5 star Resident Evil Requiem evaluation.
Should you’re curious to be taught extra concerning the recreation’s creation, you may try our full interview with Resident Evil Requiem recreation director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazawa elsewhere on the location.
