A new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem has debuted at The Game Awards, confirming that Leon S. Kennedy will indeed make an appearance in the game.
Sony spoiled the surprise earlier this week, as new key art featuring Grace Ashcroft--the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft--also included longtime Resident Evil star Leon and his classic '90s hairstyle.
The new trailer gives off serious Se7en vibes, starting with a wrinkly guy in goggles menacing Grace, before we get our first look at an older, more grizzled badass Leon Kennedy wielding an axe. We find him first checking out crime scenes, before he winds up doing some wetwork against an entire doctor's office with a chainsaw and meeting up with Grace.
Previously, producer Masato Kumazawa attempted to temper expectations about which familiar faces will return for Requiem, teasing that "there will be characters that have been involved in the Raccoon City incident" in the game. Capcom had also explained why Leon was a "bad match" for Resident Evil Requiem, considering that the game focuses more on survival-horror. One assumes Kumazawa is absolutely cackling like a maniac right now.
Leon's appearance in Requiem is fitting, given that he was the co-protagonist of Resident Evil 2, alongside Claire Redfield. By the end of the game, Raccoon City had been obliterated, and it was only featured once more in a mainline Resident Evil game, 1999's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Requiem will see players return to the infamous city in a dual storyline with Leon, as Grace Ashcroft explores a grisly mystery of her own in a new mansion. Check it out here:
Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2.
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Sony spoiled the surprise earlier this week, as new key art featuring Grace Ashcroft--the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft--also included longtime Resident Evil star Leon and his classic '90s hairstyle.
The new trailer gives off serious Se7en vibes, starting with a wrinkly guy in goggles menacing Grace, before we get our first look at an older, more grizzled badass Leon Kennedy wielding an axe. We find him first checking out crime scenes, before he winds up doing some wetwork against an entire doctor's office with a chainsaw and meeting up with Grace.
Previously, producer Masato Kumazawa attempted to temper expectations about which familiar faces will return for Requiem, teasing that "there will be characters that have been involved in the Raccoon City incident" in the game. Capcom had also explained why Leon was a "bad match" for Resident Evil Requiem, considering that the game focuses more on survival-horror. One assumes Kumazawa is absolutely cackling like a maniac right now.
Leon's appearance in Requiem is fitting, given that he was the co-protagonist of Resident Evil 2, alongside Claire Redfield. By the end of the game, Raccoon City had been obliterated, and it was only featured once more in a mainline Resident Evil game, 1999's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Requiem will see players return to the infamous city in a dual storyline with Leon, as Grace Ashcroft explores a grisly mystery of her own in a new mansion. Check it out here:
Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2.
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