{"id":19742,"date":"2025-12-14T18:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19742"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:01:47","slug":"resident-evil-requiem-is-an-re4-successor-as-much-as-it-is-a-village-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19742","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Requiem is an RE4 successor as much as it is a Village sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Resident Evil Requiem<\/em><\/strong> got a brand-new trailer at this year’s Game Awards, and it finally confirmed what fans have been speculating for months: Leon S. Kennedy is back in action. Newcomer Grace Ashcroft looks like a compelling main character in her own right, but Leon coming back into the picture really adds an extra edge to Resident Evil Requiem<\/em> that the game may have lacked otherwise. Leon has always been one of my favorite characters, and I’m definitely not alone in this thought. He’s a fan favorite for a reason, and many have been waiting years for his return to the series.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Between Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft, RE<\/em> Requiem<\/em> is set to have a compelling balance of both action-focused gameplay and intense survival horror, and the chance to get the best of both worlds is really exciting. With RE7<\/em> and Village<\/em>, the franchise took a sharper turn into survival horror, and as great as those two entries were, Leon’s return paves the way for RE Requiem<\/em> to feel like the series is returning to its roots. RE Requiem<\/em> serves as a follow-up to Village<\/em>, but it’s also shaping up to be the RE4<\/em> successor that I, and many others, have been craving.<\/p>\n

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Resident Evil: Requiem<\/em> launches on February 27, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\n Resident Evil Requiem’s Newest Trailer Has Some Serious RE4 Vibes
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Perfectly manicured hair? Check. Cool leather jacket? Check. Tearing up zombies with a chainsaw and roundhouse kicks? Double check. Leon is back, and RE Requiem<\/em> is embracing the things that made the character so much fun to play in RE4<\/em>. For the most part, RE7<\/em> and Village<\/em> were quite grounded in their combat, which makes sense for survival horror, but diving back into over-the-top action movie moments with Leon is a welcomed return. Setting wise, RE4<\/em> and RE Requiem<\/em> are clearly incredibly different, but it looks like Leon’s gameplay is set to be reminiscent of the beloved entry. The RE4<\/em> remake was a big hit for Capcom, so it only makes sense that Leon would return with his epic roundhouse kicking ways.<\/p>\n

RE Requiem<\/em> may not have the village setting of RE4<\/em>, but the return to Raccoon City is even more exciting, since it takes Leon back to his beginnings. Not counting the RE2<\/em> and RE3<\/em> remakes, it’s been many years since Resident Evil<\/em> has revisited the town where the outbreak began, and this time around, both Leon and Grace’s personal strengths are bound to make for a more varied experience.<\/p>\n

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\n How Resident Evil Requiem and RE4 Compare
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Leon’s signature action moves<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set in Raccoon City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set in the rural Spanish village of Valdelobos<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Action-focused horror<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Action-focused horror<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Revolves around the investigation of the mysterious Dr. Victor Gideon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Revolves around Leon saving the president’s daughter from the Los Illuminados cult and investigating the Las Plagas.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\n Resident Evil Requiem Still Holds Onto Village’s Sweat-Inducing Survival Horror Elements
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When RE Requiem<\/em>‘s first trailer and footage was revealed earlier this year, it was clear that the game was once again bringing heart-pounding survival horror encounters to players. Grace Ashcroft works for the FBI, but she’s an analyst, not a boots-on-the-ground agent. What she lacks in physical strength she makes up for with great intelligence, and her meek personality makes her perfect for a survival horror protagonist. When it was confirmed that RE7<\/em> director Koshi Nakanishi would be returning to direct RE Requiem<\/em>, many were prepared for more survival horror, but the upcoming entry seems to take it up a notch.<\/p>\n

Like RE7<\/em>, Grace’s moments in RE Requiem<\/em> seem to take place in tight corridors and claustrophobic environments, and these closed-in environments were also part of what made Village<\/em> so effective, too. Right now, it’s unclear just how connected to RE7<\/em> and Village<\/em> RE Requiem<\/em> is, but with Nakanishi behind the wheel, it’s possible that there’s at least some branching plot points. The Donna Beneviento house in Village<\/em> remains one of the most terrifying gaming moments in recent years, and RE Requiem<\/em>‘s demo of Grace trying to sneak away from a giant, mutated monster has a similar feel.<\/p>\n

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Instead of Village<\/em>‘s isolated European town, RE Requiem<\/em> brings the cramped setting into an urban environment. So far, RE Requiem<\/em> has mostly shown Grace at the mysterious Wrenwood Hotel, and its many hallways and rooms are definitely a callback to Village<\/em>‘s house-focused levels, like Beneviento and Lady Dimitrescu.<\/p>\n

\n How Resident Evil Requiem and Village Compare
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New protagonist Grace Ashcroft, who is less physically trained than the franchise’s S.T.A.R.S. agents.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Return of RE7<\/em>‘s protagonist Ethan Winters. Since RE7<\/em>, he has had a bit of training, but is still less physically capable than the likes of Leon or Chris Redfield.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Uses an urban setting to build its claustrophobic scares<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Takes place in a mysterious and isolated Eastern European town<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Seems to focus on a central antagonist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Focuses on a variety of powerful villains<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\n Resident Evil Requiem Promises a Celebration of Classic Resident Evil While Also Embracing the Future
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