Summary
According to a reputableResident Evilleaker, the upcomingResident Evil 9will be a “big reinvention” of the series to the level ofResident Evil 4andResident Evil 7. Capcom has yet to officially announceResident Evil 9, but considering the long-running survival-horror franchise’s popularity,RE9is a matter of when, not if.
Rumors have been swirling about what exactlyResident Evil 9will be bringing to the table, with some of them contradictory. Some rumors have claimed that theResident Evil 9protagonists will be Leon and Jill, whereas others have pushed back against those claims. SomeResident Evil 9rumors have said that the new game will be fully open world, while others are expecting something more in line with whatResident Evil 7andVillagebrought to the table.
Fans should take any claims aboutResident Evil 9with a grain of salt until Capcom itself announces the game. However, reputable leaker Aesthetic Gamer, aka Dusk Golem, has potentially leaked new details about the project. If their information is accurate, it seems as thoughResident Evil 9will be a “big reinvention of the series” to the same level asRE4andRE7. According to the leak,Resident Evil 9will not be made in thestyle ofRE7/Villageor the remake games, but rather it is “trying new things” and is “very ambitious.” Luckily, the wait to finally seeResident Evil 9is apparently coming to an end, as it’s believed that Capcom will finally reveal it at some point later this year.
Resident Evil 9 Rumored to Be ‘Big Reinvention’ of the Series
While many long-established gaming franchises like to play it safe, theResident Evilseries has never been afraid of reinventing itself. The games stuck to a tried-and-true formula for years beforeResident Evil 4took things in bold new directions with its over-the-shoulder camera and action-oriented gameplay. The franchise reinvented itself again withResident Evil 7, which dramatically increased the scares and switched to a first-person view. Needless to say, it’s going to be interesting to see howResident Evil 9reinvents the series this go-around. Perhaps it will be through therumored open world structure, or maybe it will do something we haven’t even thought of yet.
Whatever the case may be,Resident Evil 9supposedly being revealed this year will be a big relief. The reveal should put a lot of the rumors and speculation to rest, revealing what exactly Capcom has planned for its blockbuster franchise.Capcom’s been on an incredible roll lately, and it will be interesting to see ifResident Evil 9can keep the company’s momentum going strong.
