Since its launch back in early 2021,Resident Evil Villagehas cultivated a massive amount of success. With gameplay and level design heavily inspired byResident Evil 4,Resident Evil Villageis the first mainlineResident Eviltitle to release in five years. Now, after over a year, Capcom is almost ready to release new content forResident Evil Village, just in time for Halloween.
For many fans of theResident Evilseries, one of the standout qualities ofResident Evil 7was the plethora of DLC campaigns and other content that was subsequently released after the game’s initial launch. For the longest time, many fans had speculated ifResident Evil Villagewould receive the same treatment. It has since been confirmed thatResident Evil Village Gold Editionwill release on October 28th, 2022.
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During the recent Capcom Showcase, fans received a multitude of new looks at games from the developer, including a look at the content that would be included inResident Evil Village Gold Edition.This includes a new DLC campaign calledShadows of Rose, where players will get to continue the main story as Ethan Winters' daughter.
In addition, The Mercenaries mode will be receiving new playable characters, such as Chris Redfield, Karl Heisenberg, and fan-favoriteLady Dimitrescu. Lastly, players will be able to experienceResident Evil Villagefrom a third-person perspective, similar to the remakes ofResident Evil 2and3. This will potentially flesh out Ethan’s personality even more and provide players an alternative form of gameplay, should they prefer the over-the-shoulder camera setup from the remakes.
Of everything that was announced during the Capcom Showcase, this will be sure to excite plenty ofResident Evilfans. The ending ofResident Evil Villagepresented an ambiguous direction for the series going forward, withChris Redfieldassumedly training Rose Winters on how to handle her abilities, but it didn’t leave too much to speculate on in terms of what could happen next.
With any luck,Shadows of Rowswill help to give players a look at what’s to come forResident Evil. Based on what was shown in the trailer, it seems like players will be returning to the main area, andthe Duke, who once served as an ally to players, apparently seems to be the main antagonist of this campaign. In any case, Capcom will likely reveal more information aboutResident Evil Village Gold Editionin the coming months.
Resident Evil Village Gold Editionwill release on October 28th, 2022, for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
