Summary
The all-but-confirmed ninth installment in Capcom’sResident Evilfranchise is rumored to have the biggest budget the series has ever seen. The latestResident Eviltitle to be released, the remake of 2005’sResident Evil 4,came out earlier this year to critical acclaim and is regarded as perhaps the greatest video game remake ever with its vastly updated visuals and calculated action gameplay.
Suffice it to say, gamers are currently in the midst of aResident Evilrenaissance. The release ofResident Evil 7: Biohazardin 2017 injected some juice into a franchise that had long passed its heyday.Biohazardintroduced a sharper modern horror tone and immersive first-person gameplay for the first time in the mainline franchise’s long history. Two years later Capcom kicked off itsstring of incredibly well-receivedResident EvilremakeswithResident Evil 2, and followed that up a year later with its smaller, more action-focusedResident Evil 3remake. 2021 saw the release ofBiohazard’s much anticipated sequel,Resident Evil Village,which picked up Ethan Winters' story as he ventures into a harrowing Romanian village in search for his taken daughter.
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WithResident Evil 4remake and its Separate Ways DLChaving just recently satisfied longtime fans, they’re beginning to look ahead towards what’s next for the survival horror franchise, which will most likely be the continuation of the mainline series withResident Evil 9.As reported by Insider Gaming, aResident Evilinsider named Dusk Golem has learned that this rumored ninth installment will be the biggestResident Evilgame yet, and thus will have the biggest budget of any game in the series so far. Dusk Golem goes on to claim thatResident Evil 9will wrap up the storyline that began with Ethan Winters back inResident Evil 7: Biohazard.
Surprisingly, according to Dusk Golem,Resident Evil 9has been in development since 2018, though most likely in an early pre-production capacity, as Capcom has had its hands full withResident Evil Villageand an assortment of remakes since. Perhaps most exciting is Dusk Golem’s mention of the game’s potential setting. They claim thatResident Evil 9will take place in a sort of western ghost town. Whether this means players will be taken back to the old American frontier or a modern day western town is unknown, but the prospect of aResident Evilwestern would surely excite many fans. Additionally, sinceResident Evil Village’s Shadows of Rose DLCis playable in third-person, it would be a safe bet to expectResident Evil 9to offer players the option of both first and third-person gameplay.
When Should Fans Expect Resident Evil 9?
Dusk Golem has expressed thatResident Evil 9won’t be ready until 2025, which would create a pretty standard four year gap sinceVillagein 2021. If this is indeed true, it wouldn’t be unwise to expect Capcom to officially unveilResident Evil 9sometime next year, either as part of a PlayStation or Xbox showcase, or at Geoff Keighley’s annual Summer Game Fest.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil is a long-running survival horror franchise developed by Capcom. Spread across numerous mainline and spin-off entries, the series is known for it’s third and first-person action horror, zombie-related monsters and references, and challenging puzzles.
