Resident Evil Village: How the Last Addition to the Capcom Franchise Will Surprise Players

In May 2021, the world saw one of the most anticipated games of this year, Resident Evil Village. The release received some of the highest ratings from critics and popular portals. Resident Evil Village is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, and PC. However, there are many aspects of this game that have disappointed fans. But let’s come back to that later.

Before we move on to an overview of the most recent game, let’s take a look at how Resident Evil has evolved from the very beginning. After all, the first game appeared in 1996, and since then, the franchise, which, in addition to the games, includes several Paul Andersen movies, has become a very successful commercial project. This game will appeal to all horror fans who like to test their survival skills. After a virus was leaked from the laboratory of the Umbrella organization, which was engaged in the development of biological weapons, people, animals, and other living organisms began to turn into zombie monsters. Throughout the story, the main characters change, and the players can control either one main character or several at once. The locations change as well – it can be houses, abandoned buildings, as well as entire cities.

Now let’s move on to the Resident Evil Village. Despite the high ratings and high expectations of the game, many expected to see a continuation of the seventh part. However, this is a separate story that also revolves around the same theme – being surrounded by bloodthirsty monsters. And yet, as you progress through the last, eighth part, you will be able to see that it is not so detached from the previous part and the Resident Evil universe as a whole, so your disappointment will quickly dissipate. In general, you will understand what it is about; let me not spoil it for you.

So, the main character Ethan Winters finds himself in a mystical village, each house of which is not a shelter but rather a habitat of malevolent creatures. In addition to the horror in which the main character and the player will be, the game devotes enough time to combat scenes, exploring the territory, and solving puzzles to find keys and auxiliary items. It is difficult to recommend this game to especially faint-hearted people, as it is simply full of psychedelic and sophisticated methods of violence against the main character. Nevertheless, the game will definitely catch your attention with sharp plot twists and an abundance of charismatic antagonist heroes. Even before the release of Resident Evil Village, one of the main characters of the game, the three-meter vampire Lady Dimitrescu, was hotly discussed on the Internet. Let’s not spoil all the other “adorable” creatures that Ethan will have to face. You can trust that changing locations and villains will not let you get bored.

As already mentioned, in the game, you need to find certain items that will open access to the next location or weapons. To do this, sometimes you will need to return to the already passed places, which in practice only adds an adventurous spirit to the game. When faced with monsters waiting in the dark and appearing at the most unexpected moments, you will need not only different types of weapons but also tactics since they have their own distinctive strengths and weaknesses. The balance between survival horror and a great shooter is perfectly preserved in the game. With regard to combat ammunition, your hero can carry with him a whole arsenal of weapons, including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, bombs, and grenade launchers.

By the way, the main character of the eighth part is not the only important hero of Resident Evil: Village. An important role in the development of the plot and additional story is played by Chris Redfield, an American soldier, military pilot, and captain of the Alpha squad. Fans of the franchise have known him since the first parts, so the developers made sure that his appearance was spectacular. And even more so! The evil actions of Redfield shown in the game’s trailer make you ask a lot of questions, and you can get answers only by playing through the game.

Resident Evil Village is imbued not only with an atmosphere of horror but also with many folk stories. At the beginning of the game, you will definitely experience the shock of what is happening. Still, gradually you will be drawn into the game’s rhythm, and during the gameplay, many puzzles will be explained. Well, those who remain unsolved quite possibly will receive a continuation in the next parts of the game.