Resident Evil Requiem producer says you can jump in without having played

Evil intentions

29 September 2025 by rawmeatcowboy 1

We’ve heard a lot about Resident Evil Requiem in the last week or so, thanks to Capcom showcasing the game at TGS 2025. The title was recently revealed for the Switch 2 during a Nintendo Direct, much to the delight of fans. Even better, the game is coming day-and-date with other versions, Feb. 27th, 2026.

Even with TGS 2025 coming a close, the details on Requiem still continue to trickle out. First up, in a chat with VGC, producer Masato Kumazawa wanted to make it clear that while fans of the Resident Evil franchise will find plenty of lore and Easter eggs to enjoy, newcomers to the series will be able to play, understand and enjoy this entry no problem.

“We think it’s important to balance the extra fun that you get from nostalgic Easter Eggs and hints and lore connections if you’re a series fan, versus not making a game alienating to players who aren’t caught up. I don’t want people to feel they have to do their homework to fully appreciate this game.

So while we’re not really going into exactly how much and what you’ll see of Raccoon City throughout the full game, I think that if you don’t know anything about it, you’re just going to play this as a horror game set in a ruined city, and you’ll be able to understand and enjoy it 100%.

If you’re a fan and you see all the connections and the lore links and the background hints and stuff, I think you’ll enjoy it 150%, and it’ll give you that extra level of detail, but we don’t want to make it so that you have to know about the incident and understand the relationship between that timeline in order to understand the game.”

[Producer Masato Kumazawa]

Kumazawa also talked with The Gamer, which is where he tackled the topic of rumors. There are all sorts of rumblings going around the internet right now about longtime franchise characters making a return in Requiem, but all of that is speculation for now. Kumazawa wants to make sure fans recognize that, as he doesn’t want them to be disappointed when one or more of the rumors don’t pan out.

“Sometimes I talk to people and they act as if various speculation and rumors are just already a confirmed thing. I would like everyone to remember, let’s calm down a bit – what we’ve shown you so far is everything we can say. People get frustrated with us, because even though we didn’t promise things, the rumors and theories were such that they were widely believed.”

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xinyyc

11M ago

when you get to your 9th entry, you'd better have figured out how to make your game accessible to people who don't want to play the 8 games before it.

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