Obtained at the moment info from a German insider relating to Resident evil 9. The insider’s identify is Andy Firescreen in Germany. in response to Evening golemAndy was really the primary to leak details about the remakes of Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, even months earlier than Nightfall Golem and IGN he spoke to them. His retailer appears to be an worker Capcomwho was his good friend on the occasion Gamescom.
The next is info the insider shared on one among his streams:
- The principle roles within the sport can be performed by Leon and Jill, and never simply Leon;
- Jill will, apparently, be the identical associate for Leon as Sheva was for Chris in Resident Evil 5;
- The sport won’t be in a very open world, it would solely have open world components, similar to Resident Evil: Village and Resident Evil 4 Remake;
- The sport was initially developed as a co-op sport, however after the constructive reception of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil: Village, Capcom could have scaled again the co-op considerably;
- When contemplating eradicating co-op, Capcom additionally thought-about eradicating Jill to focus solely on Leon and single participant. Nonetheless, after Jill’s position in Resident Evil 5 was already enormously lowered, the builders thought it unfair to take away her once more. The insider is 100% certain that Jill continues to be current within the sport as one of many essential characters, however she just isn’t certain what her position can be by way of gameplay;
- The insider mentioned that if co-op continues to be deliberate for the sport, he does not understand how Capcom will design it. It might be like Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6, or like Resident Evil 0, or it may even be two completely different campaigns for every character;
- He does not know who the secondary characters can be within the sport, however he suspects that it’ll in all probability be Barry for Jill and Ada for Leon;
- Says Resident Evil 9 won’t deal with Blue Umbrella and will not deal with the BSAA cliffhanger on the finish of Resident Evil: Village. If the BSAA clutch is handled, it would solely be a small a part of the sport;
- The sport can be performed in third particular person, however it’s suspected {that a} first-person view can be added later. (the case is just like The Evil Inside 2);
- Enemies within the sport can be quicker and extra aggressive zombies, as gradual, lumbering zombies will not pose a risk to Jill or Leon;
- He mentioned that Chris, Jill, Leon and Claire are the one characters who’re shielded from dying. Everybody else (together with Barry, Rebecca, and even Ada) could be killed off if the story requires it. He suspects that this can be one of many the explanation why Barry could seem in Resident Evil 9. Attributable to his age, the window of use of the character is proscribed, so Capcom might want one have a look at finish him earlier than he finishes his story;
- Resident Evil 5 Remake was in pre-production, however was finally delayed (however not canceled) till Capcom discovered what to do in regards to the racism controversy that ‘ might be in regards to the sport;
- Saying that Capcom introduced a remake of Resident Evil 6, however nobody confirmed curiosity within the challenge, so it was shelved and will by no means come out;
- He additionally mentioned that every workforce/director just isn’t sure by the story or plot of the earlier sport. They’ll inform any story they need and use any characters they need. This is the reason there are such a lot of unresolved mysteries and characters which are launched and by no means seem once more;
- Says that neither Sheva nor Helena are prone to seem once more;
In response to rumors, Resident Evil 9 is slated for launch in late 2025/early 2026.
