Resident Evil 9 (release date ~ 2025)

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

It's hard to explain to my son how crazy it was to grow up and play games like RE for the first time. Things that kids take for granted in modern games were so amazing to experience when they were being done for the first time.

On a somewhat different note, it's interesting to me that games like REmake and Code Veronica feel almost fresh when I play them now because of how homogenized the genre has become. If they just updated the graphics and some of the level design in a Code Veronica remake but kept the camera placements the same, it would be so good. It's a shame that it will just end up feeling just like the other modern remakes.

At the risk of embarrassing myself. Albeit i was a child. When the first RE game was out, my uncle borrowed it off a friend when i was maybe 7-8 and the first zombie encounter made me hide under the covers and that zombie sound of them being in the room and approaching you kept me there. The tank controls when i could peak just made it even worse in the sense you felt a flight response to escape and they didn't make it easy lol.

Code Veronica i was in my teens and we had it, but can't remember where i bought it from and was finally the game i tried to overcome that childhood fear. Shooting em in the face helped

[heyadol]

Resident Evil Requiem - Creators' Message - Capcom Spotlight June 2025

Resident Evil Requiem - Creators' Message - Capcom Spotlight June 2025 - YouTube

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living.

Resident Evil Requiem is the highly anticipated ninth title in the mainline Resident Evil series. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

A new era of survival horror begins when Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27, 2026 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.

[fred25_Ca]

Wow, I absolutely love everything they’re saying about Resident Evil 9, and I’m thrilled with the direction Capcom is taking! I was genuinely worried that, after the massive success of the Resident Evil 4 remake, they’d revert to a more action-heavy approach. The original RE4 actually marked the beginning of my disinterest in the series for over a decade, everything from the games to the movies and CGI films leaned too far into action for my taste.

The first two PS1 games are still among my all-time favorites (or at the very least, they were my biggest gaming obsession as a teenager :P). It wasn’t until Resident Evil 7 that I truly became a fan again, even though I had played RE4, 5, and 6. I’ve been loving this new era of the franchise ever since. That said, I did feel like Village was starting to lean a bit too much into action again (even though I really enjoyed it, especially that unforgettable giant baby scene!). As for the RE4 remake, I found myself somewhat bored, but to be fair, it’s essentially the same game I never really clicked with in the first place.

I honestly expected a RE5 remake next, and feared that RE9 would go full-on over-the-top like RE6 did, trying to cram everything into one game to wrap up the main timeline. I’m so glad to be proven wrong!

Fingers crossed the next remake is RE1, it would be the perfect way to conclude the original trilogy. Plus, RE1 is still one of the most terrifying entries in the series to this day. I love both the original PS1 version and the GameCube remake, but I’d be absolutely thrilled to revisit the Spencer Mansion once more with modern visuals and gameplay.

[Modren]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

Fingers crossed the next remake is RE1, it would be the perfect way to conclude the original trilogy. Plus, RE1 is still one of the most terrifying entries in the series to this day. I love both the original PS1 version and the GameCube remake, but I’d be absolutely thrilled to revisit the Spencer Mansion once more with modern visuals and gameplay.

Personally I would rather see a Code: Veronica remake. The GameCube remake of RE1 is essentially the ideal form of classic RE and I think it should stand as a representative of the series' roots rather than be "replaced" with another remake that plays like the newer games. C:V has a lot of flaws that can be ironed out, and the story could be tweaked to fit better into the current timeline.

But to be honest, what I'd like the most is for Capcom to just focus on new mainline entries instead of constantly redoing old games. RE2make was a long-requested project and turned out great, but by now it's a little excessive.

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by Modren

Personally I would rather see a Code: Veronica remake. The GameCube remake of RE1 is essentially the ideal form of classic RE and I think it should stand as a representative of the series' roots rather than be "replaced" with another remake that plays like the newer games. C:V has a lot of flaws that can be ironed out, and the story could be tweaked to fit better into the current timeline.

But to be honest, what I'd like the most is for Capcom to just focus on new mainline entries instead of constantly redoing old games. RE2make was a long-requested project and turned out great, but by now it's a little excessive.

I found Code Veronica pretty terrible, so I’m not exactly hoping for a remake. That’s when the series started feeling like a bad anime, characters like Claire were suddenly moving like they were in The Matrix.

As for Resident Evil 1, the recent remakes of RE2 and RE3 exist in a different universe from the original PS1 trilogy, and RE1 doesn’t really fit into that continuity, whether it’s the PS1 version or the GameCube remake. A new remake wouldn’t erase the older ones in any way. Plus, the GameCube version came out in 2002, just three years after RE3 and a couple of years before RE4. Even though it’s technically a remake, it’s pretty ancient by today’s standards, haha.

Both the GameCube ReMake and the original RE1 on PS1 are among my all-time favorite games, but I’d still be totally on board for a modern remake.

Let’s be honest, a modern remake of Resident Evil 1 would generate massive buzz. It would be a huge seller for Capcom. I can’t think of any other title in the Resident Evil series that would spark as much hype if it were remade.

Put the team behind the RE2 remake on it, and it’s a guaranteed hit, no question. With RE9 reportedly returning to Raccoon City and a new Resident Evil movie on the horizon, now is the perfect time for Capcom to revisit where it all began. Give us Resident Evil 1 in the RE Engine, brought to life in all its glorious, terrifying horror.

[dyne]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

I found Code Veronica pretty terrible, so I’m not exactly hoping for a remake. That’s when the series started feeling like a bad anime, characters like Claire were suddenly moving like they were in The Matrix.

And this is exactly why it should be remade I think.

[heyadol]

CV is the last RE I played start to finish, it was the Dreamcast version. Still follow the series but haven’t convinced myself to play.

[Verisimilitude1984]

Originally Posted by heyadol

CV is the last RE I played start to finish, it was the Dreamcast version. Still follow the series but haven’t convinced myself to play.

I really loved RE:CV on Dreamcast. Waiting for the remake to drop at some point.

[Talal86]

Saw an interview with the director and he said that RE9 started as open world but was later cancelled as they thought it’s not what the fans wanted

[dyne]

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Talal86

Saw an interview with the director and he said that RE9 started as open world but was later cancelled as they thought it’s not what the fans wanted

I personally would love if they had an online open world game set to the RE lore. Think The Divison where you can complete missions solo or team up with up to like 4-6 of you to complete bigger encounters.

That said, I wouldn't mind a semi open world spin off for RE either where you maybe did have an investigation angle that this games going for where you try to piece things together for the main story and maybe that investigation yields different endings.

[Talal86]

I'd love a semi-open world Raccoon City

[BladeRunner2007]

We can expect a new trailer on August 19th.

[Zivouhr]

A radioactive Raccoon City. Usually the fallout lasts for decades (Centuries?). How far into the future does RE9 take place I hope they reveal.

Chernobyl is still radioactive and that was from 1986. Now 2025. Many animals got radiated and mutated.

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

A radioactive Raccoon City. Usually the fallout lasts for decades (Centuries?). How far into the future does RE9 take place I hope they reveal.

Chernobyl is still radioactive and that was from 1986. Now 2025. Many animals got radiated and mutated.

All depends on the source of the radiation, I think. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are reported to be perfectly safe now. Some of the radioactive isotopes trapped inside of Chernobyl have a much longer half-life, so they'll be dangerous for a long time to come. I'm definitely no scientist, but I think that's the gist.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Nunab18

All depends on the source of the radiation, I think. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are reported to be perfectly safe now. Some of the radioactive isotopes trapped inside of Chernobyl have a much longer half-life, so they'll be dangerous for a long time to come. I'm definitely no scientist, but I think that's the gist.

Could be wrong but the nukes dropped during WW2 are significantly less strong than the level of destruction and yield the modern nukes can have, so they could technically explain it away as a "tactical" nuke with lower yield to minimise radiation and contain the damage to primarily Raccoon City with the intention to clean it up as a lore point, but personally speaking I think being a game it's usually explained away in a line of text more than anything.

[dyne]

30th Anniversary website launched.

https://game.capcom.com/residentevil/en/30th.html

[Nunab18]

I really like the art on that page!

[BladeRunner2007]

Resident Evil Requiem - Gamescom Gameplay Trailer | gamescom 2025 - YouTube

[dyne]

"Gameplay" trailer.