Resident Evil: Requiem Developers Reveal How Much We'll Play as Leon — And Say The Survival Horror/Action Contrast Is Like Jumping Into a Cold Bath After a Hot Sauna

Following authoritative confirmation that Leon S. Kennedy volition co-star successful Resident Evil: Requiem, the game's developers person confirmed however overmuch we'll beryllium playing arsenic the floppy-hair favourite — and it's bully quality for his fans.

Speaking to Automaton, manager Akifumi Nakanishi revealed that Requiem features astir adjacent screentime betwixt Leon and the previously-revealed Grace Ashcroft.

"In presumption of gameplay, Grace and Leon's playable sections are astir arsenic split," Nakanishi said, likening the game's operation arsenic akin to Resident Evil: Revelations, which featured some Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine.

"It's astir similar having 2 games with wholly antithetic types of hostility mixed together," Nakanishi continued. "Early on, we disquieted players mightiness not beryllium capable to support up, but present we consciousness that the opposition gives the crippled a unsocial rhythm, similar jumping into a acold bath aft sitting successful a blistery sauna (laughs)."

Nakanishi went connected to picture Leon's playable sections arsenic a "release" aft the aggravated fearfulness of playing arsenic the less-experienced Grace. But don't expect Leon's gameplay to beryllium a doddle — arsenic the leader volition besides enactment himself successful information to support others. Surely Capcom won't termination him off?

"The conflict this clip volition astir apt propulsion Leon to his limits much than ever before, and this is simply a important portion of the experience," Nakanishi noted. "He's the benignant who doesn't hesitate to sacrifice himself to prevention others, but he's not arrogant astir it, and helium has a passionate interior self. I anticipation you'll besides look guardant to the adust wit and subtle sarcasm that lone an older feline tin bring."

Capcom knows that Leon has a passionate acceptable of fans, and it sounds similar the crippled volition thin into that — making him a "handsome" fig who's "cool personality-wise too." Last night's trailer showed him driving a custom-built Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, thing Capcom has secured an authoritative licence from the car institution to include.

"Although he’s a quality who carries a batch connected his shoulders, we took a batch of attraction successful refining him to beryllium an 'ikeoji' (a cool/attractive older guy)," Nakanishi concluded. "The reactions to the trailer connected that beforehand person made america blessed (laughs)."

Despite Leon's engagement present being confirmed, Requiem whitethorn inactive person secrets near successful store. There was nary notation contiguous of a imaginable 3rd playable quality — thing raised earlier this week by a GameStop listing that referenced Rosemary Winters. Be definite to cheque retired everything announced astatine The Game Awards 2025 for more, arsenic good arsenic the winners database successful full.

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