The Resident Evil series has gone from a spooky zombie game, to mutated monsters, to crazed villagers and more. It seems like the team at Capcom is constantly trying to find new things that the series’ assorted viruses and molds and whatever other bio-enhancements can mutate into. Resident Evil Village is a foray into monster movie classics. The creatures you’ll encounter here are the savage and agile lycans, vampire-like maidens, and even some that meld flesh and metal in a rather Frankenstein-like way. While it’s another bold new direction for the series, Village is also home to plenty of classic Resident Evil comforts, for better or worse.
Resident Evil Village follows the events of Resident Evil 7 biohazard. After what happened at the Baker house, Ethan and Mia Winters have moved to an undisclosed location in Europe and they now have a child, Rose. Things inevitably go south when series protagonist Chris Redfield bursts into their home, guns Mia down, and kidnaps Rose and Ethan. Worse still, Ethan soon finds himself alone in a mysterious village, searching for Rose, and under attack from the mutated lycans. It’s a suitable “WTF” opening that sinks its hooks in and drags the player through the rest of the story it has to tell. Resident Evil Village’s titular village, Castle Dimetrescu (pronounced dom-uh-tresk), and other environments are rendered incredibly on the PS5. This is a beautiful looking next-gen game, with countless pic...