Japanese game developer Capcom has already confirmed that the latest iteration of its horror survival video game series, “Resident Evil 7,” shall be coming out on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC on January 24, 2017.
Officially titled “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,” the game shall maintain continuity with the previous titles in the series but is essentially a fresh start with a new lead character and setting, reports the Nerdist.
Just this weekend, the demo of the game on the PlayStation 4 received a massive update and the gamers on the Xbox One and the PC shall likewise get theirs soon. The update to the Xbox One demo of “Resident Evil 7” is due to arrive on December 9, while the update to the PC demo shall come on December 19.
“Resident Evil 7” shall have Ethan Winters as the game’s new main protagonist. He is a man whose search for his wife Mia, has brought him to a rundown plantation mansion in Lousiana, which happens to be the home of the Baker family.
However, the Baker family members are no longer humans. Speculations say that they are not yet zombies but are close to being one.
New endings for the demo
While the update to the PlayStation 4 demo of “Resident Evil 7” just arrived over the weekend, gamers have already discovered two new endings for the demo, as well as a new basement area, and new items too.
Critics believe that it is possible that the demo of “Resident Evil 7” will have more secrets to discover before the final version of the game makes it to the gaming consoles and the PC next month.
Interestingly, the demo of the “Resident Evil 7” also has a new “Midnight” update on the PlayStation 4 that supports virtual reality (VR), notes Forbes.
Capcom also teased during the PlayStation Experience event during the weekend that a DLC to the upcoming game shall come out immediately after the game comes out on January 24.
According to Capcom, the DLC shall be called “Banned Footage” and its trailer may likewise be released soon.
Sowing confusion
Incidentally, there is confusion with regards to the official title of the horror survival video game. In Japan, “Resident Evil” games are called as “Biohazard.” It is likely that one would be use on one side of the time zone and the other on the other side.
What seems clear at this point is that the new game is going to take the psychological horror route, similar to “Silent Hill” and the aborted “P.T.” And it is definitely going to be a lot better compared to the huge disappointment that was “Resident Evil 6.”
With a little over a month to go before “Resident Evil 7” officially makes it to the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC, Capcom has released a series of teaser videos detailing the game’s mechanics and design elements.
There is a total of eight teaser videos that have been released by Capcom on “Resident Evil 7” and collectively, they actually provide a cohesive whole of the old tricks that the Japanese game developer is employing on a new game.
“Resident Evil 7” is actually the 11th game in the “Resident Evil” video game franchise.
The snippets actually give a glimpse of the puzzle mechanics of “Resident Evil 7” as the player sifts through the inventory containing strange objects including a straw doll, a circuit board, a switchblade, and yellow balloon, which seems to be the odd object among them all. But knowing Capcom, some gamers know that it has a purpose in the game eventually.
The sound effects on the video teases also seem to suggest that a player may have to shake things loose from the containers, though.