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[Majukun]

"very reliable" source..where did I heard this already....

 

[GHound]

If true it sounds like they don't even know what the fuck they're doing anymore.

"very reliable" source..where did I heard this already....

Tier 1 - Very Reliable

 

[TheKratos]

No co-op no buy. The coop entries are one of the best sellers (not counting remakes and shit)?

 

[Shut0wen]

This just sounds like absolute bullshit to me

 

[SkylineRKR]

RE5 really was racist. Because Wesker wanted global saturation ie. kill 6 billion people possibly leaving out some LBGT crew effectively ignoring inclusion.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I wish there was more of a story leak. I would love to see Resident Evil 9 continue to go more of a Lovecraftian route the way Resident Evil Village went by the end and the DLC.

 

[deathsaber]

I'm just curious about timeline, since Village (particularly Rose's DLC) took things way into the future (beyond where current leads would be relavent action heroes anymore- like literally in late 60s at that point)- Heck isn't Chris basically 50-something in Village's main timeline). So, I'm guessing the next time takes place before the Rose DLC..

That said, I think Leon is meant to be younger (he was a RCPDrook in RE1, where Chris and Jill were top of their games Stars members at that point). Also, Jill had all kinds of experimental juju done on her in RE5, so maybe she doesn't age normally or something (and didn't she have borderline superpowers at that point?), but maybe they declined over the years, and she is more normal-ish by now.

I know there were movies and shit involving the classic, non-Winters cast past RE6, but I don't get into that stuff, so if others can elaborate on these characters status, that would be great...

 

[Roufianos]

3rd person, thank fuck honestly

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I guess it's hilarious that no one cares about story continuity which is why RE has so many unresolved cliffhangers and story threads that just are forgotten from one game to the next

 

[Moridianae]

I'm just curious about timeline, since Village (particularly Rose's DLC) took things way into the future (beyond where current leads would be relavent action heroes anymore- like literally in late 60s at that point)- Heck isn't Chris basically 50-something in Village's main timeline). So, I'm guessing the next time takes place before the Rose DLC..

That said, I think Leon is meant to be younger (he was a RCPDrook in RE1, where Chris and Jill were top of their games Stars members at that point). Also, Jill had all kinds of experimental juju done on her in RE5, so maybe she doesn't age normally or something (and didn't she have borderline superpowers at that point?), but maybe they declined over the years, and she is more normal-ish by now.

I know there were movies and shit involving the classic, non-Winters cast past RE6, but I don't get into that stuff, so if others can elaborate on these characters status, that would be great...

I think the latest animated film says something along the lines that Jill ages far more slowly as a side effect of the experiments in RE5 when she was captured by Wesker.

 

[Doom85]

I think the latest animated film says something along the lines that Jill ages far more slowly as a side effect of the experiments in RE5 when she was captured by Wesker.

Which they could easily apply to Leon and Claire as well. Leon was infected in 4 and Claire in Revelations 2. They could easily say a side effect of these viruses is slower aging (which would be rare since most don’t survive long enough to get vaccinated). Chris is the only one of the original four playable characters who to my knowledge has never been temporarily infected.

 

[Moridianae]

Which they could easily apply to Leon and Claire as well. Leon was infected in 4 and Claire in Revelations 2. They could easily say a side effect of these viruses is slower aging (which would be rare since most don’t survive long enough to get vaccinated). Chris is the only one of the original four playable characters who to my knowledge has never been temporarily infected.

Chris just punches boulders, which I think it's hilarious they put something about that in Village.

 

[gerth666]

Capcom better piss off with the co op play.

 

[Wonko_C]

VR or bust. I don't care if Sony has to pay for it yet again.

 

[Jesb]

This information comes from a German leaker who is apparently very reliable according to the people who follow him. His name is Andi from Screenfire Germany. According to Dusk Golem, Andi (who Dusk Golem only referred to as a foreign leaker) was actually the first person to have leaked the RE0 and RECV Remakes months before Dusk Golem and IGN even commented on them. His source is apparently a Capcom employee that he became good friends with at a Gamescom event.

All of the following information comes from a stream on YouTube, which has been translated from X user, Sapphire Weapon’s Charred Remains (@agonycrossbow). Sapphire has also been compiling multiple leaks and rumors regarding the Resident Evil franchise, so if you’re interested in that, it’s worth checking out their page for more information. Here’s their page if you’re interested.

https://x.com/agonycrossbow?s=21&t=mVRkhCS-CxRZx-VoD5zGiQ

The translated information from the stream is as follows:

• [ ] Says RE9 stars Leon AND Jill, not just Leon.
• [ ] Jill is apparently to Leon what Sheva is to Chris in RE5.
• [ ] Game is not fully open world, just has open world elements like RE Village and RE4 Remake.
• [ ] Game was initially designed as a co-op game, but after the positive reception to RE7 and RE Village being single player, Capcom may have cut the co-op aspect.
• [ ] When considering cutting the co-op, Capcom also considered cutting Jill as well to just focus on Leon and the single player. However, after reducing Jill’s role so much in RE5, they felt it was unfair to cut her again. Says he knows 100% that Jill is still in the game as a main character, he’s just not sure where she stands from a gameplay perspective.
• [ ] Mentioned that if it is still co-op, he’s not sure how Capcom is designing it. Says it could be like RE5 and RE6, or like RE0 (where you could freely switch between them), or may just end up being two separate campaigns for each character.
• [ ] Doesn’t know who the game’s supporting characters are, but suspects it’s most likely Barry for Jill and Ada for Leon.
• [ ] Says RE9 will not focus on Blue Umbrella, and likely not on the BSAA cliffhanger from the end of Village either. If the BSAA cliffhanger is addressed, it will only be a small part of the game.
• [ ] Game will be third person, but he suspects that first person will be added later to the game. (Similar to The Evil Within 2).
• [ ] Thinks the enemies are zombies, but they’ll be faster and likely more aggressive since the slow, lumbering zombies wouldn’t be a threat to Jill or Leon anymore.

He also provided some other interesting information regarding the franchise as a whole.

• [ ] He said that the only characters who are safe from death are Chris, Jill, Leon, and Claire. Anybody else (including Barry, Rebecca, and even Ada) could all be killed off if the story calls for it. He suspects that could be part of the reason why Barry might appear in RE9. Due to his age, his window of being used is limited, so it’s possible Capcom may want to give him one final appearance before closing off his story.
• [ ] RE5 Remake was in pre-production, but was ultimately shelved (not cancelled) until Capcom can figure out how to handle the racism controversy.
• [ ] Says that Capcom put out a call for a RE6 Remake, but nobody had any interest in the project, so it was cancelled and will likely never happen.
• [ ] Also mentioned that each team/director isn’t bound by the story or cliffhangers that came in the previous game. They can tell whatever story they want to and use the characters they want. This is why there are so many unresolved cliffhangers and characters that are introduced and never seen again.
• [ ] Also said that seeing these newly introduced characters (like Sheva or Helena, he mentioned) are unlikely to ever make an appearance again.
• [ ] He also says that he tries to be transparent with what he knows and doesn’t know in regard to leaking.

Here’s a link to the stream if anybody here is fluent in German and would be interested in watching it.



In addition, there’s also another streamer by the name of Bawkbasoup who also claims to have some knowledge of Resident Evil 9 as well, and is pretty adamant that Jill is the main character and that it is an open world game. He mentions this in nearly every stream he does for Resident Evil, and has been saying this for about a year now.

Here’s a link to the video of Bawkbasoup’s mentioning Jill is the main character of RE9 and of it being an open world game.

If that’s true what he said about a canceled wesker game that’s fucken awful. I always thought he should have his own game.

 

[nordique]

Fuck
Yes

So ready for more Leon

 

[SweetTooth]

Jill and Leon are my favorite characters!

 

[VeganElduderino]

Hopefully the setting is not in Asia! I'm not big on Asian settings..

 

[chokotoureiki]

The master of unlocking and the master of badassery.....hell yes.

 

[VolticArchangel]

If that’s true what he said about a canceled wesker game that’s fucken awful. I always thought he should have his own game.

4 month bump without new info