One of the biggest announcements at the PS5 reveal event was undoubtedlyResident Evil 8, a next-generation survival-horror game that’s due for release next year. Since the initialResident Evil 8trailer, more information about the game has come to light, including an inventory screen that actually reveals quite a few details about the game.
TheResident Evil 8inventory screen confirms a few interesting details about the game. For one, players will have access to a LEMI handgun, likely to be their first gun in the game. The handgun itself has two slots in the bottom lefthand corner, indicating that players will likely be able to upgrade or enhance it in some way.Resident Evil 8players will also get a knife early on, and they will be able to heal using medicine bottles.
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TheResident Evil 8inventory screen imagealso shows that players will have to manage their inventory like in classicREgames, as they will have limited space to work with. They will also be able to switch between weapons quickly using the d-pad, and the game will have some kind of currency system as well. The upper right-hand corner shows thatRE8protagonist Ethan Winters has 100 Lei, which appears to be a coin of some sort.
Resident Evil 8takes place in a remote mountain village, so perhaps players will be able to use Lei coins to make purchases there. Maybe there is someone that is the equivalent to theResident Evil 4merchantthat players will be able to interact with, or maybe the Lei coins are used at upgrade benches. All of this is just speculation, though, as Capcom still has yet to reveal some of the more specific details aboutResident Evil 8and what it will entail gameplay-wise.
So far, the reception toResident Evil 8has been largely positive. WhileResident Evil 8is a departure from series norms, trading the typical horrors of zombies and bio-weapons foroccult terror, witches, and werewolves, the game still has that distinctREflavor. It looks like the natural next step afterResident Evil 7, and many fans will be hoping that it lives up to the high bar set by that game.
Whether or not it does remains to be seen, but fans hopefully don’t have to wait too much longer to find out. According to a reputable leaker, theResident Evil 8release dateis currently planned for some point in January 2021, though it could slip to February or March. Survival-horror fans will just have to wait to learn more.
Resident Evil 8will launch in 2021 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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