Resident Evil Re:Versewas meant to be a title that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the long running horror franchise. With a delay to 2022 though, it looks likeRe:Versewill be celebratingResident Evil’s 26th Anniversary.
Re:Versewas announced this past January, and was supposed to launch alongsideResident Evil: Villagein May. The game pits players in four to six-person matches, where they control iconic series characters. Players start as humans like Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and Chris Redfield, and upon death, transform into some of the franchise’s most horrifying bioweapons, like Nemesis and the Molded. The game is meant to be acelebration ofResident Evil’s history, so it is expected to be brimming with references.
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Capcom announced via the officialResident EvilTwitter account thatRe:Verseis being delayed to 2022. The game’s launch has been pushed back so that the development team can create a “smooth gameplay experience.” In a follow-up tweet, Capcom encourages fans to keep track of their vouchers and download codes for whenRe:Verseeventually launches. It may not be a surprise thatRe:Versewas delayed though, considering its rough beta cycle.
When theRe:Verseopen beta began prior toVillage’s release, it became quickly clear the undesirable state that the game was in.Capcom had to suspend the betajust a few hours in because players were having significant trouble matchmaking. This is obviously why developers put their games through open beta tests, to expose troublesome problems, but it is nonetheless discouraging that the game was not at least in a playable state when it needed to be. Hopefully with the extended development time, Capcom can truly iron out the kinks and polishRe:Verseto be the fun, nostalgia trip that the series deserves.
TheResident Evilfranchise has made many attempts in branching into the multiplayer sphere beforeRe:Verse. There were more focused attempts like inResident Evil 5and6which allowed players to play through the games' campaigns cooperatively. Other attempts have been a bit messier, like the lazyUmbrella Corps. online third person shooter, and last year’sResistance, a 4 vs. 1 shooter where human players fight against a player controlled monster. Most recently,Resident Evilcrossed over withDead By Daylight, bringing Leon, Jill and the iconic Nemesis into the terrifying multiplayer game.
Resident Evil Re:Verseis currently set to release in 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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