Resident Evil Village producers explain why it is and isn't Resident Evil 8

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Resident Evil 8 is actually called 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil Village, even though the number 8 is in the logo, and yes, Capcom knows that's confusing.

The unusual naming decision was explained, sort of, in a new Famitsu in🅰terview translated by : "You could call the actual Village another character in the game, and we did that because we would like players to understand that," the game's producers Tsuyoshi Kanda and Peter Fabiano explained.

shared after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the game's debut, in whi😼ch Kanda took charge on the whole "is it 8 or not" question.

"Well, it's still the e꧒ighth in the series, and we're treating it as such," Kanda said. "You can even see the roman numeral 8 in the game logo, so it's Resident Evil 8 - just not in name."

So Capcom definitely wants you to think of Resident Evil Village as Resident Evil 8, or at least the eighth Resident Evil, but it doesn't want to call it that. OK. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was a cute way to tie together the English and Japanese names for the series, but why Village now? Kanda said the misty, mysterious setting is much more than just a locℱation: "It plays such a crucial role as the backdrop and setting of the game that we co👍nsider it very much its own character as well."

The developers teased in that𒁃 special message that they'll have more to show towards the end of summer, so we'll keep our eyes open until then.

Find even more titles to look forward to in our guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming PS5 games.

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