{"id":22131,"date":"2026-02-26T14:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/resident-evil-requiem-review-theres-plenty-of-life-in-the-undead-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:37:35","slug":"resident-evil-requiem-review-theres-plenty-of-life-in-the-undead-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/resident-evil-requiem-review-theres-plenty-of-life-in-the-undead-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Requiem review – there\u2019s plenty of life in the undead yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fear, fights and feverish fanservice collide in this celebration of Resident Evil\u2019s recent and retro legacy
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2; Capcom<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s often an undercurrent of existential fatigue in games that look back at their legacy. Dark Souls III\u2019s dying kingdom, Metal Gear Solid 4\u2019s decrepit Snake. So when Capcom showed us an ageing Leon Kennedy entering the ruins of the police station that marked the start of his journey from rookie cop to hardened veteran, it felt tinged with ennui as much as nostalgia. That self-reflective swansong for this 30-year series may still happen one day, but Requiem isn\u2019t it. Even at its dourest and most pensive, this is less a song for the dead, more a knees-up in honour of the rocket launchers and typewriters that came before. Leon may be getting on a bit, but this is Capcom as energised, devious and goofy as ever.<\/p>\n

Leon\u2019s old scars will have to wait, anyway. Requiem\u2019s new blood is FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft. Equal parts tenacious and nervous, she\u2019s a fitting lens on the horror portion of Requiem\u2019s split focus between disempowered terror and cathartic action. The story opens with Grace \u2013 more acquainted with desk work than field ops \u2013 tasked to go over a crime scene at a gutted hotel. She knows the place well, since it holds some horrific memories for her. Still, she heads off with little more than a flashlight and a pistol you\u2019ll never find quite enough ammunition for to feel safe.<\/p>\n

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\nFear, fights and feverish fanservice collide in this celebration of Resident Evil\u2019s recent and retro legacyPC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2; Capcom
\nThere\u2019s often an undercurrent of existential fatigue in games that look back at their legacy. Dark Souls III\u2019s dying kingdom, Metal Gear Solid 4\u2019s decrepit Snake. So when Capcom showed us an ageing Leon Kennedy entering the ruins of the police station that marked the start of his journey from rookie cop to hardened veteran, it felt tinged with ennui as much as nostalgia. That self-reflective swansong for this 30-year series may still happen one day, but Requiem isn\u2019t it. Even at its dourest and most pensive, this is less a song for the dead, more a knees-up in honour of the rocket launchers and typewriters that came before. Leon may be getting on a bit, but this is Capcom as energised, devious and goofy as ever.
\nLeon\u2019s old scars will have to wait, anyway. Requiem\u2019s new blood is FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft. Equal parts tenacious and nervous, she\u2019s a fitting lens on the horror portion of Requiem\u2019s split focus between disempowered terror and cathartic action. The story opens with Grace \u2013 more acquainted with desk work than field ops \u2013 tasked to go over a crime scene at a gutted hotel. She knows the place well, since it holds some horrific memories for her. Still, she heads off with little more than a flashlight and a pistol you\u2019ll never find quite enough ammunition for to feel safe. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fear, fights and feverish fanservice collide in this celebration of Resident Evil\u2019s recent and retro legacyPC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2; Capcom There\u2019s often an undercurrent of existential fatigue in games that look back at their legacy. Dark Souls III\u2019s dying kingdom, Metal Gear Solid 4\u2019s decrepit Snake. So when Capcom showed us an …<\/p>\n

Resident Evil Requiem review – there\u2019s plenty of life in the undead yet<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22131"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}