(not properly rating it because i didnt play most of it myself, so i cant fully judge the gameplay aspect until i do, but spiritually this is a 5star for me lol)

after watching the game 2/3 times on my own i finally played this with my bf and we binged it in a day and a half! i have to say that character wise this is one of my favorite residents up to date. i loved grace so much, she felt so close and so human and the contrast between an inexperienced young office worker vs a seasoned field agent was so chefs kiss. i like having characters that move away from usual resident evil protagonists, it really puts into perspective the horrors these people go through when its just a normal person experiencing it. the attention to detail was lovely aswell, grace cursing withe every weird shit she saw, the shaky hands that slowly become steadier, the difference in the recoil of the guns. i also have to say that i quite liked the contrast between grace's survival and leon's action, its a huge whiplash at times but i enjoyed how it kept me at the edge of my seat.

even though it did not feel like a massive expansion of the lore like other games did, it still contributes and adds to it in a meaningful way while leaving a door open to continue the story (i wish it had been more, yes, and i was a bit dissapointed about that, but the RE universe is obscenely big and not that well written and i find it hard to think of satisfying ways to keep the story moving forward beyond "new virus just dropped" so im not super mad). it also adds interest to older characters like spencer which im super happy about. i liked all of the winks to characters that dont come up (rebecca, jill, wesker, ada) and honestly i personally didnt feel like it was entirely driven by nostalgia. character design was peak imo, the girl and gideon are absolutely gorgeous.

some parts felt pretty underwhelming, i will admit. like the helicopter part (very short and felt a bit inconsequential, i feel like there was a different way to show what they wanted to show) or the fight with the new mr. x (it felt very very short and not as scary as in RE2, it can be argued that its because leon is no longer a rookie and yes that makes sense, it would be weird if he was terrified and suddenly really bad at handling a tyrant, but i feel like the enviroment heavily affected it with the final fight being an open area in broad daylight after not that much stalking and following). zeno as a character was also a bit whatever, i guess that is partially the point of him, that he is just a poor imitation of wesker, but i wish we had gotten more time to see him getting hyped up only to show that he is a failure and a nobody. similarly with gideon, theres a lot of potential to him as a villain and a lot of lore to explore, but he was better utilized in this game (wished we had seen way more </3 )

finally, i adore the campy-ness, the over the top scenes, the dramatism and all the unnecesary shit they add solely because its cool (resident evil vendetta motorbike scene reference i see you and i love you), it would not be a RE game without them.

capcom please bring my girl grace back for future games dont lock her in the basement :(

An absolute early 2026 banger and holy cow is this indeed a love letter to RE fans across all generations, especially those like myself who grew up with the original games. Definitely don't want to spoil anything and I'm sure most fans who've watched several review videos heard the same comments from those folks.

On that note, I'm quite a ways in now and just spent HOURS exploring everything I could in a certain place :)

The only real fuss I'm having is with how low the character's voices are, whether it's on my TV sound or Home Theater sound. Leon's voice in particular is so low I have to lower the dang sound effects just to hear him better. Not a fan of that. Not sure how it would sound on my newest dolby atmos soundbar system in the living room, but on my Klipsch 5.1 system AND LG CX sound it's like that. Not a huge deal, but quite annoying if this is a flaw with the game's sound design, because I LOVE horror atmospheric effects, and having to lower those down just to hear the character's sounds more is bad juju. Maybe it's just me.

Keep the scares coming so I can verbally yell while my window is open and my close neighbors can hear :)

This is the RE we needed next!! I'm looking forward to RE1 remake as well!! But please please please do Code Veronica next, and not RE5.

A little surprised to say I really loved this game. I had mild expectations going in after being extremely lukewarm on RE8, having me a little bit concerned how future main entries would turn out. Thankfully, I was rather pleased with the entire experience. The beginning admittedly was a little rough with being switched perspectives maybe a little too often. Grace's section in the care center, however, was really fun and did in my opinion a phenomenal take on horror survival. Grace is completely and utterly out of her league and everything about the way she plays and reacts to things fit that perfectly, but not to the point of it being so egregious and annoying like Ethan's campaigns were, especially in RE8. Leon's sections, though a bit too short for my liking, were also really fun. Also I just really like Leon and parrying so I don't think it's possible for me to not be biased.

As far as story goes, the one thing I did appreciate from RE8 was how ridiculous and silly it was. In a good way. Requiem tones it down by a lot and approaches the story more seriously, which is perfectly fine. That said, alot of it felt like it was... wrapping things up? Or maybe setting things up? I'm not sure how to describe it, but it certainly felt like not exactly much happened. Not that it was bad, I still quite liked it.This was honestly quite literally just Grace's absolute worst day of her life so far. Or maybe second worst.

Few more things I want to add, though they are spoilers.

• Was neat to see Sherry come back. Now they just gotta bring back Jake haha...
• Kinda really messed up they gave me control of Leon to kill Emily as if the whole thing with Kendo in RE2 remake wasn't bad enough
• I went full soyjak point when Hunk appeared. Can't believe they actually did that.
• I love title screen changes. It really made me smile, it would have been far too cruel otherwise.

As of now, I am keeping up with the Last Puzzle that has people online stumped, though I don't think it'll take too long to solve. Though I do wonder what exactly it means and how much it matters for the series as a whole. Or if it's just a fun little ARG capcom wanted to do. Really looking forward to more RE going forward but I do wonder where we're going from here. Most likely a Chris game. Though we kept saying that since RE7's ending and well... You think they'll ever give us a Leon/Chris coop game? I don't think the RE universe will allows these two to ever be together in the same place at the same time. That said, I do wonder how long we can keep going with Leon and/or Chris as central figures to the series.

Done with my first playthrough of the game. Uneven game, but I really liked it. I liked it a lot more than Village so that is something. Do I think my opinion on Requiem will wane more over time like Village? Less likely. Though Requiem does suffer from Village's trappings here and there like linear level design in some spots and there's more scripted stealthing around than House Beneviento (albiet with a bit more agency). First half has a good amount of survival horror, but the problem is that there is also a good amount of scripted segments. Grace is still a really great character with an amazing performance and it's satisfying to see her growth.

Leon takes almost the entirety of the 2nd half and it is wild and all over the place. Maybe Zeno/Wesker clone is inferior to his original. A major problem I have with Village's inventory management is how much ordnances and health items can stack upon each other and it's done better here in Requiem, but there are still problems. Medical injectors stack, grenades stack. You get a few key items as Leon in the later half and they are a part of your attaché case. One is only one square while the other gets combined right after you pick up each part. The stacking was something that was remedied in RE4 Remake and something that OG RE4 did back in 2005. In Requiem, I never thought of managing my space at all as Leon compared to both RE4's. Better action RE level design than Village, but not near both RE4 games. Maybe if you want more resource management as Leon, do not upgrade the attaché case.

One thing I have to ask though is how many times are we going to have a game that is a celebration of the series? Village was a horror of the area kind of game embracing all kinds of Resident Evil. And now Requiem has 2 protagonists: one survival horror(RE 0-3), and one action horror (RE 4-6). For the next numerical game, I really hope it's not an anniversary game celebrating everything Resident Evil again.

Arriving at the RPD was a nice shot of fanservice, but I'm surprised that there is very little combat. I think I only killed 1 zombie there.

Also no mention of Claire when Leon goes to the orphanage or when he talks wirh Sherry about September 30th, 1998?

No Jake Wesker? Worst Resident Evil game of all time. SMH my head.