Resident Evil 7 - NEW Gameplay Trailer
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard[a] is an upcoming survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is slated for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with the PlayStation 4 version including full PlayStation VR support. The game will be the eleventh entry into the main Resident Evil series, and the first main series installment to be played from a first-person perspective. It will be released worldwide in January 2017.
Resident Evil 7 was announced during Sony's presentation at E3 2016. Later that day, a gameplay teaser titled Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour was released to the PlayStation Store, which was meant to show the direction the development team had taken and is not a part of the final game.
The player controls the protagonist, Ethan, from a first-person perspective. Ethan will have access to weapons including pistols, shotguns, flamethrowers, explosives and chainsaws in the fight against enemies described as mutant creatures,[1] although, according to developers, players should not expect a "gun fest".[2] Other notable mechanics of previous Resident Evil games, including puzzle-solving, resource management and healing herbs have also been confirmed to be featured in the game.[2][3] Quick time events, on the other hand, will be entirely absent.[4] The PlayStation 4 version of the game is also playable from start to finish in VR using the PlayStation VR headset, but the core gameplay mechanics will remain identical between both modes.
The game is set after the events of Resident Evil 6, "in modern day" and is located in the Southern United States in a fictional city of Dulvey, Louisiana. It features a new protagonist named Ethan[6] who is a civilian that lacks much of the combat skills that most of the main characters of the previous Resident Evil titles displayed.[2] Ethan is on the search for his missing wife, which leads him to a derelict plantation mansion, home to the strange Baker family.[6][7]
Although connections to previous games in the series will be made, the game will feature an entirely new cast of characters.[5] The title of the game, which for the first time contains in it both the "Resident Evil" and "Biohazard" brand names of the series across all regions, is said to be a clue to what's behind the game's plot.
The game will support PlayStation 4 Pro's 4K resolution and high-dynamic-range imaging capabilities[18] and is slated to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North America and Europe on January 24, 2017 and in Japan on January 26.[19] For 12 months of its release, the virtual reality format will be exclusive to PlayStation VR.[20] In October 2016, Capcom launched a 10 part video series called The World of Resident Evil 7, teasing pieces of the game's contents such as characters and gameplay.
A playable demo called Lantern was made available for attendees at Gamescom 2016, as part of revealing the first Resident Evil 7 story trailer. It makes use of found footage and first-person narrative as it tells the story of a young woman by the name of Mia hiding from an agitated old lady holding a lantern. The old lady is Marguerite Baker, who was first mentioned in Beginning Hour.
Due to its first-person presentation, the game has drawn comparisons to Konami's canceled Silent Hills title and its P.T. demo. Capcom responded to this by pointing out that Resident Evil 7 was in development before the reveal of P.T.,[32] and dispelled any rumors about staff of P.T. having been hired to work on the game.[33]
Shacknews noted that Beginning Hour has several similarities to Sweet Home (1989), the Capcom horror game that inspired the original Resident Evil (1996). These similarities to Sweet Home include the plot of a film crew going to an abandoned house, a paranormal female presence in the house, and a tragic tale involving a family that once lived there. According to Shacknews, Resident Evil 7 "may be returning to even deeper roots than originally imagined".[34] Eurogamer found the element of survival horror in Lantern to be reminiscent of Alien: Isolation.[30]
Resident Evil 7 has been well received for the game's dissimilarity to its critically maligned predecessor Resident Evil 6, in particular the change from action-oriented combat and effects to an approach in horror more grounded in atmosphere.
Resident Evil 7 was announced during Sony's presentation at E3 2016. Later that day, a gameplay teaser titled Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour was released to the PlayStation Store, which was meant to show the direction the development team had taken and is not a part of the final game.
The player controls the protagonist, Ethan, from a first-person perspective. Ethan will have access to weapons including pistols, shotguns, flamethrowers, explosives and chainsaws in the fight against enemies described as mutant creatures,[1] although, according to developers, players should not expect a "gun fest".[2] Other notable mechanics of previous Resident Evil games, including puzzle-solving, resource management and healing herbs have also been confirmed to be featured in the game.[2][3] Quick time events, on the other hand, will be entirely absent.[4] The PlayStation 4 version of the game is also playable from start to finish in VR using the PlayStation VR headset, but the core gameplay mechanics will remain identical between both modes.
The game is set after the events of Resident Evil 6, "in modern day" and is located in the Southern United States in a fictional city of Dulvey, Louisiana. It features a new protagonist named Ethan[6] who is a civilian that lacks much of the combat skills that most of the main characters of the previous Resident Evil titles displayed.[2] Ethan is on the search for his missing wife, which leads him to a derelict plantation mansion, home to the strange Baker family.[6][7]
Although connections to previous games in the series will be made, the game will feature an entirely new cast of characters.[5] The title of the game, which for the first time contains in it both the "Resident Evil" and "Biohazard" brand names of the series across all regions, is said to be a clue to what's behind the game's plot.
The game will support PlayStation 4 Pro's 4K resolution and high-dynamic-range imaging capabilities[18] and is slated to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North America and Europe on January 24, 2017 and in Japan on January 26.[19] For 12 months of its release, the virtual reality format will be exclusive to PlayStation VR.[20] In October 2016, Capcom launched a 10 part video series called The World of Resident Evil 7, teasing pieces of the game's contents such as characters and gameplay.
A playable demo called Lantern was made available for attendees at Gamescom 2016, as part of revealing the first Resident Evil 7 story trailer. It makes use of found footage and first-person narrative as it tells the story of a young woman by the name of Mia hiding from an agitated old lady holding a lantern. The old lady is Marguerite Baker, who was first mentioned in Beginning Hour.
Due to its first-person presentation, the game has drawn comparisons to Konami's canceled Silent Hills title and its P.T. demo. Capcom responded to this by pointing out that Resident Evil 7 was in development before the reveal of P.T.,[32] and dispelled any rumors about staff of P.T. having been hired to work on the game.[33]
Shacknews noted that Beginning Hour has several similarities to Sweet Home (1989), the Capcom horror game that inspired the original Resident Evil (1996). These similarities to Sweet Home include the plot of a film crew going to an abandoned house, a paranormal female presence in the house, and a tragic tale involving a family that once lived there. According to Shacknews, Resident Evil 7 "may be returning to even deeper roots than originally imagined".[34] Eurogamer found the element of survival horror in Lantern to be reminiscent of Alien: Isolation.[30]
Resident Evil 7 has been well received for the game's dissimilarity to its critically maligned predecessor Resident Evil 6, in particular the change from action-oriented combat and effects to an approach in horror more grounded in atmosphere.