“There really isn’t an official abbreviation, but we’d be happy if you remembered Village.”
Despite notably containing the Roman number eight in its logo, Capcom now makes it clear that its latest long-term installment Demonic resident franchise is not really called Resident Evil 8 absolutely.
In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu (translated via Kotaku), Capcom producers Tsuyoshi Kanda and Peter Fabiano were asked why the eighth installment in the series’ main line is giving up their number in the title. of the game and instead it’s just known as Resident Evil Village. The answer, at least based on what was said, doesn’t seem to make much sense right now.
“You could call the real Village another character in the game, and we did it because we’d like players to understand that,” Capcom representatives explained. When asked if “RE8” Or simply “Village“It would be a proper abbreviation for the game,” he said to himself, “There really isn’t an official abbreviation, but we’d be happy if you remembered Village. “
Again, considering that there is a big fat “VIII” that figures prominently in the middle of the logo to Resident Evil VillageIt’s kind of weird to see Capcom actually give up putting the number on the title. The previous installment in the series, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard it obviously contained a number in its title. Considering Village is the direct sequel to RE7, you would think that call the follow-up RE8 It would be logical.
Of course, none of this is a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it’s kind of weird. While the inclusion or lack of a formal number in the game title is not going to make or break Resident Evil Village From a quality standpoint, you would think it would be better only for marketing and continuity purposes if it were included there. Furthermore, I have never helped create and sell a video game, so what the hell do I know?
Resident Evil Village It is slated to launch next year on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the game looks pretty damn. More information on this should come later this summer.
