Rumor: Resident Evil IX to be Last Numbered Entry in the Franchise - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 May 2021 / 2,239 Views
While Resident Evil Village might not officially have an 8 (or VIII) in its title, Capcom has made it clear it is the eighth mainline entry in the Resident Evil series. The logo does include the roman numeral for the number eight (VIII) as the subtitle Village when written in all caps looks like that roman numeral.
Resident Evil insider Dusk Golem via Twitter says that Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil Village, and Resident Evil IX will have a connected story, while things that were in Resident Evil 7 will make more sense after Resident Evil Village.
Dusk Golem says that Capcom will move past numbering games in the Resident Evil series after Resident Evil IX. This will be to tell more self-contained stories, rather than to plan out an overarching story over the course of several games.
Resident Evil Village will launch on May 7 for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
(2/2) RE7>RE8>RE9 have a connected, planned out story as all ended up in dev close together.
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) April 11, 2021
I also suspect this is why they want to move past numbered titles after RE9, to tell more self-contained stories rather than have to plan out stories ahead of time, but its cool here.
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You mean, Resident Evil IXtapalapa.
Marketing genius! Stop right before commercially desirable title of “Resident Evil X” :D
Not sure if that's sarcasm, but yeah, it's a smart marketing move.
It's not as though they're forever barring themselves from using Resident Evil X as a title. Right now the franchise is doing fairly well. So, you reserve the title commercially desirable title until the franchise needs a shot in the arm.
Why would they though.
Woohoo sounds like fun if they're making new seperate projects rather than follow the numbered storyline!
well if 9's going to be like 7-8, it'll be another one for me to pass on, and I guess a bad end for me with the franchise.
Still forever waiting on that Outbreak 1-2 remake...
