Capcom has shared that Resident Evil Village will receive a number of major updates this year, including downloadable content (DLC) that continues the story, third-person mode, and more playable characters in Mercenaries mode.
The news was announced during the Capcom Showcase last night (June 13) and the company has shared more information in this blog post.
The Winters expansion for Resident Evil Village, which will launch on October 28, will include three major updates.
The biggest of these is Shadows Of Rose, an upcoming expansion that will take place 16 years after the history of Resident Evil Village. Shadows Of Rose will follow Rose Winters as she tries to get rid of her supernatural powers, exploring the consciousness of the Village Megamicet to do so.
“Presented entirely in the third person, Rose’s special skills will be needed to survive, even when she seeks to eradicate them,” mocks Capcom.
Speaking of third-person, The Winters Expansion will also add an optional third-person mode to the main Resident Evil Village campaign. While the latest Resident Evil titles have been in the first person, the older Resident Evil titles have stuck to the third person, which means that the next update will allow players to experience Village from an older perspective.
Finally, The Winters Expansion will also bring an update to Village Mercenaries mode, in the form of “new scenarios, new characters, and other enhancements.” Capcom has already detailed three of the upcoming characters: Chris Redfield, Heisenberg and Lady Dimitrescu will be able to play with “unique skills” when the update is released.
Earlier this month a PSVR2 version of Resident Evil Village was announced, which Capcom shares will be detailed in more detail “at a later date”.
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