Resident Evil Village Has Many Optional Detours And An Open Environment You Can Get Lost Into Says Dev

Resident Evil Village is almost here. So far, the game has been described as a direct follow-up to Resident Evil 7 with heavy inspiration from Resident Evil 4, but it also features the most open environment in the survival horror franchise yet.

Speaking to IGN in a new interview, CAPCOM Game Director Morimasa Sato said:

Resident Evil Village is out on May 7th for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and Google Stadia (where everyone opting to pre-order the game will also get a free Stadia Premiere Edition with Chromecast Ultra and Stadia Controller). Meanwhile, though, everyone will get to play a limited-time demo of up to sixty minutes starting tomorrow at 1 AM BST. The Resident Evil Village demo will be available until May 10th at 1 AM BST, up from the original 24-hour window due to the community’s feedback.

The fact that Village has so many optional things to do makes it very different from previous installments in the series. I’d almost go as far as to say that we prepared too many detours, so if you want to experience everything, it’s really going to take you a long time.