Resident Evil 8 is one of the big horror titles launching for the next generation. Since its initial announcement, numerous Resident Evil fans have been eagerly awaiting additional news in terms of the upcoming game. A new trailer was shown off during the PlayStation 5 showcase and it’s just as unsettling and confusing as the previous trailer.
Sadly, the trailer does not feature anything by way of gameplay, but it does continue to tease bits and pieces of the story, not too dissimilar to the first trailer. While numerous enemies and monsters have been confirmed for the game already, this trailer seems to focus primarily on additional characters and story details.
The trailer opens from the perspective of Ethan Winters, the playable protagonist from the previous game. It shows Ethan being taken away by masked men on the orders of Chris Redfield, which may fall in line with the theory that Redfield may be one of the villains of this game.
As the trailer progresses, it shows a lot of the same sort of imagery featured in the previous trailer, but is accompanied by a rambling old woman. The bedtime story told in the previous trailer also makes an appearance, presumably told by Ethan’s wife Mia, and accompanied by a small animation that is dissimilar to anything else featured in any other promotional material for the game. The trailer finally ends on a close up of a man smoking, who mentions something about “window shopping.” This could be in reference to the merchant featured in Resident Evil 4.
This trailer has only led fans to ask more questions rather than receiving answers. It’s clear that Redfield is either kidnapping or arresting Ethan, but it’s unclear why Redfield is doing this. Not to mention specific details regarding the setting and location are left unaddressed. Although, presumably the game will have a lot more NPCs for Ethan to interact with; a stark contrast to Resident Evil 7, which had very little NPCs outside of the Baker family.
Much like the first Resident Evil 8 trailer shown back in June, this trailer does an incredibly good job of keeping key information hidden. With the game releasing later next year, it seems unlikely that any of the questions that arise from speculative fans will necessarily be answered until the game is properly released. For now, fans will just have to patiently await further news regarding the game’s development and release.
Resident Evil 8 is currently in development.
