Resident Evil Requiem is the best of both terrifying worlds

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Resident Evil Requiem blends first-person horror with action elements from Resident Evil 4, featuring two playable characters including Leon S. Kennedy, creating a unique hybrid experience.

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A screenshot from Resident Evil Requiem.

Resident Evil has always been a strange creature: Like many of its most notable monsters, it has shifted and evolved into various forms. From its blocky days of tank-controlled Z-list actors to first-person fright fests, the franchise's identity is not so much tied to genre as theme: zombies, viruses, very ugly monsters. Now, with Requiem, we have its first proper chimera, mixing the first-person horror of the latest installments with the fan-favorite action of Resident Evil 4.

Along with this are two playable characters that embody these two very different styles, with beloved Leon S. Kennedy returning as a middle-aged action hero alongsid …

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