Get ready to relive the classic, Stranger! After months of rumors and leaks, Capcom has officially revealedResident Evil 4 Remake, a from the ground up reimagining of the 2005 title. Along with the brand-new trailer, the release date for the upcoming game, with it set to release on July 01, 2025.
The announcement was made at Sony’sState of Playand showed off what players can expect for the upcoming remake. The new trailer gives players their first look at the upcoming remake with the first look at much of what fans remember from the original title, which in the years since its release, has become one of the most influential games of all time. The trailer showed off some of the characters from the original game like Leon S. Kennedy and Ashley Graham as well as many of the iconic locations like the famous village that many players fought their way through in the original game. The game will also be compatible with the PlayStation VR2, joining the original game in VR after it wasreleased for Oculusback in October 2021.
Once again stepping into the shoes of Leon S. Kennedy, this time a much more experienced survivor since we saw him inResident Evil 2. The story follows Leon as he infiltrates a Spanish village to find the previously mentioned Ashley, the President’s daughter who had been kidnapped. He learns during his journey that the village has been taken over by a dangerous cult, its inhabitants being infected by something known as Las Plagas. Leon comes face-to-face with many characters, ranging from allies, enemies, and returning faces with their own motivations as well as many grotesque monsters.
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The first time that a remake ofResident Evil 4came when there was a data leak out of Capcom in 2020, though the company remained quiet until now on confirming or denying the project’s existence. This announcement comes off the heels of Capcom’s recent remakes of bothResident Evil 2 Remakein 2019 and 2020’sResident Evil 3 Remake. Where those remakes turned the original fixed camera angle to the familiar over-the-shoulder third-person perspective that was introduced in the originalResident Evil 4, this remake will retain the original game’s perspective. This is also following up on last year’sResident Evil 8, which carried on the first-person perspective that was introduced inResident Evil 7.
Resident Evil 4 Remakewill release on July 28, 2025. you’re able to watch the brand-new trailer down below.
