When Resident Evil Requiem launched to critical success and became the best-selling entry in the franchise, director Koshi Nakanishi revealed that work would continue and that it would receive expansion DLC in the future.
Now, thanks to an interview with Requiem author Haris Orkin, we have a vague idea of what it might be about. Part of it, at least. Just be aware that the following information will contain spoilers for Requiem’s main campaign, so if you haven’t played it yet and want to remain spoiler-free, get out of here.
Speaking to NERDing Distance at Meadowlark Comic Con, Orkin revealed that the DLC will further explore Oswell E. Spencer’s story arc.
“We have an arc for Spencer in Requiem, you understand it better. And then the DLC, you understand it even more. I probably shouldn’t say that, but yeah.”
Spencer has a long history with Resident Evil, as the founder and CEO of Umbrella, which he used as a front to experiment with the Progenitor virus.
Requiem threw a wrench in the works by revealing that protagonist Grace Ashcroft is Spencer’s adopted daughter. Not only that, but it is revealed that the game’s virus, Elpis, is actually an antivirus designed to eliminate all strains of bioweapons, including the T-Virus and the G-Virus. Spencer supposedly created it to atone for his past sins.
Many people have taken issue with Spencer’s portrayal in Requiem given his earlier desire to remake the world according to his vision and gain immortality. Indeed, this directly flies in the face of some pretty important scenes featured in Resident Evil 5. Some, however, believe there’s more to the story, and it looks like that’s what the upcoming DLC will address.
There’s no word on when it will launch, but we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we know more.
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