Resident Evil Village gross sales have topped 8 million all over the world, developer and writer Capcom has revealed. Because the recreation is the eighth mainline installment within the Resident Evil collection, that quantity is especially applicable, and it is also fairly spectacular, so Capcom ought to be doubly happy.
In a tweet on the official Resident Evil Twitter account, Capcom thanks Resident Evil followers for his or her “bravery, tenacity, and talent to outrun tall girls”, a reference to the sport’s breakout character Woman Dimitrescu. Certainly, the tweet can also be accompanied by a GIF of the girl herself extending her claws and looking out significantly happy along with her catch, which is, after all, you.
In fact, Resident Evil Village is not the one sturdy performer in terms of franchise gross sales. The latest Resident Evil 4 remake topped 4 million gross sales inside simply a few weeks, and the VR model of the unique recreation rapidly turned the fastest-selling Meta Quest 2 title shortly after its launch as effectively.
Resident Evil Village was initially launched in Could 2021. It is the eighth major installment of the Resident Evil collection, and it is also a direct sequel to Resident Evil 7, as soon as once more following Ethan Winters as he delves right into a horrifying nightmare to guard his household. This time, although, he is searching for his daughter, who has been taken by the village’s residents for nefarious functions.
Village takes inspiration from the aforementioned Resident Evil 4 in lots of regards; it is received that recreation’s attache case-style stock system, in addition to extra clever enemies who will try to flank you or use different extra superior ways. It is also received a service provider who’ll promote you new weapons and upgrades, in addition to typewriters for saving, a Resident Evil staple (which was absent in Resident Evil 7).
You possibly can play Resident Evil Village proper now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, in addition to on Nintendo Change in cloud kind (and on PlayStation VR2 if you happen to actually need to terrify your self). You may as well check out our guides for the sport under if you happen to’re caught on a selected puzzle or want some assist getting began.