Resident Evil 9 Should Break 3 Major Franchise Traditions

Resident Evil has been enjoying years of success since what might be deemed the seminal survivor horror series’ “modern era,” which many point to having begun with 2017’s Resident Evil 7. After RE4 revolutionized the franchise in 2005 (and general game design in the process), Resident Evil seemed poised to continue conquering the horror world. However, a large portion of fans felt it stumbled with its next two entries, RE5 and RE6, which pivoted away from classic slow-burn horror and embraced the bombastic over-the-top action trend that gripped much of the gaming landscape at the time.