Leon Kennedy is a veteran of the zombie apocalypse, and carried out by a veteran too. Nick Apostolides returns to the function after voicing Leon within the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4, in addition to the animated sequence Infinite Darkness. Grace Ashcroft is the alternative—Resident Evil Requiem could be very a lot her first rodeo, and like Ethan in RE7, her first-person segments are a return to the determined survival horror the sequence was as soon as identified for.
Grace is performed by Angela Sant’Albano, who isn’t solely new to the sequence however to horror video games generally. “I watched a ton of gameplay,” Sant’Albano instructed PCGamesN, “as a result of [Capcom] referred so much to the truth that they wished to return to the horror Resident Evil video games. It was my first expertise with horror, so I actually wished to be sure that I used to be capturing that and leaning into that sluggish, creeping tone that you really want to attain.”
A technique of reaching that whereas in a mocap studio, carrying these dorky seize fits and helmets, was identical to the best way we play horror video games: at nighttime. “We might flip off all the sunshine [in] the studio,” Sant’Albano stated, “and we’d solely function by flashlight or digicam gentle on our head—I believe [Capcom was] superb at making an attempt to make the scenario really feel as near what it was with out, you understand, having a real-life zombie working at you.”
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Whereas Sant’Albano watched numerous Resident Evil gameplay to get caught up, she began enjoying the video games as effectively, getting hooked on fan-favorite RE4 specifically. “I bear in mind trying up and pondering, ‘I have been enjoying for 3 and a half hours. The place did the time go?'” she stated. “Terrifying—nevertheless it’s so immersive, and it is essentially the most superb distraction, as a result of you need to be so extremely targeted that point simply flies, which I believe is nice, but in addition,” she laughed, “a little bit of a time suck.”
