Starting off;
- He recommends playing Grace in first person and Leon in third person, though both can be played in either, Leon’s action gameplay and Grace’s horror gameplay complement these specific perspectives more.
- Reiterates again this story is based on Leon and Grace only, and their connection to Raccoon City.
- Kumazawa’s “dream spin off” is a prequel to Requiem explaining how the story and Raccoon City have come to how it is now, but can’t delve deeper into this yet as the story has not been fully revealed.
- “Requiem” for Grace means her delving into her past and reconciling with it, for Raccoon City it’s a requiem for the people who died, Leon’s meaning to “requiem” is being kept secret for now but Kumazawa says fans will understand once they play the game.
- Kumazawa reiterates that Leon and Grace have “exactly” half and half playtime.
- Kumazawa worried combining action and horror would be “strange” but has put a lot of thought into crafting this right, he says now playing the game the transition is more “seamless” than he expected.
- Grace and Leon’s stories are “not independent”, they meet and part ways numerous times throughout the story, Kumazawa says it’s “unlikely” in response to if they’ll move together like Leon and Ashley in RE4.
- Kumazawa says Grace’s appeal is watching her grow throughout the game, overcoming her fears and becoming less of a coward.
- Action and Horror were combined as a way to “heighten” the horror, having to go from playing as Leon to playing as a defenseless protagonist, Kumazawa reiterates Nakanishis quote about going into a cold bath after a sauna.
- Graces gameplay is exactly like RE2R, “the fun lies in how to survive with limited supplies and ammunition”
- The magnum revolver on the Deluxe steelbook that we see Leon and Grace wielding at different points has a special story that will be revealed later or in the game.
- Horror level for the game entirely is “about the same as RE2”
- Game is structured well for newcomers, all you have to know is that Leon was involved with the Raccoon City incident, but he says veterans will enjoy it “200% more”
- He says if players want to play games that tie into Requiem before release, he recommends RE2R and RE3R, as they show the protagonist Leon’s connection to Raccoon City as well as teaching players more about the Raccoon City incident.
- Requiem is obviously not the final entry, they have more entries planned to “please fans”