Leon Kennedy is a veteran of the zombie apocalypse, and carried out by a veteran too. Nick Apostolides returns to the position 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 may 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 recognized for.
Grace is performed by Angela Sant’Albano, who is just not solely new to the sequence however to horror video games typically. “I watched a ton of gameplay,” Sant’Albano informed PCGamesN, “as a result of [Capcom] referred loads 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 guarantee that I used to be capturing that and leaning into that sluggish, creeping tone that you really want to attain.”
A method of attaining that whereas in a mocap studio, sporting these dorky seize fits and helmets, was similar to the way in which we play horror video games: in the dead of night. “We might flip off all the sunshine [in] the studio,” Sant’Albano stated, “and we might solely function by flashlight or digital camera gentle on our head—I believe [Capcom was] excellent at making an attempt to make the state of affairs really feel as near what it was with out, you already know, having a real-life zombie operating at you.”
Whereas Sant’Albano watched lots of Resident Evil gameplay to get caught up, she began taking part in the video games as nicely, getting hooked on fan-favorite RE4 specifically. “I bear in mind trying up and pondering, ‘I have been taking part in for 3 and a half hours. The place did the time go?'” she stated. “Terrifying—however it’s so immersive, and it is probably the most superb distraction, as a result of it’s important 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.”
