Resident Evil Village full map just revealed — here's your first look

Resident Evil Hamlet total map just revealed — here'south your first wait

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Resident Evil Village isn't only a catchy title for a game; it's likewise a description of where the game will accept identify. We recently got our starting time look at the titular boondocks, and it seems rife with potential for atmospheric horror. While the Village isn't a real place, it takes inspiration from real towns in Northern Europe, and all the history they contain.

We got our kickoff look at the Village map courtesy of IGN, which posted some new screenshots from the game, forth with some thoughts from the game's director, Morimasa Sato. While in that location's no guarantee that the Hamlet map covers every unmarried location in the game, it should give prospective players a good idea of what to look from the latest Resident Evil entry.

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The map itself is a sepia-toned, hand-drawn affair, presented in a golden frame on acme of a cluttered wooden desk-bound. There are 12 named locations, four of which accept bigger, bolder titles than the rest. This suggests that they might exist more than central to the game's story, whereas other locations might be shorter or optional areas.

The "prime" locations include House Beneviento, Heisenberg's Manufactory, Castle Dimitrescu and Moureau'due south Reservoir. In terms of Resident Evil locations, these seem similar pretty standard fare: a mansion, a factory, a castle and a lake. IGN drew comparisons with like locations in Resident Evil IV, which likewise took place in a remote European village.

Some of the smaller locations include a windmill, a stronghold, a series of houses, a bridge, and an intriguing "anniversary site." (We imagine the anniversary in question will be something bloodcurdling, based on every unmarried Resident Evil game in the by.) There are probably smaller transitional areas between these locations likewise, although nosotros'll have to wait to play the full game earlier we see exactly how the whole Village fits together.

While the map doesn't communicate the weather, Sato pointed out that snow will play a pivotal role in how players traverse the Hamlet.

"Nosotros went to Europe for inquiry during spring one year, just due to an unseasonable common cold snap, the scenery was covered in snow," Sato said. "This inspired us to implement snowscapes into our game. Nosotros apply snow not simply for visual presentation, but every bit gameplay elements as well."

Equally such, expect some outdoor areas to accept a distinctively wintry feeling. The "gameplay elements" Sato mentioned could exist anything from impeded movement, to blocked-off areas, to special equipment that helps you navigate improve.

In any case, Resident Evil Hamlet fans now know that the game will, indeed, take place in a Northern European village. And if horror tropes over the last 200 years have taught us annihilation, it's that remote Northern European villages are the perfect place to set a scary story.

Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a scientific discipline writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and applied science. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.