While Resident Evil Requiem lets you freely choose between a third-person and first-person perspective when playing as Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft, the default settings have Leon’s sections in third person and Grace’s in first person. In a post-launch interview with Denfaminicogamer, director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazawa reveal that the majority of players didn’t deviate from the preset perspectives.
According to Nakanishi, figures dated one month after Requiem’s release reveal that around 90% of players chose to play in third person for their first playthrough of Leon’s action-oriented sections. Grace’s horror-focused sections were more divided, with 60% sticking with the default first-person settings and 40% switching to third person.
It was also discovered that perspective preferences differed depending on the region and platform of the game. Players in Japan and the rest of Asia, for instance, are more likely to play the game in third person. Similarly, PC players are more liable to play in first person.
While still incomplete, the current results are similar to data collected during Resident Evil Requiem’s show floor demo. Based on the demos, the developers discovered that player POV preferences might have to do with their gaming history, with Western players growing up on FPS games like Doom and Asian (specifically Japanese) players being raised on third-person RPGs like Dragon Quest. While this does not apply to everyone, it is certainly an important factor to consider when it comes to the Resident Evil franchise.
Resident Evil Requiem is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (Steam).
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