After Gaslighting Us All Year, Resident Evil Requiem Director Says He Didn't Lie About Leon

After Gaslighting Us All Year, Resident Evil Requiem Director Says He Didn't Lie About Leon

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During the recent Resident Evil Showcase, Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi joked that he never said Leon wasn't going to be in the game, despite months of gaslighting and dodging the question.

This week's Resident Evil Showcase wasn't exactly full to the brim with exciting news (unless you're desperate to spend two grand on a snazzy watch), but it did give us even more gameplay footage of Leon Kennedy. As a Resi 4 diehard, Leon already looks to be the highlight of Requiem, but the real treat was knowing that the saga of wondering whether he's in the game was finally, truly over.

If you've been following Resident Evil Requiem, you'll know that the biggest talking point surrounding it is whether Leon was going to be playable, since he was rumoured to be during the game's development. That saga lasted a long time, with Capcom claiming Grace was the only protagonist of the game, something that led many to call out the team for lying when he was finally revealed.

As pointed out by Twitter user dantmnation, the Resident Evil Showcase from earlier in the week opened up with a segment called "So... Leon Is Back?". This section saw Resident Evil...

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