Spoilers for Requiem follow.
You know you've messed up when after the credits roll, the game asks if you want to try again. That's exactly what happens in Resident Evil Requiem if you choose to destroy Elpis, which is hardly surprising considering that Zeno whips out his big flashy pistol and puts one between Leon Kennedy's eyes — there's no way Capcom is killing off their star rookie. We'll be roundhouse kicking the infected as a 70-year-old Leon all the way through to Resident Evil 16, just wait.
Yet, according to the official Capcom stats, 56 percent of players destroyed Elpis on their first playthrough, whereas just 44 percent released it and cured Leon. I'm assuming most of us chose to go back and rectify that mistake, otherwise you don't get to fight Victor Gideon in his Nemesis form, or see the actual ending where Chris Redfield's team swoops in to save the day. What a disappointing way to cap off your first Requiem run.
Yes, I chose the bad ending too — I was curious!
So, most of us messed up on our first try. Let's move on from that embarrassing statistic — there's plenty more to dig into...
