Leon Kennedy being a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem was one of gaming's worst-kept secrets. However, given that he is about fifty years old in Requiem, there were fears that this would be his last game, retiring him from future action.
Now, a few months on from Requiem's launch, it doesn't seem like Capcom has any plans to let Leon sit out future games, at least not on account of his age. Speaking with Eurogamer, game director Koshi Nakanishi says that there aren't any plans to replace Leon with a younger face, and even brings up the possibility of him appearing in games when he's in his 70s.
"It's not a cast-iron rule that whenever we come up with a new game, and we decide to release it here, that we have to exactly age everyone up to match it or anything like that," Nakanishi says to Eurogamer. He adds that they don't have plans to replace the ageing characters with younger ones: "We don't really think of it in those terms."
Touching on Leon specifically, it definitely seems like he's got some more fight in him. "I mean, I think Leon is really appealing in...
