The next Resident Evil game is likely a few years away at this point, but there is a good chance that a future entry could take place in Japan. Although the Resident Evil franchise has mostly revolved around stories based in America, the series has ventured to other locales, but it has yet to visit Capcom's home country.
Resident Evil has now been going strong for 30 years, and in that time, the franchise has looked beyond the outbreak of Raccoon City and has explored other places like Louisiana in RE7, rural Spain in RE4, and Eastern Europe in RE Village. Every Resident Evil game has used its location as a terrifying backdrop to help tie each story together, and Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa claims that the franchise could be eyeing Japan for a future setting.
Capcom's Resident Evil is the definitive horror franchise, but the games are not equally scary. RE7, Village, RE4, and Requiem are top contenders.
Kumazawa recently discussed the future of the Resident Evil franchise, and he had some fascinating things to say about the series potentially coming to Japan. There have been a lot of questions and theories about...
