Resident Evil Requiem Datamine Reveals Scrapped Merchant and Cut Gameplay Systems
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
A recent datamine of Resident Evil Requiem reveals that Capcom cut several major features during development, including a merchant character inspired by Resident Evil 4, blood-based stat buffs for Leon, and scrapped side missions.
For a franchise that has spent decades defining survival horror, Capcom almost took Resident Evil Requiem down a much more familiar path. Fresh datamining work shared by community sleuths, and highlighted by industry insider AestheticGamer1 on X, reveals that the latest entry in the horror staple nearly featured a dedicated merchant character alongside a suite of cut gameplay systems. Files uncovered within the game point to a scrapped weapon customisation screen housing a merchant type figure, echoing the iconic fan favourite vendor from Resident Evil 4.
The findings, originally sourced from dataminer umesooooo and reported by Victoria Phillips Kennedy over at Eurogamer, give a fascinating look at what could have been during Requiem's development cycle. Beyond the missing merchant, the files reference abandoned side missions inspired by Resident Evil 4, a scrapped motorcycle repair tutorial, and cut mechanics allowing protagonist Leon to use a blood collector to temporarily boost his abilities at the risk of an overdose. Developers also left behind map concepts showing both Leon and Grace active simultaneously, alongside unused crime scene investigation segments.
While the sheer volume of cut content might sting for players who love digging into director's cuts and lost builds, it lines up with Capcom's previously stated strategy. Last month, the studio noted that an entire chapter was chopped from Requiem during a rigorous selection process prior to its February launch. Even with the dropped concepts, Requiem has smashed records to become the fastest selling game in franchise history, proving that Capcom's tight focus on the final retail release still paid off massively for the community.
Tags: Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom, Datamine, Gaming News, Horror Games
Original article: Eurogamer