Resident Evil Requiem Review Roundup: How Capcom's Latest Horror Evolution Lands
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
IGN South Africa reviews Resident Evil Requiem across current-gen platforms, praising its terrifying atmosphere and bold boss fights despite some pacing issues and a lack of side content.
Survival horror fans have a new obsession on their hands. In a recent video review published by IGN South Africa, critic Tristan Ogilvie put Capcom's latest entry through its paces on the PlayStation 5, while the game also rolls out across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and the newly arrived Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. According to the review, this installment successfully merges two distinct survival horror styles into a single, high-tension experience that delivers classic scares alongside modern action set-pieces.
The game brings back a beloved series veteran while introducing a compelling new protagonist, pushing franchise gore to a new standard and raising the stakes with aggressive enemy design and massive boss encounters. Reviewers noted a few pacing hiccups, specifically pointing out that the campaign frontloads its terrifying moments before shifting into a much heavier action focus in the second half. The absence of traditional side distractions like The Mercenaries mode is also a notable omission for players who love high-replay arcade modes.
Despite those minor pacing critiques and the lack of extra modes, the core experience holds strong from the opening dark corridors to the towering boss climaxes. For modern players balancing battle passes and live-service grinds across multiple platforms, a tightly paced, premium single-player horror ride remains a refreshing change of pace. You can read and watch the full review directly over at IGN South Africa.
Tags: Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom, Survival Horror, IGN, PS5
Original article: IGN South Africa