PlayStation 5 owners can get a taste of the upcoming Resident Evil starting today. On Thursday, Capcom released a playable demo known as Maiden, an autonomous sampler of Resident Evil Villagescary castle of.
Maiden features its own playable character (the titular maiden), and players are tasked with escaping from the castle dungeon and ultimately from the castle itself. Maiden does not present any combat, then, although it is not precisely as resident Evil Villa , Capcom expects “players to have a real sense of the visual and audio” of the next game.
“O Maiden demo does not occur during the main story of Resident Evil Village. ”Said producer Pete Fabiano in a PlayStation Blog post. “Maiden was originally designed as a visual demonstration that would allow you to explore the interior of Dimitrescu Castle, but has evolved to include a tale and puzzle solving. “
The demonstration will feature ray tracing and 3D audio effects. Maiden is exclusive to the PlayStation 5, but Capcom says a separate demo for Resident Evil Village will be available on all platforms later this spring.
Capcom offered a similar preview of Resident Evil 7 biohazard like Kitchen demo. Kitchen it was exclusive to PlayStation VR and offered a terrifying virtual reality experience sitting at the Baker family home. Later, Capcom launched a “Beginning Hour” demo for Resident Evil 7.
Resident Evil Village will be released worldwide on May 7, 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.