Of the many exciting things announced during the Capcom Showcase,Resident Evil Villagehad a lot of announcements attached to it. With new playable characters added to the Mercenaries mode, as well as a third-person mode reminiscent of the remakes ofResident Evil 2and3, there’s a lot for fans to look forward to in terms ofResident Evil Village. Though, the one piece of new content that has a lot of fans excited is theShadows of RoseDLC campaign.
WhenResident Evil Village Gold Editionwas announced, the very first thing that got shown off was theShadows of RoseDLC. This campaign takes place after the events of the base game and follows the ongoing story of Rose Winters, the daughter of Ethan Winters. While this should hopefully present new narrative possibilities, apparentlyShadows of Roseis much more difficult than the original game.
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Over on Twitter, a user named AestheticGamer tweeted that according to the official Twitter page forResident Evil, theShadows of RoseDLC will have a much higher difficulty thanResident Evil Village. This is due to the fact that ammo, healing items, and other helpful tools will be much more limited by comparison. Presumably, this is meant as a way of emphasizing player choice in a way that’s similar to the originalResident Eviltitles.
The choice to have a higher difficulty inShadows of Rosecould be indicative of the story Capcom is trying to tell with this DLC campaign. Many players are speculating what direction the narrative ofShadows of Rosewill take now thatEthan Wintersis no longer the playable protagonist and a large reason as to why that’s the case is that not much is known about Rose’s character to begin with.
At the end ofResident Evil Village, it was revealed that Rose has grown up and has been trained underChris Redfieldin order to use her powers more efficiently. However, outside of that, not much additional information about Rose’s character has been made available, which will certainly change onceShadows of Rosereleases.
Right now, it’s hard to tell what direction Capcom will take in terms ofShadows of Rose. It’s clear that Rose will be returning to the village where she was captured as a child, but other than that, not much else can really be discerned. One thing that can be said for sure is that this campaign will likely be more divergent than previousResident EvilDLC campaigns, likeEnd of Zoe, given how much time is spent betweenShadows of RoseandResident Evil Village.
Resident Evil Village Gold Editionwill release on October 28th, 2022, for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
