Resident Evil Village Isn't Named Resident Evil 8, Capcom Says

@jenilya: I don't understand how you aren't getting what I'm saying, but I'll try to explain it one more time.

Of course they call it Resident Evil 8 in the trailer. Obviously they show off and highlight the Roman numerals. I never, in ANY way, shape or form said ANYTHING to the contrary. No one in their right mind would be debating otherwise and it's hard to understand how you would think I was doing so.

What I have said over and over is that they have NEVER said that they don't want people to call it Resident Evil 8. They literally have never said that. They aren't trying to get people to not say it's Resident Evil 8. They're not attempting to say it isn't the 8th main entry. This is complete fiction. In an interview, they were discussing what the official abbreviation was for the game and they said there isn't one. There isn't ever an "official" abbreviation for games. That isn't a thing. Resident Evil 4 isn't "officially" called RE4. It's officially called Resident Evil 4.

Abbreviations are a matter of convenience. They're saying you can literally call it whatever abbreviation you want to. REV, REVIII, RE8V, whatever. No one is wrong if they say whatever they want. They then added that they hope gamers remember the word "village" in relation to the game, because it's important to the plot.

How Gamespot has mangled that into them insisting it is not Resident Evil 8 is a mystery. No one at Capcom is trying to convince you it's NOT Resident Evil 8.

@Atzenkiller: Good call; RE6 is a genuinely terrible game.

@Atzenkiller: Why would Umbrella create a virus or parasite that can turn people in zombies (also a fantasy trope)? Besides, you know the head werewolf will end up with tentacles and at least a couple giant eyeballs, just like every RE boss. Werewolves will probably be the first stage of some new virus that makes people beast-like and crazy, and then you'll find the underground lab, where all the more advanced stages of monster are. Honestly, I think werewolves will fit right in.

@Atzenkiller: As opposed to the fantasy of bugs turning people into giant bioweapons? We're well past the threshold of suspension of belief here.

@Atzenkiller: It's all fantasy, dude.

@skyhighgam3r: Somehow you're not getting this. In NO WAY, SHAPE or FORM did they ever say it's not 8. I'm telling you, the article is OBJECTIVELY and FACTUALLY wrong. They're misrepresenting a quote and talking a single line out of context from a single employee and then inaccurately stating what was said. No Capcom employee EVER insisted this wasn't Resident Evil 8. No Capcom employee said they prefer to call it Resident Evil Village and not to call it 8. They just said there isn't an official abbreviation. The guy was basically asking if he should abbreviate it as RE:V or RE8 or REV8 or whatever and they said there is no official way to do it. It's whatever the gamer prefers. That doesn't mean anything regarding whether or not it's the official 8th entry. That wasn't even a topic of discussion. It was never mentioned. It was never implied or insinuated. No one ever said anything even remotely of the sort. Technically, most games don't have "official abbreviations" anyway. That's rarely a thing. Fans argue over whether Xenoblade Chronicles 2, for instance, should be XBC2 or XC2 because there's no "official abbreviation".

If they were trying to say that, you'd be right. It would be walking it back. But no one is saying that except this terribly inaccurate Gamespot article and the source article they're copying.

@Barighm: Chris will be able to summon a boulder to punch at enemies and Ethan can do a hurricane kick mid-air... be sure to have a barf bucket handy for that one if you're playing in VR.