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Resident Evil Village for PC is a survival horror game. This incarnation is the tenth main release in the franchise and amazingly, the 26th including all the spin-offs and remakes, making Resident Evil one of the most prolific games out there! Resident Evil Village is sometimes called Resident Evil 8: Village, and the developers have spotted that they can create a hidden puzzle within the title, which is rendered with roman numerals for eight VIII instead of the Vill of Villagers. As in V I I.I. AGE. Clever! About the Game The game is first-person game, that allows for six-player online multi-play when preferred. The game is set a few years after the previous game, Resident Evil Seven, and Ethan Winters is once again the protagonist along with his wife, Mia, also from RE7 (see the list of important characters, below, for more). Ethan’s inventory items are kept in a virtual ‘briefcase’ which he keeps with himself at all times, paying periodic visits to a vendor called Duke who sells weapons and healing items. This version of the game places a greater focus on exploration and combat than the other versions of the game, but the underlying story is both fascinating and compelling (and scary too, in places!). VIII is a bit more open world than its predecessor, so you can explore and stretch your character more than was permitted in the strictly linear progress of the previous game. Ethan is surprised when Chris suddenly visits and disrupts his peaceful life. Events play out in such a way that Ethan has no choice but to chase after Chris in search of answers. Ethan tracks Chris to a remote village – that of the title of the game, obviously – and realises that things are not all they seem... The nearby castle is home to a nearly three metre tall vampire woman, with a nest of h