Resident Evil Requiem Fans Use Photo Mode to Examine Another Possible Code Veronica Easter Egg

Resident Evil fans deliberation they've recovered yet different hint astatine a Code Veronica remake, hidden wrong the recently-launched Requiem.

Using the newly-added photograph mode successful Resident Evil Requiem, players person examined the Wrenwood Hotel's impermanent register, which tin beryllium glimpsed successful the game's aboriginal stages connected a reception desk. Looking down the database of names, Alyssa Ashcroft tin of people beryllium seen — arsenic the hotel's last nonmigratory — but cheque backmost further and there's notation of a Veronica Galibardi.

Fans person taken this to beryllium a further hint by Resident Evil developer Capcom astatine the franchise's widely-expected adjacent release: a afloat remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica, which erstwhile reports person suggested volition beryllium unveiled aboriginal this twelvemonth and launched successful 2027. IGN has antecedently verified that a caller mentation of the crippled is so successful development, portion MP1st has claimed that the crippled presently sits with a Q1 2027 motorboat window.

But portion the registry surely references a Veronica, determination whitethorn besides beryllium much going connected present than meets the eye. Veronica Galibardi is successful information a existent idiosyncratic connected to the franchise — a dependable histrion who provided inheritance vocal enactment connected Resident Evil Village and who is besides listed successful the credits for Requiem arsenic assisting with its Italian localization.

All of that said, it's hard not to ideate Capcom wouldn't expect this sanction to besides beryllium taken arsenic a Code Veronica tease. And, of course, there's astatine slightest 1 different Veronica notation that fans person recovered already: the vessel of liquor labelled "Avernico" successful the Rhodes Hill center's bar. Avernico is not a existent drink, though it is an anagram of Veronica.

Thanks to photograph mode, Wrenwood's “hotel register” tin beryllium work much clearly, revealing Alyssa wasn't lone the past guest, but besides the “9th”, which matches the title's number. Also, 1 guest's sanction is “Veronica”, which adds up to the database of “references” to CV successful RE9. #REBHFun pic.twitter.com/r0bI00EuCX

Resident Evil: Code Veronica primitively launched successful 2000 for the Sega Dreamcast, and portion not a mainline numbered introduction similar Resident Evil 2, 3 oregon 4, it remains beloved by fans and considered a halfway portion of the franchise's story. Its communicative takes spot astir the aforesaid clip arsenic Resident Evil 3, but alternatively features Claire and Chris Redfield connected a distant situation land and past successful Antarctica.

Before each that, however, Capcom inactive has plentifulness successful store for Requiem — including a afloat communicative enlargement and the summation of a "mini game" successful May that fans expect to beryllium the latest incarnation of the franchise's fashionable Mercenaries mode. "In this story," manager Koshi Nakanishi antecedently teased of the expansion, "we volition delve deeper into the satellite of Requiem. We're hard astatine enactment connected it now. It volition instrumentality immoderate time, truthful we inquire for your patience and anticipation you'll look guardant to it."

While we wait, cheque retired IGN's interrogation with the unofficial lore maestro of Resident Evil, who has reflected connected the game's retcons, Capcom's changes to the series' storyline successful its remasters, and more.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social