Developer Capcom has revealed that the Rose a main Resident Evil character moving forward, director Kento Kinoshita suggests that her story will soon end.
Resident Evil Village serves as a direct follow-up to Resident Evil 7, with protagonist Ethan Winters traveling to a supernatural European town to find his missing daughter Rose. The game maintains the first-person camera angle established by its predecessor, but takes a more action-oriented approach to gameplay as a callback to the beloved Resident Evil 4. The Shadows of Rose DLC promises to shake up the survival horror experience further, with players controlling Rose from a third-person perspective and tackling more difficult foes. The expansion will explore the life of a now-adult Rosemary Winters, but apparently the Resident Evil Village DLC will also bring an end to her fascinating story.
According to a report from IGN, the Resident Evil Village DLC Shadows of Rose will bring an end to the Winters family's ongoing supernatural story. During an interview with IGN Japan, the expansion's director Kento Kinoshita said that Capcom is creating the add-on to conclude the story of the Winters family rather than expand it. While nothing is currently known about future installments, it seems that Resident Evil 9 will introduce a new or returning protagonist rather than continuing the stories of Ethan or Rose Winters.
RE Village: Shadows of Rose Concludes The Family Drama
Many survival horror fans were expecting Resident Evil 7 and Village to be the first two parts of a new trilogy, though that may still be the case. The game may not star Ethan or Rose Winters, but the plot of Resident Evil 9 can still tie up loose ends left by the previous two games. Franchise veteran Chris Redfield played a ing role in Ethan Winters' games, so perhaps he will return as RE9's main protagonist. Leaving the Winters family behind also lets the next game bring back other long-time Resident Evil heroes, like Jill Valentine or Leon Kennedy. By continuing to center around the megamycete infection, Resident Evil 9 could conclude the trilogy's story without directly starring the Winters family.
Shadows of Rose seems to be setting Rosemary Winters up as the series' next protagonist, but the expansion will instead bring her story to a definitive conclusion. The Resident Evil Village DLC will bring the Winters' survival saga to a close and let Resident Evil 9 go in an unexpected new direction. Players will say a somber farewell to the Winters family when the Resident Evil Village expansion releases on October 28.
Source: IGN
