
The last Resident Evil game had Leon as the front runner but for Resident Evil 5 it is finally Chris's time in the spotlight again. But this time he's not alone, oh no, this time he has a new female partner named Sheva.
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Having a partner in an Resident Evil game is nothing new, but what is new is that Sheva has the potential to be much more than just an AI character that helps you. This time the Resident Evil series introduces co-op into the game.

Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.

New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.
Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.
Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.