Resident Evil Requiem Has Genius Village Reference That You Probably Missed

This post contains minor spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem.

As players continue to dive into the world of Resident Evil Requiem, many have found that the game is filled with even more nods, references, and Easter eggs calling back to its predecessors. It’s not entirely unexpected for a Resident Evil to contain the occasional wink and nod to the entries that came before it, but Resident Evil Requiem has seemingly proven itself to be a certified love letter to the franchise as a whole. One such example of this is the discovery of a previously overlooked Resident Evil Village reference that would be almost impossible to notice in a standard playthrough of the game. Thanks to online sleuths in the Resident Evil community, fans now have another fun reference to enjoy, and Resident Evil Requiem players are already buzzing with debates between in-universe connections between games and simple developer inclusions.

A number of fun Easter eggs in Resident Evil Requiem have made references to older games in the franchise, ranging from toys in the orphanage section hinting at the events in the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 to a familiar bottle of a certain wine from House Dimitrescu teasing fans of Resident Evil Village. While that particular Village Easter egg can be easily found on a first run through the game, one player decided to jump back into the survival horror experience and meticulously examine a rather inconspicuous detail that has proven to be rather exciting for both veteran and first-time fans of the Resident Evil franchise.

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Resident Evil Village Easter Egg in Resident Evil Requiem

Reddit user Apodecte was particularly curious about the braille book used by Emily, the blind, white-haired child discovered by Grace at the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center in Resident Evil Requiem, and decided to take a careful screenshot and use a braille translator to find out what exactly the young girl is reading. The section of text they captured was translated as the small snippet, “greeted her warmly and bit his own wing.” Apodecte immediately recognized the line as one from the Village of Shadows book read to baby Rosemary Winters at the start of Resident Evil Village. The full excerpt from the Village of Shadows story is: “Then the Bat Lord appeared. He greeted her warmly and bit his own wing.”

Who’s That Character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

Who’s That Character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

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Fans are now scrambling to figure out if there may be a deeper connection or if the braille version of Village of Shadows that Emily seemingly owns is nothing more than a fun reference included by the development team. Those in favor of the book having a deeper meaning have pointed to the portrait of Mother Miranda in Spencer’s secret office as “proof” that perhaps Emily received the item as a gift from Miranda, especially since Village makes it clear that Miranda and Spencer were in contact for some time. On the flip side, many point to hidden references in Resident Evil Requiem that were arguably only put in by the developers to pay homage to the hard work of their predecessors, such as the game collection in one of the lockers at the Raccoon City Police Department.

However, yet another clever Easter egg, specifically a Resident Evil 7 reference in RE Requiem, could be used to argue in favor of the Village of Shadows braille book having greater significance. The RE7 callback features Grace Ashcroft reading an online forum discussing the events that took place at the Baker home, which has encouraged some fans to insist that the Winters’ storyline in Resident Evil could be far more important than others may have once thought. Of course, any inferences made from these Easter eggs remain speculation until Capcom shares any confirmations, but it does seem that audiences have found a surprising number of reasons to believe that Resident Evil Requiem is deeply connected to the rest of the franchise in ways that a single playthrough may not fully reveal.