I want to give thanks to the YouTube channel, Centre of evil for giving me the idea for this blog. Centre of evil did a video on where resident evil 9 could take place in. Please go to the channel and go support it. Today I want to put in my two cents on where the next main line game should take place it. I picked a few countries that could be a good setting for the game. Before I get started, I must give a disclaimer that I am not the biggest RE fan. If one of the games in the series have already been in one of the following location, then I am sorry.
Brazil
I don’t think that the series have never been in south America before. Brazil would be a good place to start. The game can start in Rio, but I want the game to mostly be in the Amazon. Being in a jungle setting would be a nice change of pace. Our hero or heroes would have to battle the heat and the tough terrain. They would take on the infected animals like monkeys and jaguars. Also they would go into the small villages take fight the infected natives.
Madagascar
If the series returns to Africa, then I believe that it should be in Madagascar. The island nation has so many beautiful locations that the game can go to. This would be the perfect opportunity for Sheva to return. Sadly, it would be a hard sell if that happened. We all know about the issues that RE5 had to deal with. With today political climate this might never happen. Capcom can get around this by using Sheva or having a new character that is black.
Australia and New Zealand
This is a two in one. The game can start on one of the two main landmasses or one of the 700 smaller islands of New Zealand. Then the second half would be in Sydney. The game could end in the outback with the hero finding the villain’s secret underground base.
Iceland
If the main mainline series stays in Europe then the game could take place in Iceland. Imagine that the player being the stuck on the remote island nation that most of the population has been infected. The hero or heroes must navigate the glaciers, geysers, volcanoes, hot springs, and lava fields in order to find a way home.
Netherlands
I do believe most think of the Netherlands, home of tulips and windmills would not be a place that a horror game would not take place in. It can be a good location for RE9 if Capcom can do it right. More of a quarter of the nation is below sea level, this can open up some excellent flooding action scenes. Also the nation has a lot of canals and dams that a boat chasing action can happen.
England
To me England would be the most likely place where the game takes place in. Most of the game would be in London. We know that BSAA have gone rogue. Their headquarters could be in London.