An Small Thought on an Old Forgotten Beta, and the Upcoming Episode
Certainly; the episodes to come of the series, starting with the second, are going to be full of intrigue and plot points that will slowly form and coalesce until we reach a climax, in which, we will likely find an unrelenting truth inside and outside of Copper 9.
However, putting that aside; watching both the teaser from February, and the newer trailers, including, of course, the trailer that was revealed very relatively recently; I must point out that, as someone who loves discarded content, I have noticed some incredibly strong similarities, between what we have seen, as well as what is already implied, and a beta of a video game that many have played - Resident Evil 4.
Now, I am not referring, evidently, to what many of you reading this article are reading: those village fights against crazed villagers, and action that always left a good bit of horror with the advancement of the plot (It is necessary to clarify that I have not seen nor am I taking into account the recent Remake of the same game). I'm referring to one of the many projects of this fourth part of the numerical saga that gave quite a lot of work to Capcom back in the day.
The "Hook Man Version" - From Resident Evil 4, or rather, for those who dig a lot into this; Resident Evil 3.5.
If it had been released, it would have been a real departure from the usual style of the serie's; considering that it involved paranormal events, but, all of it, tied firmly to the concept that Leon S. Kennedy, was infected with the progenitor virus, which was slowly beginning to take over his mind, causing visions and hallucinations - And there we start with the due similarities - while fighting enemies ranging from living dolls to mysterious creatures made of shadow and fog. (Which don't seem so far from that slimy monster seen at times in the trailer).
This precept, at least to me, seems to have hugely inspired the plot; I find many elements - Uzi, likewise, and even if the same is a computer virus, or a mutagen of some sort spread by N's nanites, is in a similar situation, as seen in the trailer, not to mention, those last few seconds of suspense, with her looking tantalizingly at her oil-stained fingers, in my opinion, I don't doubt that a similar moment could have been planned within Resident Evil 3.5; Leon perhaps about to devour Ashley? (of whom a Skin has been found wearing winter clothes).
But, the elements closer to the plot, and how much it might resemble it, is, even at the time of writing, a thing left to the will of Liam Vickers, and what he himself, along with Glitch, have arranged in the script of the chapters to come. However, there is one thing that is already possible to compare with some fidelity, and that is the aesthetic similarities - At the top of this post I have provided screenshots of both certain enemies, and Jc Jenson's apparent CEO mansion. I invite you to take a look at such comparisons and ask yourself this little question that maybe will be answered one day, or maybe not - Has this forgotten beta, inspired certain points of this series, whose revelations already in the second chapter put us on the edge of our seat?
I thank you, reader, for taking the time to read this little publication. Which I have allowed myself to translate with Deepl (with some tweaking done by me) - All thoughts and Opinions are Highly appreciated! (Also, i offer here an small apology for any Typos)
