{"id":1907158,"date":"2026-04-28T14:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907158"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:28:22","slug":"itll-be-something-that-makes-you-go-whoo-hoo-resident-evil-requiem-director-says-sharpen-your-tomahawks-as-new-minigame-details-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907158","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;ll be something that makes you go Whoo-hoo!!&#8221; &#8211; Resident Evil Requiem director says &#8220;sharpen your tomahawks&#8221; as new minigame details emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;It&#8217;ll be something that makes you go Whoo-hoo!!&#8221; &#8211; Resident Evil Requiem director says &#8220;sharpen your tomahawks&#8221; as new minigame details emerge<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Elpis take.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/A-chainsaw-weilding-zombie-advances-on-Leon-in-Resident-Evil-Requiem.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A chainsaw wielding zombie advances on Leon in Resident Evil Requiem\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"A-chainsaw-weilding-zombie-advances-on-Leon-in-Resident-Evil-Requiem.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:28:22+00:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-minigame-dlc-combat?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"50f32f00-4134-42c6-8d2a-21e4b9383601\" data-name=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s upcoming minigame is in the &#8220;final stages&#8221; of development, and will be based on the main game&#8217;s combat, Requiem&#8217;s director has teased. However, you&#8217;ll need to have finished the main story to give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-is-getting-a-story-expansion-a-new-minigame-and-a-photo-mode\">Requiem&#8217;s director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed that, along with some new story DLC<\/a>, the team at Capcom was working on a new minigame for the latest Resident Evil entry, which would arrive &#8220;around May&#8221;. However at the time, he didn&#8217;t give any more specifics about what the minigame would involve.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s official launch trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-H7w9wKigMw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That has changed now, though, thanks to a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/interview\/260428c\">Denfaminicogamer<\/a>. Here, Nakanishi confirmed the upcoming minigame is &#8220;strictly based&#8221; on Requiem&#8217;s combat. &#8220;For those who&#8217;ve cleared the main game and are thinking, &#8216;I still haven&#8217;t had my fill of mayhem!&#8217;, I think it&#8217;ll be something that makes you go &#8216;Whoo-hoo!!&#8217; and have a good time, so please sharpen your tomahawks and look forward to it,&#8221; Nakanishi said (translated via DeepL).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s producer Masato Kumazawa added, &#8220;These minigames are unlockable content that becomes available once you&#8217;ve cleared the main game. So, if there are any of you who are yet to play, I think clearing it during Golden Week would be the perfect time to have them ready to play.&#8221; Golden Week, if you&#8217;re unfamiliar, is an annual holiday period in Japan, which runs 29th April until 5th May.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I am still only around 70 percent (at a guess) through Requiem, so I best get cracking. Or, chainsawing. Or, tomahawking&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem screenshot showing the back of Leon standing on a rain soaked street with bodies around him. He is holding an axe\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Resident-Evil-Requiem-screenshot-showing-the-back-of-Leon-standing-on-a-rain-soaked-street-with-bodies-around-him.-He-is-holding-an-axe.webp?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7772194304857623\" width=\"1061\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem screenshot showing the back of Leon standing on a rain soaked street with bodies around him. He is holding an axe\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Resident-Evil-Requiem-screenshot-showing-the-back-of-Leon-standing-on-a-rain-soaked-street-with-bodies-around-him.-He-is-holding-an-axe.webp\" height=\"597\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7772194304857623\" width=\"1061\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On its release earlier this year, we dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">Resident Evil Requiem as &#8220;legendary horror at an all-time high&#8221;<\/a>, praising its dual leads Leon and newcomer Grace. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">has been a huge success for Capcom<\/a>, becoming the fastest-selling game in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-leon-kennedy-name-hideki-kamiya\">Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya confirmed that Resi&#8217;s buff and suave jacket-owner Leon was actually named after Luc Besson&#8217;s 1994 film<\/a>, L\u00e9on: The Professional.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s upcoming minigame is in the &#8220;final stages&#8221; of development, and will be based on the main game&#8217;s combat, Requiem&#8217;s director has teased. However, you&#8217;ll need to have finished the main story to give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-is-getting-a-story-expansion-a-new-minigame-and-a-photo-mode\">Requiem&#8217;s director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed that, along with some new story DLC<\/a>, the team at Capcom was working on a new minigame for the latest Resident Evil entry, which would arrive &#8220;around May&#8221;. However at the time, he didn&#8217;t give any more specifics about what the minigame would involve.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s official launch trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-H7w9wKigMw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That has changed now, though, thanks to a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/interview\/260428c\">Denfaminicogamer<\/a>. Here, Nakanishi confirmed the upcoming minigame is &#8220;strictly based&#8221; on Requiem&#8217;s combat. &#8220;For those who&#8217;ve cleared the main game and are thinking, &#8216;I still haven&#8217;t had my fill of mayhem!&#8217;, I think it&#8217;ll be something that makes you go &#8216;Whoo-hoo!!&#8217; and have a good time, so please sharpen your tomahawks and look forward to it,&#8221; Nakanishi said (translated via DeepL).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem&#8217;s producer Masato Kumazawa added, &#8220;These minigames are unlockable content that becomes available once you&#8217;ve cleared the main game. So, if there are any of you who are yet to play, I think clearing it during Golden Week would be the perfect time to have them ready to play.&#8221; Golden Week, if you&#8217;re unfamiliar, is an annual holiday period in Japan, which runs 29th April until 5th May.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I am still only around 70 percent (at a guess) through Requiem, so I best get cracking. Or, chainsawing. Or, tomahawking&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem screenshot showing the back of Leon standing on a rain soaked street with bodies around him. He is holding an axe\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Resident-Evil-Requiem-screenshot-showing-the-back-of-Leon-standing-on-a-rain-soaked-street-with-bodies-around-him.-He-is-holding-an-axe.webp?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7772194304857623\" width=\"1061\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Resident Evil Requiem screenshot showing the back of Leon standing on a rain soaked street with bodies around him. He is holding an axe\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Resident-Evil-Requiem-screenshot-showing-the-back-of-Leon-standing-on-a-rain-soaked-street-with-bodies-around-him.-He-is-holding-an-axe.webp\" height=\"597\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7772194304857623\" width=\"1061\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On its release earlier this year, we dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">Resident Evil Requiem as &#8220;legendary horror at an all-time high&#8221;<\/a>, praising its dual leads Leon and newcomer Grace. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">has been a huge success for Capcom<\/a>, becoming the fastest-selling game in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-leon-kennedy-name-hideki-kamiya\">Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya confirmed that Resi&#8217;s buff and suave jacket-owner Leon was actually named after Luc Besson&#8217;s 1994 film<\/a>, L\u00e9on: The Professional.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Requiem &#8220;It&#8217;ll be something that makes you go Whoo-hoo!!&#8221; &#8211; Resident Evil Requiem director says &#8220;sharpen your tomahawks&#8221; as new minigame details emerge Elpis take. 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