

Ashley shooting her shot with the man that came across the world to rescue her and they've bonded through adversity.Ashley sticks up for herself and is articulate about it, which shows us a bit more of her character.His moral ambiguity adds to his character, because we keep losing him and you're not sure if he can be trusted

Luis is shown as a sleazy character, and it makes him less likeable.Leon responds with a tease - he's still continuing to be casual.Hunnigan starts to worry - she's warming up to him but it's still business.Establishes Hunnigan as a focused character, no nonsense.Leon isn't quite taking this as seriously as they might think he should - he's a Raccoon City survivor so this is light work for him at this point.You can find more of our coverage on the game below.Each to their own, but to a lot of people - myself included - the things that were removed play more of a part of establishing character than you might be giving them credit for. If you’re looking for more guides, head over to our Resident Evil Village wiki. At least it acts as a little bit of comic relief amidst all the jump scares and scary moments, though! Instead, you’ve just got to listen to him as you’re busy exploring the village. If you’re finding Ethan’s rather awful and awkward running commentary a little too cringey, unfortunately there’s no way you can skip through these sections, or silence him. Can You Skip Dialogue in Resident Evil Village?

Staying true to the series, the story here can be a little convoluted and nonsensical, but die-hard fans are sure to find some little nods and tidbits of information that feed into the overarching story and lore of the Resident Evil world. What we would say is that for at least your first playthrough, you should sit back and enjoy the cutscenes when they pop-up in Resident Evil Village. Doing so will cause the screen to briefly fade to black before putting you back in control of Ethan to carry on your adventure. To skip cutscenes in Resident Evil Village, press the Options/ Menu button and then select the ‘Skip’ option. But if you’re not interested in the story or you just want to get right back to the action on a second (or third) playthrough, you’ll probably just want to skip the cutscenes.

Powered by the new RE Engine, the game looks absolutely stunning on new-gen consoles, and the cutscenes are a prime example of how the developer has put all that extra horsepower and their engine to work. Resident Evil Village has finally arrived, bringing the latest entry in Capcom’s horror series to the Xbox One, PC, PS4, PS5 and Series X|S.
