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Somehow, Resident Evil Requiem's 'big thing that follows you around' formula still invokes as much dread as your heart can take
Resident Evil 9 is pulling the same trick again. But that's a good thing.
As for Lady Dimitrescu, I think some of her impact was undermined by the fact the internet at large wants to sleep with her: I know, anecdotally, a lot of people actively sought her out to ogle her and hear Maggie Robertson's impeccably-delivered voice lines. The differences to past Resi stalkers, on paper, are quite minimal, but levering the survival horror thrill of Resident Evil 7 with an environment - and new graphics tech - that makes everything feel tighter and more suffocating is a good gambit. An unreliable lighter providing the only illumination of your surroundings, the unpredictable nature of your stalker, and my doomed attempts to outthink the game all dovetailed to make an experience as intimidating as those opening hours of Resi 7.
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