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‘Resident Evil VII’ Coming to the Nintendo Switch May 24th…in Japan
Well, after rumours last year of Capcom working to bring Resident Evil VII to the Nintendo Switch, it’s finally going to happen on May 24th. In Japan. And in a weird way.
Capcom have released a trailer for the port, which is labelled Resident Evil VII Biohazard Cloud Version. The game will include all of the DLC content released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. However, this version of the game will only be playable only through streaming, and therefore will not be playable offline.
As noted in a GamesIndustry Japan article, Capcom’s Masaru Ijuin talked about the potential of the port last year at the Game Creators Conference 2017 in Japan. There were concerns about the Switch’s capabilities (namely the system’s RAM) to run RE7 in both the docked and portable modes. It appears this was the solution.
There’s no word yet on a North American version, nor just how the game will run via streaming. At least we won’t have to wait long to find the answer for the latter.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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