Chapter Summaries

Chen Xu released a cheerful, rustic theme song and MV for Resident Evil Village, baffling players and prompting them to analyze its lyrics and imagery for clues about the horror game. The song pushed the game to the top of the trending charts and left other game companies astonished by Nebula Games’ promotional stunt.

• Chen Xu posted an advance preview of Resident Evil Village’s theme song on the Official Blog.
• Players were startled by the song’s upbeat melody and lyrics about a peaceful village, though many found it catchy.
• Players examined the MV’s cottage, middle-aged man, noblewoman, and varied architecture to speculate about the game’s setting and regions.
• Discussion of Resident Evil Village surged to the top of the online trending charts.
• Game companies and designers wondered whether the industry’s leading companies now needed stunts to attract attention.

Players anticipated Resident Evil Village after Nebula Games promoted its innovations with new information and a puppet show. On launch night, Song Ren entered the game and discovered Mia telling a fairy tale while holding a baby, revealing that Ethan had become a father.

• Nebula Games released more information and a puppet show that hinted at four major characters in Resident Evil Village.
• On November 1, Song Ren and Zhang Yi discussed the game’s launch, and Song Ren eagerly opened the Nebula Game Platform.
• Song Ren entered the game, raised the brightness, and chose the easiest difficulty.
• The opening showed Mia’s dark fairy tale before revealing her at home with a sleeping baby in her arms.
• Song Ren realized Ethan and Mia had become parents and reacted with excitement.

Song Ren played through Ethan and Mia’s peaceful family life with their baby Rose until Chris and his team attacked their home and killed Mia. The chapter ended with Ethan confronting Chris as Chris shot Mia in the head.

• Ethan and Mia cared for their daughter Rose and talked about their troubled past in Louisiana.
• Ethan put Rose to bed, then rejoined Mia as they prepared dinner and wine.
• Ethan questioned whether they could forget what happened in Louisiana, and gunfire suddenly erupted in the house.
• Chris and his team shot Mia, leaving Ethan and Song Ren stunned.
• Chris apologized to Ethan and fired five shots into Mia’s head.

Song Ren watched Ethan’s family come under attack as Chris took Rose and Mia was shot, then followed Ethan through a snowy wilderness after a crash. The chapter ended as Ethan emerged from an abandoned shack and found himself facing an unfamiliar place.

• Chris’s squad took Rose and shot Mia, then knocked Ethan unconscious when he tried to stop them.
• Ethan recalled an earlier conversation in which Mia worried about their relationship but stopped short of explaining why.
• Ethan awoke among the wreckage of the squad’s vehicles and bodies, with Chris and Rose missing.
• Song Ren guided Ethan through the dark, snowy woods to an abandoned shack, where he found signs of a recent fight.
• Ethan crawled out of the shack and reached an open area, wondering where he was.

Song Ren explored the eerie, abandoned village in Resident Evil Village and found a knife and hand sanitizer before encountering an armed old man. The old man gave Ethan a pistol, then was dragged through the ceiling by an unseen creature, leaving Ethan alone as danger arrived.

• Song Ren entered the silent village and cautiously searched its damaged, deserted houses for supplies.
• Song Ren found a knife and hand sanitizer, which eased his fear somewhat.
• Song Ren opened a moving curtain and startled at a shotgun blast from an old man hiding behind it.
• The old man warned Ethan that someone was coming and handed him a pistol, but gave no clear explanation.
• A creature smashed through the ceiling, dragged the old man into the attic, and left Ethan drenched in blood.

Song Ren guided Ethan through a village overrun by Werewolf villagers, losing two fingers when a monster attacked him in a basement. After fighting off more enemies and finding a route toward Luisa’s house, Song Ren discovered that slain monsters dropped money, hinting at a shop.

• A claw burst through the floor and dragged Ethan into a basement full of corpses.
• A monster bit off Ethan’s pinky and ring finger, but Song Ren killed it with his pistol after using twelve bullets.
• Song Ren found Wire Cutters, opened a chained gate, and guided Ethan to a farmhouse where a radio directed survivors to Luisa’s house.
• Werewolf villagers attacked the farmhouse, and Song Ren killed one after finding more ammunition.
• The dead Werewolf calcified into powder and dropped 250, leading Song Ren to realize that monsters could provide money to spend.

Song Ren explored the village in Resident Evil Village, scavenging supplies and fighting Werewolves until their growing numbers forced him to flee. Wounded and surrounded by enemies, Ethan survived when a bell summoned them away, then spotted another person in the village.

• Song Ren discovered a shop and currency system, looted houses using the map, and found a shotgun and crafting materials.
• Song Ren fought increasing numbers of Werewolves, including archers and enemies armed with hammers and machetes, until he ran low on ammunition.
• Song Ren fled from the Werewolves and a powerful White-haired Lion King, but an arrow struck Ethan in the thigh and left him surrounded.
• A bell rang, drawing the White-haired Lion King and the Werewolves away before they could kill Ethan.
• Ethan pulled the arrow from his thigh, bandaged himself, and limped toward a figure he spotted in the distance.
• Song Ren lamented how badly Ethan had suffered, noting that his wife was dead, Rose was missing, two fingers were gone, and he had been shot in the thigh.

Song Ren guided Ethan through the village, where he learned that Rose was in danger and that the villagers worshipped Mother Miranda. After an injured villager transformed and attacked the people sheltering at Luisa’s house, Elena shot her own father to save Ethan.

• Ethan caught up with a mysterious old woman, who said Rose was in danger after Mother Miranda brought her to the village, then left and locked the gate behind her.
• Song Ren explored the village, found a stone carving and portraits of Mother Miranda, Lady Dimitrescu, and three other figures, and continued searching for collectibles.
• Ethan met Elena and her injured father, then accompanied them to Luisa’s house, where Luisa explained that the villagers worshipped Mother Miranda.
• Elena’s father transformed into a Werewolf, killed Luisa and several villagers, and attacked Ethan.
• Elena shot her transformed father twice, saving Ethan and apologizing to him.

Song Ren watched Ethan and Elena die in the burning Farm, then continued exploring until Heisenberg captured Ethan and sent him into a deadly trial. Ethan survived the traps and escaped, while the Four Heavenly Kings and Mother Miranda remained behind.

• Ethan led Elena through the burning Farm toward a skylight, but Elena ran to her transformed father and both died in the fire.
• Song Ren explored the village, found a stone statue, and opened the back gate leading toward the castle.
• Heisenberg appeared and used his metal-controlling power to stab Ethan with a steel rod and drag him away.
• Mother Miranda ordered Heisenberg to dispose of Ethan, and Heisenberg began a deadly game of traps and monsters.
• Ethan dodged the hazards, used a blade trap to break his handcuffs, and escaped alive.

Song Ren found Resident Evil Village thrilling rather than terrifying, while players enjoyed its castle encounters and characters. Sun Yixie overcame his fear by breaking a window to weaken a vampire young lady and blasting her with a shotgun, leaving his livestream audience stunned by his remarks.

• Song Ren met The Duke, stocked up on ammunition, and entered the castle, where Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters captured Ethan.
• Players explored the castle’s hide-and-seek segment, and many sought out the young ladies instead of fleeing from them.
• Sun Yixie played Resident Evil Village with friends and ran through the Dungeon while a vampire young lady pursued him.
• Sun Yixie broke a window in the kitchen corridor, letting freezing wind weaken the vampire young lady.
• Sun Yixie shot the weakened young lady with his shotgun until she shattered and left behind a body crystal, prompting shocked reactions in his livestream chat.

Song Ren played through Ethan’s escape from Lady Dimitrescu’s castle, where she repeatedly attacked and severed his right hand. Ethan reattached it with hand sanitizer as the elevator reached the castle’s central plaza.

• Song Ren watched Lady Dimitrescu report to Mother Miranda, then entered her room and took a set of keys.
• Lady Dimitrescu caught Ethan, threw him through the floor, and sent him crashing into the basement.
• As Ethan tried to escape through the basement, Lady Dimitrescu cut off his right hand, forcing Song Ren to flee while unable to use weapons or hand sanitizer.
• Song Ren led Lady Dimitrescu on a chase, retrieved Ethan’s severed hand, and escaped by riding a circular elevator to the castle’s central plaza.
• Ethan poured hand sanitizer over his wound, pressed his right hand back into place, and reattached it as the elevator rose.

Song Ren defeated Lady Dimitrescu after she mutated into a monstrous dragon, then continued exploring Resident Evil Village and noticed a link between its symbols and Umbrella’s logo. Returning to the village, he spoke with the Duke and was left bewildered by what he learned.

• Song Ren solved the castle’s statue puzzle, found an ancient dagger, and used it to wound Lady Dimitrescu, triggering her monstrous transformation.
• Song Ren fought Lady Dimitrescu on the tower until she fell, calcified, and crumbled to dust.
• Song Ren praised the game’s action and story, then posted a screenshot of Lady Dimitrescu’s defeat on the Official Blog and his Moments.
• Song Ren found symbols resembling Umbrella’s logo and returned to the village, where he encountered the Duke.
• Song Ren triggered a conversation with the Duke that left him silent and bewildered.

Ethan discovered that the yellow bottle contained Rose’s crystalized head, but The Duke claimed she could still be saved and directed him to a house with a red chimney. Song Ren saved the game for tomorrow, confident that Ethan’s quest to rescue Rose would bring more thrilling battles.

• The Duke told Ethan that the bottle held his daughter, and Ethan found the label identifying it as Rose’s head.
• Ethan broke down at the discovery, but The Duke said Rose was not dead and that her power was special.
• The Duke sent Ethan to find a man living in a house with a red chimney west of the village.
• Ethan angrily accepted the lead and resolved to save Rose and kill Miranda.
• Song Ren reflected on Rose’s possible revival, then saved his progress and decided to continue playing the next day.

Song Ren explored the eerie valley and mansion while searching for Donna the Dollmaker and Rose’s missing body part. When Donna’s trap triggered, Ethan lost his weapons, leaving Song Ren terrified and defenseless.

• Song Ren learned from The Duke that Rose had been divided into four parts held by the remaining lords, then followed a vision of Mia into the valley.
• Song Ren used a photograph of Mia and Rose to open a Cemetery gate and reached the mansion beside the waterfall.
• Song Ren found Donna sitting with one of Rose’s body-part bottles and searched the room before reaching for it.
• The lights went out, Donna and the bottle vanished, and a wooden doll modeled after Mia appeared on the table.
• Ethan discovered that his inventory was empty, and Song Ren cried out in frustration to CEO Chen.

Song Ren struggled through a terrifying, weaponless section of the game as Ethan searched the doll-filled house for clues and tried to escape a mutated baby monster. After dying when he forgot to press the elevator button, Song Ren escaped on his second attempt and paused the game to use the restroom.

• Ethan explored the dollmaker’s cramped, dim house without his weapons or money and examined the Mia prototype doll for clues.
• After Ethan solved the puzzles, a huge mutated baby monster appeared and hunted him through the house.
• Song Ren reached the elevator and started it, but the noise attracted the monster as he waited for the doors to open.
• Ethan entered the elevator, but the monster followed him inside and killed him before Song Ren could press the elevator button.
• Song Ren reloaded at the elevator scene, pressed the button immediately on his second attempt, and escaped as the elevator rose.
• Song Ren paused the game because the villa sequence had frightened him so badly he needed to use the restroom.

Song Ren controlled Ethan through Donna’s hallucinatory domain, killed Donna, and recovered another fragment of Rose. He then stole the third bottle from Moreau, learned Miranda planned to use Rose in a resurrection ritual, and found his escape blocked as Moreau turned hostile.

• Ethan stabbed the rag doll in Donna’s hallucination, killing Donna in reality and recovering a key and another fragment of Rose.
• Ethan followed clues through the village and reached Moreau’s cramped underground mine.
• Ethan quietly took the bottle containing part of Rose, but Moreau spotted him and begged for it back so Miranda would still love him.
• Moreau revealed that Miranda planned to use Rose’s power to resurrect her child.
• Moreau sealed the escape routes with dark-green blobs and declared that Ethan could not leave his territory.

Song Ren defeated Moreau and rejected Heisenberg’s proposal to use Rose as a weapon against Miranda. Heisenberg dropped Ethan into the factory’s underground levels, where Ethan encountered a mechanical monster and discovered a vast factory producing cyborgs.

• Song Ren drained the village reservoir and defeated Moreau, then recoiled from the boss’s grotesque transformed body.
• Heisenberg revealed that Miranda had tested Ethan to see if he could join her family and proposed they rescue Rose together.
• Ethan rejected Heisenberg’s plan to use Rose to kill Miranda because Rose was his daughter, not a weapon.
• Heisenberg kicked Ethan into the factory’s underground levels, where Ethan encountered a half-human, half-machine Fan Monster.
• Ethan escaped through an abandoned scrapyard and discovered conveyor belts carrying corpses toward a factory filled with cyborgs.

Song Ren defeated the Fan Monster and used Heisenberg’s journal to piece together Miranda’s plan to take Rose. After Heisenberg knocked Ethan back into the factory, Ethan escaped and pressed on, only to be ambushed by Chris.

• Song Ren found Heisenberg’s journal, which revealed that Heisenberg hated Miranda and wanted to use Rose’s power to kill her.
• Song Ren theorized that Miranda had taken Mia’s appearance, shot the real Mia, and abducted Rose because of the child’s Mold powers.
• Heisenberg assembled himself into a giant metal robot and sent Ethan falling back into the underground factory rather than pursuing him.
• Ethan survived the fall, escaped through a drainage channel, and pushed through the rocks blocking his way despite his exhaustion.
• Someone seized Ethan’s gun and kicked him down, and Ethan recognized Chris in the darkness.

Ethan learned that Miranda had impersonated Mia and planned to use Rose in a ritual, while Chris explained the mold experiments and promised to save her. Chris left Ethan with a combat vehicle, which Song Ren drove into battle against Heisenberg.

• Chris confronted Ethan and revealed that the woman he had killed was Miranda disguised as Mia.
• Chris explained that Miranda's mold experiments had created the village's deformed monsters and showed Ethan images of her ritual with Rose.
• Ethan rushed to save Rose, but Chris told him his people were watching the site and promised they would rescue her together.
• Chris blew open the gate, left Ethan the combat vehicle, and departed to plant bombs.
• Song Ren drove the vehicle to a plaza, where Heisenberg's robotic form appeared and began the battle.

Song Ren watched Ethan defeat Heisenberg in an explosive tank battle, only for Miranda to reveal herself and attack him while he searched for Rose. Ethan collapsed after Miranda tore out his heart, leaving Song Ren stunned by his apparent death.

• Ethan used the tank cannon to destroy Heisenberg's core, and a second explosion killed Heisenberg.
• Ethan heard Rose crying and encountered someone he thought was Mia, who revealed herself as Miranda.
• Miranda explained that she intended to possess Rose and become her true mother through the ritual.
• Miranda pierced Ethan's chest, removed his heart, and left him collapsing into darkness.
• Song Ren was shocked that Ethan appeared to have died.