Resident Evil Revelations 2 PS4

Resident Evil fan favourite Barry Burton will make his triumphant return in the forthcoming Resident Evil Revelations 2 on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Capcom has deployed a brand new cinematic trailer for its upcoming episodic escapade, confirming the popular character’s inclusion. The bearded hero of ‘Master of Unlocking’ fame was rumoured to be part of the roster last month.

He’ll be accompanied by a mysterious youngster named Natalia Korda, who’s able to sense enemies and hidden items. You’ll be able to alternate between the two stars, as you go in search of the protagonist’s daughter, Moira Burton. Of course, you’ll be playing as the aforementioned offspring as well, as part of the story will focus upon her struggles alongside series veteran Claire Redfield. It wouldn’t be Resident Evil without a convoluted story, huh?

Even more complicated than the plot, however, is the release structure. The first episode will debut on 17th February in North America and 18th February in Europe. Subsequent instalments will then deploy every week from there until 10th March in North America and 11th March in Europe. You’ll be able to buy each piece of the story individually for £4.99 / $5.99, or a full Season Pass for the slightly more expensive sum of £19.99 / $24.99.

Fortunately, picking up the Season Pass will earn you access to some bonus bits and bobs, including two additional spin-off episodes starring Moira Burton and Natalia Korda, as well as a new Raid character. If that’s not enough, a retail release will deploy on 10th March in North America and 13th March in Europe, and will include some bonus costumes, throwback Raid stages, and a playable Albert Wesker.

Are you keeping up? We sincerely hope so, otherwise we’ll be turning you into a Jill sandwich. Seriously, though, we rather enjoyed the original Resident Evil Revelations, so we’re looking forward to this. Whether this weird release model will work out, though, remains to be seen.

[source youtube.com, via eurogamer.net]