I'm not asking if you think it's true

No. I think I am done with the Resident Evil series.

Honestly the one consistent thing about the characters is that they get redesigned, ironically if they weren't redesigned they'd stick out more.

I agree with you but they probably want to remake him more similar to nu-claire, bc they don't look nothing alike

Imagine thinking after Resident Evil 6, Operation Raccoon City and Umbrella Corps that the series is either still to be ruined forever or is even capable of being ruined forever.
If you think the series has up until now had a consistent tone, vibe or quality then you're clearly just a retard.

Might be cool but I wish it was third-person instead of first-person. Also why Chris instead of Leon if they're basically doing 3.5 with a 4 style inventory?

I think it's easy to redesign someone like Leon over and over because he has an iconic hairstyle but Chris is basically just a brown haired guy with few iconic characteristics.

I haven't played a single RE after RE4 with the ironic exception of 2 & 3 remakes (which is essentially the older games). Doubt I'll play this one but I'll keep my eyes piqued for the alleged "series departures". RE4 was the best RE game and it propelled serious series departures.

Im not answering, im telling you that this is a reverse engineered attempt at fake leaking the plot and gameplay of a video game solely based on the fact that the roman numeral 8, VIII, was haphazardly paired with the word VILLAGE even though VILLAIN is infinitely more obvious.

ethan is the protag again

Honestly, it would be better if the supernatural elements were just supernatural. The universal "muh virus" explanation for everything in RE is getting to the point of retardation. They could really try to break the RE mold with this new game, kind of like RE7 did with the gameplay.