New Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City concept art shows Leon getting killed

Capcom, via Resident Evil’s official Facebook page, has just revealed the full verson of the artwork that has been featured on the cover of OXM showing off the hooded Vector. Now you can check out Vector along with his other USS squadmates: Beltway, Bertha and Spectre. And apart from featuring zombies, this piece of artwork also lets fan see Leon getting his throat slit by Vector. That’s gotta hurt.

[an0nym0us]

What NO! Well i guess i`m not buying the game then....

[sinncross]

I'm not too sure why Capcom are making this game work in such a way where RE history can be changed.
Just work on making a compelling story from another POV during the events of RE2 and 3... it does not get simpler than that.

[malamdra]

how can he die if it takes place before RE4?

if they do it it might cause a time paradox that will in make all of us explode like in Timecop

[Heartnet]

They could do that lol since if it followed storyline u cudnt make any1 surprised since u know what happens at the end and what if anything changes

[captain-obvious]

where is he in that pic "getting killed" ????

i dont see him

[phinch]

concept art, like the famous pic from resi 4 where leons head is being cut off by the chain saw guy..... god people read into it too much

[MidnytRain]

I would think you would want to know how it ends for your beloved character. Anyway, this would be hard to believe. Why would they show the main character's ultimate demise on the cover of a magazine? That's bad marketing and would probably give away the story. He either won't die or he survives somehow.

[maddfoxx]

How do they even know thats Leon? It doesnt show is face and Capcom hasn't confirmed it. Hell, back then Leon still had blond hair so Im sure that isnt him. Pretty sure the writer just made that up to get more hits for his website.

[RedDead]

Pretty sure that's leon, and he has always had brown hair, google it.

Also his RPD uniform is the same/

Also, this game isn't Cannon so don't bother with the story.

I would like to point out that RE1 and 2 had different versions of what happened. The accepted parts get brought into new games. For example in RE1 Chris and Barry could both die. However the accepted and put forward cannon version is they live. This game could be the same, you fail to kill Leon or succeed, however the cannon version will be you failing to kill.

[ButterToast]

It could be another RPD Officer. just a thought. but I like the idea of having different possible outcomes.

[Shazz]

cant help but think that capcom are gonna sink the resi franchise .

[BK-201]

can't help but think Capcom is done, period.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

Let's see:

Mega Man? Pretty much done. Universe canceled, Legends 3 going to get canceled.

Resident Evil? Oh yeah, it was done as soon as RE5 released.

Devil May Cry? AHAHAHAHAHA JUST LOOK AT DANTE.

Ace Attorney? AAI2 Japan only.

All they have left are their Fighting games which they are currently milking dry. Of course, as soon as Ono gets sick of them and leaves, they'll intentionally ruin Street Fighter just to spite him like they did with the others. Thanks for ruining my childhood, Capcom.

[JBoc973]

Poor Leon.

[Quagmire]

I dont get it, why is leon getting killed so important? Ive only played 5, but I want to play 4, so no spoilers please.

[Pozzle]

Mostly because he (along with Chris, Jill and Claire) is one of the main RE protagonists, so it sucks seeing Capcom treating him so crappily after he's been such an integral part of the series for so long.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

and we also know that Leon doesn't die in that time period because of RE 2 ending and hes in RE 4(takes place after RE2/3 and this game).

[kookie]

Doesnt make sense

[DarkBlood]

hell no im going to protect leon and not kill him

[WetN00dle69]

Same here man.

[N4Gsukballs]

The Game Takes Place before RE4. So Either the Game's not Cannon, Or We Will Get to save him.

ps. So what? there was concept art of leon getting killed by the chainsaw maniac in Re4. in the end its just art.

[TheTruth89]

this can be a concept art related to the player death.... nothing new.

[Wizziokid]

true but... you don't play as leon

[PrimordialSoupBase]

It's not canon and could very well be a good game. Gamers are such whiny little shits.

[DangerTick]

lol, good game? Apparently you haven't heard that Slant 6 will be making this garbage.

[ButterToast]

still really not seeing what your point is. Capcom and Slant 6 have been pretty clear on their intention with this game is and thats not a typical Resident Evil game. The Concept behind the game sound s good to me so I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

[unknownhero1123]

add to the fact that this isn't a true RE game in the first place. It could be a good game but it's not a true RE game and thats why we are "whining".

[DOMination]

Re4 wasn't a 'true' re game and yet I dont hear too many people whining about that. Just wait until we see the damn game before dismissing it

[trainsinrdr]

WTF resident evil never really was about the story it was about the atmosphere, the eerie mansions with creaky floorboards and flickering lights, the dogs that burst through the windows during the scary soundtrack (especially resident evil 2), and lets not forget about the fucken zombies!

[Pozzle]

I dunno about anyone else, but I play partly for the story too. I like the mythos behind Raccoon City, Umbrella and the zombie outbreak. It might not be the best story in the world, but it's certainly been an interesting ride.
That's why RE5 was such a kick in the pants for me. Not only was the series turned into a lousy co-op game, but the plot made absolutely no sense in context to the previous RE games.

[ceedubya9]

Unless I see his face, I'm not going to say 100% that that is Leon. That could be any RCPD cop, or zombie cop.

[BigMassacre]

The game has already said to be non-canon, do I don't know why people are freaking out. It's just a team shooter based in the lore of Resident Evil 2. It's not the next official installment.

[KS1985]

First they allowed Ninja Theory to change Dante (DcM)
Now they are Killing Off Resident Evil Characters

What next, Make the Mega Man series like the Twilight Saga?

[Der_Kommandant]

Twilight Saga Man will be announced at E3

[Neo Nugget]

It's true, I got an e-mail about it.

[Alos88]

Who will save the presidents daughter now?

[espiritu604]

KRATOS!

then he shall fuck her in the end

[unknownhero1123]

please, don't mention that whining bitch.

"help me leon!" help yourself! well, she has one good quality. she doesn't hoarde items like sheva!

[DarkBlood]

ya realise whatever she picks up goes to you right RIGHT?

[unknownhero1123]

yeah but there are some parts to where she just takes the ammo you need and she doesn't even have the gun for that ammo! sure, you can request for it but what if you are in the heat of battle and she is not next to you? it does get annoying at times.

[TheCagyDies]

Then Leon comes back to life and kills all four of them, LEON VS. KRAUSER KNIFE FIGHT STYLE!!!

[belal]

as long as this is only a spin off, i don't care, just make a great game that has nothing to do with the main story. and i allso heard that you can choose to kill him or let him live.

[WetN00dle69]

Yeah you have a choice WHICH is a good thing if you ask me.

[Sidewinder-]

Leon cant die. If i was to play the game (I won't) and got to a point where killing Leon was on the cards. I'd have to lose.

That'd be the game finished and the disc frisbee'd out the window.

[chidori666]

very good, i hate this guy...

[plb]

Why can't Capcom just go back to its roots and make something like the RE's on PS1? Those were the best ones.

[tsunami901]

How can he die, when Op Raccoon City's story takes place before RE4's story?

[plb]

Because Capcom has been out of their minds this gen.

[Freddy_Millz1]

Why let this bother you guys? Do you all remember a few years back, a certain magizine had Leon on the cover for a certain game that had him with a chainsaw buried halfway in his chest? Wasnt exactly cannon now was it? Was used for WOW tactics and it worked.

[NarooN]

Yes because an image of Leon getting obliterated TOTALLY means he's gonna die in the game's canon, right?

Who remembers before RE5 came out, the images that got leaked of Jill's grave? She totally died in RE5, right?

Who remembers before RE4 came out, where they had images of Leon with a chainsaw dug deep into his neck? Sure that could actually happen IN the game, but is he dead in the canon? Nope.

This is just promo art trying to get the purpose of the game across. You're playing as generic Umbrella grunts whose objective is to kill Leon. Obviously they're not gonna kill Leon off, and most likely you'll get a boss battle where even though you technically "win", he still kicks your ass and escapes.

[N4Gsukballs]

Jill did die in Re5 As for as im concerned....

[NarooN]

Touche. I agree.

[Der_Kommandant]

Here is another concept art pic by capcom

http://mychinaconnection.co...

[sam2236]

And here's another one...

[Zanarkand]

Come on Capcom! Leon was originally planned to die in what we knew a long time ago as RE: 3.5. imo even though this new game is taking a different direction, Capcom should instead have released 3.5 as an alternate ending to RE 4. This concept just doesn't seem as compelling.

Just gonna leave this here for us bros

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[solidboss]

who's going to save ashley!!??? *insert metal gear solid paradox theme*

[Neo Nugget]

I don't....understand why people thing concept art=in game material.

What about this piece of concept art, then?

[rawrockkillz]

Oh that brings back memories. Good times...good times.

[Kahvipannu]

People are jumping a bit ahead, just after seeing one consept art picture.

[kesvalk]

this is not even leon, is just someone in the police uniform...

[TheMutator]

kill that emo bastard

[DarkSpawnClone]

wow,this game better be good if they plan on killing Leon -_- 9/10 or 10/10 or no buy ..wtf why do they want to kill leon :/ .. i won't kill him because RE4 was too awesome.....

BTW anyone have RE5,how is it with ps move?

[earbus]

Racoons lol worst city name for a game ever whats next platypus heights.

[Neo Nugget]

That actually has a nice ring to it :P

[creamsoda]

Never understood why Leon is liked so much, he never felt like that great of a character. I think mostly emo's like him.

[SwampCroc]

Um... they always show your character die on the game over screen... it is probably a backdrop of that.

[Neko_Mega]

Can't even tell if it is him, anyways it wouldn't be a shock seeing how Capcom screwed DMC over.

[SovereignSnaKe]

ohhhhhh my....

[TrevorPhillips]

This article was posted a day ago, how did it re appear on n4g again???

On-Topic - This sucks seeing Leon getting killed

[skyblue14213]

Maybe the reason why crapcom canceled mega man universe is because they could not screw it up enough to where mega man fans would hate them. Because it seems that is the usual mo with crapcom these days: take a popular well established series and screw it up enough to where fans will hate them for it(ie: re4 and re5) all in the name of greed by trying to attract a new audience and leaving their long time fans who supported them throughout the years by the wayside. I am all for fresh ideas to be brought to a franchise if it improves the series for the better, what fresh ideas I don't like is if it ruins a franchise to the core and that is what they have done since they released re 4(which the series has gone downhill ever since re 4).

Why do you think they let go of Mikami and Inafune left. Inafune left because he finally had enough of crapcom, and if you read the resident evil operation raccoon city article in psm you will find that the reason why crapcom outsourced the new re game to a western developer is because they wanted some fresh ideas to be brought to the franchise. That speaks volumes of what games that we can expect out of crapcom for at least a while when not only inmafune admits that he is sick of crapcom, but crapcom thren corroborates inafune by taking their number 1 ip(resident evil) to a third party developer and admitting that they need fresh ideas for the franchise and are willing to bend over backwards for slant 6 by letting them do almost anything to the series. It is sad because capcom used to be one of my favorite developers, sad just sad.

[Agent_hitman]

Is this Semi-first person gameplay?.

[Ascalon94]

I read some a magazine with some info about this and they said it was 3rd person

[RAAMzilla]

Seeing as My first comment (on this article, and on this site) has been flagged as trolling (Lovely welcoming, guys!) I guess I shall explain My disdain for the image.

Firstly, I like Leon, He was the protagonist of My favourite Resident Evil, that being 4.

Secondly, the argument that various shots and art for Resi 4 also showed Leon being killed (Chainsawed by Dr. Salvadore) holds little water as it is something that could have happened (at that time) without altering the timeline of the game series, and it was also something which could happen in the game itself.

The problem with Leon being shown as getting killed again in this screenshot is that it literally cannot make sense being at this point in the timeline, unless Capcom have some interesting story line around it. (Different dimension, Leon has a twin, Just don't care, etc)

[Ascalon94]

this game can be good, yeah i know its not ur usualy RE gameplay and whatnot, but as long as it doesnt copy L4D to much we might have a good games. From the trailer it looks like something off 28 days later.

[sam2236]

And not a single fuck was given that day because the game will be a stinking pile of horse shit.

[Hashashin]

Concept art.... Concept art... CONCEPT ART != ACTUAL GAMEPLAY

There. Now you can all go to sleep feeling better.

[Bull5hifT]

Excuse me , But what is this? A PSN/Live Downloadable game, a 3DS game or a Real PS3/360 Disk Based Game ?... I know theres an HD remake of 4 And a special 3D version of 5 but is this 6? Sounds lile a remake of one of the first games

[Ascalon94]

this is a full retail title and its a spin-off to the series, it is not numbered 6.

[Wolf873]

Leon is my favorite of the RE characters. I hope nothing of this gets worked into canon story.