It’s possible that Resident Evil 8 will feature the old Umbrella Corporation, as opposed to the one featured in Resident Evil 7.
This comes from a report made by Japanese publication Famitsu. It points out that the Resident Evil Village announcement trailer which was aired at the PS5 reveal event in June depicts an older version of the Umbrella logo, different to the logo seen in Resident Evil 7. This older version of the logo points to the corporation’s past as a pharmaceutical company.
Umbrella as it appears in Resident Evil 7 is painted in a more friendly (rather than an antagonistic) light, having been reformed and now going by the name Blue Umbrella. Given this new detail from the next game’s trailer, is it possible that Umbrella will be throwing it back to its more sinister antics?
The Resident Evil community has been abuzz with other hypotheses and rumors too since the game’s reveal. Like perhaps Chris Redfield will the the game’s villain (which could fit in well with Umbrella’s more antagonistic portrayal that might feature in the game), and that Village will address two prominent downfalls from the seventh game - a lack of enemy variety and fans’ desire for more areas like the Baker house.
Village’s 2021 release date can’t come soon enough.
Source: Game Rant
