The remake is a dark and gritty game with an art style that matches that tone. However, Capcom has flipped that with a new animated short that keeps the gruesome details, but puts them in a more charming setting.
This promotional video titled “Leon and the Mysterious Village” has protagonist Leon Kennedy walking into the first big village of and has him coming across different Ganados before being greeted with an axe. The intro also teases a few enemy types, including a Garrador and Del Lago.
The title also notes that this is only the first episode, meaning there will likely be a few more. And as hinted at by the title, it seems to be emulating, which was a staple in Japanese anime that told different iterations of classical stories.
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