The phrase "buckets of blood" is a time-worn cliché used to describe slasher movies and horror games, meant to invoke the over-the-top gore that's a fixture of the genre. The buckets themselves are usually kept behind the scenes, teetering in the rafters waiting for the final girl's unsuspecting approach, or to make a headshot that much more splattery and satisfying. But Resident Evil Requiem, the latest installment of Capcom's zombie horror series, takes the concept extremely literally.

Throughout the game, and especially in the Rhodes Hill Care Center that you explore as Grace, you'll encounter numerous pails of vibrant red viscera, spangled with disconcerting mystery lumps. As you make your way through the........

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