<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Village	O
maintains	O
survival	O
horror	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
scavenging	O
environments	O
for	O
items	O
and	O
managing	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
reveal	O
event	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
and	O
a	O
cloud	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
won	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Biohazard	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
action	O
focused	O
,	O
with	O
protagonist	O
Ethan	O
Winters	O
now	O
equipped	O
with	O
more	O
combat	O
skills	O
due	O
to	O
military	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
makeshift	O
barricades	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inventory	O
management	O
mechanic	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
briefcase	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
rotate	O
items	O
for	O
better	O
storage	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
manually	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
progress	O
by	O
locating	O
and	O
using	O
typewriters	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
tape	O
recorders	O
seen	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
marks	O
their	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
mainline	O
game	O
since	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mercenaries	O
Mode	O
,	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
game	O
mode	O
of	O
past	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
returns	O
in	O
Village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
Village	O
also	O
received	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Re:Verse	I-Application
,	O
a	O
six-player	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
when	O
Re:Verse	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
is	O
set	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
largely	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethan	O
Winters	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
having	O
defeated	O
bioweapon	O
Eveline	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethan	O
has	O
been	O
living	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
Mia	O
and	O
six-month-old	O
daughter	O
Rosemary	O
when	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
—	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
entries	O
—	O
and	O
his	O
men	O
suddenly	O
appear	O
,	O
murder	O
his	O
wife	O
in	O
cold	O
blood	O
,	O
and	O
kidnap	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
baby	O
daughter	O
,	O
bringing	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
European	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Alcina	O
Dimitrescu	O
,	O
an	O
unusually	O
tall	O
vampiric	B-Application
aristocrat	O
,	O
resides	O
at	O
Castle	O
Dimitrescu	O
with	O
her	O
three	O
daughters	O
Bela	O
,	O
Cassandra	O
,	O
and	O
Daniela	O
,	O
and	O
mutated	O
female	O
attendants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Ethan	O
and	O
Mia	O
have	O
been	O
relocated	O
to	O
Europe	O
by	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
with	O
their	O
newborn	O
daughter	O
Rosemary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
approximately	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
before	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
asked	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
team	O
to	O
start	O
development	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
still	O
about	O
a	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
from	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
director	O
Morimasa	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
having	O
RE7	B-Application
release	O
to	O
judge	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
kept	O
the	O
initial	O
designs	O
around	O
the	O
core	O
survival	O
horror	O
gameplay	O
roots	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
RE4	O
)	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
in	O
RE7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
said	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
're	O
bringing	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
functions	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
horror	O
of	O
RE7	B-Application
,	O
producer	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Kanda	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
lessons	O
we	O
took	O
away	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
n't	O
something	O
that	O
is	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
always	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
some	O
variation	O
or	O
modification	O
,	O
and	O
figuring	O
out	O
,	O
OK	O
,	O
this	O
worked	O
for	O
[RE7],	O
but	O
rather	O
than	O
replicating	O
it	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
find	O
a	O
variation	O
that	O
works	O
for	O
a	O
wider	O
audience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
RE7	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
and	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
RE7	B-Application
,	O
keeping	O
its	O
protagonist	O
Ethan	O
Winters	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
and	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kanda	O
,	O
this	O
also	O
helped	O
to	O
complete	O
Ethan	O
's	O
story	O
that	O
was	O
left	O
open	O
in	O
RE7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
become	O
attached	O
to	O
his	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
to	O
devise	O
a	O
story	O
for	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
teams	O
within	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
past	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
that	O
generally	O
have	O
been	O
linear	O
progressions	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
more	O
open	O
world-style	O
village	O
,	O
with	O
optional	O
and	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
claustrophobic	O
feeling	O
of	O
the	O
Baker	O
mansion	O
in	O
RE7	B-Application
,	O
the	O
horror	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
uncertainty	O
on	O
what	O
lurks	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
openness	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
while	O
easing	O
the	O
"	O
tension	O
curve	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
through	O
quiet	O
moments	O
such	O
as	O
save	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
RE7	B-Application
,	O
Village	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Tomonori	O
Takano	O
,	O
the	O
developmental	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
memorable	O
characters	O
to	O
populate	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takano	O
said	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
same	O
approach	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
simply	O
using	O
elements	O
like	O
zombies	O
to	O
scare	O
players	O
but	O
created	O
unique	O
situations	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
create	O
fear	O
in	O
new	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
switch	O
directions	O
from	O
witches	O
to	O
vampires	B-Application
for	O
Lady	O
Dimitrescu	O
and	O
her	O
daughters	O
,	O
albeit	O
avoiding	O
stereotypical	O
tropes	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
Beneviento	O
furthered	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
used	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Sato	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
fully	O
veiled	O
Donna	O
Beneviento	O
and	O
her	O
puppet	O
Angie	O
are	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
scariest	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
lords	O
by	O
his	O
American	O
colleagues	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
approached	O
Angie	O
's	O
design	O
with	O
an	O
instant	O
impact	O
in	O
mind	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
purely	O
frightening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
a	O
prominent	O
protagonist	O
in	O
several	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
entries	O
since	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
supporting	O
character	O
in	O
Village	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
instead	O
shown	O
as	O
more	O
nefarious	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
trailers	O
due	O
to	O
killing	O
Mia	O
and	O
kidnapping	O
Rosemary	O
,	O
which	O
surprised	O
longtime	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
included	O
a	O
six-player	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Re:Verse	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
NeoBards	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
meant	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
summer	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
delayed	O
again	O
before	O
releasing	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
special	O
lottery	O
event	O
would	O
be	O
held	O
to	O
give	O
away	O
a	O
free	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
acrylic	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
which	O
could	O
be	O
entered	O
by	O
tweeting	B-Application
the	O
hashtag	O
#VILLAGE	O
予約	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
AMD	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
feature	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
AMD	O
FidelityFX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
the	O
featured	O
cover	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2021	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
puppet	O
show	O
featuring	O
the	O
four	O
lords	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
each	O
puppet	O
claiming	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
scary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
that	O
showed	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
on	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Village	O
of	O
Shadows	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maiden	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
demos	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS5	B-Device
users	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
demo	O
Village	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Village	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
and	O
a	O
cloud	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
would	O
receive	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
headset	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
cloud	O
version	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
more	O
action-centered	O
gameplay	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
compared	O
the	O
switch	O
in	O
direction	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Hornshaw	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
felt	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
leaned	O
towards	O
the	O
"	O
dark	O
and	O
creepy	O
haunted	O
house	O
"	O
setting	O
akin	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Village	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
faster	O
,	O
panickier	O
"	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Tristan	O
Ogilvie	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
successfully	O
taking	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
combining	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
modern	O
design	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hornshaw	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
direction	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
feeling	O
its	O
notable	O
departure	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
what	O
made	O
it	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
an	O
excellent	O
balance	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
scares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Leon	O
Hurley	O
of	O
GameRadar	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
approach	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
not	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
 '	O
Resident	B-Application
Evils	I-Application
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
whilst	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fun	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
undone	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
redefining	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogilvie	O
praised	O
the	O
final	O
chapters	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
chaotic	O
levels	O
of	O
carnage	O
"	O
that	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
a	O
run-and-gun	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
campaign	O
,	O
whereas	O
both	O
Hornshaw	O
and	O
Hurley	O
criticised	O
the	O
sections	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
action-heavy	O
,	O
negatively	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
action-heavy	O
portions	O
"	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
increased	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
compared	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
added	O
"	O
depth	O
and	O
decision	O
making	O
"	O
to	O
crafting	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
decide	O
which	O
items	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
most	O
effect	O
on	O
certain	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hurley	O
wrote	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
open-world	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
his	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
exploring	O
and	O
retreading	O
areas	O
with	O
new	O
skills	O
and	O
discovering	O
new	O
surprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hornshaw	O
noted	O
the	O
movement	O
system	O
was	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
felt	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
slow	O
and	O
clunky	O
"	O
;	O
they	O
opined	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
suited	O
when	O
surrounded	O
by	O
enemies	O
rather	O
than	O
during	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hornshaw	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
was	O
not	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
stories	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
disappointed	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
resolve	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
threads	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
or	O
sufficiently	O
tie	O
the	O
games	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
at	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leadbetter	O
attributed	O
this	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
anti-tamper	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
pirated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
cracker	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
effectively	O
stripping	O
away	O
the	O
Denuvo	B-Application
and	O
Capcom	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leadbetter	O
tested	O
this	O
version	O
against	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
the	O
crack	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
By	O
stripping	O
out	O
what	O
the	O
hackers	O
call	O
Capcom	O
's	O
entry	B-Language
points	I-Language
for	O
the	O
DRM	O
...	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
absolutely	O
transformed	O
in	O
those	O
areas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
problem	O
where	O
Capcom	O
had	O
added	O
additional	O
DRM	O
atop	O
Denuvo	B-Application
had	O
affected	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
Capcom	O
's	O
official	O
update	O
that	O
removed	O
Denuvo	B-Application
and	O
its	O
DRM	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5s	I-Application
performance	O
was	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
Village	O
later	O
that	O
July	O
that	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
,	O
altered	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
Denuvo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
shipped	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
third-fastest-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
2019	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
May	O
3	O
to	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
at	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
111,171	O
copies	O
in	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
38,713	O
copies	O
,	O
reaching	O
fourth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
across	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
film	O
director	O
Richard	O
Raaphorst	O
accused	O
Capcom	O
of	O
plagiarism	O
,	O
citing	O
close	O
similarities	O
between	O
a	O
monster	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
his	O
film	O
Frankenstein	O
's	O
Army	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Sturm	O
"	O
creature	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
