Resident Evil 4 remake and everything shown during tonight's Resident Evil Showcase

Capcom has given perhaps the best look yet at its highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 remake – and shared a little more on its various other Resident Evil projects – in its latest showcase, with the remake getting both new gameplay footage and a new story trailer.

On the gameplay front, it shared an action-packed couple of minutes, starting with a sequence from early in the game that sees protagonist Leon skulking through the woods before stumbling across a seemingly abandoned barn. It’s a suitably atmospheric sequence, showing off the remake’s various visual upgrades, that segues into a chaotic outdoor battle as Leon is swarmed by Ganado. Inevitably, things come to an end with our old friend chainsaw guy – but Leon somehow manages to keep his head on this time around.

Speaking about the new gameplay shortly after, Capcom explained the goal of the remake is to “[pay] respect to original game’s world while implementing new ideas and state of the art graphics to strengthen the core concepts of the title”. This, it say, “will provide a fresh experience with a sense of familiarity if you played the original that both newcomers and veterans to Resieent Evil 4 will enjoy”.