Barry Burton is coming back to Resident Evil Revelations 2. If you have played the original Resident Evil you'd know everyone's favorite red-headed brute. Was it his stilted delivery while calling Jill "the master of unlocking" that attracted us to him? Was it his loud manly cries to Wesker? Perhaps it was watching the man wear his emotions on his sleeve as he expressed his fear that this was Chris' blood, or that Jill had been turned into a sandwich? Whatever it was, he has stuck with us, not only stealing the best lines from the game, but also our hearts.
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And now, in Resident Evil Revelations 2, he returns.
We knew that his daughter Moira was appearing in the game alongside series mainstay Claire Redfield, as both of them had been kidnapped and trapped in a remote island prison. It turns out that Barry isn't taking his daughter's disappearance in stride, and is hunting her down.
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He's going to have some help with the matter, however. During his search Barry meets Natalia Korda, a little girl who has a strange power that allows her to sense enemies and hidden items. As with Moira and Claire, gameplay will involve you switching between the two characters in order to navigate the island and get past various traps and enemies. Whether Korda is any good at unlocking things is to be determined, but it's unlikely that this kid is a master just yet.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 is a four-part episodic game, and each episode will contain Raid mode content and two full scenarios- one focusing on Claire and Moria, another on Barry and Natalia.
Barry and his little companion will have to contend with two new enemies- The Rotten, and The Revenant. The Rotten have bones that are visible through their bodies and an intense hunger for human flesh, while the Revenant are formed from parts of human beings sewn together, so expect this poor kid to have nightmares for the rest of her life.
Along with these new screens and the below trailer revealing Mr. Burton, Capcom has announced release dates for each weekly episode for every platform. It's hitting for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam) starting in February, with retail discs hitting in March that contains all of the content, and more.
PlayStation Network North America (Worldwide a day later)
Episode 1 - February 17
Episode 2 - February 24
Episode 3 - March 3
Episode 4 - March 10
Xbox Live Global
Episode 1 - February 18
Episode 2 - February 25
Episode 3 - March 4
Episode 4 - March 11
Steam Global
Episode 1 - February 18
Episode 2 - February 25
Episode 3 - March 4
Episode 4 - March 11
Each episode will cost $5.99/£4.99/€5.99, although you will be able to pick them all up in a season pass for $24.99/£19.99/€24.99. The pass will give you access to all four main episodes plus two additional spin-off episodes that show the stories behind the two new characters- Moira Burton and Natalia Korda, as well as fan-favorite Hunk returning for Raid mode.
The disc version will come with all of the above plus Albert Wesker as a Raid character, four alternative costumes for Claire, Moira, Barry, and Natalia, and a new Raid mode "Throwback Stage Pack" that features four stages from recent Resident Evil titles.
So what do you say? Are you looking forward to returning to Resident Evil? Check out the new trailer below and wonder if this is the return to the game's survival horror past we're hoping it is.