Doesn’t sound like Leon S. Kennedy will be making an appearance in Resident Evil 7

Leon S. Kennedy’s voice actor Matt Mercer will not be reprising his role in next year’s Resident Evil 7, he’s told GameSpot, suggesting there won’t be a cameo from the classic Resi character in the upcoming game.

Speaking to GameSpot, Mercer said that he believes Capcom is “scaling back a little bit on throwing in all the classic cameos. I can say that I don’t have any involvement in [Resident Evil] 7 directly.

“But I think it’s also good of them, especially coming off of [Resident Evil 6] and its lukewarm reception, to go ahead and re-establish their roots and maybe start an original story,” he continued. “And if they decide that that does well, maybe they can then marry it in with the previous stories.”

Leon has appeared as a playable character in multiple Resident Evil titles, making his debut in Resident Evil 2 before returning for Resident Evil 4 and 6.

Details on Resident Evil 7’s story were leaked by the ESRB last week, revealing that players will take on the role of Ethan, “a man searching for his wife in a derelict mansion”. There’s other details, too, including some on the weapons and the gruesome-sounding cutscenes.

Take a look through here for the full story, but be aware that there are some minor spoilers.

Source: gamespot.com