Brendan Caldwell, Jank

2026-03-28


“I have played long enough to discover one important thing. It is not only a horror game, but also a big advert. The developers have delivered unto Resident Evil the overt product placement techniques of a James Bond movie. It was previously thought that Leon Kennedy was deemed too heroic and cool to leave out of this story. The truth is he was required to appear because the game needed a man to sell cars and wristwatches”

“As he arrives to apprehend the perp at the scene of the crime, the camera lingers on the badge of the car. It is a Porsche. Leon drives a Porsche, it is something you should know about his character. In some action games, your trigger finger is disabled if you aim your gun at your NPC allies, making it impossible to shoot your story-critical friends. In Resident Evil Requiem, you cannot shoot the Porsche

"”Leon wears a unique Khaki Field Auto Chrono,” says Hamilton about their watch which you too can buy for the low low price of 1800 Swiss Francs, “a rugged all-black timepiece with bullet-inspired pushers and a wing detail at 9 o’clock honoring fallen comrades.” Ah, I see. Leon wears his Hamilton in memory of his dead friends, perhaps Marvin, the zombifying colleague Kennedy knew for approximately twenty minutes in 1998. I have not played long enough to know if the watch can be damaged”