Resident Evil — fan pulse
Three big YouTube streams in the last 48 hours show split fan reaction: a Portuguese critic labeled Resident Evil Requiem’s story 'weak', a full playthrough of Resident Evil Revelations keeps Jill and Chris in circulation, and a serialized Resident Evil 9 Requiem playthrough is centering a new character, Emily ( | | ). Together they underline a community craving both homage to franchise staples and fresher narrative stakes as devs push new arcs and characters (youtube.com).
Portuguese creator TheMFW — a channel with roughly 667,000 subscribers — posted a titled clip "RESIDENT EVIL Requiem - Cheirinho de história fraca..." critiquing Requiem’s narrative direction. (YouTube.com (youtube.com); YouTube.com/channel/@TheMFW (youtube.com)) UK-based streamer WolfpackPanda scheduled and aired a full-play Revelations run on March 20, 2026 as a lead-in to Requiem, with the channel listed at about 4.03K subscribers on the stream page. (YouTube.com (youtube.com)) Multiple Requiem walkthrough creators are centering the new child/secondary character Emily: Game8 published a detailed "How to Save Emily" guide and walkthrough entries for the sequence, documenting choices and locations. (Game8.co (game8.co)) Popular channels have turned Emily scenes into standalone content — ZaFrostPet’s "Rescue Emily" walkthrough recorded roughly 65K views and the channel lists about 252K subscribers, while compilation clips such as "Emily’s Full Story" have been uploaded by other channels with thousands of views. (YouTube.com (youtube.com); YouTube.com (youtube.com)) Capcom confirmed on March 16, 2026 that Resident Evil Requiem has exceeded six million units sold worldwide, calling it the fastest-selling title in the franchise and announcing plans for additional game content. (Capcom.co.jp (capcom.co.jp); GamesRadar.com (gamesradar.com)) The data points line up: TheMFW’s Requiem episodes are drawing tens of thousands per upload (one episode listed at ~59K views), Requiem-focused playthrough streams continue to push legacy characters like Jill and Chris into the conversation, and Emily-focused guides/compilations are posting five-figure view counts — a mix that maps to both nostalgia-driven and character-driven engagement across the community. (YouTube.com playlist (youtube.com); YouTube.com (youtube.com))
