This actually makes a lot of sense in practice because, in the game, your hands are bound together and move as you move the controller. The demo uses a motion tracked DualShock controller instead of the Move wands so this means your hands are locked together for the extent of the experience. In the virtual room, I found myself staring head-on at the lens of an ominously placed TV news camera along with a body of a man in a suit. I sat down and prepared myself for some adrenaline inducing scares.Īs the name implies, the demo takes place in the kitchen of the abandoned house, and it starts with the player sitting in a chair similar to the one Capcom placed in the real room. Inside the plantation house, I was led to a small dimly lit room with a cobweb covered ceiling fan and a chair that looked like it had seen better days.
The demo takes place before the events of Resident Evil VII’s main storyline, and is very much intended for mature audiences only.Ĭapcom set the tone for the demo by dressing their booth up to look like an abandoned plantation house. Capcom brought its Resident Evil VII “Kitchen” demo to PAX West this year, and Road to VR went hands on to try it out.
