Okay, the reH news page is back up, so here are the pieces of information that we missed out on:
- On the Japanese website for RE4, it's been confirmed that the name of the Strider is Luis Sera. Also, a character profile of the woman in red (who is Ada) has been put up in the characters page.
- If you're interested, the making of the Resident Evil 2 commericial can be located
here.- Also, three new weapons include the Mauser, Minethrower and Springfield.
EDIT:
By the way, at the
Golden Joystick Awards for this year, Resident Evil 4 appears on the list for one of the most anticipated games of 2005. Vote for it if you want.
EDIT #2:
On IGN, it's been cleared up that the woman in red is most likely Ada Wong, and that the man with the weapons and items under his black coat is a merchant that you meet multiple times in the game where you're able to buy equipment off him with the money that you gather.
Also, it's said that the monks are called, "Los Illuminados". Pendants can also be found in the game with the purpose of unlocking items at the end of the game.
Finally, here is an official timeline of the game:
- The Ganado Village
- Farmland and Outskirts (Here you meet Luis and the Village Chief as well as fighting monks that have TNT strapped to themselves)
- Caverns/Mines
- Forest Trails that have signs that supposedly look like something from Blair Witch.
- The Village Chief's Mansion
- The Salamander Lake
- The Monastery
And then in no specific order:
- Castle Exterior
- Castle Interior
- A Building Site
- The El Gigante Boss
Edit #3:
Wow. Cats got everyones tongues?
Anyway... some plot information have been revealed:
The Salamander-like monster swimming around in the lake is supposedly infecting the water with parasites. The villagers give sacrifices, in this case, dead police officers and give them to the lake monster so that it can continue to infect the water thus making the villagers crazed idiots. Why they want to become crazed idiots is beyond me... but I'm guessing that scene we see in the trailer where the villagers dump a dead police officer into the lake is probablly so that the lake monster can feed on it.
But there is still a lot of plot to be revealed. We still don't know why Ada Wong came to Spain, why the villagers kidnapped the president's daughter, why the villagers want to become crazy and what the El Gigante and Villager Chief and Monks have anything to do with the story.
EDIT #4:
The PAL Release for the game is said to be in March 2005.