Capcom has expressed its astonishment after discovering that players deciphered the so-called final mystery of Resident Evil Requiem in a matter of hours. Koshi Nakanishi, the game's director, designed this puzzle with the expectation that it would keep the community busy for at least two weeks, based on previous experience with Resident Evil 7. However, the community's speed has left developers utterly amazed.
The puzzle design and its swift resolution 🧩
Nakanishi explained that the team implemented layers of logic and hidden clues inspired by the Resident Evil 7 puzzle, which was solved in less than a day. For Requiem, they doubled the complexity with interdependent variables and a tiered reward system. Despite these enhancements, the community coordinated their efforts on forums and social media, applying data analysis and collaborative testing that dismantled the challenge in record time, surpassing all internal forecasts.
The puzzle that lasted less than a double coffee ☕
The irony is that while Capcom expected a two-week mystery, players finished it off with the same speed with which a speedrunner ignores tutorials. Some on the team are already joking that the next puzzle should include a lock with a real timer or, directly, a note that says: Please wait 14 days before solving it. The community, for its part, is already looking for the next challenge.