Though playing as Ethan in the demo likely won't give much of a feel for Resident Evil Village's upcoming Shadows of Rose expansion, players can test out the new third-person mode for the main story, witnessing the changes made to Ethan’s animations throughout gameplay and what was altered from the original first-person mode. Even those who own Village will be able to separately download the third-person demo, which may help in deciding on whether the Winters' Expansion is worth a purchase. With the Gold Edition for Resident Evil Village releasing a week after the demo goes live, there’s little time to experience the new third-person perspective coming as part of the Winters' Expansion.

According to the Resident Evil website, players are able to halt their progress by quitting out of the game, with the 60-minute timer pausing until Continue is selected from the menu. Just like previous RE Village demos with timers, players will have a limited time to experience the game in third-person - one hour. The gameplay demo for Resident Evil Village Gold Edition became available on October 20 at 4 PM Pacific time, and is downloadable from the proprietary digital storefronts on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and on PC via Steam. Related: RE Village's DLC Is About To Make The Evil Within's Biggest Mistake Wanting a third-person mode for both games, players developed mods and other tools to use for a proper third-person experience, which is now being officially implemented in Resident Evil Village.

While first-person-mode was present in both Biohazard and Village, the third-person option returning in the Gold Edition harkens back to the perspective popularized by Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition is set to release on October 28th accompanied by the Winters' Expansion, which will introduce several more features to the game, including new additions like Lady Dimitrescu to the Mercenaries mode in Village, the aforementioned third-person mode for the main storyline, and the Shadows of Rose DLC expansion.

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