The success of Resident Evil Village is pretty much set in stone by now. A decline in sales didn't stop Village from claiming the top spot in the UK, and with players modifying the game to their heart's content, it's clear that the acclaimed survivor horror title won't lose replayability any time soon.
Part of the massive replayability of Village is due to the tons of secrets left for fans to uncover. One fan recently noticed a crazy detail about Lady Dimitrescu and her dungeon, one that contributes to the personality of the character and atmosphere in-game. The Resident Evil series is already renowned for small details and easter eggs that breathe life into the world, and one discovery by a fan was made in the previous entry, Resident Evil 7.
Resident Evil 7 and Village were developed alongside one another, with development on the latter beginning a few months before the launch of Resident Evil 7. While it was already assumed that the two games would be connected storywise, one fan discovered an interesting detail about the pause menu in Resident Evil 7. Reading the first letter of each word on the menu spells "ROSE".
As most Resident Evil fans are aware of by now, Rose is the nickname of Rosemary Winters, the daughter of Ethan and Mia Winters. The character hadn't been alive during the events of Resident Evil 7, though Rose serves as a more prominent character in Village and is expected to have a larger role going forward, especially given her current age.
This is a pretty cool easter egg given Village's ending and one could even go as far as to theorize that Rose had a hand in helping Ethan survive even back then. Conspiracy theories and tin-foil aside, chances are this is all just a huge coincidence. Even though both games were in the same creative space, and Resident Evil loves making connections, this could have just been a slight oversight by developers.
Altogether, this isn't entirely an odd thing for both games to have in common, even if located somewhere as unconventional as the pause menu. The Resident Evil series as a whole is known for the little secrets, and the buzz generated by the coincidence only adds to its overall success. Of course, there's no telling what other secrets may come from diving into the files in Village. It's likely pointless to do so, though some fans have no doubt taken to doing just that.
Resident Evil Village is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Reddit
