Should you destroy or release Elpis in Resident Evil Requiem?

Should you destroy or release Elpis in Resident Evil Requiem? | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem review: A jack of all trades Resident Evil How to open the Organ Transport Box in Resident Evil Requiem Hardware Resident Evil Requiem PC performance analysis: Great visuals and decent frame rates all round, though path tracing’s an obvious frame rate killer Resident Evil How to use the Severed Hand in Resident Evil Requiem Resident Evil How to kill the Chunk in Resident Evil Requiem Resident Evil How to escape The Girl in Resident Evil Requiem Resident Evil Resident Evil Requiem’s The Final Puzzle may be the most convoluted challenge to grace Capcom’s series, and no one’s figured out the answer yet Resident Evil Here’s the Resident Evil Requiem release time for your region Resident Evil How to solve each puzzle box in Resident Evil Requiem Resident Evil In a sea of needlessly long videogames, Resident Evil Requiem proves that 10 hours is all you need if you’re able to make every second count Horror Can Resident Evil Requiem finally make good on Resident Evil 6’s best and most botched idea? 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Deciding to destroy or release Elpis in Resident Evil Requiem determines which ending you get, and so if you’re here and aren’t near the end yet, begone! I don’t want to spoil it for you, so please stop reading now. However, if you’re at the pivotal decision and want to know what the different outcomes are, I’ll lay them out below in detail.Even though you’re about to finish the game, and decide “What does the creator desire?” you can still go back and grab any Mr. Raccoon locations you didn’t find, since they are independent from your progress in the story. Once you shoot one, it disappears for good. There are also Charms to collect that you might have missed.As mentioned, I’ll run through the outcomes for each ending, plus which one is the canon choice, which is almost 100% sure to be the one that is continued from in the next Resident Evil game, whenever that happens. This guide will contain spoilers for both Resident Evil Requiem endings, so again, leave now if you’re here by accident. Related articles Resident Evil Requiem review: A jack of all trades Resident Evil Requiem was originally a tense, stealth-oriented horror starring only Leon, before the team went back to the drawing board: ‘People wouldn’t want to see a timid Leon’ Take out this early enemy in Resident Evil Requiem to give Grace a much-needed damage boost Should you destroy Elpis? (Image credit: Capcom)This is the choice that Leon asks you to promise you’ll make as Grace, but it’s definitely the bad, non-canon ending, namely because of one specific consequence: Leon dies. After choosing to destroy Elpis, the ARK facility will begin to self-destruct, and Leon will manage to save Grace, getting her onto a walkway above the platform, but then Zeno will catch and kill him.Leon expresses that he’s happy he managed to save Grace, Zeno will shoot him in the head, and then the platform will plummet to the bottom of the shaft and explode, presumably killing Zeno as well, though it’s hard to say with that guy. Grace will escape and get on the waiting helicopter that Leon called earlier, ending the nightmare.If you need any more indication that this is the non-canon bad ending, the game literally asks you whether you’d like to immediately return to the point of the decision and choose the opposite. Honestly, if you want to see both endings, definitely choose this one first and then take advantage of that option