Resident Evil 9’s prequels reveal Alyssa Ashcroft’s intriguing backstory

I’m a card-carrying Resident Evil lore sicko. Or so I thought. When Capcom revealed Resident Evil Requiem, the chorus of “it’s Alyssa Ashcroft from Resident Evil Outbreak” posts that broke out on social media made me realize there was a whole chunk of Resi lore I had no idea about. A janky multiplayer game that people love now, despite hating it at the time? Starring an ace reporter whose murder is the premise of Requiem? This, I thought, was a knowledge gap I absolutely had to address — and not just with fan wikis.