Capcom, I hope you realise what Resident Evil Village's photo mode is about to unleash Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Capcom, I hope you realise what Resident Evil Village's photo mode is about to unleash Yikes. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 3 Apr 2021 59 comments Resident Evil Village has a photo mode, new footage has confirmed. IGN published our first look at the promising horror game running on a PlayStation 4 Pro, and in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen we see you can press the Options button for skip / photo mode (Resident Evil 7 does not have either feature). The cutscene in question stars Lady Dimitrescu. Unless you've been living under a rock this year you'll know the internet is... enjoying Resident Evil Village's extremely tall vampire lady. Lady Dimitrescu is something of an internet sensation, and there's plenty of fan art (yes, that kind of fan art, too) plastered all over the web. Lady Dimitrescu cosplay has also taken off. Check this out, from 6'9" model Ekaterina Lisina: To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings In February a bemused-sounding Capcom thanked fans for their... enthusiastic reaction, with Village's art director Tomonori Takano saying all the attention was "far more than we anticipated". Watch on YouTube But Capcom has realised it's on to a good thing here, and in Asia is using life-size Lady Dimitrescu cardboard cutouts to market Resident Evil Village in shops. Pictures of the 9'6" tall antagonist are also popping up on the side of buses in Hong Kong. Which brings me neatly onto Village's photo mode, which, yes, I'm sure will be used to snap Lady Dimitrescu in all sorts of... interesting ways. I hope Capcom knows what it is about to unleash. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store