>>3545160RE8 builds directly on top of the RE7 story, so there's a *lot* you should know going in.
The stories are so intertwined, it offers you the option to watch a recap of RE7 when you boot it up for the first time, and recommends doing so if you haven't played that. Even so, the recap is just a Cliff's Notes version skipping a lot of important details.
>>3545243She's watched a playthrough of 7 in the past. She played Leon's campaign in RE2make. That said, she listed the series as one of her interests in her debut, despite her play not giving the impression of a veteran. So I think it's a series she really likes but hasn't played much of.
I want her to play REmaster sometime... 
