After the success of the Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 remakes, Capcom has confirmed plans to proceed the development, though stopped wanting saying which Resident Evil recreation is subsequent in line for the remake remedy.
At a PlayStation accomplice awards occasion in Japan, attended and translated by IGN Japan, Resident Evil 4 remake director Yasuhiro Anpo stated the corporate will announce its subsequent Resident Evil remake sooner or later.
“Yes,” Anpo replied when requested if Capcom desires to maintain making Resident Evil remakes. “We’ve launched three remakes to date and so they have all been obtained very properly. Since it permits a contemporary viewers to play these video games, it’s one thing I’m comfortable to do as somebody that loves these older video games, and we need to proceed doing extra.
“What recreation we are going to remake sooner or later is one thing that we want to announce sooner or later, so please look ahead to it.”
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With Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 remakes already out, ideas flip to which recreation Capcom will sort out subsequent. Fans have lengthy known as for a remake of Sega Dreamcast traditional Resident Evil Code: Veronica, which first launched in 2000. While the sport was remastered for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and is on the market to play by way of backwards compatibility, a current-gen remake would carry a brand new wave of gamers to the title on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC.
Alternative decisions embody the unique Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0, or transferring on to the extra motion oriented Resident Evil 5.
“When developing a new game, there is no way to know what will be received well by the players, which makes it difficult,” Anpo continued. “In the case of a remake, there are already players that have played the original, which I think can be seen as an advantage. We are very grateful to users that are vocal about their opinion. It allows us to develop with the player’s opinion in mind. For example, if this is how the players feel, then maybe we can make it like this. I think this is one of the reasons why our remakes are so well received.”
During the identical Q&A, Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, producer of the Resident Evil 4 remake, stated remaking Resident Evil video games with Capcom’s personal RE Engine has its advantages, indicating Capcom plans to stay with the engine for future initiatives.
“We use RE Engine for many of our titles,” Hirabayashi stated. “It is true that sharing information (between teams) has greatly benefited the speed of development.”
Resident Evil 4 remake launched in March and was a smash hit. IGN’s Resident Evil 4 remake evaluation returned a 10/10, as we stated: “The Resident Evil 4 remake is the series’ most relentlessly exciting adventure rebuilt, refined, and realised to the full extent of its enormous potential.”
Resident Evil 3 remake launched in April 2020, and Resident Evil 2 remake got here out in January 2019. Perhaps followers gained’t have lengthy to attend earlier than Capcom pronounces the subsequent Resident Evil remake.
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