Resident Evil 4’s original game director Shinji Mikami has commented for the first time on Capcom’s in-development remake.
VGC first revealedCapcom’s plans to remake Resident Evil 4earlier this year. The project is in development at Osaka-based M-Two, thenew studio founded by former PlatinumGames head Tatsuya Minami, which has been preparing for its development since 2018.
Mikami, who directed the originalResident Evilgame and 4, was approached to co-found M-Two but turned down the role due to his commitment to working onBethesda’s GhostWire: Tokyo, a person with knowledge of the situation told VGC.
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Resident Evil 4isCapcom’s highest rated game of all-time and news of its impending remake appeared to be divisive among fans, witha VGC poll of 9,000 readersshowing that 45% believed it should not be remade.
However, commenting on RE4 Remake for the first time in a new interview withIGN, Mikami said that, “as long as it turns out good I have no issues with it.”
Asked for his overall impression of Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes, theTango Gameworksfounder added: “I saw a video of theResident Evil 2Remake and I thought it was very good. I think they’re going to continue to remake these games since they’re selling well.”
According to noted insiderDusk Golem– who also confirmed VGC’s report – Resident Evil 4 has a larger development team than the series’ previous two remakes, including support from Capcom’s internal Resident Evil 2 andDevil May Cry 5teams.
Developer M-Two has reportedly been paying attention toResident Evil 3feedback, afterthe game received generally lower review scoresthan its predecessor. M-Two’s founder Minami was executive producer on Resident Evil 3, although at least four other studios helped create the game.
Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 is now its fifth single best-selling game ever, with some 6.6 million copies sold worldwide.This year’s Resident Evil 3 shipped two million copies worldwidein the five days following its April 3 release.
Capcom recently revealed it’s planning to commemorateResident Evil’s 25thanniversary in March 2021.
According to a recent report, corroborated by VGC sources,Resident Evil 8 will release on current and next-gen consoles in 2021. Like Resident Evil 7, the 2021 game will feature a first-person perspective and returning protagonist Ethan Winters.
