Capcom has in recent years decided to return to the popularResident Evilgames of yesteryear and remake them from the ground up. This trend kicked off last year with the release ofResident Evil 2and continued this year whenResident Evil 3hit store shelves. Just how do these new remakes sit with some of the former developers who worked on the original games though? Well, according to the father of theREsaga, he has no problems with it.
In a conversation withIGN,Resident Evilcreator Shinji Mikami expressed that he supports these new remakes of the classicResident Eviltitles under one condition: that they are good. When asked about Capcom’srumored remake ofResident Evil 4, the original game being one that Mikami directed, the famed creator said that he has no problems with it being made whatsoever. “As long as it turns out good I have no issues with it,” Mikami simply stated.
Speaking to some of the other recentREremakes that had been released, Mikami seemed to not have much to say, possibly because he hasn’t paid too much attention to them. “I saw a video of theResident Evil 2 Remakeand I thought it was very good,” Mikami said. “I think they’re going to continue to remake these games since they’re selling well.” While yet to be formally announced, Mikami’s comments seem to be correct as Capcom is said to be toiling away on the remake ofRE4right now. Meanwhile, other rumors indicate that the Japanese publisher is also set to releaseResident Evil 8in the future, too.
As for what Mikami is working on next, his team at Tango Gameworks is currently toiling away onGhostwire: Tokyo. No potential release window or platforms for this project have yet been given, but it stands to reason that we could learn more soon.
And in the realm ofResident Evil, the latest installment in the series,Resident Evil 3, is available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
