With the critical praise and financial success of the remakes of Resident Evil 2. 3, and 4, developer Capcom is looking to capitalize with remakes of more games in there series, though they won’t specify which ones quite yet.
Originally translated and reported by IGN, the director of the Resident Evil 4 remake, Yasuhiro Anpo, discusses the series’ future during a Q&A at a Playstation partner awards event in Japan.
“We’ve released three remakes so far and they have all been received very well,” he said. “Since it allows a modern audience to play these games, it is something I am happy to do as someone that loves these older games, and we want to continue doing more. What game we will remake in the future is something that we would like to announce in the future, so please look forward to it.”
“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.”
With the recent announcement of an update to Capcom’s in-house engine, the REX Engine, it makes sense that they would want to get the most out of it by remaking more of the older games in the series. Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, the producer of the remake of Resident Evil 4, confirmed during the Q&A that they would be sticking with the REX Engine, as sharing an engine and information between teams of different games speeds up development for everyone.
It remains to be seen which games will be remade going forward, but Capcom has plenty of options. The original Resident Evil has yet to receive a remake, or they could move forward to Resident Evil 5. Whatever they go with, fans will be eagerly awaiting an announcement.