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Shinji Mikami “Didn’t Play Resident Evil 5 Until A Year Ago”

Legendary Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has revealed that he didn’t play the fifth installment in his famous series until last year.

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user54670074339d ago

...So did he like it or not....guess he really can't answer because he dosen't want to cause a sh*t storm

shodan744339d ago

My guess is that he didn't, but is far too diplomatic to say so. Wonder what he thinks about the Devil May Cry reboot too...

Welshy4339d ago

If you look at how much the direction has changed from.when he created it, I'd imagine he wouldn't be too keen it.

Don't get me wrong, I had a blast with Resi 5 and got the platinum with my mate, but the franchise is a far cry from what it used to be.

user54670074339d ago

He probably isn't

I don't why he isn't more open about it, I mean eh did create this series so it's ok to be upset.

I honestly don't see why he dosen't just create a survival horror franchise like RE and start all over again. It wouldn't really be copying since he created the franchise in the first place.

Skateboard4339d ago (Edited 4339d ago )

The guy has a lot of class he wouldn't just badmouth it, but we all know he thinks it sucks. Resident Evil 5 is going to go down as one of the best games ever made, LOL.

Sarcasm makes me hungry.

EDD2134339d ago

Considering he quit capcom fairly recently I'd say that is a no

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ape0074339d ago

feel sorry for him after seeing resi ruined, don't get wrong people, resi 5 is good but no way near RESI 4 magic, RESI 4 is on of the greatest games of all time, just got the HD version in xbox 360, absolutely amazing, thank u capcom for redoing it in HD

SPAM-FRITTER-1234339d ago

i think 3 was the best. loved 4 but 3 was the last of the REAL zombie.

abzdine4339d ago

numbers are better than words !
you forgot Code: Veronica which is one of the best in the series.

specialguest4339d ago (Edited 4339d ago )

In the same interview with CVG when asked:

Q: With Resident Evil 6 just announced, are you pleased that the series you created is continuing without you?

A: I'm not especially happy or sad about it. I think they're working very hard on it. The guys at Capcom are working hard.

lol, sounds like he's being as nice and nonconfrontational as possible, but I have a feeling he hates the direction.

floetry1014339d ago (Edited 4339d ago )

Indeed. Mikami went about it in the right way, but it's evident that the series itself has become bloated and bastardized in a way that reflects the current trend of horror titles trying to appeal to the masses.

He's always been an underrated figure in the industry and balanced genres in a clever manner. Even Shadows of the Damned, which also had Suda 51 on it, was poorly received by consumers. The game itself is so interesting though. I get the feeling that Mikami stuck too close to his vision of RE and it scared Capcom into thinking that it wouldn't sell.

LightofDarkness4339d ago

I think he may also be alluding to the oft criticized Capcom working conditions, i.e. their propensity to over-work their employees. But I could be reading too much into it :p

MWH4339d ago

Legendary Shinji Mikami.

Kyosuke_Sanada4339d ago (Edited 4339d ago )

Still waiting on news for Zwei which if done right can make a killing seeing that survival horror is one again non existent on consoles.

Would it make a splash like Resident Evil did on the first Playstation? If it did it would be a serious case of deja vu and the name's meaning would have some fore-shadowing in it...

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Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica Remakes are reportedly in the works, not Resident Evil 1

Industry insider Dusk Golem reveals that there is no Resident Evil 1 Remake in the works. Instead, Capcom are reportedly in active development of Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica.

-Foxtrot6d ago

RE Zero would be better to do first over RE1 because they can tie the story into RE1 more.

The original RE Remake was weird because Rebecca never mentioned anything about what happened in Zero and it felt so disjointed because Zero was developed during the Remake and they clearly didn't share any notes with one another.

Cacabunga5d ago

Wise decision. 2 of my favorites!

repsahj5d ago

RE Zero is one of my favorite game on gamecube!

Knightofelemia6d ago

Give me Dino Crisis dammit Capcom

TGG_overlord6d ago

And all it took was +24 years + a phone call from me lol.

GotGame8185d ago

LOL! A phone call from you? ROFL! They have been remaking RE games for YEARS! It was a matter of time!

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Stellar Blade has sold more physical copies than Dragon's Dogma 2 in Japan, despite PS5 exclusivity

By the looks of it, PlayStation 5 exclusivity does not hurt the sales of Stellar Blade in Japan as the game has passed 90,000 sold physical copies.

Hugodastrevas10d ago

Stellar Blade really deserves way more praise than it got, devs have been adding more and more content, for free, since release and the game already was great to begin with!

BrettAwesome9d ago

More than it got? It got tons, by everyone except the sad wankers who's idea of a sex life, is pulling on their dicks while watching big fake cgi titties 😂

gerbintosh9d ago

Don't see the difference between cgi titties and fake boobs. Also no difference to wanking it to either one of them since both aren't physically there

RiseNShine9d ago

Salty that the game is doing well hm? ;) I suggest some cheese with your whine.

Skuletor9d ago

So you're saying the people that like watching CGI tits didn't praise the game? An educated guess is you meant the opposite.

BrettAwesome9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

@Risenwhine
What the fuck are you talking about? I think it looks like an awesome game. I don't get the sentiment that it didn't get as much praise as it deserved. The only ones who's been shit talking it, are sad wankers with no sex life. Am I whining? How? 😂

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Cacabunga9d ago

I think we can safely claim that Stellar Blade 2 is confirmed!
I got it day one, i have some backlog due to RDR2 i just platinumed.. i will get to Stellar Blade in the near future

shinoff21839d ago

Same but I'm hitting yakuza right now. Stellar blade looks cool though.

neutralgamer19929d ago

Capcom really dropped the ball with DG2. They had easy success on their hand but instead with their stupid decisions ruined the games success

Stellar blade is an amazing game and deserves all the success. For all the artificial hate it got from people who had no interest in the game to begin with this shows if you make a good game it will sell. The so called 1st party drought from PlayStation has meant 4 exclusives in 2024 so far. Other companies need to learn how to run a business and plan for the future

H99d ago

Stellar blade is performing very impressively there, DD2 didn't do well because word of mouth destroyed it's reputation and not about the Microtransactions or performance, bad word of mouth about how the game lacks so many things that were in the first one

Redemption-649d ago

DS2 sold 2.5M in a little over a week, what the hell are you talking about?

H99d ago

"there", that's Japan, this article is about Japan, the bad word of mouth is about Japan

Hereandthere9d ago

Exclusives matter. No matter what bumbling phil and bond try to say, exclusives is why you buy a console.

The_Hooligan9d ago

How dare you speak common sense!!??

jznrpg9d ago

It would if they added a lot more combat and didn’t focus on graphics

XiNatsuDragnel9d ago

Stellar blade is great excited for 2

anast9d ago

They dropped the ball with dogma. SB is a solid game, it just had to weather the social storm.

shinoff21839d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Said that dd2 was missing things the first one did,like mass effect 2? I haven't played it so I'm really asking.

spss119d ago

I've played both and I have no idea what people say when they claim it's "incomplete". I've only noticed new things in comparison to DD1 (I would give a list but spoilers). Sometimes I wonder if some people actually played DD1 or maybe they remember it differently. Anyways, if you liked the first one and want more of that, you'll probably like DD2.

anast8d ago

Yeah, the content, combat movement is slower, less vocations, the armor system, it's more simplified, and dungeons are lacking. It's like they rushed it out or something, but didn't forget to add in youtuber pawns and micros. At least ME 2 upped the content.

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Resident Evil 1 Remake To Have Slower Pace; Will Further Expand On The Game's Lore

Many details for the upcoming rumored Resident Evil 1 remake have already leaked online. Capcom appears to have huge ambitions for it.

XiNatsuDragnel15d ago

Sounds interesting I'll be interested in the second remake of re1

Cacabunga15d ago

They game cube remake was mind blowing.. another remake would be nice but i was really hoping for Code Veronica first

-Foxtrot15d ago

If it's true they are probably leading up to RE5 with the Chris vs Wesker story

RE1, CV and then RE5

Terry_B15d ago

Their REmake is still one of the best 3 video game remakes ever made.

Cacabunga15d ago

Terry

Zero was not a remake but an amazing game as well. I hope they remake that one one day with some coop play.. great great game

maelstromb14d ago

The whole Lisa Trevor side-story was an incredible addition and really fleshed out more of the lore. It could have easily felt tacked on to artificially extend the length of the game, but it felt 'right' like it should have been in there from the beginning. I'm hoping they include that in the Re-remake.

Yui_Suzumiya14d ago

Code Veronica definitely needs it the most!

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fsfsxii15d ago

Cant wait until they cut the basement section and replace it with something worse.

Becuzisaid15d ago

While I want another modern remake of 1, I think code Veronica should be first. The first re1 remake holds up amazingly well. Give CV it's due.

Scissorman15d ago

As long as the Crimson Heads are back.

Nerdmaster14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

I hope they don't. They were created mainly to justify Wesker not really dying, and they do create more tension, but they don't make much sense.
Re-reviving things that were twice dead? Why would the virus stop there and not keep reviving them forever (until the head gets destroyed)?
And also the characters knowing that destroying their heads keep them from becoming crimson heads, while having a combat knife and lots of heavy objects around to do it while they're down, but having to rely on lucky shots or burning them with oil?
They can create other stuff that serves the same purpose of creating tension but that makes more sense.

Levii_9215d ago

Come on State of Play already!!!

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