M-Two’s role ‘significantly diminished’
A new report suggests the unannounced remake of Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 is currently undergoing some sort of restructuring. While it was previously reported that Japanese studio M-Two was leading the project, new whispers of development claim Capcom is taking the wheel after alleged disagreements over the direction of the project.
The report, obtained by VGC, suggests that M-Two had expressed a desire to keep his remake of the 2005 horror classic relatively faithful, concerned about the impact on changes in the 2020s. Resident Evil 3. Capcom supposedly sees differently, wants to take risks and point Leon and Ashley’s famous adventure in a new direction.
As a result, it is rumored that M-Two’s role in the development of Resident Evil 4 has now been “significantly reduced,” Capcom reportedly pushing its Division 1 team (van Devil May Cry V. fame) to do most of the design and development of the remake. This team restructuring is expected to cause a significant delay Resident Evil 4, with sources suggesting it won’t see the light of day before 2023.
Of course there is a funny side note to the fact that the Resident Evil 4 remake doesn’t technically exist – as Capcom isn’t yet to officially announce the title. But given the commercial success of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3Beyond the specifically legendary status of the series’ fourth lead in the survival horror franchise, such a remake is just as inevitable as a belly-to-belly suplex on a Los Ganados farmer.
Capcom has revised its plans for a Resident Evil 4 remake [VGC]
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