Inspired by Resident Evil 4, Capcom producer Village calls ‘the best survival horror game yet’

Capcom “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/capcom/ “> Capcom producer Peter Fabiano says the Resident Evil Village” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/resident-evil series / resident-evil-village / “> Resident Evil Village team believes the upcoming title is ‘the best survival horror game to date’.

In an interview with the official PlayStation “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ “> PlayStation Magazine (via Wccftech), Fabiano said that the development team draws a significant amount of inspiration from 2005’s Resident Evil 4. href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/resident-evil-series/resident-evil-4/”> Resident Evil 4, which is Capcom’s highest rated game of all time, according to review aggregation Metacritic website.

“You will see that we get a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil (series)” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/resident-evil-series/”> Resident Evil 4, “he said.” The team “It took a lot of effort to create a real feeling. There are a lot of surprises to keep you on your toes; players will find a balance between combat, exploration and puzzle solving.”

Resident Evil Village’s story begins a few years after the events of Resident Evil 7, with players taking on the role of Ethan Winters again.

At the beginning of the match, he lives peacefully with his wife Mia, but their life together is shattered by Chris Redfield, who apparently kills Mia and kidnaps Ethan and transports him to a ghostly European village.

Fabiano expressed great confidence in the quality of the game before it was released on May 7, 2021 for the computer, current and last-generation consoles for computer users.

“Concept and planning was something that was developed by our developers, towards the end of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard,” he told OPM. ‘The team was quite attached to Ethan as a character, so we knew we wanted to continue his story arc.

Resident Evil Village will be released for consoles and computers on May 7, 2021

“It really helped to target our vision. And because we are constantly sharing information about Resident Evil teams, it has helped us to make what we consider to be the best survival horror game to date. ”

Resident Evil Village will give players ‘much more freedom’ to choose how they overcome challenges than Resident Evil 7 did, according to game director Morimasa Sato.

“We want players to experiment and figure out things that work for them,” he said last year. “We want everyone to think of Resident Evil Village as a horror movie you can play.”

Capcom unveiled a PlayStation 5 “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/ “> exclusive Resident Evil Village demo on PS5 in January, with players taking on the role as a character named the Maiden as she tries to escape from Dimitrescu Castle and a second demo is released for all platforms this spring.

VGC recently revealed that Capcom’s in-development Resident Evil 4 remake had a major change of leadership due to disagreements over its direction.

The new M-Two studio has significantly reduced its role in the unannounced project, with the mainline Resident Evil studio Capcom Division 1 leading a new direction.