Capcom‘s Senior Vice President of Marketing Michael Patton has gone on record saying that the next iteration of Resident Evil will go back to the style of gameplay that core fans of the series know and love. Speaking with MCV, he said that they have listened to both fan and PR responses to Resident Evil 6, and will use that criticism to fix the series.
“With Resident Evil 6 specifically, we probably put too much content in there, there were comments from consumers that said it felt bloated. The Leon missions went down very well, and because we did Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS, there was a cry out for us to focus our attention on survival horror, rather than be too many things to all people. You’ll find where we go next will likely be more targeted at our core fanbase.”
I’m glad that they are aiming to get back on the right track, but seriously, what the hell took them so long to realize that turning Resident Evil into a Michael Bay movie was a bad idea? Resident Evil 4, as good as that game was, drew up many concerns with the shift towards more action and a pretty average storyline, and they followed that up with the action-packed Resident Evil 5. It seems like this change should have happened a while ago, as there are plenty of other games that can offer the action-packed gunfights. Let’s get back to narrow hallways and cramped rooms where the true evil dwells…
As for my judgment on Capcom going back to Resident Evil’s roots?
Condemn O.R. Condone 
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