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Capcom: "there is a possibility" of Resident Evil series reboot

Eurogamer writes:

'Resident Evil developer Capcom has said that there is a possibility of a reboot for its 17-year-old survival-horror-turned-action- horror franchise.'

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nrvalleytime4092d ago

Let's hope it's more than just a possibility - while not terrible, I don't think much can be done to improve the current version of the series. RE4 was the highlight, so let's give another person's vision for the series a chance.

Root4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

I wouldn't want it to reboot because you would loose all the good characters you've came to love but I would like them to do it because the series has turned into crap

As I've said reboot it but start with the mansion incident again yet change things round which will effect future games....kind of like the butterfly effect, you change one thing and everything in the future changes.

Lets say the mansions self destruct doesn't work, turned off by Wesker or isn't switched on....the zombies and experiments would wander into Raccoon City earlier while the STARS team are still there. RC incident happens earlier meaning Leon arrives there when the city is quarantined. He see's Claire who is tyring to sneak in but decided to help her, Ada wong joins them to find her bf "John"

.....get where I'm going with this

You can fix the mistakes of this trilogy while keeping old fans happy. They could totally get rid of the Plagas if they wanted....lets say Umbrella sees it as a threat and decided to bomb the village where it is. Ashley isn't kidnapped and RE4 doesn't happen

smashman984092d ago

No you wouldnt lose the characters

And I don't see any easy way to fix weskers death or Chris fighting a boulder if they continue on this path Chris will always be the guy who fought that boulder that one time

Root4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

"No you wouldnt lose the characters"

Course you would...a reboot is a reboot. Those characters will be gone for new ones or ones that don't even resemble them.

"And I don't see any easy way to fix weskers death or Chris fighting a boulder if they continue on this path Chris will always be the guy who fought that boulder that one time "

Thats the whole point of my idea, you can fix it. Sure you'll remember the original timeline but at least with this one they can try to make it better.

If they made a reboot but made Weskers death worse or made Chris punch three boulders then it would be pointless

Weskers death would be better
Chris wouldn't be put on steroids
Barry, Billy, Carlos and Rebecca will be back
Jill wouldn't go through that super, blonde chick phase
All the pointless characters wouldn't exist
Plagas wouldn't exist

Hell they could space out the plot in a new time line...you could get three games in one gen on Raccoon City. RE2: Raccoon City Part I/Part II/ Part III...one for Leon/Ada, one for STARS, one for Carlos/Claire

zeeshan4092d ago

Yeah and we all know what kind of 'reboot' we should expect. It'll probably be called "CALL OF EVIL".

Root4092d ago

@zeeshan

If that actually did happen, knowing Capcom that will probably happen, then I would be done

It would defeat the whole point of a reboot

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juandren4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

#1: I agree with you. RE4 was a great game. I think with RE5 onwards Capcom just tried way too hard to acquire a bigger audience and made the franchise a bit over-the-top and a bit too action-orientated for fans of the series. What started out as the epitome of survival-horror games ended up being a dumbed-down version of the original mixed with a dumbed-down version of Call of Duty. I hope they can go back to their roots as I have no doubt that the original RE fanbase would nearly match the number of COD's fanbase

akaakaaka4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

Maybe they are waiting to see how The Last of Us turns out and they will copy it and make the new RE base on it!

Let's hope TLOU set new standards and franchises like RE, SH fallow up...

Sorry I love daydreaming ..

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fantasygamer4092d ago

I would love for a Series Reboot to happen but I would like Shinji Mikami the RE series creator to be involved. On top of that I still want a good back to roots Resident Evil game to grace my Playstation Vita maybe a Reboot of RE Outbreak.

zebramocha4092d ago

@fantasy weirdly Sony has a resident evil type game on the ps2 called extermination,Sony has obscure game that should make there way on psn or vita.

Darth Gamer4092d ago

I played that game and have fond memories of it. It was pretty good. Just like the older resi games. I believe it was one of the first gen games for the PS2.

-MD-4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

Mikami is working on his own survival horror game. I'm waiting for that, not going to hold my breath for a RE reboot and even if it happens what are the chances of it being any good? 5 and 6 sucked as RE games.

Roccetarius4092d ago

Too bad that Shinji Mikami is busy with... http://www.siliconera.com/2...

Looking forward to see how good that is.

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LOGICWINS4092d ago

Yeah, they'll do it. Capcom won't pass up the potential revenue. At least they now know which direction they should be heading. I'd happily buy an RE1, 2, and 3 reboot.

Kyosuke_Sanada4092d ago

It would be damn hard for them to surpass REmake, chances are they will fiddle with Resident Evil 2 again.

XXXL4092d ago

Please god yes. Like a previous poster said make sure mikami is involved. Make it closed quarters, not necessarily a mansion (though I'd love that) and return to the rpg like elements that went to the wayside with the last few entries.

smashman984092d ago

RPG like elements? Care to explain

XXXL4092d ago

More puzzles, more exploration, less ammo drops and health drops so you have to manage your inventory better, less inventory slots on your main person, etc. I want that return to the likes of the original 3 were you get all the way to the end, run out of ammo and realize it's your own mismanagement and the tyrant destroys you.

smashman984092d ago

I miss the game you described

XXXL4092d ago

Yeah it's strange how from the original the series has changed.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak on Metacritic

Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak of favorably reviewed games as the studio lands first on Metacritic's top publishers ranking.

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Capcom Is 'Aware' of Dragon's Dogma 2 Frame Rate Issues on PC

Responding to a query about frame rate problems from IGN, Capcom said in a statement that performance issues on PC may be linked to the heavy amount of CPU demanded from NPCs in the game.

"In Dragon's Dogma 2, a large amount of CPU usage is allocated to each character and dynamically calculates the impact of their physical presence in various environments. In certain situations where numerous characters appear simultaneously, the CPU usage can be very high and may affect the frame rate," a Capcom representative told IGN. "We are aware that in such situations, settings that reduce GPU load may currently have a limited effect; however, we are looking into ways to improve performance in the future."

just_looken26d ago

What a load of bull there blaming the npc load for there poor performance? the new hitman games has way more going on beyond that they are saying any pc cpu is not powerful enough?

In the article it is also stated a ign reviewr got motion sickness playing ps5/pc version but still enjoyed it? like wow if that was me i would knock it down alot and asked for a patch asap.

So those about to play thank denuvo get a barf bucket if your on pc play 720p because like cites skyline its going to be a unoptimized cpu mess.

Man those on series s/steam deck/rog ally rip :(

just_looken26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Just putting up a pcgamer review

"its janky has bugs poor performance need lots of updates 89/100"
https://youtu.be/WKjZKfAivh...

Gameing bolt unstable frame rate rate below 30fps but that is great??????
https://youtu.be/s9rnh2250X...

Man have we dropped that quality bar for acceptable performance/optimization

a person's view on performance using a high end pc
https://youtu.be/nL9EvGTPbA...

andy8526d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Am I hearing that right, that reviewer with a 4090 is getting drops into the 20s when there's several NPC on screen. Sorry but there's zero excuse for that. BG3 had hundreds at a time on screen and that's a pretty game. What an absolute piss poor engine

just_looken26d ago

@andy

Yes the is correct but every review is giving it a past and or saying that its great that the performance is like the first ps3/xbox one game.

2012 20-30fps 2024 20-30fps dragons dogma keeping things the same reviewers like that apparently

just_looken25d ago

IGN put up a video showing the 4090 struggling aswell as console performance all versions are like the first game with fps issues.Remember dlss 3.0 can almost double your fps like that cyber punk video so without dlss on your looking at 30fps on the most powerful gpu that is out right now.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Cacabunga25d ago

Capcom where is Deep Down???

Tapani25d ago

@andy85 At launch BG3 dropped to under 30fps at the final chapter on 4090. I played the game at launch and had that experience. And that was with a 5800X3D. Everything watercooled and fine-tuned CPU/GPU and memory at 32GB with good timings, and a fast SSD etc.

just_looken25d ago

@tapani

I am sorry are we comparing a AA game with a small budget with alot going on 24/7 to a AAA game funded buy the billion dollar capcom?

You are right yes but that was patched and that team loves there community but if the first dogma said anything we should expect a patch or 2 but that is it.

andy8525d ago

@Tapani indeed but that was hundreds of NPCs. Not a few. It's piss poor

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lellkay26d ago

Can they be aware of the need for 60fps on consoles plz

just_looken25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.

But that ps5 pro PSSR will no doubt be a hold back as i see very few devs make a fsr/dlss/pssr game like really sony why did you spend millions to make upscale tech on the 6800 when amd already has fsr 3.0 just sitting there.

I remember the ps4 pro patches that dwindle over time yes new games had the modes but they were not standard and that was without the base ps4 using another upscale tech.

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In tldr form devs now make fsr upscale for ps5/xbox PSSR upscale tech on ps5 pro game then dlss/fsr upscale tech pc version and we also have intels xess just insane workload

Eonjay25d ago

'Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.'

Perhaps but only if Capcom addresses the issues first. substantially more powerful hardware is struggling.

Furesis26d ago

I mean it's not helping but this is something more than that. Plenty of games with denuvo that work fine

just_looken26d ago

That could be also taxing for sure sense the ps5 also supports that dreadful drm

This is also running off the RE engine remember those re vids with the denuvo drm on/off

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrDead25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Project Zomboid a simple looking isometric game has a similar problem as the Zombies are CPU heavy. If this is the issue GPU tweeks won't do anything, you need less calculations per NPC or more static NPCs

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH25d ago

Well that’s just great…looks like I’ll be holding off on buying this on PC until it’s fixed. If I wanted low frame rates I’d just buy it in console smh…

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Capcom Boosts Starting Salaries in Japan by Over 25%

Capcom Boosts Starting Salaries in Japan by Over 25%! Strategic move to attract top talent and align with industry trends amid economic inflation.

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rlow139d ago

Well there is a lot of laid off talent out there. Very smart of them to target that. Plus if it’s in Japan, that’s a great place to live.

aaronaton39d ago

"Won't someone think of the shareholders!!" wwwaaaahhh

Eonjay39d ago

It funny with this news, their stock price took a small hit. But you know what... thats like too damn bad. We have to stop letting shareholders run the industry into the ground.

FinalFantasyFanatic39d ago

Seriously, you have to spend money to make money, I think some companies and share holders forget that, If you don't pay enough, you can't attract the best talent, or possibly even enough staff for the company to function properly.

Eonjay39d ago

I really approve of Capcom for doing this and will show my appreciation by supporting them. There are a few Capcom games I need to get... and this includes Dragon's Dogma 2. Support companies that support the people working in the industry over shareholders! REMEMBER: Shareholder's don't make games!

Darkegg38d ago

25% sounds like a lot, but it's from $1,560 to $2000 per month. That's $24,000 a year. Unless u became a monk, that is below poverty line.