Parokki said:
It doesn't look like much more than RE4 with HD set in Africa, so who knows if they'll release it on the Wii as well. This is the "RE4 is a Gamecube exclusive!!!1" company after all. The gulf between the Wii and the other consoles looks like it could get as steep as that between the PS2 and the GC/Xbox, and the difference in production costs is even greter this time around. Wonder if it'll be as good as the previous part, since IIRC a lot of big names left Capcom it's release. |
In fact, all of it's primary developers left including it's lead developer and director of the project Shinji Mikami. Shinji and the others quit the Capcom 5 (the people who made RE4) and joined Clover, staying within the Capcom company. Unfortuantely, shortly after Okami, clover was completley dissolved and the great men responsible for Resident Evil 4 were cut loose. They recently formed the independant studio Seeds, but have no rights to any of the former Clover or Capcom games, and will not be assisting in the development of Resident Evil 5.
With this in mind, it's not the least bit shocking to see that the gameplay from Resident Evil 4 is completely duplicated and unchanged. Capcom lost the developers that made RE4 a success, so rather than take any risks they will do their best to retain the exact same experience that made RE4 successful. They are basically playing it as safe as possible due to the loss of these developers. It could be a good thing really, but personally I would have liked to see some change.
Keep in mind not only did Shinji Mikami direct RE4, but he has also written the plot for the entire Resident Evil series.
