Capcom: Resident Evil Won't Go Back to Survival Horror
The genre doesn't sell - especially compared to Call of Duty.
Hoping that the Resident Evil franchise will go back to its survival horror roots? Don't hold your breath - according to producer Masachita Kawata, the series might never return its Resident Evil 2 and 3 glory days. The reason? Survival horror simply doesn't sell anymore. It's all about action, baby.
"Especially for the North American market, I think the series needs to head in that [action-oriented] direction," he told Gamasutra. "[Resident Evil's primary games] need to be an extension of the changes made in Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5."
Resident Evil: Revelations seemed to give long-time fans hope that the series might slowly transition back towards the atmospheric horror sequences that the franchise is best known for. Despite Resident Evil 5 polarising the fanbase, Kawata explained that Capcom will most likely head follow that game's action-heavy lead.
"RE4 started in that [action-based] direction, and RE5 kept going in that direction. And I think that especially for the North American market, we need to keep going in that direction, and take that a step further. And that’s exactly one of the reasons that Revelations is the way it is."
He added that, referencing marketing data research on Capcom's side, the market for survival horror games is small, and can't compete with the likes of Call of Duty. "A ‘survival horror’ Resident Evil doesn’t seem like it’d be able to sell those kind of numbers."
Source: Gamasutra
"Especially for the North American market, I think the series needs to head in that [action-oriented] direction," he told Gamasutra. "[Resident Evil's primary games] need to be an extension of the changes made in Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5."
Resident Evil: Revelations seemed to give long-time fans hope that the series might slowly transition back towards the atmospheric horror sequences that the franchise is best known for. Despite Resident Evil 5 polarising the fanbase, Kawata explained that Capcom will most likely head follow that game's action-heavy lead.
"RE4 started in that [action-based] direction, and RE5 kept going in that direction. And I think that especially for the North American market, we need to keep going in that direction, and take that a step further. And that’s exactly one of the reasons that Revelations is the way it is."
He added that, referencing marketing data research on Capcom's side, the market for survival horror games is small, and can't compete with the likes of Call of Duty. "A ‘survival horror’ Resident Evil doesn’t seem like it’d be able to sell those kind of numbers."
Source: Gamasutra
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Im Dave Angel 23 Mar 2012 12:20
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That is truely sad. The draw of the original three games was going round with very little ammo, and not knowing what was around the corner. A Sad Day...