Summary
Several years into becoming a pillar of their franchise, theResident Evilremakes are still going strong. While the cuts made toResident Evil 3left its reception mixed, every other remake has been a hit. Now thatResident Evil 4has finished adapting The Mercenaries and Separate Ways, a VR mode is all that remains before the series can confidently move on. It’s hard to say what the next bigResident Evilgame will be, but Capcom has earned its fans' trust.
Resident Evil’s remakes have gone over so well that discussions about other Capcom remakes have arisen.OnimushaandDino Crisis, both sister series toResident Evil, have been common suggestions, though anotherREbyproduct could be even more exciting.Devil May Crybegan its life as aResident Evil 4prototype, and the lessons learned in remakingRE4could give it a stunning glow-up. However, besides the issue of both series’ development staff being busy with other projects, successiveDevil May Cryremakes would run into an issueResident Evilnow faces sooner than the survival horror franchise did.
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Resident Evil 5 Remake Will Need A Lot of Changes
Many fans expect thatResident Evil 9will be the series’ next entry, but the endings toResident Evil 4and its DLC imply that the remakes may have more ground to cover. It’s at this point where theREremakes find themselves in an awkward situation.Resident Evil Code: VeronicaandResident Evil 5both make sense to do next, but both have flaws that would need to be addressed in a modern game.Code: Veronicashould suffice with script adjustments and some reshuffling like theResident Evil 2remake, butRE5is a whole other beast.
While the originalResident Evil 4was known for fully embracing the series’ action over traditional horror,RE5made the controversial decision to add a permanent co-op partner to the mix, which would be controlled by an unhelpful AI without a second human. Combined with a lot of setting and character moments that would feel off-color in a modern game, it’s clear thatResident Evil 5’s template needs more reworksthan past titles did. The new Luis partner segment inRE4’s remake has been interpreted as testing better Sheva partner AI forRE5, but that’s only the first of the changes that the remake needs to make.
Remaking Devil May Cry 2 Would Be Like Making A New Game
This isn’t a problemDevil May Crywill share at first, given that the original game is so highly acclaimed. Much ofDMC1’s layout and mechanics could be modernized in obvious ways. However, going any further would placeDevil May Cryin an even hotter seat thanResident Evilnow occupies.Devil May Cry 2is a poster childfor black sheep in long-running game franchises, with such a bad reputation that it led toDMC3: Dante’s Awakeningbeing polished to perfection so fans would forget about it. EvenDMC5acts embarrassed when addressingDMC2, showing that its scars have yet to heal.
Devil May Cry 2would benefit the most from a remake, but it might have to takeFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s total re-imagining approach. Only a few ideas like enhanced mobility and two playable characters with altered campaigns should stay. The rest of the game, from combat to story and even toDMC’s famous music, would all have to be redone. Compared to fixingDMC2, evenremakingResident Evil 5doesn’t seem as daunting. It’s currently unknown ifDevil May Cryremakes are in the cards, but if they ever are, they need to pay close attention to how the nextResident Evilremake handles itself.
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