A Resident Evil 4 remake is reportedly in the works and may be announced soon, according to Fanbyte.
The title has been rumored to be in the works since the success of Capcom’s 2019 hit Resident Evil 2, itself a remake of the original 1998 survival horror game. According to Fanbyte’s sources, the Resident Evil 4 remake has reportedly been in development since the end of Resident Evil 2’s dev cycle and is set to be revealed this year barring any delays, though it may look quite different from the original when it is announced.
Reportedly, the remake is not aiming to be a shot-for-shot reconstruction of the original and may take some liberties and inspirations from ideas that were initially cut, like altering the game’s setting to take place mostly at night to be “spookier, taking direct inspiration from discarded Resident Evil 4 demos.” Seemingly in line with former Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami’s recent wishes for a remake, the game’s story will also reportedly be improved by expanding on side characters and bonus episodes that supported the original Resident Evil 4’s PS2 release which focused on Ada Wong, a recurring Resident Evil character.
While development for the title reportedly began at M-Two, a studio that helped make the remake for Resident Evil 3 in 2020, the project seems to have shifted to an internal team at Capcom with M-Two providing support by expanding Ada’s campaigns.
As of now, Capcom has not confirmed the existence of a Resident Evil 4 remake, but we’ll just have to see if that remains the case for long. Resident Evil has been enjoying a great resurgence the last few years, making it incredibly hard to believe that Capcom is actually done with Resident Evil 4, seeing as it’s the most port-able game of all time and only recently made its way to VR.
Written by Moises Taveras on behalf of GLHF.
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