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Capcom Confirms New Resident Evil Game Is In Development With Resident Evil 7 Director

Capcom stopped short of calling it Resident Evil 9.

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During the Capcom Next 2024 showcase, Capcom has announced that it's now working on a new Resident Evil game. However, Capcom stopped short of confirming whether it's Resident Evil 9.

"We're making a new Resident Evil. It was really difficult to figure out what to do after [Resident Evil] 7," said director Koshi Nakanishi. "But I found it, and to be honest, it feels substantial." Nakanishi went on to explain that he couldn't give any further details, but can't wait to share more when the time is right.

Previous games that Nakanishi worked on include Resident Evil 5, in which he worked as a designer, and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Resident Evil Revelations, and Resident Evil 7: biohazard, all of which he directed.

Rumors about the next Resident Evil game have been swirling around recently. The upcoming title will reportedly have an open-world structure built with the RE Engine, similar to Dragon's Dogma 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds. The same reports also indicated that the game will be formally announced later this fall, and is scheduled to release sometime in 2025.

In the meantime, Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica are reportedly the next games in the franchise that will be getting remakes.

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I am personally hoping it stays fist person...

One of the better directions they took for the mainline RE games imo.

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I hope it's still VR, but RE4R shows it can be 3rd person and VR. Either way, as long as it's more horror/survival than action, I'll be happy.

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Excited to see what they come up with. Personally, I'm hoping it isn't first person.

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Ugh, guy that directed all the worst RE games. weak

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@stevenjohnson: Revelations rocks! Lol

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@stevenjohnson: 7 was fantastic.

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I don't know how people are able to enjoy 7. For 3/4th of the game you're running away, and for the last 1/4th of the game you're killing black blobs that all look the same. This is the worst kind of resident evil experience you can get it. Hell, it wasn't even Resident Evil, but more of an Outlast mix.

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@hardwenzen: I've played all the main entries since PS1 (didn't finish RE6), and I was so happy RE7 got back to a smaller horror experience. In the original game, you actually had to conserve ammo, and yes, run away from enemies. I agree the end with all the blobs was repetitive at first, but VR kicked every up a notch, making those blobs scary AF, which fixed it. You may not like it, but it def felt a return to Resident Evil.

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@hardwenzen: you straight wildin cuh, 7 was and still is the closest thing to an og RE experience since the release of RE:CV

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@olrox97 said:

@hardwenzen: you straight wildin cuh, 7 was and still is the closest thing to an og RE experience since the release of RE:CV

RE2R should be the backbone of a RE game. Not this Outlast run n hide shit.

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@hardwenzen: Mr. X: So, you have chosen to forget my existence, eh?

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@probable said:

@hardwenzen: Mr. X: So, you have chosen to forget my existence, eh?

Literally the worst part of the game.

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@hardwenzen: You have a terrible take on 7.

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@stickemup said:

@hardwenzen: You have a terrible take on 7.

How so? Explain to me what that i've said isn't true.

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RE7 was the best in RE ever. A true horror game. That moment the grandpa chased you around the dinner table was truly terrifying and felt real. Graphics were phenomenal as well. 9.5/10

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5 with a partner is a better game than 4.

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@Ohaidere: 5 was what got me into Resident Evil. My best friend that I had recently met actually through work, was a fan and brought it over to my house, we played through it co-op and it was a great time. I was surprised when I learned it's considered one of the worst entries, it didn't align with my experience. I guess it is this, because I played it with my friend, and besides I had no point of reference to other RE games.

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@Ohaidere: Strongly disagree

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@Ohaidere: It's close, but I agree. Co-op RE5 was probably the best thing I played on the Xbox 360.

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@mogan: Yeah that was pretty much my experience with 5. I played through it with several different people and had a blast each time.

I actually only finally got around to finishing 4 last year on the VR version. When I was a teenager I remember watching my brother pull an all nighter to play 4 (his favorite game period even 20 years later), but I just don't have the attachment a lot of people do since I didn't play it myself until after 5 and didn't finish it until recently.

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@Ohaidere: completely a matter of opinion.

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@epitaph: No I'm pretty sure it's published somewhere.

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@Ohaidere said:

@epitaph: No I'm pretty sure it's published somewhere.

Yes, agreed! When an opinion is published, it becomes fact! I'm educated, so I know about these things.

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@nakapi: Fantastic I'm glad we could sort this out like scholars.

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RE7 was a great game, it was way more coherent than Village.

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I enjoyed 7 more than I liked 8. At least 7 had more of a horror aspect to it. 8 was a full on action game. Kinda like the switch from Re4 to Re5. Just give me more remakes. Code Veronica next and then do a multiplayer style return to Outbreaks.

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The worst thing that could have happened, has happened.

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@hardwenzen: You leaving the SW boards? Agreed, that is worst case scenario.

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@itsnota2mer said:

@hardwenzen: You leaving the SW boards? Agreed, that is worst case scenario.

I spread my knowledge all over the place. People appreciate it.

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@hardwenzen: What knowledge? You say some of the dumbest shit I’ve read on this site. People can’t stand you. That’s saying something coming from me. I know people can’t stand me on here.

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@stickemup said:

@hardwenzen: What knowledge? You say some of the dumbest shit I’ve read on this site. People can’t stand you. That’s saying something coming from me. I know people can’t stand me on here.

He adores me. Follows me everywhere i go. So you might be hated, but the likes of him, he can't get enough of me.

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@hardwenzen: I guess you keep conveniently missing the part where I tell you to crawl back into your System Wars hole, and stay there. Only in your mind would that = can't get enough of you. 😬

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