"I won't play Resident Evil 5," says Mikami-san
- Posted November 28th, 2008 at 11:36 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Resident Evil mastermind Shinji Mikami has admitted that he is unlikely to play the upcoming fifth instalment in the Survival Horror franchise, suggesting that doing so would "just cause me stress".
"I probably won't play it. I won't like it, because it's not going to be the game I would have made," he told Official PlayStation Magazine. It'll just cause me stress if I play it. I think it could be fun for gamers to play it, but not for someone who has developed Resident Evil games.”
"If I see anything in Resident Evil 5 that isn't done well, I'll be angry!" he huffed.
Elsewhere, Mikami acknowledged the obvious similarities between Resident Evil 5 and its predecessor, though remained adamant that the franchise will need to “reinvent” itself again should a sixth instalment ever transpire.
"That's fine, isn't it? I think Resident Evil 5 doesn't need to change the series, but Resident Evil 6 will have to reinvent the series with another full model change or else it won't be able to keep on going,” he said.
Regarding his forthcoming projects with Suda 51 and Sega, Mikami admitted juggling two titles was “difficult”, "but I'm director on my game for Platinum Games and producer on the game for EA. So if Suda does his job properly, my workload will decrease."
Resident Evil 5 is due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 13, 2009.
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ThomasLmusic
- 11:43am GMT - November 28th, 2008
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This is news ? I couldnt give a rats behind if this clown plays it or not .. i'll play it and i'll own...end of comment
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Galvanise_ |
Galvanise_- 12:02pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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So If Kojima moved on from the Metal Gear series and refused to play any of the sequels it wouldn't be newsworthy? I think this is newsworthy, and I also happen to think that Mikami is right in what he said. -
THEmanbearpig |
MANBEARPIG- 12:04pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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the only thing good about resident evil is mila jovavich's boobage.
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 12:04pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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Yh I won't be playing this one either...
For RE6 I think it should take place in the wastelands of Raccoon City with a new gameplay system and have real PROPER Zombies in it again !!
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Traveler1990 |
NightHawk17- 12:14pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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yeah, real zombies should be incorporated into these games this is one of the reasons i wont play L4D
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 12:21pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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@ darksora - you are correct! He said this in an interview with OPM UK in issue 24, November 2008... which hit the shops on 30 September. Page 79, for anyone who's interested. So it's at least 2 months old.
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Funeralfog |
blksabbath- 12:42pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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lol @6. real zombies eh? please find me one and i will know what a real zombie is
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SamuraiClarke
- 1:17pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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I won't be playing it either.
I want proper zombies. -
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C0SM0NECR0
- 2:12pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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Granted I'll buy it and like it but really.............this isn't a true resident evil game in my opinion. They need to get back on track with the feeling of the first 2-3 games with zombies and zombie dogs and..............zombie other things. But graphically and fun-factor-wise......oh yeah. This game looks fun. Even if I'm not really interested in the African setting either.
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Alpha2
- 3:33pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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Actually it's more like having ababy and then someone else pushing you out of the house and raising it differently than you would have. You dont want to know how he turns out because if he turns out to be a jerk you;d blame yourself for not being there to raise it right.
He has a right to voice his opinion. RE has had to grow and become different even the zombie genre in general has had to evlove a little over time or it gets stale. Although RE5 has a lot in common with RE4 it's not like that's a bad thing. 4 was pretty damn good compared to what we had before for like 3 or 4 itterations.
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stopsweatinme
- 6:38pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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Let me guess, it needs more pre-rendered backgrounds and a camera that hates you so much it won't let you see the enemy until its chewing on your neck? I've played the old RE games and while the were good, I welcome the new RE as well.
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supamariobrotha |
supamariobrotha- 7:53pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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understandable just ship and be done with it
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ohshutyourmouth |
ohshutyourmouth- 10:53pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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resident evil 6, playstation exclusive! make it happen sony
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 11:34pm GMT - November 28th, 2008
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The last time they reinvented RE the result was DMC,so i'm gonna be a HAPPY man if they do anything similar to RE in the near future.
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SpyroViper
- 5:48am GMT - November 29th, 2008
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I wont be playing it either. I gew up with 'proper' Resident Evil games, not a third person L4D. Untill Capcom do a real Resi game, they won't be getting my dosh.
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 9:25am GMT - November 29th, 2008
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I also 'grew up' with the Resi games (even though I was in my mid-20s when the first one appeared) - but lack of zombies aside, I thought RE4 was the best in the series by far. Better looking, and more immersive than its predecessors. I can't wait for RE5.
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PS3lady
- 11:27am GMT - November 29th, 2008
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so what its his loss.im still going to buy and play resident evil 5.everyone that still are b**chin about zombies.u havent played every re game and dont know the story line behind re games. if u have noticed after raccoon city was bombed in re3 it destroyed the zombies and all evidence of it and umbrella was the only ones responsible for the zombies but now thier company it finished for now so there wont be zombies DUH but once wesker revives umbrella the zombies will make a return because wesker has a sample of the T-virus and the G-virus but has not done anything with it yet.so im going to get RE5 and play the heck out of it i cant wait
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djrussell |
djrussell89- 9:10pm GMT - November 29th, 2008
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Well... its not like the first three Resident Evil installments were perfect right? I mean the first one especially had many, many flaws. Still a great game; but it was far from perfect. So its kind of ironic for the guy that created the series to state that if something isnt done right he'll get annoyed. Personally i think the guy's an idiot.
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edward_moffet |
edd- 9:22pm GMT - November 29th, 2008
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it doesn't surprise me, resident evil is an awesome game but it's not really survival horror anymore, it's really more of an action game.
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TheWorldEndsWithMe |
DonovanTheICEMAN- 12:15am GMT - November 30th, 2008
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So this dummy, (and some of you) prefer to control human beings that behave like Tanks from an 8-bit Nintendo game? Turn with right and left, then press up to go forward = a very stupid and difficult system for proper interaction.
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SpyroViper
- 4:10am GMT - December 1st, 2008
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I don't understand the hate from some of they RE5 defenders. I thought the control system for the 'proper' Resi games were fine and I can still play them jsut as well today, as I ever used to when I was 9. It's the fact that RE5 isn't Resident Evil anymore, it's more of a bang bang action game than a survival horror, the games used to be all about tensions and the jumpy factor.. but when your being chased by 100's of 'infected people' it's not scary anymore, its not tense, it's just a 3rd person shooter.
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