Kazunori Kadoi, the co-director of Resident Evil 4 Remake, has admitted that he was hesitant about working on the game at first due to the fact it would be difficult to remake such a beloved title.
Speaking with Game Informer, Kadoi-san and co-director Yasuhiro Ampo explained the challenges of remaking Resident Evil 4, and that fans would’t take too kindly to any mistakes in the project.
Among the RE series and even games in general, the original RE4 has become a legend. I knew that it would be difficult to successfully remake it, and if we made one mistake with any updates we made, we would anger its fans.”
When I first heard about remaking RE4, my first impression was that since the original is a masterpiece, a remake would be difficult. So I didn’t want to do it.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is scheduled for release on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S on March 24, 2023. You can watch new footage of the game here, which includes gameplay from Chapter 5.