Resident Evil 4 Remake Producer Yokiashi Hirobayashi has revealed the development team is aiming to “betray your expectations in the best way possible” while still capturing the original game’s feel.
Speaking with PLAY magazine, Hirobayashi-san revealed that there was a lot of trial and error in balancing various aspects of the game, such as level design and enemy behaviour.
We want the game to be simultaneously fresh yet familiar. Our aim is to ‘betray’ your expectations in the best way possible while of course respecting the feel of the original game.
The controls are similar to those in the recent Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes, on top of which we have worked to reproduce the feeling of the original by assembling elements like level design and enemy behavior from scratch. It took a lot of trial and error to get the balance right, as was the case with the original game.
While there are elements of moving through the game as a pair which differ from how you manage just controlling Leon, and introduce a different kind of challenge, I think we have made it so that by having Ashley be a more convincing standalone character, players will come to enjoy these sections.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is scheduled for release on March 24, 2023 on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. Capcom is hosting a new showcase on March 9, which will feature new updates on Resident Evil 4 Remake and other upcoming titles.
[Source – PLAY Magazine via GamesRadar]