Capcom has assured its fanbase that Resident Evil 5 won’t shy away from brutal and gory depictions in an attempt to acquire a more temperate rating.
“We’re never going to create a gore-free Resident Evil title to try and get a lower rating as it’s a game about the horror experience and gore is part of that,” said Rhys Cash, Capcom UK’s research and planning manager. “We’re primarily about making great games and if it’s appropriate to the title we won’t shy away from making a 15+ or 18+ title.”
“There’s no reason why an appropriate adult title should be seen as something to be shied away from. What I do see publishers moving away from is titles whose only raison d’être is ‘adult themes’ and only goal is to shock,” Cash concluded.
There’s two sides to this debate amongst the videogame industry. Some publishers speculate that toning down a title will allow that title to acquire a lower rating, and therefore sell to an extended audience. On the other hand, mature titles that are masterfully crafted, Grand Theft Auto or God of War games for example, still push millions of units despite their restricted age ratings.
It looks like we know which side of the fence Capcom intends to keep the Resident Evil franchise on. Happy, dissatisfied? Let your voice be heard in the comment section below.