I just have to hope that there’s some mistranslation afoot here.
Jun Takeuchi, producer ofResident Evil 5andLost Planet 2just told Kotakuthat in his opinion,Resident Evil 4was “… a great game, (but) its appeal was limited somewhat to maniac players”, where “WithRE5, I wanted to bring the series to a larger audience. I think its important to do the same for the nextRE“.
Now I see his point on some level, but I have to say that this way of thinking worries me. TheREseries got where it is today by bucking trends. When the first game was released, the idea of a haunted house zombie game was completely untested. That firstREtitle was made not because it was sure to be a big seller, but because the creators were passionate about the concept. The more the series moves away from that forward thinking, rebellious spirit, the more likely that it’ll lose its soul. If theREgames continue to drop the things that make them special to appeal to fans ofHalo,Gears, orWii Sports, I’ll be a sad panda.
The man goes on to say that no producer forRE6has been identified, and that no port ofRE5is being planned for the Wii. All bad news, all around.
Or am I being to harsh?
