Capcom discusses ‘Resident Evil 6’ reception, RE7 to be more survival-horror

Resident Evil 6 was far from the survival horror gameplay that the series was originally built on. As such, it received a mixed reception, and this is something that Capcom “can’t ignore” when it comes to making the franchise’s next game.

Capcom also MCV that the next Resident Evil “will likely be more targeted at our core fanbase.”

The company said:

“We have obviously seen the consumer response and the PR response. There was some great positives out of that, but it was a mixed bag, as we saw from the review scores. We have got to take that on-board, we can’t ignore that, and we have to take that onto the next game when we make the next Resident Evil.

“With Resident Evil 6 specifically, we probably put too much content in there, there were comments from consumers that said it felt bloated. The Leon missions went down very well, and because we did Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS, there was a cry out for us to focus our attention on survival horror, rather than be too many things to all people. You’ll find where we go next will likely be more targeted at our core fanbase.

“A lot is said about the saturation of this zombie, post-apocalyptic survival horror. But it is still alive and well. The Last of Us shows a good direction of what the consumers want. Tomb Raider as well, we spoke to R&D and they looked at that and they enjoyed that experience. I think that proves there is still a strong market for that sort of content.”

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