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'Resident Evil' Creator Shinji Mikami Claims He Will Not Play 'Resident Evil 5'

Posted by Raymond Padilla - Monday, December 01, 2008 7:49 AM

Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil series and current Platinum Games producer, claims that he will not play Resident Evil 5. According to Computer and Videogames:

"Speaking in a recent interview with Official PlayStation magazine, Mikami, who's now working on games with ex-Capcom studio Platinum Games, said, 'I probably won't play it. I won't like it, because it's not going to be the game I would have made. It'll just cause me stress if I play it. I think it could be fun for gamers to play it, but not for someone who has developed Resident Evil games. If I see anything in Resident Evil 5 that isn't done well, I'll be angry!'"

Mikami's tone seems a bit bitter, but still respectful.I know tons of you love some RE action, but are any of you a bit apprehensive after hearing Mikami's words? Are you loyal to a series or the creator? Do you feel this is a case of a creator not being able to stand the sight of his opus in another person's hands? Or is this the heaviest form of trash talking we'll see from a Japanese developer not named Tomonobu Itagaki.

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Posted by phukthehaters - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:10 AM

I don't think its trash talking. This is kind of like his baby you know. You don't like to see anyone else messing with something or taking over something you had such a big role in. I would probably feel the same way if it was me. But i will be playing RE5!

Posted by RedRingOfDeath (BANNED) - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:16 AM

He's jealous because someone took his baby and perfected it with RE4 and will expand on it with RE5. RE was just about dead until RE4 revived the struggling franchise.

Posted by johnnypeps - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:17 AM

it's not bashing but he does come off as egotistical.

Posted by deleted_2EE6C52C-379C-4245-B72D-E38B6C785A03 - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:25 AM

I like all RE Games! RE4 was badass. RE5 will be superior! but i also like the previous ones too! they were better cuz of the zombies and hunters.

its just like the creator of FF left the series. and other square dev. started makin it. and its still badass. so pretty sure this game gonna go real badass. i mean its chris redfield the best Resident evil character in the entire series.

Posted by magopus6 - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:27 AM

^^^ concur

Re4, and Re5 are not the vision he had when he created the series. He has to realize that the aiming was vastly improved upon in Re4, and so many games have mimicked its success. i enjoy the more action oriented style, yet it still manages to creep and scare the hell outa us. Re4's regenerators creeped me out the first time i encountered them!

Posted by JDarkley - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:35 AM

It seems that he just wants the best for the series that he created, and if he is disappointed with it then he would have regretted not being able to change it. I think that he just wants to avoid the regret that comes with dissatisfaction.

Posted by RedRingshelved - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:39 AM

Please, Is it that serious?

Posted by paranoidmaskdan - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:39 AM

Resident evil 4 was good and 5 looks good... BUT I think it shoulda been a completely different game and they should bring back the original resident evil style...with ZOMBIES and conclude the story with umbrella....not by text and showing scenes from past games like they did at the start of 4.

Anyways

Posted by iJericho - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:43 AM

He makes a great point. He's saying in other words that he can blame himself for mistakes in his own Resident Evil games but will have to blame the creator of Resident Evil 5.

Posted by iJericho - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:45 AM

^^^^^^^^^^(On His Own Mistakes)^^^^^^^^^^^

Posted by paranoidmaskdan - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:53 AM

bring back zombies...

P.S. Kane and lynch rules, Superman 64 rules! LOL
LMAO caca pipi

Posted by Smartguy81 - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:57 AM

@RROD
I agree with you there. Honestly I think RE5 will not be as good as RE4. Simply put, RE4 was and is one of the best games ever made. RE5 will not live up to the lofty expectations. It will be good, it just can't surpass RE4.

Think GTA SA vs GTA4. Both are good games, but SA was just in a different league.

Posted by r_pad - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:13 AM

@paranoidmaskdan Ugh. Superman 64.... I'm still angry that Superman 64 sold well, despite all the negative reviews released.

Posted by little_eddy - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:18 AM

i don't play games because of the creator. i play them if there good.

Posted by RedRingOfDeath (BANNED) - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:20 AM

@Smartguy81

I hate to break it to you but we will end your wild card hopes for good this Sunday in Nawlins.

Posted by deleted_2EE6C52C-379C-4245-B72D-E38B6C785A03 - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:25 AM

they should bring back ZOMBIES thats was the main thing in the series! and they should finish the umbrella conflict. it was way better.

but its all good tho.

Posted by Smartguy81 - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:41 AM

@RROD
They are already over my friend. Everyone in the division won except us. We are done man.

Posted by Velocity2k - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:53 AM

I think it's a little bit Tokyo Trash Talk and a little bit of not wanting to see his baby in another guy's arms. Thing is- he'll see things in the game that most gamers will never see unless it's pointed out to them; and these things will annoy him. For example: if you go see an action movie that features the Army and you've never been in the Army you will enjoy yourself better than the guy who's in the Army and watching the same movie. He'll be able to see things that the un-Army guy will never see. It will urk the Army guy that a character in the movie is wearing the wrong rank or using an improper phrase (these are things that the un-Army guy wouldn't notice). So too would be the details that Mikami would notice in his game that others would not.

Posted by MaxDragon7 - Monday, December 1, 2008 10:04 AM

He is just bored, that's all. :P

Posted by Vesipham - Monday, December 1, 2008 10:18 AM

What the hell is wrong with you people and zombies? Resident Evil is NOT about killing the undead. It's about biohazardous infections.

Seriously.

Do you REALLY want to spend all your time one shotting stupid, slow ass enemies with a few periodic monster appearances?

Besides, technically there ARE still zombies. They're just not rotting corpses.

Posted by r_pad - Monday, December 1, 2008 10:40 AM

@MaxDragon7 Ha! Funny answer. Mikami is definitely not bored. The man has a full plate on his hands.

@Vesipham A-ha! You're the first one to bring up the "biohazard" connection -- very nice. I guess people just enjoy shooting the crap out of zombies.

Posted by ProjektX13 - Monday, December 1, 2008 10:44 AM

dead franchise? please resident evil is about the dead!

Posted by ThataUFO - Monday, December 1, 2008 11:36 AM

@Vesipham
Totally agree.

What is with all this hating on fast zombies. When the zombie apocalypse happens, and it will, I'm betting those friggin things will be fast.
I mean, I wasn't scared of grandma when she had a few too many and stumbled around the house.

Posted by squarewannabe - Monday, December 1, 2008 11:38 AM

Suit yourself. I'll be playing it :)

Posted by JACKMEOFF - Monday, December 1, 2008 12:12 PM

@RedRingOfDeath
this guy was apart of every single resident evil game since day 1 hence the title CREATOR.

to me the best resident evil was resident evil 2 simply because when it came out it was simply NEW AND ORIGINAL dont get me wrong all RE games are good but re2 broke the mold and i hate that people say re4 was the greatest when all it added was A NEW CAMERA ANGLE WOW lol jk it was sick i loved it but it wasnt very groundbreaking in terms of gameplay

Posted by PukeFaceFatty - Monday, December 1, 2008 12:57 PM

You dont see Stan Lee getting pissed when the movie studio's make his comicbooks so why schould Mikami be mad when game dev's reinvent his franchise.

Posted by GreedyMcNasty - Monday, December 1, 2008 1:14 PM

bring back zombies and the old style of game play. I know why he won't play the game! Because it is not Bio Hazard. It is some other game with the same title. I will play remakes of the first two games after that RE lost it. This game has turned into a run and gun. Where are the door locked and the bad acting? HOPE THIS ISN't CHRIS's BLOOD! I will not support this game.

Posted by Lil_Melon - Monday, December 1, 2008 1:29 PM

I agree with him there. RE4 was, when it comes to Resident Evil, was the worst of the series. It wasn't even survival horror. I'm keeping my expectations low for 5 so I don't get too disappointed.

Posted by JACKMEOFF - Monday, December 1, 2008 1:33 PM

@PukeFaceFatty

because stan lee oversees and has final say so on his creation Mikami left capcom after RE4 he might consult the team but thats about it

Posted by Letters2Kay - Monday, December 1, 2008 1:34 PM

I'm very excited for RE5, but apprehensive because Mikami isn't envolved with Capcom anymore, though it's not a huge concern since he's not been behind every RE game release, anyway. I have faith that Capcom Japan can make a great game using his ideas as a base, but I'd be a lot more excited if Mikami was working on it. As for being loyal to a series or company or creator, I say be loyal to all 3 as long as they don't burn you too many times. Mikami, Capcom, Platinum Games, and Resident Evil will all have my support in the foreseeable future.

Posted by bipolarfly - Monday, December 1, 2008 2:05 PM

What Velocity2k said seems pretty reasonable. It's taking something created with one point of view and having it altered into something that strays away from the original. My favorite Resident Evil is still 2, with 4 being a close second. The series really had something going for it and then with the release of 4, it completely changed the game. Same characters and enviroment, but completely different gameplay and direction the series was brought up into. I'm neutral on this. The originals were great, and so was 4 and hopefully 5. However, part of me on the inside is craving an original run around conserve your ammo and get torn to piece opposed to the shoot shoot one hit kill in the head get bigger badder weapons. Maybe it's western influence?

Posted by kikook - Monday, December 1, 2008 2:28 PM

Most developers won't want to play the game they make. Or the Creator, I don't even think Hideo plays MGS.

Posted by LiquidSnake41 - Monday, December 1, 2008 2:30 PM

I can understand Mikami's position, and he certainly has made some incredible games. However, those comments just look bad.

Posted by o_NIGHT_TRAIN_o - Monday, December 1, 2008 3:31 PM

I will not play RE5 too, I loved RE4, but RE5 looks stupid and I hae zombies, they are the gayests monster ever.

Posted by Snicker60515 - Monday, December 1, 2008 3:48 PM

Stop hating on RE5. If it's anywhere near as good as RE4 then it will be a success in my eyes. I got started with RE2 on the N64 and haven't looked back since. I can't wait for RE5 and will be buying it the day it comes out. As for the creator, I wish him well because the current developers took his vision and improved on it vastly. Survival horror continues when this game comes out and if he doesn't want to play it then that's his problem, he'll be missing out on what looks to be a masterpiece and an evolution of the series, which is was RE4 did for the series.

Posted by Schr0mmel - Monday, December 1, 2008 5:10 PM

i'm not gonna lie i've been disappointed in the RE series as of late. i am a RABID RE fan just to clear that up. the original was hands down the best, with the exception of the final battle. RE2 was easy, but fun, and interesting, captivating. RE3 oh my god, awesome sauce all over it. RE0 rough, but still GREAT. outbreak 1+2 took the game to a place that no one thought of, the average person's view! then there was RE4 it was good... yea i've played it though countless times and i've beaten it in every way shape and from all the everything is mine too. but it wasn't RE... it was a great zombie killing game with ties to RE and Raccoon city... but as a stand alone RE game it was definitely a low point. and now i see RE5 going the same way... i'm still gonna get one of the first copies, special edition and play it and love it but still it needs to set up something huge and please NO SAVING KIDS!

Posted by StylusRose - Monday, December 1, 2008 6:12 PM

Honestly, the comments I read above this one are trash.

Ever since RE2 the creator has been struggling to make his game in his vision. If you've never seen the RE1.5 or 3.5 demos, you wouldn't understand. 1.5 and 3.5 were supposed to be the 2 and 4 we have today. Unfortunately, the creator was told that the RE games weren't going in the direction that would be best for CAPCOM.

1.5 and 3.5 are unfinished games that I would have loved to see completed. And in my honest opinion I believe they would have outsold the current versions of 2 and 4.

I hope that Mikami makes a new series based on his true visions, because those are the games that I would rather play.

Posted by Blaze2021 - Monday, December 1, 2008 6:28 PM

zombies arent forever they will all die out sooner or later but im sure Resident evil will stick to there survival horror but throw alil action adventrue in there and you have a MASTERPIECE :D

Posted by DemonBurger - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:00 AM

I agree with him - this game is not Resident Evil, it's a f#@&!ng Gears of War clone. I'm sure it will be a fine game, but it certainly will not be a survival horror game

I think I'll be passing on this one

Posted by godspeed9 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:14 AM

This commentary is cracked, the Resident Evil Serious has evolved and it had to do so to survive. I followed this series from the beginning I have played the title series, Code Veronica, the outbreak games, and I can tell you that it was beginning to get stale. Resident Evil 4 was with out a doubt the best game in the series since the original (even without the Zombies, or the T Virus because trust me I miss them too), because it evolved the series and it brought a new style of game play.

Mikami represents the old Resident Evil which died around the time of outbreak IMO. Even though RE4 had more thrills then chills, I think the new resident evil games will follow the standards it has set.

Posted by SEPHIROTH111111 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 2:18 PM

Calling the newer ones "Resident Evil" is like calling cake "pie." They're similar, but took the canon and raped it.

Posted by SEPHIROTH111111 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 2:24 PM

And people, realize this: Resident Evil was a SURVIVAL HORROR SERIES. IT AlMOST COINED THE TERM. This survival action, try to be horror while letting us mow down the entire village isn't that great.

Posted by THEMANBAT - Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:55 AM

Shinji Mikami, needs to learn his place. While the early Resident Evil games were enjoyable, they were also frustrating and nigh impossible to control. Far from perfection. They were good mainly because there was nothing else remotely like them out there. I remember thinking, boy, it would be easier fighting all theses zombies and monsters in real life, because I can move much better than this character can. Resident Evil 4 was a revolution and undisputedly one of the best games of all time. If Resident Evil 5 stays true to the revolution it'll be wonderful.

Posted by Stimpak_Addict - Monday, December 8, 2008 1:20 PM

The only thing Resident Evil 4 did right was changing the camera perspective, and adding in the ability to manually reload. The Ganados, Plagas, open environments, overly-easy puzzles, ammo and health coming out of dead bodies,(that for some unexplained reason disappear) and lack of zombies really just turned me off of the game.

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