14 DAY TRIAL // Capcom has confirmed that the next Resident Evil game, presumably Resident Evil 7, will focus more on survival horror, instead of trying to appeal to too many people at the same time, like the "bloated" Resident Evil 6, according to one of the company's executives.
Resident Evil 6 was set to appeal to many different fans as it included three full-fledged campaigns as well as a shorter bonus one, which focused on either action, survival horror, or both.
Sadly, things didn't go as planned and the game disappointed in terms of sales and critical reception.
Capcom wasn't oblivious to this and revealed, through the voice of Marketing boss Michael Pattison, via MCV, that things are being changed for the next game.
"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."
Pattison went on to discuss Resident Evil 6 and how many fans felt the experience was a bit bloated because of all the content that targeted different genres.
"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."
What's more, it seems that Capcom's internal teams have been looking to recent games for inspirations, including The Last of Us or Tomb Raider.
"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."
The new Resident Evil game, however, has yet to be confirmed by Capcom officially.