14 DAY TRIAL // Some new screenshots have popped up on the Internet, showing the impressive visual fidelity of the upcoming Resident Evil remake, with shots from the 2002 version of the game alongside them, for a better comparison.
Capcom intends to revive the 1996 classic Resident Evil, the one that sparked the entire series and made a generation of gamers to fall in love with the action horror genre. The entire franchise sold over 61 million games so far, and it also spawned five movie adaptations.
The company already created a remake of the third-person action adventure title in 2002, but since twelve years have passed since then, it decided that it was high time gamers got a more updated edition of the cult video game.
The Japanese company is adept at making remakes and republishing its games on new platforms, and now it aims to bring Resident Evil to a new audience and to next-gen systems.
The screenshots come from Capcom's blog, pitting the graphics of the 2002 remake (running on the Wii U) against the ones in the upcoming remake, showing the magnitude of the visual bump.
All the models look better, as far as characters go, with greatly improved shadows and overall lighting, and the backgrounds also look much better, although the work-in-progress version seems to sport some sub-optimal textures so far.
The screens show that everything is practically identical in terms of recreating the environments, but everything looks much better, with much sharper images that offer an incredible level of detail.
In addition to the visual overhaul, the remake of Resident Evil will also include a few new features, such as a scrolling camera that will help the original 4:3 presentation of the game to seamlessly translate into modern 16:9 viewports, with the background smoothly scrolling along when you move the in-game characters.
Furthermore, while the original controls will remain intact, players will also have the choice to select a more modern option, where the character will move in the direction of the analog stick, instead of backing up.
The game will run in 1080p resolution on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and is based on the 2002 GameCube Remake of the original. For the time being, there is no information regarding the pricing of the product, but it has been confirmed for release in both North America and Europe.
The upcoming digital remake of Resident Evil is scheduled to come out sometime during early 2015, and it's headed for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms.
