14 DAY TRIAL // Capcom's Resident Evil franchise will be completely overhauled with the introduction of the next game, Resident Evil 6, at least according to Capcom producer Masachika Kawata, who talked about the next title.
Capcom has been releasing a hefty amount of details about its Resident Evil franchise, which is set to receive quite a lot of new titles this year and in 2012.
Among them, we won't find a full pledged sequel, as the Japanese company still hasn't revealed anything concrete about a possible Resident Evil 6.
This didn't stop Capcom producer Masachika Kawata from talking with a Spanish website, via RelyOnHorror, and saying that the next game will be a complete renovation of the whole franchise.
"The series will see a complete renovation with the next entry on every level. But we can’t forget about all the previous entries that have led to the creation of many possibilities for the franchise," Kawata said.
He went on to say that while the new game will thoroughly overhaul the franchise up until now, many things haven't even been decided by the development team, so it's still too early to tell.
"I can’t say if we’re going to make it (Resident Evil 6) survival horror or a shooter, but I can say that it’ll be totally different."
While Resident Evil has been one of the first truly successful survival horror franchises, with the release of Resident Evil 5, the series has taken a turn to the regular third-person shooter genre, prompting many fans to express their disappointment.
The series is branching off even more in the next few months, as Capcom is getting ready to debut titles like Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D for the Nintendo 3DS or Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a squad-based shooter for consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.