Bitter much? Former Resident Evil series director frowns on RE5

Ex-Capcom director and producer Shinji Mikami had some stinging words for Resident Evil 5. Apparently, he doesn’t quite feel all warm and fuzzy inside with the direction they’re taking his baby to. Fact of the matter is, he might not even play RE5 at all.

Ex-Capcom director and producer Shinji Mikami had some stinging remarks reserved for Resident Evil 5. Apparently, he doesn’t quite feel all warm and fuzzy inside with the direction they’re taking his baby to.

Speaking in an interview with OPM, Mikami confides that he’d rather not play Resident Evil 5.

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!

[The similarities between RE4 and RE5…] that’s fine, isn’t it? I think Resident Evil 5 doesn’t need to change the series, but Resident Evil 6 will have to reinvent the series with another full model change or else it won’t be able to keep on going.

Mikami’s last RE game was RE4 in which he played director. He’s also worked on pretty much every single RE title before that, as well as other Capcom faves: Devil May Cry (just the first one), Phoenix Wright, Dino Crisis, and Viewtiful Joe.

Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 is to be released on March 13.

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Via CVG