{"id":791906,"date":"2026-10-04T18:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/791906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:16:10","slug":"capcom-explained-why-it-started-the-wave-of-resident-evil-remakes-with-the-second-part-and-not-with-the-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/791906\/","title":{"rendered":"Capcom explained why it started the wave of Resident Evil remakes with the second part, and not with the original."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image_1mwvhm1mwvhm1mwv_ggpu.webp\" itemprop=\"image\" alt=\"Capcom explained why it started the wave of Resident Evil remakes with the second part, and not with the original.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.gamegpu.com\/component\/contact\/contact\/zhenek?catid=184\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEvgen Kovalov\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.gamegpu.com\/news\/igry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GAMES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tOctober 04 2026\t<\/p>\n<p>\tViews: 8661<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\">In a special anniversary edition of Biohazard 30th Special Mook, Capcom executive producer Jun Takeuchi explained in detail the studio&#8217;s decision to begin the wave of modern remakes with the second game, rather than the original. According to the developer, the key factor was the concern that the first game&#8217;s concentrated, stoic horror could prove too specific and alien to a wide range of modern gamers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"2\">The original Resident Evil placed a heavy emphasis on the intimate atmosphere of a closed mansion, a constant lack of resources, and strict survival restrictions, creating what was called stoic horror. Studio management expressed reasonable doubts that such a classic narrative pace would resonate with a younger generation of players accustomed to more dynamic scenarios and cinematic presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">Furthermore, the massive Raccoon City infestation in Resident Evil 2 represents the de facto starting point for the entire franchise. Capcom&#8217;s management believed that immersing an entire metropolis in a catastrophe was the ideal way to introduce a new audience to the series&#8217; origins, a move that paid off and set the direction for modern remakes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"gt-block\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RENews_X\/status\/2106639457864860097\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            DISCUSSION CENTER<br \/>\n            @GameGPU_com<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 0 0 !important; font-size: 13px !important; color: #9a9ab0 !important; line-height: 1.4 !important; padding: 0 !important;\">Join the discussion, share your benchmark results, and debate hardware performance in X.<\/p>\n<p>    <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GameGPU_com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"gpu-x-btn-link\"><br \/>\n        Discuss on X<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Evgen Kovalov GAMES October 04 2026 Views: 8661 In a special anniversary edition of Biohazard 30th Special Mook,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":791907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-791906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=791906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=791906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=791906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=791906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}