Games Inbox: Should Capcom remake Resident Evil 6?

The Wednesday letters page is upset at the rising cost of amiibo, as one reader thinks that Project Helix is the right direction for Xbox.

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What if?
Sometimes it drives me crazy to think how long it takes to make games nowadays. If Capcom has just started making a Resident Evil 1 remake then there’s a good chance it won’t be out until 2031, which just seems like a science fiction date to me.

Even so, they do seem to be going for a new game every year and that means, as people have pointed out, that they are going to run out of remakes sooner or later. But there are the two elephants in the room that nobody seems to be talking about: Resident Evil 5 and 6.

Their nobody’s favourites and they’re also not quite old enough that they need that much work graphically, so what do you do with them? Resident Evil 5 is not that bad a game, I feel, and could be made better but… 6. There just doesn’t seem to be anything to work with there.

If it was me, I’d just retcon the whole thing and make something completely different with some of the same characters. This was when the core team were still in their prime, so it’s a shame to waste the opportunity to get them all together, but I don’t think a remake is the way.
Snoopy

Hollywood synergy
These Virtual Boy games are hilarious to me. Every time I see a screenshot I literally cannot believe that’s what they looked like. I haven’t got the Expansion Pack, so I can’t play them, but it doesn’t even seem like the experience justifies the bizarre graphics. Like you say, it just goes to show that even a company as experienced as Nintendo can sometimes make ridiculously bad mistakes.

It was a fairly quiet MAR10 Day, but I do like the look of that Yoshi And The Mysterious Book game. It might end up being a bit too laidback for its own good, but I love the art style and it seems there’s a lot of clever stuff going on.

What also interests me is that this barely looks or acts anything like the Yoshi in the movie trailer. I don’t really like how the movies draw any of the characters and I think it’s interesting that despite how keen Nintendo are to promote them, they don’t seem to be using any of the designs and are sticking to the originals, at least for now.

The new game almost feels like the opposite of what you’d do if you were trying for a tie-in and I appreciate that.
Loomis

Loose lips
It’s funny the games that become open secrets for years and the ones that just come out of nowhere. We’ve known about the Assassin’s Creed remake for years and the Fallout 3 remaster almost as long, and yet the Oblivion one dropped out of nowhere. So it’s not a case of what publisher it is, since apparently Bethesda has got worse at keeping secrets over time!

I imagine it’s whether there happens to be a disgruntled employee or maybe they’re using an outside company for something, and they let the info slip out. You only have to watch the credits of even a mid-budget game nowadays to see just how many companies are involved in making a single game now. No wonder we have so many leaks.
Tony T.

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Inward investment
I can’t tell you how happy I am that Resident Evil Requiem is not only selling well but everyone seems to love it. Seeing it blast past the sales of the last few games has been great and I can only imagine how happy Capcom is about it all. A happy Capcom is a very good thing for fans because more than any other publisher you can see them ploughing the money they make back into new games that they wouldn’t have done otherwise.

I mean, this year they’re bringing back Onimusha and we’re getting a brand new IP in Pragmata. Now imagine what EA would do, if they owned Resident Evil. It’d be new Ferraris all round for the execs, a lower budget for the next game, and a round of job losses.

I’m not even going to talk about wanting them to do Dino Crisis next, because I’m sure they’ve got the message on that one, but I want to see it all: new Ghosts ‘N Goblins, new Asura’s Wrath, and a new Capcom Vs. game. As far as I’m concerned buying Resident Evil Requiem is just funding future games I want to see.
Tomo

Concrete bubble
So the bubble has kinda, sorta burst for Epic and Fortnite. Paying all those licenses and ‘celebrity’ appearances can’t be good for your bottom line. None of it makes any difference to the base gameplay. I’ve had many a chicken dinner with my default character.

I’ve been playing the game with my nephew and it’s been fairly enjoyable for a few games per time, like five maximum. I can see that they’ve started a kind of Roblox, make your own maps, mode. Most are just Roblox rip-offs and pretty boring to me but he seems to get bored fairly quickly too.

This came to mind.
Bobwallett

GC: We don’t think you can accuse Fortnite of being in a bubble when it’ll be a decade old next year. It’s got a long way to fall, if it ever does.

Expensive bang
Wow, so much anger and vitriol at Project Helix in the Inbox and wider Internet.

I actually think this is the best idea, leapfrog PlayStation in power out of the gate and let the price rise.

Steve Balmer famously laughed when seeing the original iPhone, that it was too expensive and wouldn’t appeal to business customers. And lord knows he was wrong.

I imagine there will be some kind of phone contract scheme – if so – to offset limiting their market groups.

I think we can all agree £1,100 will be a tough sell for the general public.

Lots of opinions are that the Xbox is already dead, so it’s the perfect time to try something different; mixed console and PC input, and a substantial raw power increase over Sony.

We kinda have it good as gamers in lots of ways at the moment; things like DLC, microtransactions, deluxe editions, non-physical game licences, etc. have kept game prices at the same numerical price as 30 years ago.

Game Pass is ridiculous good value, if it’s about playing high-rated games on day one release and having a fair time limit to play them before they leave.

Something has to give.

And if it really is the end of Xbox then good on them for going out with a bang and trying new territory after Xbox Series X has been so bad they now publish on PlayStation.
Tundrastrider

Slow comeback
It’s hard to disagree with the idea that Naughty Dog has wasted this generation but at the same time it’s interesting that very few people are calling for The Last Of Us Part 3.

I’m sure there’s lots of people that would like it but there’s not petitions everywhere and rioting fans complaining. It’s going to be very interesting to see how well Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet turns out because it’s already six years since The Last Of Us Part 2 and it’ll take a long time to rebuild a reputation after even just one failed triple-A game.
Rosti

Priced out
I have been an avid collector of amiibo for many years now. I like to collect them in the box but I’m happy to pay for them out of the box second-hand too, if the price is reasonable.

So far, I’m up to 144, with a couple of Nintendo Skylander figures and a Toad (or Kinopio) wristband ordered from the Japanese Super Nintendo World, which also works as an amiibo.

I believe there is something in the region of around 260 figures you can collect, not including amiibo cards, as of writing this.

Yet, I myself, who is a keen collector, has recently seen the prices and I wouldn’t pay that for them. They used to be nice little treats I would buy myself now and again, that ranged from £10.99 – £12.99, which in itself was a bit of a head scratcher. You may get the odd one like the Mega Yarn Yoshi (which I do own) or a double/triple pack that would cost a bit more but they were the exception and you could see where your extra money was spent.

These days they are going close to the £20 mark or even more. As much as I would like to collect them all, and they are indeed completely charming, I do have to draw the line somewhere and that somewhere is over the £15 unless it is something I really want in my collection.

I will still enjoy collecting the older ones but unless the newer ones come down in price or I see them cheaper second hand-somewhere, I’m out.
freeway 77

GC: Yeah, we used to pick them up as impulse purchases, but they stopped being that a long time ago.

Inbox also-rans
If you thought £24.99 was bad for the Pragmata amiibo, the King Dedede Air Riders amiibo is £41.99!
Disgruntled amiibo collector

GC: At least the Kirby Air Riders ones have some unique features, the Pragmata one is just an ordinary amiibo.

I actually kind of appreciate Epic Games trying to pretend they need the extra money from Fortnite to get by. It’s obviously not true but at least it’s only one layer away from the truth (they want the money, even if they don’t need it).
Cheddarlumps

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