Shinji Mikami wants nothing to do with Resident Evil 6

[Alexia_Ashford]

RE4 and 5 are my least favorite of the series because they just aren't RE games. People might have praised them but the thing is the people that did weren't the original fan base of the series!

Hm. That must mean I'm not an original fan of the series then even though I've been there since RE1.

The way I always put it is that RE4 and RE5 are good games but poor Resident Evil's. They just lack too many of the elements that, too me, made an RE game. Other people's opinions vary.

I agree completely with this statement. RE4 was a fantastic game, but to me it is not a Resident Evil game. Partly because of its entire lack of story, and the massive change in gameplay/atmosphere and what it was trying to achieve. The RE franchise was never about action, but horror. Even though it is a great game and I love going back and playing it a lot, it doesn't give me the same nostalgic and awesome feeling that the original trilogy does.

[Darkmoon]

The way I always put it is that RE4 and RE5 are good games but poor Resident Evil's. They just lack too many of the elements that, too me, made an RE game. Other people's opinions vary.

Still, I know I'm not getting the next RE game at launch unless it looks very different. I still haven't even bothered getting Darkside Chronicles.

[leftshoe18]

People might have praised them but the thing is the people that did weren't the original fan base of the series!

I was a part of the original fanbase and Resident Evil 4 is one of my favorites in the series. They didn't alienate all of their original fans with the new games, just the people who don't like action games. I'll admit that 4 and 5 didn't really have any horror elements, but they were still good games.

[Grem]

Seriously, a stupid, immature response to what RE5 did. This guy is ridiculous

C'mon! His reaction is quite normal.

How would you feel if you created a franchise and worked on it for like ten years and later discover that you're put aside from this series?

People complain about mikami but they have not created anything. Give him a break for god sake.

[aris13]

^Visit the site of his new studio.

[ElusionM]

Actually, this whole fiasco with him started when RE4 was made non-exclusive.

I'm still waiting for that decapitation of your own head Shinji!!!

[Smiley]

More like bitter, and I don't blame him. Do people who leave Capom usually end this way?

[ValentineLover]

He defnitly if not the god that some people make him look, he has been behaving in a inmature way lately (or atleast regarding to RE)

[A-J]

But he doesn't work for Capcom anymore, it's not even his choice :p

[The_15th]

The glowing girl looks kewl, that's all that matters. I love the style of Shinji's game but I won't be playing it. It's not my style.

[ElusionM]

He said this same bs for RE5.

Seriously, a stupid, immature response to what RE5 did. This guy is ridiculous.
He can go continue his work on his RE/DS/DMC mix of a game (Shadows of the Damned), the game which seems to have trouble staying balanced and stabilized (why out of everything, only the girl is bright, glowing, and glossy? for example).

Although, I admit, I do at times wonder what he would come up with for RE6. As long as it's afar from the abombination known as RE4 (in terms of story, RE and partial gameplay elements), he's more than welcome to return to work on RE6, IMO.

[RetroRain]

Right, if RE6 was done "the right way", fine. But what are the odds of that? I bet it's going to be another action game. Personally, I would love for something in the style of 1.5, but I think RE6 would have to have an all-new cast. A returning character will never be as afraid as he/she was the first time. You need a new cast to keep things new and fresh.

[Vector]

I really wouldn't mind a RE6 if it's done 'the right way,' veers away from the third-person action shooter genre, and has a storyline that is plausible and not a re-hash/the same characters over and over again. All of this is quite a longshot so I'm really not too enthralled by the idea of RE6.

[RetroRain]

Edit: btw, title is kind of misleading. Just sayin'.

In what way is the thread title misleading? The title basically says what the link says.

[nemesiswontdie]

Welp, this is one thing that Mr. Mikami and I have in common.

I believe me and you and maybe a few others are the only ones who don't want to see a RE6.