Some cool 1.5 exclusive screenshots (just like RE2, but a little different)

[Rick Hunter]

Does anyone know what was written exactly on the page?

[Darkside05]

Not too sure, but now they are saying in the post that:

A. One guy is telling the one with the photos not to show anymore, as it's no point and we will see for ourselves when it's out.
B. The guy who shows the photos is showing it on behalf of a friend, and thus, he's getting friend requests/messages already.
C. Highly doubt anything will be shown in that post again.

Surely has to be a RE forum that specifically has discussion in RE betas in Italian.

[alinhoalisson]

This is getting interesting...
I hope it's released (the original of course).

[Enetirnel]

It's difficult to be certain just what's missing from the Curator version, but we do know that it wasn't as finished as we'd like. It seems to have been a press version, sent out to show how cool and shiny the game was.

We do know some of the rooms appear to be missing. If you watch the Curator video he jumps around when going through doors a lot. It appears that the game was jumping from one room to another, and not always in the correct order. This might be a case of 'look at the shiny rooms' and not showing dull ones, like corridors and stairwells (something we're noticeably lacking in most images and scans of this version) to save time. We know parts of each area are present, however. The RPD, the Umbrella Office, the Sewers and the Lab are all there, but none are complete.

There is also no sign of any voice acting, FMV or files. It's possible that there's something on the disc, but don't hold your breath. There's some ingame dialogue, though, so we might get some of the story, but think about how many important scenes in RE2 were told in FMV and by file.

There's some corridor ones and some gun range screenshots from the other side of this one in some old Famitsu issues I have. Including a special issue of Famitsu in late 1997 going over the scrapped 2 build look.

I know these weren't scanned in or posted onto BioFlames or anywhere else I've checked because I have already gone through all of BioFlames and ran my scans past Alzaire to see if he had ever seen them and from what I recall, he hadn't and he felt they were from the same one that Curator had posted footage of. Probably because of the model change on the dogs having previously been German Shepherds to Doberman in footage and photos of the later versions.

I can also say that the German Shepherds were still in the press screenshots of late 1996, as I have another Famitsu magazine showing them across four pages and that by late January 1997, Capcom still hadn't announced this version was scrapped as it was still in Famitsu's top lists of coming soon games from what I recall in another issue I have. May have also been a reference in another issue that had this thing called "Bible of Biohazard" (walkthrough of 1, 2, interview + photos of the Biohazard haunted house and stuff).

There's that and the one Kim got footage of had the female zombies in the R.P.D. which aren't in the majority of the screenshots so the ones Famitsu were using weren't the last build either.

Scans are too large to post as images so here you all go -


Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 1
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 2
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 3
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 4

1997 Famitsu Special Edition 1.5 Article Page 1
1997 Famitsu Special Edition 1.5 Article Page 2

I'm also inclined to think that the wireframe model shown in the first article I've uploaded is from the halfway point of all of the builds.

I probably have more articles floating around, I still have a couple of piles of old Famitsu magazines to dig through to see if there's anything of use to me (Clock Tower related) in them.

And having done interviews of staff involved in other Capcom games, I'd be more inclined to say it looks like their process is - early versions of FMVs are made, voice over is recorded using early FMVs, final FMVs are done at a later time frame when the game is nearly ready to be shown. Just judging from the time-frame I was told of regarding Demento/Haunting Ground with the VAs having seen work-in-progress cutscenes (they had placeholder models as Moira Quirk mentioned that she is extremely squeamish - even the placeholders being thrown in the car nearly made her ill) to then record to and external teams that were brought in had their work timeframe near TGS 2004 which was a few months before the game came out.

So, that would make it - in-engine cutscenes and scripting had been done, but having no rendered art or more than a couple of particular in-engine cutscenes being shown in press releases OR early footage would have me believe that the process on Demento is mostly the same as Capcom's older games including early stages of RE2.

That and all art/concept art shown is all drawn, not rendered.

Of course, that's just what I think.


Anyway, I would say that there isn't likely to be any other stuff and I would leave it alone because the community as a whole behaves like a little spoiled shit whenever there may be a chance for anything to surface and it isn't just on THIA. I go onto Assembler, RE Beta/Beta Games and other sites and see the same crap which is why I can understand that if anyone has anything they wouldn't be likely to show or share anything to avoid being pestered/harassed/threatened and so-on because of past and still current behavior on the subject.

So, even if anything were to surface like the GB RE1 builds did, I wouldn't be surprised to see either public or private donation drives going - which I'm happy to try and donate money to whenever possible and I'm fine with that because I'm not going to demand anything or expect anything to be released for free considering the amount of money, effort or particular arrangements that have been made in order to obtain the item either making it a loss to release without donations to make up for it OR that there could be strings attached to particular items which has led to them not being released even years on.

I know, probably ranted and I'm very tempted to quote Borman on the topic of betas and entitlement issues.

[Mrox2]

My God .... Where .... when .... How DID THIS HAPPEN ? WHERE WAS I ?　ｘ＿ｘ

[TheSelfishGene]

The original facebook post is down.
Did anyone snag the images that can show them here?

[shanemurphy]

I wonder how many death threats they received!

[Joehrex]

I wonder how many death threats they received!

Oh no! Does that mean we won't get to see and play 1.5 ever?!

[shanemurphy]

As long as 1.5 is shown to the masses, the victims will receive death threats, many people will take part in gang bangs and many many animals shall be sacrificed.

[Aleff]

Haha I knew I should have saved the images... one moment please I'll upload them.

[DZIAD]

I hope that this time people did not destroy the opportunity

[Aleff]

I hope that this time people did not destroy the opportunity

Let's keep the mystery, please... it's better to go anonymous. You're right, don't show anything.
5 Hours Ago

Actually I should do it because of the post-popular moment in a determined site... Let's get it straight then: I don't have the copy and I just know that it will be released because a friend of mine sent me pictures and news to be divulged. Peace

I received a friend request from someone unknown and two private messages to people not associated with this... The RE fanbase is something scary.

Rough translation by a non-speaker, but I guess the basic points are covered...

[fishboil]

There's a little spark of hope, because this guy does not come here trolling and showing fake beta 1.5 discs with fake Japanese handwriting like that dumbokin on assemblergames.

So, I wonder if it's going to be an PSone patched version, or an PC conversion?

Would be cool to play some 1.5 on my old grey PS1.

[Ryo Sakasaki]

I really hope that Capcom's never knew about that because they will send a ninja take the build and kill those guys....

[BeefWellington]

I hope that some dipshits didnt screw this up and send them death threats again. If this gets screwed over once again, I think I might be done with RE fandom

[fishboil]

I already sent email to Capcom, explaining this whole deal. Whoever has 1.5, will get an notification soon. =)

[Bianca]

Scans are too large to post as images so here you all go -


Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 1
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 2
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 3
Famitsu Late 1996 Scoop - 1.5 Article Page 4

1997 Famitsu Special Edition 1.5 Article Page 1
1997 Famitsu Special Edition 1.5 Article Page 2

I'm also inclined to think that the wireframe model shown in the first article I've uploaded is from the halfway point of all of the builds.

"OUCH!" - Haha, I love these scans.

They are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing these, Enetirnel!

[Mrox2]

Fu** you stupid bastard animal retarded fu**ing ass holes ! DONT SEND DEATH THREATS ! LEARN TO RESPECT PEOPLE ! IT'S JUST A GAME RETARDS ! Dumb Asses !

Done My Rage , I'm Sorry but this doesn't happen everytime , we cant get 1.5 anytime we want to ,
I wish we don't screw it up now , i really want anything 1.5 i don't care , ill do anything ...

I already sent email to Capcom, explaining this whole deal. Whoever has 1.5, will get an notification soon. =)

Are you Serious ? Do you REALIZE what did you do ?!

[DZIAD]

haha very funny

[fishboil]

Fu** you stupid bastard animal retarded fu**ing ass holes ! DONT SEND DEATH THREATS ! LEARN TO RESPECT PEOPLE ! IT'S JUST A GAME RETARDS ! Dumb Asses !

Done My Rage , I'm Sorry but this doesn't happen everytime , we cant get 1.5 anytime we want to ,
I wish we don't screw it up now , i really want anything 1.5 i don't care , ill do anything ...

IT'S NOT A GAEM, IT'S AN RELIGION.