Hideki Kamiya—creator of Bayonetta, Devil May Cry and Okami—began his career working for Capcom on the original Resident Evil. After a systems-focused role on the original, Kamiya was picked to direct the sequel.
Kamiya currently heads Clovers Studio, a spiritual successor to the Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio that developed Okami. The team recently took a break from developing the sequel to Okami to play Resident Evil Requiem, and a snippet of their experience was posted online via the studio's social media account.
"I've been saying forever they should make a "non-scary" mode," Kamiya says, watching gameplay of Requiem. This prompts one of the others to reply, "That would completely defeat the concept of the game, though."
"Look, I just want to enjoy the puzzles, the puzzles and the combat. I don't need the scary stuff," Kamiya resolves. To be honest, I completely understand where the legendary developer is coming from, though Resident Evil wouldn't be complete without some genuine tension and fear.
"Leon's no spring chicken anymore, is he?" Kamiya comments, causing a burst of laughter around the room. "Guess that goes for both of us, people who live in glass houses..."
Leon was 21-years old during his...
