Resident Evil Veronica finally resurrects a critical part of the Resident Evil story, but it isn't going to simply replicate the original experience. So far, Capcom has been no stranger to shaking up the source material in Resident Evil remakes, even if the core characters and plot beats typically remain the same.
Despite sounding like a spin-off, the original Resident Evil: Code Veronica was always effectively a mainline entry, following Claire and Chris Redfield after the events of Resident Evil 2. Now, Capcom has revealed how the remake will fit into the bigger picture of the modern Resident Evil franchise.
According to Resident Evil producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, Resident Evil Veronica will "restructure" the original story, as reported by Famitsu and shared in English by IGN. These changes will help to convey the sense of "one cohesive series" to players.
That doesn't mean, however, that Capcom is planning to rewrite the whole affair. Hirabayashi highlights "putting the players' memories first" as the prerogative for Capcom, with "rebuilding the game on top of that" as the subsequent objective. This matches the approach taken in the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4, which have generally been highly regarded by fans despite...
