Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami may be taking a break from the survival horror genre. Mikami first made a name for himself at Capcom, serving as director for the original Resident Evil and its 2002 remake, as well as Resident Evil 4. He was also the producer for Resident Evil 2 and 3, and worked on a laundry list of other beloved titles like Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Godhand before leaving to found Platinum Games in 2007. After releasing the cult-classic Vanquished in 2010, Mikami founded Tango Gameworks, where he directed the 2014 horror title The Evil Within.
Recently, Mikami reunited with Goichi “Suda51” Suda to promote Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, an updated re-release of the 2011 action/horror title the pair made together. In the game, players control a demon hunter named Garcia Hotspur as he storms the underworld to rescue his girlfriend from the Lord of Demons. Earlier this month, Mikami and Suda shared some ideas about what they would like to work on next, with one possibility being either a Killer7 remaster or a sequel.
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