One of the things that makes Capcom such an amazing developer, in my opinion, is that it possesses an open-mindedness not often shared by fellow Japanese studios. Capcom seems unafraid to blend Western and Eastern thinking to create games with worldwide appeal, and with Resident Evil 5, the company is borrowing from the best -- including 2007's amazing FPS BioShock.
In a recent interview with CVG, RE5 producer Masachika Kawata discussed the team's Western influences:
Have you or any of your team particularly enjoyed any western games recently? Have any games influenced your ideas for Resi 5?
Kawata: Bioshock. It's a classic game which really utilized the next gen power very well. The world is very strong and very believable, and the whole game was quite inspiring.
Kawata also touched upon the racism "controversy" that once surrounded the game's African setting, explaining once again that the decision was not rooted in the team's social or political leanings:
Kawata: We chose Africa because we're extending the storyline logically. Following the tradition of the Resident Evil franchise, you'll remember from Code Veronica - the Progenitor virus comes from Africa so we wanted to go back to the root of where the virus originated. For the people who think it's racist... well, we can't please everyone. We're in the entertainment business - we're not here to state our political opinion or anything like that. It's unfortunate that some people felt that way.
Check out the full interview if you're looking forward to Resident Evil 5, as it is sure to have a lot more of interest for you. Personally, I am going to dream of RE5 ending in a massive Andrew Ryan/Albert Wesker showdown.
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12:46 PM on 10.23.2008
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@Blindside
What's up? I think it's awesome that the RE5 team borrowed and was inspired by an awesome game such as Bioshock. Hope I'm not being a prick, but what possible negatives can you foresee from being inspired by Bioshock? :)
GOODER.
Oh, God. In those days where we are recalling stuff left and right because it may or may not offend someone, it's refreshing to see that not everyone has gone mad.
Also, the headline for this story is pure win.
SIN IS JECHT
THE CAKE IS A LIE
BIG BOSS BETRAYS YOU
GRAY FOX WAS ALWAYS A NINJA
THE END.
It's one of gamings big mysteries as to why people still buy enough of them for there to be a 5th.
I think that Capcom should just start over with RE. They should abandon the old characters and incomprehensible plotlines and just start fresh. Capcom could create a much more mature and well thought out universe now that they have the skill to do so and proper examples to follow.