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New ‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Rumors Hint at the Upgrades Being Made

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Never get your hopes up, it seems.

Sure, it wasn’t exactly set in stone that Capcom were going to reveal the Resident Evil 2 remake yesterday on the 20th anniversary of the original game’s release. It would’ve made a lot of sense to do it, especially after all the hinting. All of it. But, that doesn’t appear to be in the cards. Even Capcom’s Development Team 1 took to Twitter to offer their apologies for getting people’s hopes up after that photo they posted. Some people “responded” as you’d expect.

All is not doom and gloom, however. But once again, get your salt shakers ready for this batch of “news”. On 4chan (of all places), a user posted some tidbits that, if true, makes it sound like the remake will be given quite the overhaul. A Twitter user managed to screencap the post for future reference.

  • The remake will be OTS (over the shoulder), and will be a mix of Revelations 2 and Resident Evil 4
  • The RPD and Raccoon City will be redesigned
  • There will be only two campaigns, and no Zapping System, but Claire and Leon interact more
  • The Crocodile encounter from the sewer has been cut
  • Sherry is playable, can defend herself (like Natalia in Revelations 2)
  • Ada section(s) expanded, gets unique weapons
  • No 4th Survivor, Maybe no Tofu
  • Focus on Horror
  • Difficulty works like Resident Evil 7: No Autosave on Hard
  • Costumes are back, with Resident Evil 1.5 costumes planned, focus on DLC
  • We can still develop that Rebecca photo… and something else?
  • Late 2018 is the target release date

Again, take these all with a grain of salt. And while it’s understandable for some of these changes to the game (if they’re true), I can’t help but be a little disappointed with the change to an over-the-shoulder viewpoint. Yes, it’s an antiquated 20-year-old design mechanic, but at the same time, the fixed camera brought about fear because you could only what the game wanted you to see. It drove tension. But yeah, it’s understandable.

None of this is official until Capcom finally decides to pull back the curtain. Whenever that is.

Writer/Artist/Gamer from the Great White North. I try not to be boring.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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