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Director of Original ‘Resident Evil 2’ Talks With Remake’s Directors in New Video
Prior to the success of Devil May Cry 5, Capcom was already riding high with the success of the Resident Evil 2 remake (and still are). In fact, they’ve been releasing a series of roundtable interviews that feature the developers talking about the production and the response to the game. The latest one continues that topic, but also features a special appearance by the director of the original version of RE2 in Hideki Kamiya!
The video, which clearly demonstrates the camaraderie between the four developers, has the group focusing on a variety of topics, including the obvious changes made to the original game for the remake.
Kamiya also shares a few interesting tidbits from the original game’s production, including the idea of Leon being hungover and reporting to work a day late, which wasn’t included in the final game, but was included in the game’s manual. Kamiya explains that this bit was inspired by his own experience being dumped by his girlfriend right before Christmas, and getting drunk to cope. He realized that by going in to work on Christmas, everyone would figure out what happened, so he skipped that day.
And yes, the group discuss the famous Tofu Survivor minigame, and how its creation in the original game came to be. It’s a real joy to watch.
If you missed the first two videos, you can check them out here and here, respectively.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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