{"id":494533,"date":"2025-11-15T17:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T17:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/shinji-mikami-hopes-a-resident-evil-4-remake-will-make-his-story-better"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T17:27:44","slug":"shinji-mikami-hopes-a-resident-evil-4-remake-will-make-his-story-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/shinji-mikami-hopes-a-resident-evil-4-remake-will-make-his-story-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinji Mikami hopes a Resident Evil 4 Remake “will make his story better”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Resident Evil 4<\/strong> is making the news again: whether it’s because of the Resident Evil 4 VR<\/strong> version that launched recently for the Oculus Quest 2 (or Meta Quest<\/a>, if you prefer) or the persistent rumours about the game getting the now-classic Capcom remake treatment, you’ll likely going to see the game making headlines all over the shop.<\/p>\n

But what does the game’s creator and director think of the 2005 classic now that it’s being dragged kicking and screaming back into relevance and the cold light of day?<\/p>\n

When asked for comment on the persisting Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors<\/strong> that have been doing the rounds over the last year or so, Mikami told VG247 that “fans will most likely want it, and so that’s a good thing.” He also noted, perhaps somewhat self-depricatingly: “It would be great if Capcom could do a great job and make the story better, and put out a good product.”\n<\/p>\n

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Resident Evil 4 is making the news again: whether it’s because of the Resident Evil 4 VR version that launched recently for the Oculus Quest 2 (or Meta Quest, if you prefer) or the persistent rumours about the game getting the now-classic Capcom remake treatment, you’ll likely going to see the game making headlines all over the shop. But what does the game’s creator and director think of the 2005 classic now that it’s being dragged kicking and screaming back into relevance and the cold light of day? When asked for comment on the persisting Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors that have been doing the rounds over the last year or so, Mikami told VG247 that “fans will most likely want it, and so that’s…<\/p>\n

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