Residence of Evil Sits Down With Shinji Mikami & Suda51 in New Interview [Watch]

After gracing fans with a reunion interview involving the majority of the cast for the Resident Evil live-action cutscenes, the folks at Residence of Evil have surprised us again with not only getting a sit-down interview with Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, but also bringing along Grasshopper Manufacture’s Suda51! Hosted by RoE’s JJ Trulock and Andreas Sperling, Mikami and Suda51 chat mainly on their upcoming Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, but also tackled questions about Killer 7, Dino Crisis, and of course, Resident Evil.

Recorded at Gamescom, Mikami and Suda51 kicked things off with Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. When asked how the game compares to action titles of today, Mikami stated that the remake has the “same taste” as it did 13 years ago. “So, today’s games are becoming more realistic. While the action and pace are still not so realistic, I think it’s quite interesting to be able to play casually with the fast pace of a very old game.”

For you trivia types, Suda51 did confirm that Shadows of the Damned was based on The Castle by Franz Kafka. “The original project of Shadows of the Damned was called “Darkness”, based on Kafka’s The Castle, but as a game.” Suda stated that  “after many twists and turns” , the sixth draft became the game we have today.

The topic of a remake of Killer 7 was discussed, with Suda saying that he’s been asked this question “many times”. Mikami responded that if he had a chance, he would make it.

And speaking of requested remakes, the topic of Dino Crisis came up, with the question of a long-desired return. While Mikami obviously doesn’t have that kind of information at the moment, he believes that Capcom will “probably” remake it.

Of course, seeing as it’s Resident Evil, JJ and Andreas had prepared a “special” video for Suda and Mikami, which…you’ll have to see for yourself. Needless to say, both developers were pleased to see it.

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered will arrive on October 31 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.