Resident Evil 7 "Scaling Back" on Classic Cameos, Series Actor Says

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Matthew Mercer did a good job in Resident Evil 6 as Leon, but I prefer Paul Mercier. His performance is what transitioned Leon from the young rookie cop in Resident Evil 2 to the trained veteran that he is in the later games. He also did a fine job in Darkside Chronicles, which was essentially a re-telling of Resident Evil 2's story in the form of a rail-shooter.

I feel the same way about Claire Redfield's voice actress Alyson Court. It was heartbreaking to not see her reprise the role in Revelations 2 after voicing her from Resident Evil 2 all the way till Operation Raccoon City, and frustrating because there is so much mystery regarding her replacement "James Baker".

I wonder if he'll be doing the voice for the RE2make.

well said.

what's up with RE2make btw? any news?

The only difference between Call Of Duty and modern RE games was third person and CRAPCUM removed that too. Shove this crap up ur ass CRAPCUM.

I would rather fight 4 hillbilly zombies all game than 400 monsters that keep on growing 200 feet in the air with bright orange spots....

Or god like guys like wesker. It gets to be too much.

Make it all new

I think it's a good idea. Make this a great game Capcom. I'm thinking about buying RE7 so make me proud.

Also most horror films lose their scare factor past the 3rd in the series for the same reason RE has. We already have and idea of what's going on. In the first game we saw zombies but we weren't sure what was going on for a while. Was it super-natural was it sci-fi? Were zombies the only threat?

It's a good idea to get outside the "classic" cast. Part of what makes a game or movie "scary" is the aura of mystery. RE has lost that, there's always an outbreak caused by Umbrella , or some sort of Neo Umbrella group. It's always zombies and the protagonists have already dealt with these Zombies for several games now. It's better to have a new threat with a protagonists who has know prior knowledge in how to deal with the situation.

People also form these attachments t these characters who have no real distinguishable personalities or characteristics. You can replace pretty much any protagonist in the RE games for one of the other "classics"with the same dialogue with a few alterations to who is referenced and there wouldn't be a feel of difference. Don't get me wrong Leon and Jill are my favorites, but why are they? Their character design...

this looks very gud! thats how re suppose to be def more scary! u guys are worried about be more surviving then shooting lol!looks like to me that u only can play games with a gun! if u want shooting games go play play cod theres plenty games like that this is a survival horror game! and in case u did'nt notice, they show a shot gun and a axe wich means u will to have weapons to probably with little ammunition i think! def am all in!

Ah no matter what, I would advise all- do not pre-purchase and wait for the reviews.

The four characters Jill, Claire, Leon, Chris, - as with, all of the supporting characters, they have added over the years - do let you feel more intimate with the RE universe and the ongoing fight against Umbrella Corp. That is why they should continue using them in the story as often as possible. Please dear god give re7 a decent story.

There is a validity, that tensions and scares, are less if you feel they are not going to kill a lead character off. But is not true with video games as the player is always filling the shoes. I mean look at Tomb Raider games, we know she (LAra) is not going to perma die, but we still sit at the edge of our seats when she barely grabs that next ledge.

Hmm looks interesting

In my opinion, it should be a new game if you changed the character and the story. The only thing RE is great because of the boding story of each character. However, the game needs to move on to another story. We'd better wait for the game coming out, but now we shouldn't criticize while it not out yet.

You guys seem to forget that the only reason Resident Evil was great, was because of Shinji Mikami. Because after he left, the game went to shit. Oh and what do you know, his last RE game was 4 and after that, it started to completely suck!

He was the mastermind behind Resident Evil. He gets it. While these left over Capcom dummies are desperately trying to match his greatness and are failing miserably..they just don't get it..probably never will without him..I'm already expecting RE7 to be underwhelming because Mikami isn't involved.. Just like how Metal Gear is already starting to fail without Kojima with "Metal Gear Survive" lmao... They need the original masterminds of the games or it's going to underwhelm or fail time and time again.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result..Change the god damn game director! Or bring back Shinji Mikami damnit!

For me personally, this is very dissapointing to hear from Capcom. I have been a fan of Resident Evil since Resident Evil 2 on the N64. And it absolutely sucks to hear that there will be none of the characters that we have been playing as since the beginning making appearences in this title. Along with the fact that game will be first person and will be going more for a horror kind of style like Outlast, which is fine, but this is Resident Evil we are talking about, they started the survival horror genre and made it what it is today. I am going to miss the old school fixed camera angles, I just dont see or understand the road Capcom is heading down, when they said they are bringing it back to the roots of what RE1 was, I was not expecting this. Definitely not buying this game, rather have the Resident Evil 2 remake instead

Man I am so confuse, is this game going to be about Zombies or crazy man eater hillbillies from what i see so far is not clear it kinda looks like an Outlast kind of game

They could bring him back in Resident Evil 2 remake?...is this still being done? :P

Bring back the good memories!!

The characters from resident evil 1, 2 and 3 were played fairly well into the story.

But as the games went on, that story became something that was fairly acceptable to down right stupid.

I thought the parasite of re4 was interesting. But these god like powers was a bit much on boss battles.

Re5 was just a rinse and repeat of 4.

The main character that got on my nerves was Wesker. These silly villian vs hero storyline they added each game was just so far out the box they were pathetic.

Don't get me started on resident evil revelations 2...

I'm glad re7 has gone this route. Cut the ties with the previous characters and try to make some memorable chapter in the series and not a sour taste in our mouths.

don't really care if they get cameo as it is a reboot of the series.

Like a few people I am bias against FP (first person) since I do get a little dizzy from the camera movement. 3rd person (3P) or over the shoulder 3P the camera isn't as bouncy as FP.

The balance between surivial horror, action, puzzle, story and atmosphere, I like RE1 the best. Silent Hill came out a few months after RE1. RE1 had better action and it sold more. SH you have to beat up monsters with a pipe or whatever you can find back then. RE1, everything was new, graphic was actually good back (nice texture mapping of the wall) then, except for the tank control. RE4 comes in 2nd. RE2, 3, Veronica were really just the same formula but minor tweaks and more polished. RE5 was more action but It was done well. RE6 was like a military FPS no longer RE, but I did finished one storyline and didn't care to do the other storylines.

RE7 demo did feel like outlast (like other mentioned), really no action except, more just purer survival horror game. Maybe too slow for most people pace. Didn't like SH the room either that was FP. Love Heavy rain didn't like FP of Beyond 2 souls.

I'm happy we won't see the classic characters much in the new one, they got insanely stupid anyway as the games got more and more action oriented.

I know I know, RE never had intelligent or well written characters in the originals either, but since this is not a lore reboot, better to ignore them now that they are ruined.

For all the Playstation fans that dont understand why I think turning Resident evil 7 into a first person game could be a bad thing. My first concern is them going this route with future RE titles. Turning RE into a first person outlast type game totally goes against what the series known for. Of course it adds all the horror elements but are they the horror elements that true RE fans can respect. Just think of it like this.What if naughty dog decides to go first person with their next uncharted game, How would you guys feel about that. Re7 first demo was ok but the second one lets me know the extent of the situation. My reception for this game is the same feeling I get from seeing the Metal Gear Survive trailer. Fully changing Resident Evil is not what RE fans meant by going back to its roots.

I never really liked that they changed leons voice from re4, that was like a perfect match, but after hearing mercer in 6 I dont mind it too much, they kinda sound similar