{"id":67468,"date":"2026-06-01T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67468"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:00:37","slug":"a-future-resident-evil-game-set-in-japan-is-possible-requiems-producer-says-i-think-every-member-of-the-dev-team-has-thought-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/a-future-resident-evil-game-set-in-japan-is-possible-requiems-producer-says-i-think-every-member-of-the-dev-team-has-thought-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"A future Resident Evil game set in Japan is possible, Requiem\u2019s\u00a0producer\u00a0says. \u201cI think every member\u00a0of the dev team\u00a0has\u00a0thought about it\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Japanese news anchor and self-proclaimed Resident Evil superfan\u00a0Risa Unai\u00a0recently\u00a0interviewed\u00a0Resident Evil Requiem<\/strong>\u2019s producer\u00a0Masato Kumazawa\u00a0and\u00a0lead game designer\u00a0Kenji Fukasawa. Aside from discussing Requiem\u2019s\u00a0recent\u00a0success, Unai also asked the developers about the direction future entries\u00a0will take, especially\u00a0in terms of\u00a0possible timelines\u00a0and settings\u00a0(source:\u00a0Futaman<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\u00a0Resident Evil has become a series where characters age with each new entry,\u00a0Kumazawa\u00a0says there are actually no strict rules in this regard. \u201cWe only started portraying characters aging with Resident Evil 4. In fact,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0even done things like moving the timeline backward\u00a0between\u00a0Resident Evil 2\u00a0and\u00a0Resident Evil 3,\u00a0so we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0follow any set rules.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat said,\u201d he goes on to explain, \u201cwe do adjust the timeline based on the assessment that present-day stories help players feel more immersed. The timeline also changes depending on the characters and story we want to portray in each title. Even in Requiem, we have scenes set eight years prior, as well as even earlier periods. So, where the timeline goes from here will depend on the specific title.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When it comes to locations, when asked about a potential Resident Evil title set in Japan, the producer says, \u201cI\u00a0think a Japanese\u00a0setting\u00a0is something every Japanese Resident Evil fan has though about, and\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0also considered it myself. Since the development team is primarily based in Japan, I think every member has given it some thought. While Japan\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0appeared as a game setting so far, it might make an appearance at some point in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although these are all still hypotheticals, Kumazawa assures that whichever direction the series takes in the future, \u201cwe won\u2019t compromise the core elements of the series, such as the characters and the events that unfold, and we\u2019ll continue to preserve what the series holds dear. However, if we keep releasing the same kind of game over and over, players will eventually get bored, so we\u2019d like to keep taking on new challenges moving forward.\u201d As examples of such challenges, Kumazawa cites Requiem\u2019s POV switching as well as Resident Evil Village\u2019s \u201cafterlife\u201d and Megamycete lore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, although Resident Evil Requiem coincided with the\u00a0series\u00a030th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary and came with the\u00a0somewhat grand-sounding\u00a0title \u201cRequiem,\u201d\u00a0the developers clarify that this was not<\/em> intended to position the entry as\u00a0a major conclusion. \u201cIf anything, there are still plenty of things we want to explore, like the stories of the characters who didn\u2019t appear in this game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: 90% of Resident Evil Requiem players prefer third-person perspective with Leon, but Grace\u2019s sections have players more divided, according to Capcom\u2019s data<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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