{"id":68130,"date":"2026-06-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68130"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:45:18","slug":"resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Veronica\u00a0devs\u00a0plan to restructure the story\u00a0to strengthen continuity with the modern series\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While\u00a0<strong>Resident Evil Veronica<\/strong>\u00a0is a remake of 2000\u2019s Resident Evil \u2013 Code: Veronica, Capcom is taking the franchise\u2019s recent entries and remakes into account when it comes to the narrative.\u00a0In a joint press interview\u00a0attended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202606\/77968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a>, producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi\u00a0talked about\u00a0how\u00a0his team is approaching the remake\u00a0when it comes to balancing faithfulness to the original and introducing changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve&nbsp;had the opportunity to remake&nbsp;Resident Evil 2,&nbsp;Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and&nbsp;Resident Evil 4, and&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;a rich history and narrative that spans all the way to&nbsp;Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,&nbsp;Resident Evil Village,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Resident Evil&nbsp;Requiem. For this title as well,&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;planning to restructure the story so that players can clearly feel how these titles are all part of a cohesive series,\u201d&nbsp;he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked whether Code:\u00a0Veronica\u2019s\u00a0remake will come with any \u201cbolder\u00a0changes\u201d\u00a0like\u00a02019\u2019s\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a02,\u00a0Hirabayashi said his answer was generally \u201cyes,\u201d\u00a0but he also provided some reassurance. Like with past remakes, he said\u00a0the developers\u2019 approach is to\u00a0prioritize players\u2019 memories\u00a0and rebuild things on top of that, rather than\u00a0\u201cmaking drastic changes on a whim.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\u00a0same mindset was present\u00a0for the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 remakes, so Hirabayashi is asking fans to rest assured and place their trust in the team (it should be noted that the Resident Evil 3 remake was made by Capcom with assistance from its subsidiary, K2 Inc, and external companies Red Works and M-Two).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resident Evil Veronica - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxUMXniTfjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to the Resident Evil 4 remake, which focuses on Leon Kennedy\u2019s story after the events of the Resident Evil 2 remake, Resident Evil Veronica follows Claire Redfield three months after the Raccoon City incident, with Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker being heavily involved in her story.&nbsp;The title\u2019s main intent is to depict Claire as a realistic survivor&nbsp;from a third-person perspective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hirabayashi said the team is aware&nbsp;that many fans place Resident Evil \u2013 Code: Veronica on par with the mainline&nbsp;titles, and&nbsp;is&nbsp;working hard on its reconstruction. Though you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;need to play the original game to enjoy the remake, he admits that you will appreciate it more if you are familiar&nbsp;with&nbsp;the stories of&nbsp;other Resident Evil titles&nbsp;(particularly the remakes and latter entries).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resident Evil Veronica is set to release in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4824610\/Resident_Evil_Veronica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0The game recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RE_Games\/status\/2064897967924859264?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">topped 1 million Wishlists<\/a>\u00a0on Steam and PlayStation 5 alone, with\u00a0additional\u00a0platform\u00a0Wishlists\u00a0to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steam: <a href=\"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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A future Resident Evil game set in Japan is possible, Requiem\u2019s producer says. \u201cI think every member of the dev team has thought about it\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evil-requiem-gets-free-post-launch-demo-for-all-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resident Evil Requiem gets free post-launch demo for all platforms<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi recently talked about how his team is approaching the remake when it comes to balancing faithfulness to the original and introducing changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":68132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-68130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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