Resident Evil 7 Dev Reveals the Game’s Last of Us Inspiration and Troubled Development
Resident Evil 7 began as a continuation of Resident Evil 6, with more Leon Kennedy and links to Umbrella, but a development team’s frustration with the series’ direction helped prompt a full reboot. Former Capcom manager Miguel Corti says a company reorganisation led to the game being restarted, shaping the first-person horror experience that revived interest in the franchise.
Corti says early plans drew on The Last of Us and aimed for a more narrative-focused single-player game, despite Resident Evil 6’s commercial success. A new team, director and external writer developed the Baker family setting and Ethan’s search for his wife Mia; Corti argues some surviving ideas left the story incoherent. Capcom was initially disappointed by sales, though the game became a top seller in the years that followed.
- Resident Evil 7 was restarted after Capcom reorganised its development team.
- Early versions continued Resident Evil 6 and drew on The Last of Us.
- The game initially missed sales expectations but later became a top seller.