# Resident Evil remakes skipped the first game because Capcom worried it “might not resonate”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/resident-evil-remakes-skipped-the-first-game-because-capcom-worried-it-might-not-resonate/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:01:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:23:25+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/resident-evil-remakes-skipped-the-first-game-because-capcom-worried-it-might-not-resonate-and-re2s-opening-is-essentially-the-starting-point-anyway/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Horror

## Key points

- Capcom feared the original’s slow, austere style might not appeal to modern players.
- Producer Jun Takeuchi sees Resident Evil 2 as the saga’s effective starting point.
- A new remake of the 1996 game remains unannounced.

## Summary

Capcom chose Resident Evil 2, rather than the original Resident Evil, to begin its recent run of remakes because it worried the first game’s slower, austere style might not appeal to modern players. Producer Jun Takeuchi says the Raccoon City outbreak in Resident Evil 2 also works as the saga’s effective starting point, giving newcomers a way into the series’ origins.

The 1996 original has not received the third-person remake treatment given to Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4; its 2002 remake retains tank controls and fixed camera angles. Takeuchi’s comments appear in a book marking the series’ 30th anniversary, though the quoted wording comes through a translation. A new remake of the first game has been rumoured, but Capcom has not officially announced one.

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