Elinor Masel

Even when the dust had settled, however, Street Fighter 5 drew plenty of well-aimed criticism for the content on show. The title’s story mode proved to be extremely short, with even Capcom itself admitting that it could be beaten easily within 1-2 hours . Fans of the franchise immediately took the story mode to task, with one user even able to get his 6-month old baby to beat the ga The objective of the game is either for the survivors to successfully escape before time runs out or for the Mastermind to stop them. The Mastermind uses multiple cameras through the facility map to keep surveillance on the survivors while utilizing different cards to spawn traps and monsters, such as zombies, zombie dogs, lickers, and even the Tyrant itself, Mr. X. The Mastermind can also control these monsters at certain poi Resident Evil 4 represents a completely different challenge compared to the recently released remakes. Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 both initially came out on the first PlayStation console way back in 1998 and 1999, respectively. Sony's first console didn't have the luxury of rendering highly complex character models or 3D environments, storing larger amounts of data, and any other modern conveniences games from the mid-to-late 2000s onward have. Resident Evil 4 came out for the GameCube in 2005, and though it wasn't necessarily the first fully dimensional Resident Evil game, it was the first to take advantage of next-generation hardware to craft a highly detailed wo In the world of business, it's all about the money. This rings true with video games, too! Although Code: Veronica was able to deliver within the 3 million unit range, it still doesn't compare to the financial success of RE4 . But in all fairness, Resident Evil 4 was ported to too many devices to count on hand. Although estimates may vary, the number of units RE4 sold could fall somewhere within the 8-to-9 million range, if we include the downsized mobile ports, the latest Switch port, and the PC versions along with the earlier console versi All in all, Street Fighter 5 has been a bit of a disaster for Capcom, with some even claiming that the game has essentially been released in an unfinished state . Unfortunately, it is far from the only flawed title to be released from Capcom’s stables. Although Resident Evil: Revelations 2 was well-received , and the Monster Hunter series has continued to maintain a very strong following, those stand-out classics that the company was known for seem to be drying Yet again, however, it's not a game that is likely to set the pulse of any players racing, and gamers could hardly be blamed for suspecting that the title could fall flat upon release. If Capcom is to keep its position in the industry, then a level of innovation needs to be maintained. Perhaps the only sure-fire way to do this is to break this emphasis on remakes and spin-offs, particularly if brand new titles continue to fail to live up to expectati Code: Veronica embodies the survival horror franchise in ways RE4 never will. Beginning with Resident Evil 7 , Capcom has shown a survival horror resurgence with main title RE games. But, of course, the action-adventure RE games have also sold provably we Capcom 's recent 2019 Integrated Report has stated that, based on the success of Resident Evil 2 Remake and Devil May Cry 5 , it should "awaken dormant intellectual properties." In other words, Capcom appears to be looking at further remakes going forward, which would also fit Capcom's sentiments last year when it told investors it would look more closely at building success on older game properties and IPs of Capc With many potential options for Capcom to choose from in digging up and revamping its most standout game titles, the current industry trends in gaming offer much potential to any one of these franchises. It is difficult to predict where Capcom will head to next in terms of its remakes, or potential reboots, but based on current successes with the Resident Evil series, another Resident Evil remake or a remake of Dino Crisis appear to be the most likely choices to go to n However, many fans are loyal to the brand just because of the survival horror aesthetic. Not saying they would turn their back on Capcom if they don't meet their demands. They would just adore the company even more with a Code: Veronica rem After all, new releases, be they brand new intellectual properties or Zelda in-game Rewards sequels to core series, are the bread and butter of all game development teams. When it comes to the bottom line, that is where Capcom needs to keep the majority of its focus, and that is where the future classics will be coming from – not from remakes of games that have already been released several times o But Capcom could do well in considering any of these other titles, or plenty of others not listed. The original Street Fighter released in the 1980's is all but forgotten, the much acclaimed Okami , Power Stone , Ghosts 'n Goblins , other zombie games such as Dead Rising and others also could arguably be worthy additions for a handful of remakes by Capcom. With Resident Evil 3 Remake's release just around the corner, hopefully it will not be long before Capcom announces its next planned rem