Hideki Kamiya, the legendary director behind fan-favorite video games like Satan Could Cry and Bayonetta, is looking for a “non-scary mode” for Resident Evil Requiem.
The director — who additionally directed the unique Resident Evil 2, by the way in which! — has been filmed speaking to his group as they watch a colleague spend slightly high quality time with Leon S. Kennedy within the newest Resident Evil sport.
Within the transient video uploaded to his new studio’s Twitter/X account, we see a dev taking part in Requiem, surrounded by colleagues, together with Kamiya. “I have been saying for perpetually, they need to make a ‘non-scary’ mode,” Kamiya says, to which somebody replies: “That might utterly defeat the idea of the sport, although…”
We’re all taking part in Resident Evil Requiem!
Kamiya—who hates horror video games—is doing his ordinary grumbling 🤭🍀 pic.twitter.com/ocbW8tsnDR— CLOVERS Inc. (@CLOVERS_en) March 10, 2026
“Look, I simply wish to benefit from the puzzles!” he added. “The puzzles and the fight. I do not want the scary stuff…”
It was, in reality, Kamiya’s Resident Evil 2 that gave us rookie cop Leon within the first place; the fictional cop was simply 21 years outdated when the occasions of the second sport occurred. Now, 28 years later, Leon is again, and each he and Kamiya are of their fifties now.
Which is why it is notably amusing to listen to Kamiya say: “Leon’s no spring rooster anymore, is he?” When the room burst into laughter, he laughed with them, admitting, “Guess that goes for each of us. Individuals who reside in glass homes…”
Yesterday, Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed plans to launch a serious story growth for the sport, following different additions deliberate over the approaching months. In a video message to followers posted on social media this week, Nakanishi as soon as once more thanked gamers for Requiem’s large success to date, which has resulted in 5 million copies already offered as of final week and inventory points for bodily copies.
However Capcom now has rather more in retailer for the sport, too — together with that story growth, the addition of a “mini sport” in Could, and the upcoming arrival of a photograph mode.
Should you’re nonetheless negotating Requiem’s scarier moments, IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will aid you each step of the way in which by RE9. Pay attention to these key suggestions and methods earlier than you get began, and concentrate on discovering these vital objects early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will be sure you do not miss a single Bobblehead or file as you attempt to survive from the Rhodes Hill Continual Care Heart all the way in which to Raccoon Metropolis.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.