Here's what I really don't get, why doesn't Capcom at least try to make a spin-off RE game with classic camera angles and tank controls? They could build a small team and allocate like $5m to it, which is nothing for them, but would completely mog all the indie games that are trying to fill the void.
Big studios have forgotten how to make good games, the only thing they understand is throwing money at something until it looks good enough to market/sell. Just look at Monster Hunter Wilds, that game is so flawed in so many ways it's unreal. It displays a deep lack of understanding what makes games good. Could the right team make an absolutely killer RE game with 5 million? Yes. Could Capcom do it? No.
why would any company or investor want to put money into something that will make them a little money, when they can instead invest in something that's going to bring in big money? the answer to these questions is always simple: MONEY
>>722510029Because they don't want to.Too much hassle, can't easily pull it off on UE5 and such, plus the Piss5 generation action-fags will pay more for the generic over-shoulder TLOU ripoffs.
>>722511065More like why not? Money is money, so long as it makes a profit it's all good, big or small profit is profit
>>722511065>why would any company or investor want to put money into something that will make them a little moneyThat's just the thing: the amount of money RE1-3 generated during their hayday was in no way "little", and it was literally the HD remaster of the REmake 1, released in 2015, that revitalized Capcom from the verge of bankruptcy.
Probably a controversial opinion but i think another fixed camera RE will sell well because the fanbase is filled with retards who will buy anything with the name on it.
>>722510029Audience too stupid, it'll get annihilated by journalists calling it dated
Because every game nowadays has to be a massive blockbuster otherwise is not worth investing into, apparently
>>722511375>you know what, I think I'm gonna support all of these small passionate indie games that will bring me fuck all back in revenue. I really give a shit about all of these starry-eyed nobodies, and who cares if I don't make anything back or even end up at a loss? I got into this business because I'm passionate, after all
>lets invest money for some middle aged manchildren who pirate our game anyways
>>722511439RE5 made Capcom more money than any game ever at the time. People don't want Classic RE anymore, they want another third person shooter with jumpscares.
>>722510029They did, it's called REmaster. Seriously, that re-release was testing the waters. If they ever would have made a fixed camera/tank controls spin off it would have happened back then. Today Capcom is not making spin offs anymore. At least for singleplayer.
>>722511375>profit is profitAnd then the shareholders shred your ass for not making MORE profit.
I think the "it won't generate enough money" counter-argument is extremely stupid. If you look at the best sellers on steam it's at least 50% indie/low budget titles with no notable marketing and recognizable name behind them. The market is there, and these low budget games have an ROI that's magnitudes better.
>>722510029If its not making trillions of dollars of revenue its not worth doing. You could allocate those 30 guys to a bigger project. This might be worth doing if there was enough talent to go around but there isnt, especially in japan where they are already starved of young people entering the workforce.
>>722510029Bruh, zoomers yap about old RE games bein "clunky" all the time, that's why Capcum will never make them like this again
>>722511375Opportunity cost. You need to think like a min maxing capitalist. Why would they allocate resources towards something with a small profit return when they can allocate those same resources towards AAA normieslop that is guaranteed a larger return? If they are not making the maximum money possible from a given investment of time, money and resources then they are throwing money away from their perspective.
>>722512265Testing the waters was definitely an incentive for Capcom to greenlight REmake but it was actually Mikami that wanted to remake RE the way he envisioned it on the PS1 but couldn't because of limitations. The REmake and RE0 didn't sell well so it was clear that tank controls and fixed cameras weren't making money anymore.
>>722512593These retards literally don't know what they want. If such a game would come out and youtube man would tell them that tank controls are epic and atmospheric actually, they would all instantly change their minds.
>>722512646I'm talking about the remaster of the REmake tho. It sold like crazy and showed Capcom that there is an audience for it. But apparently not enough to greenlight a new game in that style.
>>722510029Did any RE games do the DMC / God of War / etc. thing with fully 3D environments where the camera has some tracking within the fixed angles?
>>722510029I'd actually love to see a modern fixed camera game but with pre-rendered backgrounds again. With today's tech they could probably make a game that looks 100% photorealistic considering what they were able to do back in 2002. They'd probably never do it though.
