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[Draugoth]

Earlier today on July 6, Capcom posted their general shareholder meeting Q&A, where the company fielded all sorts of questions from investors. One shareholder asked if Capcom would be "providing high-end visual remakes of only the main numbered entries in the Resident Evil series."

To this, Capcom answered that it's "carrying out discussions regarding the future expansion of this series so it can be enjoyed." Sure, that's painful corporate speak from Capcom, refusing to give a straight answer, but it crucially doesn't rule out remakes for Resident Evil spin-off games.

If you've ever wanted a remake of games like Resident Evil: Code Veronica, or Resident Evil Revelations, this is good news. There's a fair few spin-off Resident Evil games out there, that mainline fans might not necessarily have experienced, given they're all older games at this point.

So far at least, Capcom has only focused on mainline Resident Evil games with its remake efforts. We've had remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 over the past four years, and one could argue Capcom's stuck rigidly to the better-known Resident Evil games for remakes.

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[Badlucktroll]

I already thought they were remaking code veronica

 

[Calverz]

What’s happened to outbreak remake/remaster?

 

[Umbasaborne]

Zero and code Veronica would do well with remakes. A modernization of the first game could be neat to make it more accessible to a different audience who may not have the tolerance for REmakes old school design, but it’s entirely unnecessary

 

[R6Rider]

Okay, but what about Dino Crisis?

 

[Badlucktroll]

Zero and code Veronica would do well with remakes. A modernization of the first game could be neat to make it more accessible to a different audience who may not have the tolerance for REmakes old school design, but it’s entirely unnecessary

One of my dream games is a remake of the iconic first game, on a new engine. I still think its going to be capcom’s grand finale. a remake of REmake

 

[Astral Dog]

sadly,Code Veronica was not supposed to be a mere 'spin off',its just not numbered,hopefully it gets a good Remake someday

Same with the Revelation games,they are part of the series,share the same gameplay as the rest,and plot wise they are still relevant(mostly Rev2)

Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles are spin off(cool games btw)

 

[Synless]

Code Veronica and 0 are spin-offs? I always assumed they were direct sequels/prequels. A spin off to me is Darkside Chronicles or Outbreak.

 

[simpatico]

This means there's hope for an alternate timeline direct sequel to RE4? If Square can do it, damn it Capcom can too. RE4-2.

 

[Astral Dog]

Code Veronica and 0 are spin-offs? I always assumed they were direct sequels/prequels. A spin off to me is Darkside Chronicles or Outbreak.

They aren't exactly fan favorites,and were somewhat obscure when they first released so sometimes they are dismissed with an spin off label

I think both are pretty damn good ,RE0 got a lovely remaster CVX is ancient but would improve dramatically with a Remake as long as its well crafted

 

[JMarcell]

CODE Veronica was'nt really a spin-off. It was a direct sequel to Resident Evil 2, but Sony demanded a numbered Resident Evil to PS1, to the number 3 went to Resident Evil: Nemesis instead (this one was a spin-off).

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I guess the problem for Capcom is the remaining remakes have less sales potential now. No one wants 6. 5 also kinda falls into unwanted territory.

So really it leaves 1 (which has the excellent Gamecube version remastered) and CV.

So I bet they go with CV.

 

[David Ricardo]

I guess the problem for Capcom is the remaining remakes have less sales potential now. No one wants 6. 5 also kinda falls into unwanted territory.

So really it leaves 1 (which has the excellent Gamecube version remastered) and CV.

So I bet they go with CV.

Shinji Mikami himself said in a documentary that he thought RE3 didn´t have the quality to be a numbered RE, that code veronica deserved it more.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Code Veronica never felt like a Spin off to me. Not like Revelations or Dark Chronicles etc

Its probably the longest RE outisde of RE8 and RE4. Deserves a remake along with some changes to fix some issues. It would be a great classic RE.
I love it regardless, more than RE3,5,6,7

 

[March Climber]

"Spin-Off"

 

[Unknown?]

Always loved Code: Veronica! I'd be down.

 

[Power Pro]

They are totally discussing this because they're probably sitting around table saying "Okay, what game can we remake now" and they probably think...well...Resident Evil 5 still looks too good....maybe we should consider Code Veronica first.

Controls are dated in RE5, but I still think that's a damn good looking game to be honest.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Code Veronica remake in RE engine would be a dream come true

 

[March Climber]

They are totally discussing this because they're probably sitting around table saying "Okay, what game can we remake now" and they probably think...well...Resident Evil 5 still looks too good....maybe we should consider Code Veronica first.

Controls are dated in RE5, but I still think that's a damn good looking game to be honest.

Unmodded RE 5 has aged. They just need to finish the Wesker saga when it comes to remakes. CV and 5 should be enough. 0 and 1 as a bonus if they really want to have full 100% synergy amongst the remakes.

 

[Rentahamster]

Remake the one where they're on a fuckin' boat.

 

[tomato shrub]

Shinji Mikami himself said in a documentary that he thought RE3 didn´t have the quality to be a numbered RE, that code veronica deserved it more.

Not sure who else of the old teams is still at Capcom, but the new ones have kind of a warped view of the old games. Cleary most of new RE is great. But they keep giving less and less props to the non-RE Engine games, although even the remakes are very different games from the originals. RE3 they didn't understand the appeal of at all, even if you ignore all the "cut" parts. Now CV is a spinoff? It's probably has the most crucial events in the entire lore, lol.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I rather them focus on newer RE games honestly, but I rather see Code Veronica remade over RE5 which I feel still looks good and it will be probably censored and modified for the obvious reasons as well.

 

[tomato shrub]

I rather them focus on newer RE games honestly, but I rather see Code Veronica remade over RE5 which I feel still looks good and it will be probably censored and modified for the obvious reasons as well.

If anything, CV might even be more prone to censorship - to the point where I can see it not being made at all vs. RE5. At least with the current writers which Capcom has sadly hired. The same guys who meticulously scratched anything close to flirting out of Ada's dialogue and probably shit their pants at the thought of keeping Luis a sleazbag. You think from these people you'd ever get CV storybeats like a mentally ill crossdresser, some dweeb being mostly busy gazing at Claire's ass and incest being one of the creep factors? Shit, naked Alexa might already be too much for them.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Code Veronica is a shit game but it's not a spin off. Capcom just want the easy money from the titles that'll sell more.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I hope they expand Rodrigo's role in remake

 

[Shakka43]

Remake the one where they're on a fuckin' boat.

Dead Aim or Revelations? I'd personally love it if they remade Dead Aim for VR.

 

[SpecialAgentZ]

Code Veronica isn't a spin-off. For marketing purposes, they numbered Resident Evil - Nemesis, a side story, as "Resident Evil 3". But Code Veronica was supposed to be RE3.
If you play the game you will not need any explanation at all. The story itself is proof it isn't a spin-off. It's the direct sequel to the events of RE2...

 

[SeraphJan]

CV is in fact one of the longest RE game, it wasn't intended as a spin off

 

[Griffon]

CV is one of the rare Resident Evil games that actually needs a remake.

And yeah, not a spin-off at all, it's the end of the Umbrella saga.

 

[skneogaf]

I'd love a code Veronica remake, I absolutely love T virus zombies and 3rd person resident evil!

 

[01011001]

"spinoff games like Code Veronica"??

wtf?
Code Veronica is a mainline game... it's basically the true Resident Evil 3... Resident Evil 3 is called Resident Evil 3 purely for marketing reasons... RE3 was originally the spinoff, simply referred to as Biohazard 1.9 during development.

Code Veronica was the new big mainline game. they just numbered RE3 to have a consistency between all the PS1 games.

there's an alternative reality out there where they weren't so concerned with having a numbered sequence on PS1, and where the PS1 got Resident Evil Nemesis, while the Dreamcast got Resident Evil 3: Code Veronica.


edit: I see I'm not the first one bringing this up... but yeah... NOT A FUCKING SPINOFF! RE3 is the spinoff!

 

[MafiaMurderBag]

Code Veronica and 0 are spin-offs? I always assumed they were direct sequels/prequels. A spin off to me is Darkside Chronicles or Outbreak.

Code Veronica is the true RE3, they just changed the name because it was a Dreamcast exclusive at the time & Sony didn't want people to think they didn't have the mainline RE game while Sega did.

 

[Wulfer]

Code Veronica was a big exclusive for the Dreamcast. No, it didn't feel like a spin off title. CV was a 2 disk release and it used the VMU but, it was for saves only (looking at the case now). The VMU could have done a lot more with this game if they had pushed the hardware. I got some of my first VGA console/graphics from this game. Boy, that VGA cord made this system look good back then!

 

[MrA]

Remake the one where they're on a fuckin' boat.

there 2 on boats, gaiden and dead aim wait 3 and revelations

 

[fart town usa]

Code Veronica rules, hands down one of the best classic era games when it comes to gameplay. I'd even be happy if Capcom would release the DC version to modern platforms. Surprised they haven't, easy money.

 

[fart town usa]

Code Veronica was a big exclusive for the Dreamcast. No, it didn't feel like a spin off title. CV was a 2 disk release and it used the VMU but, it was for saves only (looking at the case now). The VMU could have done a lot more with this game if they had pushed the hardware. I got some of my first VGA console/graphics from this game. Boy, that VGA cord made this system look good back then!

I think the VMU showed your health too but kinda moot considering RE2 solved that without the need to open the menu.

 

[fart town usa]

I guess the problem for Capcom is the remaining remakes have less sales potential now. No one wants 6. 5 also kinda falls into unwanted territory.

So really it leaves 1 (which has the excellent Gamecube version remastered) and CV.

So I bet they go with CV.

If they remake 1 again, I'd love to see it have a VR mode. Man, that would be absolute dream come true

 

[SportsFan581]

Code Veronica would be a great choice for a remake and hasn't been played by quite as many players either so would be more "new" than something like RE4.

 

[Team Andromeda]

To this day Code Veronica is the best 3D RE game IMO. I wish it would get a remake

 

[TGO]

CODE Veronica was'nt really a spin-off. It was a direct sequel to Resident Evil 2, but Sony demanded a numbered Resident Evil to PS1, to the number 3 went to Resident Evil: Nemesis instead (this one was a spin-off).

This is nonsense, Resident Evil Code Veronica was originally meant to as an Exclusive to Sega in replacement for the lack of Resident Evil 2 on the Sega Saturn which was cancelled due to quality being subpar in comparison to the PSX version (not because of Sony) and was outsourced to Nextech and Tose.
While some RE Team Names to pop up in the credits the game was completely developed outside of Capcom Production Studio.
it was always a spin-off, just a very good one and yes it deserves to be a mainline.

 

[Grace in the Dark]

I don't think it would turn out to be good. They have already diluted the RE formula so badly.

Can you imagine if they had the nerve to charge for the original soundtrack? It probably wouldn't even be in sync with the gameplay either, as was the case with RE2.

I mean, one of the great qualities about 2000's CV is the music. So I don't know. I think they're likely to just cut out things, and that's already been proven to come across as lazy and annoying. The other remakes did it, so I reckon it's gonna just turn out just as sloppy.

The old games were just way more atmospheric and satisfying. I remember when you could arm a shotgun and shoot a zombie so it could split into two halves. Really, though. That was actually possible. It felt great.

The way they messed up RE3 was just awful. It made for an atrocious experience. There was less gore, and certain locations only appeared as backdrops. Nemesis didn't even kill Brad, which was a great introduction in the original to show how menacing Nemesis was to become. And it was linear and half-assed. You couldn't explore much of Raccoon City at all. I just think it was a glorified mainline game that could have easily passed for DLC.

To be honest, the guns in new RE games just feel pissy poor in comparison. Like they are just sounding like crappy toys. You know?

 

[Red5]

I don't think it would turn out to be good. They have already diluted the RE formula so badly.

Can you imagine if they had the nerve to charge for the original soundtrack? It probably wouldn't even be in sync with the gameplay either, as was the case with RE2.

I mean, one of the great qualities about 2000's CV is the music. So I don't know. I think they're likely to just cut out things, and that's already been proven to come across as lazy and annoying. The other remakes did it, so I reckon it's gonna just turn out just as sloppy.

The old games were just way more atmospheric and satisfying. I remember when you could arm a shotgun and shoot a zombie so it could split into two halves. Really, though. That was actually possible. It felt great.

The way they messed up RE3 was just awful. It made for an atrocious experience. There was less gore, and certain locations only appeared as backdrops. Nemesis didn't even kill Brad, which was a great introduction in the original to show how menacing Nemesis was to become. And it was linear and half-assed. You couldn't explore much of Raccoon City at all. I just think it was a glorified mainline game that could have easily passed for DLC.

To be honest, the guns in new RE games just feel pissy poor in comparison. Like they are just sounding like crappy toys. You know?

I don't see any harm in the remakes, they do not remove the originals from existence, you can still play whichever you prefer or in my case both, I think each iteration has its appeal and drawbacks.

 

[Grace in the Dark]

That's true.

 

[Moses85]

Okay, but what about Dino Crisis?

 

[Northeastmonk]

Code Veronica was super hot on the Dreamcast. I personally thought it was more popular there than it was on the PS2.

 

[Grace in the Dark]

Unfortunately, Capcom deluded themselves into thinking CV is a spin off.

I don't see how it is, but they seem to think so, just because it's not numbered. So I guess it's not important.

We disagree. It is important. It also should have been remade before RE4. If they had waited, RE4 could have been a better surprise for around 2025.

 

[Alan Wake]

I've never considered Code: Veronica to be a spin-off at all. And I keep hoping for a remake. I mean, after getting Shenmue III, The Last Guardian and now Alan Wake II, anything is possible.

 

[Esppiral]

Spin off? The true resident evil 3 was code Veronica, the spinoff was what we actually know by Resident evil 3

 

[Phase]

"Developer won't rule out making money from IP they own."

You could literally make thousands of articles like these. Such a waste to even write.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Code Veronica is not a spin off. It's the third mainline game in the series story, 3 was a side story. They only gave three the numeral to try to give it a boost since it was on the system with the bigger installed base.