Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has no interest in returning to the series, but Dino Crisis on the other hand: "I'd love to give it a shot"

Leon and Claire in Resident Evil 2 Remake
(Image credit: Capcom)

In my opinion there's no game director with a resume as impressive as Hideki Kamiya. Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Bayonetta spawned legendary series' while Okami and The Wonderful 101 are both incredible one-offs. The one thing linking them all is the fact that he's never directed any of the sequels to his games until the upcoming Okami 2. But the one sequel Kamiya took the director's chair on was actually his first, 1998's Resident Evil 2. And while Kamiya has been very vocal about wanting to direct the likes of a Devil May Cry remake or Viewtiful Joe 3 now that he's back working with Capcom, he's not all that keen on returning to the publisher's marquee franchise.

In an interview with MinnMax's Ben Hanson titled "69 Questions For Okami Director Hideki Kamiya," Kamiya was asked if he ever wanted to direct a new Resident Evil game, to which the director simply responded, "nah." He didn't explain why he felt this way, but just prior to that question, he called Resident Evil 2 the game he had the hardest time with as a director (naturally, since it was his first time).

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Scott has been freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels.

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