Hideki Kamiya imagines a cozy Resident Evil where 'retired Leon goes fishing'
He says it's fine if someone else makes it — as long as he gets to play.
Hideki Kamiya, who worked as a designer on the original Resident Evil and directed Resident Evil 2 before moving on to Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Okami and Bayonetta, says he isn’t keen on returning to the series—but if he did, he’d take it in a very different, cozy direction. Kamiya, who has said he isn’t a big horror fan and recently suggested a “non-scary mode” for Resident Evil, replied on X (machine-translated) to a request to continue Leon and Claire’s story with a playful list: “retired Leon goes fishing in the countryside, forages for wild veggies, bakes bread, walks the dog, tends a home garden, drives 50 km to the general store for supplies, invites old buddies over for a barbecue, fixes the neighborhood grandma’s oven at her request, sells homemade lemonade at the local festival.” He framed it as a fun, low-key take on the characters and a way to introduce the series to newcomers.
