While Capcom hasn’t officially announced it, a remake of Resident Evil 4 is rumoured to be on the way. In an interview with PlayStation Blog, the Resident Evil 3 remake staff discuss the changes that they made with the design of Nemesis in order to better connect that game with Resident Evil 4.
The interview delves into the retconning of Resident Evil lore, kicking off with the topic of Nemesis’ redesign. The development team state the redesign was done in order to better place him within the series’ timeline. Part of that was the introduction of Nemesis using parasites to infect zombies. The parasites were added by the team “due to the presence of Ganado in Resident Evil 4.”
“Ganado are humanoid enemies that are created through being infected with the Plagas parasite, the original basis for NE-α,” explains the team. “We wanted NE-α infected enemies to be visually similar to the Plagas-infected Ganados as a means for fans to piece together how Nemesis fits within the whole Resident Evil franchise.”
Keep in mind that in the original Resident Evil 4, the Umbrella corporation is still investigating Plagas. The fact that the devs state this, in spite of the original canon, doesn’t outright confirm that the existence of the RE4 remake, but infers that something’s brewing.
As previously reported, Capcom studio M-Two, which had co-developed the RE3 remake, is also involved with the RE4 remake. This was reported separately by both Video Games Chronicle and Twitter user Dusk Golem, who has also leaked info regarding Resident Evil 8.
The Resident Evil 4 remake is rumoured to appear in 2022, while Resident Evil 8 is rumoured for a 2021 release.
Resident Evil 3 is out now on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.