Former Capcom manager claims Resident Evil Code Veronica shifted series to action
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Former Capcom employee Miguel Corti claims Resident Evil: Code Veronica pushed the franchise toward action. He argues the 2000 title directly led to the design of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6.
Former Capcom manager Miguel Corti claims that Resident Evil: Code Veronica steered the franchise toward action. Corti states that the 2000 Dreamcast release directly influenced Resident Evil 5 in 2009 and Resident Evil 6 in 2012. He argues that Code Veronica tried to cram too many plots and locations onto a single disc, pointing to its action-heavy opening cinematic as a turning point away from traditional survival horror.
Resident Evil · official art via IGDBMany Capcom developers considered Code Veronica the best game in the series at the time, though Corti disagrees and favors Resident Evil 2. He emphasizes that his perspective is a personal opinion. Meanwhile, a remake of Code Veronica is planned for release in 2027.
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