First Resident Evil 5 gameplay video

What follows is a rough translation by cvxfreak of the Resident Evil 5 (BioHazard 5 in Japan) Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi interview from the below video. The first footage shows the developers examining Chris’ Resident Evil 5 character model on a PC. The original Biohazard was developed on older hardware, but in Resident Evil 5, the hardware allows for the character models to be adapted to various situations.

Africa confirmed - Or, at the very least, the village is modeled after an African village. Sunlight will be a focus of the game to achieve a new kind of feeling not done before. Chris at first can walk around the village with no one attacking him, but he sees two people attacking another and dragging the guy into the room. Chris follows in, and the action starts after the mutation. This is followed by more footage of Chris fighting the ganados. So far, it’s very similar to Resident Evil 4.

On Resident Evil 5’s system: Shinji Mikami’s Biohazard 4 is the base for the system, with evolutions and improvements planned.

Chris Redfield: Takeuchi was a staff member of the original Biohazard, of which Chris was a star of. Resident Evil 5 takes place 10 years after the original RE, and Chris has a new mission.

Weapon variation: Chris is up against a huge number of enemies. The game will have variation in weapons including series classics like the Handgun and Shotgun and such. The footage shows the developers examining a handgun character model.

Fight elements: The game will make use of the action buttons (QTEs) from Biohazard 4 once again.

Message to the fans: Fans have eagerly awaited prior titles and now await Biohazard 5. Capcom’s working hard on the game’s unexpected graphics, system and story. The Biohazard series has taken on various forms in its history. Presently a CG movie is also in works (Biohazard Degeneration) and that will be shown as well. There is a lot to look forward to in the Biohazard world this year. We will delve down into the story and characters of the Biohazard series, and thus this year will be filled with Biohazard. Please look forward to more information on the title this year.

Final word from Mr. Takeuchi: Wait for the Media Summit 2008 (E3 this summer).

Watch Resident Evil 5 being played off-screen:

Click on the bottom-right corner arrow to view it fullscreen.

Share This

• Resident Evil exclusive title for Nintendo Wii
• Resident Evil: Degeneration animated movie announced by Capcom & Sony
• Capcom USA releases Resident Evil 10th Anniversary and Devil May Cry Collection
• Resident Evil PSP game petition gets Capcom’s attention
• Resident Evil Musicals - RE Numa REmake video