Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami said he’s collaborating with Grasshopper Manufacture on Shadows of the Damned to make sure ”the gameplay is right”.
It’s not going to feel like it’s one of his games, he says. The project is ”definitely a Grasshopper game” not a Mikami one. He’s overseeing the fun factor.
”When you play it, especially if you’ve played a Resident Evil, you can kind of sense ‘ah, there’s a little bit of Resident Evil here,’” acknowledges Shinji Mikami. ”But I don’t think it’s from the start it’s a Mikami game. It’s definitely a Grasshopper game.”
“I’m there to make sure the gameplay is right — make sure it’s tight, make sure it’s fun. That’s why I’m there,” he said. “When you look at it, you’re going to say this is a Grasshopper game.” Mikami-san is more on the technical side than the creative.
Shadows of the Damned releases on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year.