Hideki Kamiya, the legendary director behind fan-favorite video games like Satan Might Cry and Bayonetta, is asking for a “non-scary mode” for Resident Evil Requiem.
The director — who additionally directed the authentic Resident Evil 2, by the approach! — has been filmed speaking to his group as they watch a colleague spend a little high quality time with Leon S. Kennedy in the newest Resident Evil sport.
In the temporary video uploaded to his new studio’s Twitter/X account, we see a dev enjoying Requiem, surrounded by colleagues, together with Kamiya. “I have been saying for without end, they need to make a ‘non-scary’ mode,” Kamiya says, to which somebody replies: “That may fully defeat the idea of the sport, although…”
We’re all enjoying Resident Evil Requiem!
Kamiya—who hates horror video games—is doing his common grumbling 🤭🍀 pic.twitter.com/ocbW8tsnDR— CLOVERS Inc. (@CLOVERS_en) March 10, 2026
“Look, I simply wish to take pleasure in the puzzles!” he added. “The puzzles and the fight. I do not want the scary stuff…”
It was, in actual fact, Kamiya’s Resident Evil 2 that gave us rookie cop Leon in the first place; the fictional cop was simply 21 years outdated when the occasions of the second sport happened. Now, 28 years later, Leon is again, and each he and Kamiya are of their fifties now.
Which is why it is notably amusing to listen to Kamiya say: “Leon’s no spring hen anymore, is he?” When the room burst into laughter, he laughed with them, admitting, “Guess that goes for each of us. Individuals who dwell in glass homes…”
Yesterday, Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed plans to launch a main story growth for the sport, following different additions deliberate over the coming months. In a video message to followers posted on social media this week, Nakanishi as soon as once more thanked gamers for Requiem’s big success thus far, which has resulted in 5 million copies already offered as of final week and inventory points for bodily copies.
However Capcom now has rather more in retailer for the sport, too — together with that story growth, the addition of a “mini sport” in Might, and the upcoming arrival of a photograph mode.
Should you’re nonetheless negotating Requiem’s scarier moments, IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will aid you each step of the approach by RE9. Be aware of these key suggestions and methods earlier than you get began, and deal with discovering these essential gadgets early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will be sure you do not miss a single Bobblehead or file as you attempt to survive from the Rhodes Hill Continual Care Middle all the strategy to Raccoon Metropolis.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.