Resident Evil 2 Remake producer details how Leon and Claire were reinvented for the remake

New details about the Resident Evil 2 remake of Capcom were revealed yesterday in San Diego Comic-Con.

Twitter Ateliermatangi was at the Resident Evil panel and captured a range of conceptual and environmental art, as well as excerpts from producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi's presentation, in which he explained why the remake of Resident Evil 2's "is concretized because of" the overwhelming demand of the fans ", and how the team used the original key art for inspiration while ensuring that the remake has its own identity too.

They managed to have a harley in the game! pic.twitter.com/dKyYzVbv3H20 July 2018

The panel also explained how the team was eager to reduce Leon Kennedy's hero character and emphasize his "youth" to make sure that it "corresponds to the new world", and how the character and clothes of Claire Redfield were refreshed for the remake, which includes "ditch [ing] the hot pants" for a picture "ninja biker". Many zombies have also been redesigned for the remake, some on the model of the members of the development team.

For complete decomposition – including photos of fans of an unpublished work of art – go to Ateliermatangi's twitter thread or take a look at Stealthy eye to [PlayStation Blog] . (It does not matter, I will not tell anyone.)

The remake of Resident Evil 2 will be released on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019, and will include Tofu, Hunk and "big" bastard alligator ".