Resident Evil 7 MEGA Thread

Q: What is the difference between the Global version and the Asian version of the game?

A: The content is the same. But since Japan has more restrictions on gory things, the Japanese version has less gory animations. For example in the Baker's video, the hand was not cut off like how it was in other versions. We are worried that the Japanese player might be unhappy due to the lack of gory scenes, so we are releasing an separate gory version for them.


Q: 7 is fully compatible with PS VR, but every player's adaptability to VR is different. How do you cope with that?

A: Definitely, some people cannot adapt to VR, and they will get dizzy once they play it. However in order for everyone to enjoy the title, we have made some adjustment to VR, so that the players can play for longer period of time. Actually the person responsible for VR in Resident Evil 7 is not used to VR as well, but he insisted to try and made some adjustments to VR, for example for every 30 degrees of change in VR point of view, the camera angle will move. The pace for the game is quite slow so the players do not feel as dizzy.


Q: Later when the PC version of Resident Evil 7 is released, will other brands of VR devices be supported?

A: There will be no other VR, at this stage only PS VR will be supported.


Q: Will the latest demo support VR after the update. A: We are planning on that.


Q: There is a rumour that PS VR has a longer play time than normal gameplay, is it true?

A: I don't know where this rumour comes from, but there will be no difference in content and play time in either version.


Q: Talking about the relationships between the game titles, the enemies in the past are zombies, why is there a change in enemies in 7? What is the correlation?

A: The focus in this title is horror, so we are changing the type of enemies. But recently we have been revealing the information of new enemies, so players will immediately recognise these are Resident Evil enemies, this is the real successor of 6 generations of history.


Q: Will the other characters in the series appear in this game?

A: In order to emphasise on horror, the main character in this game is very weak. We will avoid using those type of characters in the past who are experienced in combating zombies. Also part of the reason is that the character modelling in the past cost a lot, and we don't want to spend too much on characters this time around, laugh.


Q: Why use first person in this game? Is this done to because you want to be compatible with PS VR?

A: We have actually decided to use first person for this game before the announcement of PS VR. It was just a coincidence that when we were about to release information about the game, the news of PS VR also surfaced. We have noticed that this title is somewhat of a perfect match with PS VR, so we decided to have the PS VR compatibility. A lot of people talked about the similarities with KONAMI's P.T, but it is purely a coincidence. When we were developing 7, P.T demo was suddenly announced, and our development team were shocked.


Q: This time around will you add some hidden contents like how they were added in the past? Something like Tofu.

A: Do you want to see a realistic Tofu? A first person view with squarely body and hands? It will be interesting, but we currently have no plans on that.


Q: The character this time is very weak. So can the weapons be customised to fight off the enemies?

A: We have to say there is no QTE and no weapon customisation. The players have to use all kinds of weapons to fight off the enemies. But players don't have to worry, not only that there are a lot of different weapons, there are also some familiar weapons that appeared in the past titles.


Q: In the video we notice that the main character we are controlling can be male or female. Will the character change with the progression of the story? Or will we be able to customise our character's gender or appearance etc?

A: Character creation is interesting, but in first person you won't be able to see yourself, so it's not suitable for this POV. This title will not include character creation, but it is true that with the progression of the story there will be different characters that the players control.


Q: In the information there are outdoor environments, so does it mean the whole game is not limited to the mansion?

A: This is the same with the first title, the possibility of going to different environments will create anticipation for the players. What did everyone see in the outdoor environment? I cannot say anything explicitly.


Q: With First Person / VR, how do players see their own health and ammo? Will the danger status affect the characters' movement?

A: This time the HUD for player's statuses is a bit different, and actually it has already been revealed. Maybe the players have not noticed, but during gameplay players will immediately notice, because it is quite obvious. The status of the character will in fact affect the movements, and the character will move slower and start panting when the character is on the verge of death. Players do not have to worry about this part of the design.


Q: Will returning characters be making an appearance?

A: Returning characters will be appearing but minimally.


Q: Will we be able to use the chainsaw from the ESRB leak?

A: I can not really discuss that right now but I can say that enemies will drop weapons which you can pickup and use yourself.


Q: Is the virus new? A: Yes the virus is new.