Capcom has had a really good run in recent years. Many of their well-known franchises have been successfully revived. Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Monster Hunter are thriving. However, fans would also like to see a cult series return. A legendary developer, however, does not believe that the time is right for it.
Which developer is it? Fans of Capcom know Shinji Mikami. The Japanese developer worked for Capcom at the beginning of his career and is the original creator of the Resident Evil series. He was involved in the series until part 4. However, in 2004, he left Capcom and worked on his own projects, such as The Evil Within or Vanquish.
He was also responsible for other series that are well-known among genre enthusiasts. One of them is Dino Crisis. The game can be most closely compared to the classic Resident Evil games, except instead of zombies, there are dinosaurs.
After the successful remakes of the zombie series, genre fans are also hoping for a return of Dino Crisis. However, Mikami reveals in an interview that the time simply isn’t right, especially because of Monster Hunter.
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Monster Hunter apparently has enough dinosaurs
What does Shinji Mikami say about Dino Crisis? Eurogamer talked during gamescom and about his new remaster of the game Shadows of the Damned also about Dino Crisis. Mikami expresses surprise in the interview that people want more Dino Crisis. However, he does not believe it would be good to revive the series.
He thinks that the most exciting things with dinosaurs have already been done, and that is by Monster Hunter. Mikami simply does not believe that there are currently new ideas for the series.
Even if I were to decide to make a remake or a new version of Dino Crisis, I don’t feel that there is much space for that kind of game at the moment, especially since Monster Hunter has become such a big game. But yes, it’s surprising.
Shinji Mikami on Dino Crisis (Source: Eurogamer)
A glimmer of hope for Dino Crisis fans came in 2023 in the form of Exoprimal. However, even Mikami thinks that the concepts of both games differ significantly. The last part of the series was released in 2003 exclusively on the original Xbox.
Dino Crisis fans apparently have to wait a while longer. Unlike with Onimusha, another horror series from Capcom, there is currently no modern way to play the classic Dino games. At least ports of the old games onto modern platforms would please fans. If you’re in the mood for a lot of action with dinosaurs, Exoprimal might still be for you: New co-op shooter with angry dinosaurs is my surprise of the year, but it has a big caveat
