For incorrigible fans: a blogger showed what Resident Evil 7 looks like with a classic camera
Resident Evil 7 marks the first part of the main series to feature a first-person perspective – previously, this perspective was only used in offshoots. Not all fans were happy with this change. For them, YouTube user Enveloping Sounds showed how the game looks with a classic camera.
Enveloping Sounds has posted two videos of Ethan Winters exploring the Baker Mansion. The hero interacts with objects, opens doors, and also pulls out, reloads, and uses weapons. The battles themselves are not shown – according to the user, they would need to add auto-aiming, as in the early Resident Evil, and significantly change the game code. Including, for this reason, there is no question of creating a modification – this is just a “proof of concept”.
The blogger used a free camera from cheez-it and golden toad, which can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, as well as the Ethan with Head mod by alpha omega and ZombieAli, which adds a header to the protagonist. In the original game, Ethan’s head is missing – it would obscure the user’s view.
In the comments to the videos, users noted that the classic camera makes Resident Evil 7 extremely similar to the old parts, and modern graphics do not diminish this similarity. Others drew attention to the fact that the change in perspective only emphasizes the relationship of the seventh game with the early ones, although many consider them to be very different. Fans hoped these videos could influence Capcom’s decisions in the future.
Previously, the same blogger returned fixed angles in the Resident Evil 2 remake (more details here ) and the Resident Evil 3 remake (videos can be found on the author’s channel ), which use an over-the-shoulder camera. Then he noted that it is not so easy to fix the camera in games that are not designed for this, since the peculiarities of lighting limit the choice of perspective. When creating a full-fledged modification, many other nuances would have to be taken into account. For example, switching between angles should occur when the character reaches a certain point, otherwise, he will disappear from view and suddenly appear on the next screen.
Resident Evil 7 was released on January 24, 2017, on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In May 2018, the game became available on the Nintendo Switch. Last week, insider Dusk Golem reported that Capcom is preparing an updated version of Resident Evil 7 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and S.
The company is now focused on completing the development of Resident Evil Village. The game will be released on May 7 on PC and two generations of consoles. The production of the Resident Evil 4 remake has been rumored to have been partially restarted.
