Hideki Kamiya, creator and director of Capcom’s classic hack-and-slash game franchise Devil May Cry, has expressed his interest in remaking the first game in the series, acknowledging that the ageing 2001 original will benefit from modern game design.
Kamiya, who entered a new partnership with Capcom in December last year after leaving the studio in 2006, was responding to fan questions during the latest episode of his YouTube show when he was asked how he might approach a remake of the first Devil May Cry game.
“As for a remake, of course I’d love to do that,” he said (as translated by Video Games Chronicle). “I usually don’t replay my own games after release, and Devil May Cry is no exception. But once in a while, I catch gameplay clips and think, ‘yeah, this really does feel like a 24-year-old game design.’”
“With today’s technology and game design approach, of course, I’d want to remake it from the ground up. If that ever happens… well, I don’t think seriously unless it’s really happening, so right now, I don’t have anything in mind. But if the time comes, I’ll come up with something. That’s what I do!” he added, “So Capcom, leave it to me! Also, let me handle Viewtiful Joe too!”
Kamiya directed the first Devil May Cry title, with the series going on to receive five major instalments between 2001 to 2019. He would then go on to work at PlatinumGames, before leaving in 2023 to form a new studio Clovers, which is currently working with Capcom for an Okami sequel revealed during last year’s Game Awards.
As for the Devil May Cry franchise, nothing new has been announced yet since 2019’s Devil May Cry 5, although the series did receive a boost in popularity thanks to Netflix’s animated adaptation, which premiered on 3 April and landed a second season just one week after its release.
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