Resident Evil for DS?

By Ellie Gibson Published 5 July, 2005

Capcom keeping schtum.

Rumour has it that Capcom is hard at work on a remake of the first Resident Evil game for the Nintendo DS.

A report in NGC magazine says it'll use the same camera perspective and controls as Resident Evil 4 - "That's right, a fully 3D version of the original survival horror, all in the palm of your hand."

The article also states that you'll use the touch screen to move and attack, "With the slashes of the stylus dictating the swipes of Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine's knife."

Capcom is refusing to comment on the story, telling us: "We're not sure where NGC got their information from."

Guess we'll just have to wait and see...

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Comments (47) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • Ted Cuntablast #1 7 years ago

    Boy will this look shit.

  • trav #2 7 years ago

    Put it on the PSP and we'll see how it is

  • Celeborn #3 7 years ago

    Would mean no cheesy FMV movies though :( Surely they were the most enjoyable part of the first game (if for the wrong reasons) :D

  • Teeth #4 7 years ago

    sounds fun though! I'm sold if the controls are similar to RE4 with that camera view.

  • bionutz #5 7 years ago

    DS is not ready for it! Bring it on the PSP if you want to make the game justice!

  • bionutz #6 7 years ago

    aha, you've got a point there wasp!

  • Burton2000 #7 7 years ago

    actually if it isnt pre rendered stuff like the originals then it would look shit but it can do good looking resi evils as its powerful as N64 and rsei evil was on N64. but if its like the originals which i wouldnt mind then itd look quite good.and the idea of slashing with stylus is quite a good idea

  • Derblington #8 7 years ago

    Bugger the handhelds, release it on the GC!

  • killyourtv #9 7 years ago

    its already on the GC

  • Derblington #10 7 years ago

    Not with the playable views/controls.

  • firefly #11 7 years ago

    I like the idea of a DS Resident Evil but I'm certainly not sold on the concept of remaking the original again. The Game Cube version should remain the definitive edition and if they're going to remake anything it should be Resident Evil 2 or 3.

    Of course a brand new game would still be preferable.

  • Blerk #12 7 years ago

    PSP just can't accomodate first person games properly.

    Good job Resi's a third-person game, then. ;-)

  • onyxbox #13 7 years ago

    Something like the origional Resi games would work well on a DS IMO. Fixed camera pre rendered screens with poly characters, point click type puzzle solving etc. not unlike Another Code.



  • Kon #14 7 years ago

    Good job Resi's a third-person game, then. ;-)

    Indeed. And seeing as in RE4 you have to stop to aim and fire, i might very well be a more doable game on the PSP.

    Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway? The Metroid demo hardly qualifies and from what i've heard aiming your weapon precisely on Splinter Cell is just an excercise in frustration.

    Yeah, i can really believe that a RE4 style game will play better on a DS rather than a PSP...

  • onyxbox #15 7 years ago

    Let's port it to PSP so we can have 1 minute load times between each area ! Yay !

    Oh sorry.. I forgott the graphics will be better (but still not as good as PS2 / GC version)... woopie f'ing doo.

  • smelly #16 7 years ago

    "Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway? "

    Well it's gonna be easier than doing it on one analog stick isnt it?

    But i agree.. I dont like idea of ANY fps on ANY handheld.. i want simple "pick-up-and-play" 2d games on a handheld.. not complex 3d ones *yawn*.

    kirby touch is perfect example of the type of handheld games i want... not ports of console games please.. I have console for them!


  • markypants #17 7 years ago

    "Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway? "

    Well it's gonna be easier than doing it on one analog stick isnt it?

    But i agree.. I dont like idea of ANY fps on ANY handheld.. i want simple "pick-up-and-play" 2d games on a handheld.. not complex 3d ones *yawn*.

    kirby touch is perfect example of the type of handheld games i want... not ports of console games please.. I have console for them!

    Totally agree with you there.

  • onyxbox #18 7 years ago

    Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway?

    I play a lot of FPS's on XBox (being an XBox owner you tend to play a lot of 'em) and I have to say that after playing a few games of Metroid on the DS I was convinced that the 'thumb strap look' is the best control mechanism for FPS that I have come across for a console(without having a mouse). It's so good that it is better than dual analog by a long shot and I think it's fairly safe to say that the PSP's Coded Arms (square, triangle, circle, X) is a kludge by comparison.

    Like it or not... DS 'ownz' the PSP in that department.
    Edited by 1 at 05/07/05 @ 12:24

  • Stupid_Fat_Hobbit #19 7 years ago

    "Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway? The Metroid demo hardly qualifies"

    How so? The Metroid demo qualifies as an incredibly successful proof of concept. I found the stylus control very nearly as good as a mouse/keyboard system, and miles ahead of a console controller. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I'm not the only one who holds this opinion.

    Edit: um, yeah. What onyxbox said.
    Edited by 1 at 05/07/05 @ 12:27

  • Blerk #20 7 years ago

    Guys, guys.... Resi Evil isn't a bloody FPS!

    /wonders if anyone has actually ever played Resident Evil

  • Tonka #21 7 years ago

    Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway?

    I do. I'm well impressed with how intuitive the Metroide Prime demo is.
    Edit: um, yeah. What onyxbox and Fat_Hobbit said.

    Not that I like FPS's and not that I'm going to buy any for my DS.

    Indeed. And seeing as in RE4 you have to stop to aim and fire, i might very well be a more doable game on the PSP.

    You have a good point there.
    Edited by 1 at 05/07/05 @ 12:34

  • aabyssx #22 7 years ago

    I've played RE1 the second time two years ago.

    Now they want me to play that story again?

  • asphaltcowboy #23 7 years ago

    "Guys, guys.... Resi Evil isn't a bloody FPS!"

    Neither is Splinter Cell!

  • The12thMonkey #24 7 years ago

    No, of course, Resi ain't an FPS, but Resi 4 introduced a precision in aming control that will be well suited to the stylus/touch screen.

  • Galvanizer #25 7 years ago

    Resident Evil 5 + Revolution = SYSTEM SELLER!!!

    Hear Mr. Iwata? Start being extra nice to CAPCOM again.

  • onyxbox #26 7 years ago

    Is Resident Evil 5 going to be a FPS ?

  • Blerk #27 7 years ago

    Not while I'm still breathing it isn't.

  • Kon #28 7 years ago

    I guess i'm the only one that didn't much enjoy playing Metroid on the DS.

    But dont get me wrong, i didn't say that the PSP was a good platform for FPS games. And i didn't need to play Coded Arms to know that. The machine is missing a whole nub for that effect.

    I do however believe that for aiming (yeah, just aiming, not moving AND aiming) a analogue stick works quite well. Not as well as a mouse but well enough. And yeah, i played more than my fair share of Xbox FPSs.

    Let's port it to PSP so we can have 1 minute load times between each area ! Yay !

    That's the reason i didn't buy MC3. But i'm sure that by the time GTA is out people will realise that is more of a problem with the developers rather than with the machine itself.

  • smelliot #29 7 years ago

    Go for it Capcom. This'll be enjoyable.

  • tengu #30 7 years ago

    So it's like Resi 4, but with really crap visuals then?

    Isn't that basically Resi 4 on the PS2?

  • ProfessorLesser #31 7 years ago

    I'll just repeat what I can remember of my forum post then.

    Actually, you know, I can't be bothered. Just don't trust a damn word NGC say. They would make up any old bull just to emblazen it on their cover and flag it up as the most exciting thing since... sliced bread. I hate that. It makes me mad...

    I don't know about you but "We don't know where NGC got their information" smacks to me of tittering and utterance of the word 'retards.'

    Also re: FPS control on DS... I was not sold on the controls for Hunters. For a start, why have they done that with Metroid? They have completely circumvented THAT whole argument surrounding the GC iterations. Poor show... Metroid is no FPS.

    Also, I just don't think it works. I can't move or react quick enough, jumping and firing is cack handed, and with the amount you're using the screen, your (typically left) wrist really starts to ache. My hand obscures half the screen, very very bad for when I actually need to see my opponent in order to shoot her. Tapping the bottom screen for missiles, beams, morph ball etc is counterintuitive. I have to stop everything but strafing in order to clumsily poke around trying to activate the right upgrade. I have to scratch the screen an inordinate amount to actually turn round.

    This is one game my grandpa will NOT be able to play.

    NB: They better try a lot harder with 'Metroid Dread'
    Edited by 1 at 05/07/05 @ 17:53

  • ROCKSTORM #32 7 years ago

    I never got to play the original :-( so I can't wait for it on DS! PSP sucks!

  • texx #33 7 years ago

    I don't know what all you psp fanboys are moaning about!! If you are going to make a game for one of the new gen hand-helds, then you are naturally going to make it for the one withe the biggest user-base.

  • darkmistx #34 7 years ago

    "Is Resident Evil 5 going to be a FPS ? "

    Resident Evil 4 was practically an FPS, so I'm guessing that considering how popular it was and the good reviews it got, they'll continue along that tradition. A little bit dissapointing for those of us who prefered the more traditional survival horror type games.

  • raikov #35 7 years ago

    "Just who is it that believes the DS can do FPSs properly anyway? "

    Well it's gonna be easier than doing it on one analog stick isnt it?

    Never play on an N64 then?

    I agree though, fps's are much more suited to a DS even though it doesn't have the pushing power of Sony's handheld. The touch screen is great on the Metroid demo, and really reminded me of the ease of first playing around with the free-look on Goldeneye.

  • raikov #36 7 years ago

    re: ProfessorLesser- "My hand obscures half the screen, very very bad for when I actually need to see my opponent in order to shoot her"

    You're the first person I've heard to use the bottom screen for your first person view and use it to look around to find enemies. I suggest playing the game using the top screen as your view, like most sane people realised

  • smelly #37 7 years ago

    can you actually use the bottom screen for a first person view in that game? (not tried)

    If not.. i think someone is speaking porkies

  • raikov #38 7 years ago

    Yeah you can (with the touch an enemy to kill it style of shooting), but I've never heard anyone use it except the guy I quoted above

  • Nikanoru #39 7 years ago

    Resident Evil 4 was practically an FPS

    Hahahahaha what? No.

  • Bushidog #40 7 years ago

    "Resident Evil 5 + Revolution = SYSTEM SELLER!!!"

    Ow yeah baby !!! where can I order one :-D ;-)

  • Genji #41 7 years ago

    "Resident Evil 4 was practically an FPS, so I'm guessing that considering how popular it was and the good reviews it got, they'll continue along that tradition. A little bit dissapointing for those of us who prefered the more traditional survival horror type games."

    Oh, so you mean those games where the obtuse fixed camera angles prevent you from seeing the monster you're shooting at? The ones with obscure puzzles, endless backtracking, key-hunting, apartment blocks where every second door has a broken lock, and door-opening animations? God bless tradition.

  • Bushidog #42 7 years ago

    Seems like those games "where the obtuse fixed camera angles prevent you from seeing the monster you're shooting at? The ones with obscure puzzles, endless backtracking, key-hunting, apartment blocks where every second door has a broken lock, and door-opening animations" were not so bad since the series is very popular, hence the four or five parts, the shooter and the remakes :-/

  • Genji #43 7 years ago

    What can I say? Popularity is no measure of quality. It took RE more than 4 installments to significantly address its flaws, and now people want to go back to the "traditional", regardless of how crap it actually was. I can't play the original RE games now; RE4 just completely outclasses them. They might have been good in their time, but the series has finally evolved.

    Silent Hill is another story. That game had camera and control issues, but I could look past them and see the atmosphere underneath. The RE games gave you nothing but cheap scares; Silent Hill has something more.

  • Bushidog #44 7 years ago

    I do agree with you Genji. But all the resi's did have quality (in some form) otherwise they would have never come so far.

    All the resi' were good in their time, that's why the series is so popular. I still look back with joy when I was playing them. But time doesn't stand still and (hopfully) neither do game developers.
    I am glad to see the change because it did become a little boring though.

    As for SH, that's just antoher typ'o game. The suspence is based on fear instead of waiting for the next licker to jump out of a window (the scene made me jump of my chair :-D ). But the camera control in SH is very good (although it took time to get used to it)

    And so is Projecy Zero (or Fatal Frame).

    All three games are from the horror genre, but the all try to scare you in their own way. IMO the three are not to be compared.

    Personally, I like those "cheap scares" but I do enjoy the suspence of a SH game as well.

    But to get back to RE on the DS: I jus think the machine (or any handheld) is to small to drag you into the classic horrifying environment/atmosphere of a RE game.
    Edited by 2 at 07/07/05 @ 11:44

  • smelly #45 7 years ago

    "Resident Evil 4 was practically an FPS
    Hahahahaha what? No."


    Take it you never played it then? It controls and handles like a very good fps.. you just see your character on screen.

  • Genji #46 7 years ago

    I wish someone would resurrect the Snatcher game for the DS.

  • ProfessorLesser #47 7 years ago

    Sorry, my mistake raikov, Smelly...

    I'm not entirely sure what I was talking about there. I DON'T use the bottom screen to play on, though I've tried that. I definitely recall having trouble seeing my enemies for some reason, possibly because they move a lot faster than I can turn (which I know I already said, but yes, now that you mention it, it equally definitely wasn't anything to do with my hand.

    Now retract your slanderous claims of questionable sanity and fibbing! :-)

    /wibble