Summary
While legendary Japanese game director Hideki Kamiya is currently occupiedwith a sequel to the original Okami, that hasn’t stopped him from thinking about some of his other franchises and the things he’d love to do down the line withCapcom.
In a new video shared on his YouTube channel, Kamiya shared that he would love to revisit the originalDevil May Cry. The game, which is now 24 years old, is ripe for a remake, according to Kamiya, and he’d love to be the one to do it.
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As it stands, the original Devil May Cry waslater reimagined in the highly divisive DmC: Devil May Cry, along withbeing ported over to modern hardware, butunlike Capcom’s Resident Evil games, it hasn’t been remade for a modern audience.
“As for a Devil May Cry remake, of course I’d love to do that,” Kamiya saidvia a transcript from 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.'”
Kamiya further noted that he’d like to take advantage of the technology available to game devs today, plus some of the design approaches for a full-scale remake.
“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!”
As an aside, don’t think Kamiya has forgotten about Viewtiful Joe, either, as he asked Capcom to “let me handle Viewtiful Joe too!” Given how far away Okami 2 is, it might be a long — and we mean long — time before a remake of Devil May Cry would see the light of day. Still, at least we know we’re not the only ones hoping for a remake.
