[STEAM] Resident Evil 2 Director Wants Leon to Return for a Cozy Game About His Retirement — And It Sounds Very Different to Resident Evil Requiem

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Legendary game director Hideki Kamiya has described his vision for a cosy Resident Evil sequel starring Leon S. Kennedy in his retirement, in what would be a bold new direction for the survival horror franchise.

Kamiya, who directed Leon's introduction to the series in Resident Evil 2, recently made headlines when he was filmed

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, where he could just enjoy the series' puzzles.

Now, Kamiya appears to have thought more about this idea — as he has pitched a distinctly non-scary sounding Resident Evil sequel on social media. Responding to a fan who asked if Kamiya could one day develop a new Resident Evil game that tied up the storylines of Leon and Claire Redfield, Kamiya suggested a concept that saw Leon enjoying his latter years with no zombies in sight.

Rather than harpooning mutant crocodiles, Leon would now spend his time quietly fishing for his dinner. Rather than finding Regenerators in the freezer, he would now fix home appliances for his elderly neighbours. And as for zombie canines? The only dog he'd see would be his loyal **** hound.

"If I made it, it'd turn into a game where retired Leon goes fishing in the countryside," Kamiya said of his cozy sequel idea, via a

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"Forages for wild veggies, bakes bread, walks the dog, tends a home garden, drives 50 km to the general store for supplies, invites old buddies over for a barbecue, fixes the neighbor grandma's oven at her request, sells homemade lemonade at the local festival... but that'd be cool, right...?"

I for one would absolutely play that game, but sadly, it's unlikely this is actually what's in store for Leon just yet. Resident Evil Requiem is still due to receive

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, and fans have a wishlist of things they'd like to see (Ada! Chris! A marriage reveal!) that do not include picking veggies. Still, who knows what Capcom is actually cooking up. And of course, all of this is separate to the recent reveal of

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