Summary
- Shinji Mikami believes Monster Hunter's success is hindering a Dino Crisis revival.
- Dino Crisis fans have been hoping for a new game or remake for years, as the last entry to the series was released in 2003.
- The next Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Wilds, will be released in 2025.
Shinji Mikami, one of the original creators of Capcom's Resident Evil and Dino Crisis franchises, believes Monster Hunter's success is standing in the way of a Dino Crisis revival. Considered the godfather of the survival horror genre, Mikami left his position as the head of Tango Gameworks last year before the studio was shuttered by Microsoft. Since then, he's collaborated with fellow industry icon Suda51 on Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, set to release on Halloween, and has established KAMUY, another new studio of his own.
Ever since Capcom released its critically acclaimed remake of Resident Evil 2 in 2019, fans of the studio have seen the potential for Dino Crisis to also make a return, either in the form of a ground-up remake or a series reboot. There have only been three mainline Dino Crisis games, with the latest, Dino Crisis 3, releasing in 2003, making the franchise ripe for the Capcom remake treatment. Demand for Dino Crisis only continued to grow louder after Capcom's dinosaur co-op shooter Exoprimal underwhelmed audiences last year.
While it makes sense to point towards Capcom's highly successful survival horror series Resident Evil as the reason Dino Crisis has yet to make a return, the franchise's creator has a different idea. When speaking with Eurogamer at Gamescom, Shinji Mikami shared that he believes it's the success of Monster Hunter that's keeping Capcom from greenlighting a Dino Crisis remake or reboot. "Even if I were to decide to make a remake or a new version of Dino Crisis, I don't really feel like there's a whole lot of space for that kind of game right now, just since Monster Hunter has become such a big game," he said.
Shinji Mikami Thinks Monster Hunter Is Responsible for Dino Crisis Not Getting a Remake
While it's true that Monster Hunter features a vast array of dinosaur-like creatures for players to chase down and hunt, Dino Crisis couldn't be any more different in terms of gameplay. Taking after Resident Evil, Dino Crisis is a survival horror game through and through. While the recent Monster Hunter entries offer sprawling open worlds and huge epic battles, a remake of Dino Crisis would likely feel much closer to that of a Resident Evil-style experience. Additionally, Capcom had no problem making Exoprimal alongside its ongoing Monster Hunter franchise. It's possible that Monster Hunter is only preventing Dino Crisis' revival in part, and that Resident Evil's success has just as big a role to play.
...even if I were to decide to make a remake or a new version of Dino Crisis, I don't really feel like there's a whole lot of space for that kind of game right now, just since Monster Hunter has become such a big game
While Dino Crisis fans continue to hold out hope for Capcom to greenlight a remake or reboot, Monster Hunter fans have the franchise's next major installment to look forward to in 2025 with Monster Hunter Wilds, which recently ha d a big showing at Gamescom. Perhaps Capcom will move on to Dino Crisis after it wraps up key Resident Evil games that have yet to be remade, like the rumored Code Veronica or Resident Evil Zero, but only time will tell.
WHERE TO PLAY
A covert mission to investigate an isolated research facility goes awry when a world-renowned scientist is found alive three years after his reported death. Shockingly, he's not the only thing back from the grave. Experience the thrill of survival against prehistoric threats in this horror classic!
- Platform(s)
- Sega Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation (Original), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PS Vita
- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror
- How Long To Beat
- 6 Hours
