{"id":1987152,"date":"2026-06-12T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1987152"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:00:08","slug":"resident-evil-veronica-team-is-adjusting-the-originals-story-so-its-remake-fits-better-into-the-series-as-a-whole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1987152","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Veronica team is adjusting the original&#8217;s story so its remake fits better into the series as a whole"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Resident Evil Veronica team is adjusting the original&#8217;s story so its remake fits better into the series as a whole<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Increasing Claire-ity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/code-veronica-header-crop.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Resident Evil Veronica promotional art showing a close-up of Claire Redfield.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"code-veronica-header-crop.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-12T18:00:08+00:00\">June 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-veronica-story-changes?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"cfa3227a-e4ce-4660-9ab2-aae3b9aa512f\" data-name=\"Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil Code: Veronica\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil Code: Veronica\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil Code: Veronica<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe there was a time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-6-review\">when Resident Evil felt like it was on its last legs<\/a>. But instead, the long-running survival horror series has gone from strength to strength, brand-new instalments building on older stories Capcom is revisiting in remakes of its classic games. And it has now confirmed its upcoming Code: Veronica remake, Resident Evil Veronica, will include story changes to ensure it fits more cohesively into an overarching series narrative that has ballooned significantly since the original&#8217;s release 26 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who revealed the plans during a recent Summer Game Fest Q&amp;A. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202606\/77968\">reported by Famitsu<\/a> (and machine-translated by DeepL), Hirabayashi began his presentation by saying the development team &#8211; which was also responsible for Capcom&#8217;s acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2\">Resident Evil 2<\/a> and 4 remakes &#8211; understands Code: Veronica &#8220;holds a position on par with the main numbered titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Resident Evil Veronica World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JNv2CwmoRA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-JNv2CwmoRA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Resident Evil Veronica World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s that Resident Evil Veronica trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-JNv2CwmoRA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if the team was planning any story changes to strengthen Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s connection with the series&#8217; broader narrative, Hirabayashi answered in the affirmative, highlighting the fact that while Capcom has been developing remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4, the series has continued to extend across newer entries: Resident Evil 7, Village, and Requiem. As such, the newest remake is making adjustments to the original Code: Veronica&#8217;s story so players &#8220;can clearly feel these connections as a cohesive whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Hirabayashi revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s Summer Game Fest announcement trailer<\/a> was a bit of a &#8220;trick&#8221; on Capcom&#8217;s part, intended to &#8220;create a surprise for everyone&#8221;. Specifically, the team chose to introduce its remake from a first-person viewpoint so it &#8220;wasn&#8217;t immediately clear whose perspective it was&#8221;. But following the trailer&#8217;s final crowd-pleasing Claire Redfield reveal, Capcom has confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-veronica-first-person\">Resident Evil Veronica will play out using a more traditional third-person perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hirabayashi also offered insight into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-veronica-no-code-explained\">why Capcom ultimately decided to drop the word &#8220;Code&#8221; from the original Resident Evil &#8211; Code: Veronica&#8217;s name<\/a>. And we can expect plenty more information in the run-up to Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, and PC release next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe there was a time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-6-review\">when Resident Evil felt like it was on its last legs<\/a>. But instead, the long-running survival horror series has gone from strength to strength, brand-new instalments building on older stories Capcom is revisiting in remakes of its classic games. And it has now confirmed its upcoming Code: Veronica remake, Resident Evil Veronica, will include story changes to ensure it fits more cohesively into an overarching series narrative that has ballooned significantly since the original&#8217;s release 26 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who revealed the plans during a recent Summer Game Fest Q&amp;A. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202606\/77968\">reported by Famitsu<\/a> (and machine-translated by DeepL), Hirabayashi began his presentation by saying the development team &#8211; which was also responsible for Capcom&#8217;s acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2\">Resident Evil 2<\/a> and 4 remakes &#8211; understands Code: Veronica &#8220;holds a position on par with the main numbered titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Resident Evil Veronica World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JNv2CwmoRA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-JNv2CwmoRA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Resident Evil Veronica World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s that Resident Evil Veronica trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-JNv2CwmoRA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if the team was planning any story changes to strengthen Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s connection with the series&#8217; broader narrative, Hirabayashi answered in the affirmative, highlighting the fact that while Capcom has been developing remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4, the series has continued to extend across newer entries: Resident Evil 7, Village, and Requiem. As such, the newest remake is making adjustments to the original Code: Veronica&#8217;s story so players &#8220;can clearly feel these connections as a cohesive whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Hirabayashi revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s Summer Game Fest announcement trailer<\/a> was a bit of a &#8220;trick&#8221; on Capcom&#8217;s part, intended to &#8220;create a surprise for everyone&#8221;. Specifically, the team chose to introduce its remake from a first-person viewpoint so it &#8220;wasn&#8217;t immediately clear whose perspective it was&#8221;. But following the trailer&#8217;s final crowd-pleasing Claire Redfield reveal, Capcom has confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-veronica-first-person\">Resident Evil Veronica will play out using a more traditional third-person perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hirabayashi also offered insight into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-veronica-no-code-explained\">why Capcom ultimately decided to drop the word &#8220;Code&#8221; from the original Resident Evil &#8211; Code: Veronica&#8217;s name<\/a>. And we can expect plenty more information in the run-up to Resident Evil Veronica&#8217;s PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, and PC release next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Veronica team is adjusting the original&#8217;s story so its remake fits better into the series as a whole Increasing Claire-ity. 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