Is Resident Evil 2 everything the remake was supposed to be? That’s what the boss of the new System Shock thinks

Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick believes Capcom has raised the bar in the horror genre.

Although Resident Evil 2 Remake was released in 2019, it is still seen today as a good example of how to bring a classic title back to the present. Actually, Capcom’s horror game Not only has it dazzled a large number of gamers around the world, but members of the industry, such as the authors of the System Shock reboot, point to it as a direct reference.

In an interview with VGC, stephen kickCEO of Nightdive Studios (in charge of the new System Shock), it’s a Key work for horror titles revival which we agree. “I’m a big fan of Dead Space, so I was excited when I heard they were going to remake the first one. The Callisto Protocol looks great and of course we have System Shock.”

Kick says he’s very happy to see this rise of the horror genre in video games, especially his favorite sci-fi horror genre. “I can’t tell you why we’re seeing an influx of this now, more than any other time. Maybe people are tired of fantasy‘ he comments.

We’re experiencing an explosion in the horror genre in video gamesstephen kick“Traditionally, sci-fi horror games haven’t sold that well, but with the advent of some of the newer remasters, particularly Resident Evil games, we’ve seen a huge stream of people wanting to play horror games.” director continues. “Resident Evil 2 did a great job, it really set the bar for what the remake should be like.and it sold incredibly well,” he explains. “That must be a big factor in seeing them remake Dead Space.”

We look forward to more news about this return of System Shock, which has been shown on more than one occasion but. hasn’t set a release date yetIt’s worth remembering that Capcom recently confirmed that the remake of Resident Evil 2 has sold more than 10 million copies, which will be more thanks to the release for next-gen consoles, which the company released in June of this year.