Beloved Hack & Slash Capcom Title Is Reportedly Getting A Remake

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While Capcom has been making plenty of official announcements, including a remake of and updates on, a potential leak indicates that a remake of the first might also be in the works. Originally released in 2001, is largely considered to have created the hack and slash, or «character action» genre, going on to influence the development of franchises like and, the latter of which was a later work of 's director, Hideki Kamiya.

A recent post by Redditor MXHombre123 indicates thata remake of, along the same lines as the remakes, might be in development at Capcom, citing an anonymous post where the poster refers to information from an unknown "" acquaintance. While this might not be substantial on the surface, this information was also posted by Reddit user IcePopsicleDragon around the same time, with both sources saying that the info was paired with a leak that EA's franchise would also receive news — which it recently did.

According to the leaks,the prospective remake would include "", a "", and a "". News of the leak has also been paired with a statement from the voice actor for series antagonist Vergil, Daniel Southworth. Southworth said that he had "" at a Power Morphicon 2024 panel, as can be seen in a video posted by YouTuber Jason Naranjo, which fans have taken as soft confirmation of a new game in the works.

As the upcoming Final Fantasy 16 commits fully to flashy action combat, it may be time for one of Capcom's classic franchises to be remade.

With Capcom seemingly focusing most of its efforts on the upcoming release of , any official news on will likely not be released until after launches on February 28 — and, in fact, might be planned to roughly coincide with the release of the Netflix series in April. Notably, Hideki Kamiya, at the newly-established studio Clovers, is already working with Capcom on an sequel, lending more support to the likelihood of a remake, but before any official confirmation,the leaks should still be taken with a grain of salt.

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