The long-rumored Resident Evil 4 Remake might not be as faithful as previous Resident Evil remakes as the game is reportedly undergoing a few changes from the original. One of these changes includes Capcom's desire to make the game scarier, taking direct inspiration from Resident Evil 4's scrapped demos.
This news comes from a report from Fanbyte, which details multiple changes Capcom currently has planned for Resident Evil 4 Remake as well as the time frame for a potential reveal. According to Fanybyte's sources, Capcom is hoping to announce Resident Evil 4 Remake in early 2022, although development issues and delays could push it back.
As for the changes that are being made, Capcom is planning to make the game a little spookier by changing certain aspects of the original. The majority of the game will now be set at night, and Resident Evil 4's scrapped demos which see Leon Kennedy attacked by dolls and possessed by black smoke are being directly compared to the remake's development.
Capcom is also allegedly looking to merge two of Resident Evil 4's side campaigns into one. Assignment: Ada that was included in the PS2 version of the game and side campaign Separate Ways will be reportedly be fused together for a more streamlined experience, although it's unknown whether this will be included in the remake or will launch as DLC.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is also reportedly being developed internally at Capcom after M-Two was removed from the project and shifted to a support role. Capcom had hoped to get the original game's director Shinji Mikami on board, but he apparently turned down the role to focus on his responsibilities at Tango Gameworks. The game's development is now reportedly being led by the project leads that handled the Resident Evil 2 Remake.
Whatever story changes Capcom has planned, they'll likely get the blessing from Shinji Mikami to go ahead with them. The Resident Evil 4 director recently revealed that he and his team wrote the game's plot in three weeks, and claimed that he'd like a remake to "make the story better". Hopefully, the devs behind the remake have had a bit more than three weeks to get any changes sorted.