/vr/ - Retro Games

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>I imagine the developers of alone in the dark must be fuming about the whole situation honestly

>2015: Frédérick Raynal thanks Shinji Mikami for finally admitting the obvious, but long denied by Capcom, link between his Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil. Mikami recently recognized the influence, after years of not being able to do so because of legal deals between Infogrames and Capcom. "At the time, I was no longer with Infogrames when there were all these stories. But I was told that Infogrames was not happy and that afterwards there was no problem. I was not aware of it, but yes, there had to have been a deal. I admit that it really hurt me. I've never, especially at the time, seeked recognition. But receiving the opposite was hard. When the team and the creator of the game said, "No, I've never seen Alone in the Dark", it was such a dishonest lie. It hurt me for a long time. And there, a few months ago, when he finally said that of course Alone in the Dark had been the essential inspiration, otherwise it would have been a First Person Shooter ... Well then I can't wait to meet Mikami to thank him for that. Because it's a real relief. I believe that it must have weighed on him too, and that suddenly, being no longer under contract, he needed to say it. Thank you Shinji Mikami, I hope we will see each other soon. Being open about it, it made me extremely happy."

Single-handedly pioneered the survival horror genre that became Capcom's cash cow, yet didn't care about the money or fame, but just wanted to hear honesty from Mikami after 20 years of being denied his respect. I have nothing but admiration for him.