Summary

  • The original Devil May Cry is ripe for a remake, and Hideki Kamiya wants to be the one to make it happen.
  • In a new YouTube video, the legendary Japanese game director shared his hopes for one day creating a ground-up remake of the original DMC.
  • Currently, Kamiya is working on an Okami sequel, which means it'll likely be a while before that can ever happen.

While legendary Japanese game director Hideki Kamiya is currently occupied with a sequel to the original Okami, that hasn't stopped him from thinking about some of his other franchises and the things he'd love to do down the line with Capcom.

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In a new video shared on his YouTube channel, Kamiya shared that he would love to revisit the original Devil May Cry. The game, which is now 24 years old, is ripe for a remake, according to Kamiya, and he'd love to be the one to do it.

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As it stands, the original Devil May Cry was later reimagined in the highly divisive DmC: Devil May Cry, along with being ported over to modern hardware, but unlike Capcom's Resident Evil games, it hasn't been remade for a modern audience.

"As for a Devil May Cry remake, of course I’d love to do that," Kamiya said via a transcript from Video Games Chronicle. "I usually don’t replay my own games after release, and Devil May Cry is no exception. But once in a while, I catch gameplay clips and think, 'Yeah, this really does feel like a 24-year-old game design.'"

Kamiya further noted that he'd like to take advantage of the technology available to game devs today, plus some of the design approaches for a full-scale remake.

"With today’s technology and game design approach, of course, I’d want to remake it from the ground up. If that ever happens… well, I don’t think seriously unless it’s really happening, so right now, I don’t have anything in mind. But if the time comes, I’ll come up with something. That’s what I do!"

As an aside, don't think Kamiya has forgotten about Viewtiful Joe, either, as he asked Capcom to "let me handle Viewtiful Joe too!" Given how far away Okami 2 is, it might be a long — and we mean long — time before a remake of Devil May Cry would see the light of day. Still, at least we know we're not the only ones hoping for a remake.

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