SaudiGamer Resident Evil 2 Interview : Average length of 10 Hours Each campaign , DLC is possible , Series and RE7 Easter Eggs , and more

[Ryuichi Naruhodo]

Saudi Gamer website has made an interview with director Kazunori Kadoi and Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi during their tour in Dubai and it was full of interesting questions , I will make a summary of some of the questions ( I know arabic so this is my translation of some interesting questions in the article )

- The Interviewer asked them about their opinion on the 28% Demo completion percentage and whether it is a difficulty issue or it is because players took their time in exploring , They answered that they believe that players have different styles and approaching when playing this game and this is one of the great thing about Resident Evil series

- She asked them about the average length to complete each campaign and said that From those who they saw playing the game and taking into consideration the times they will die and restart , they can estimate their average to be 10 hours per campaign

- She asked them about Easter eggs in the game that caters to core fans of the series and is it newcomer friendly , They answered that of course there will be easter eggs in the game that only the core fans will understand and that includes some easter eggs from RE7 ! , they also said that newcomers dont have to worry if they didn't understand those easter eggs as they aren't major part of RE2 story and can still enjoy the story as intended

- She asked them about whether there is any plans for Post launch DLC , They said that there is still some time before the game's launch and the team is still discussing the idea of a Post launch DLC and they advised fans to look forward to Capcom Official news outlets for any DLC announcement

For the Full interview and full Questions and Answers , Visit this link ( It is in Arabic so you may need translation if you can't read the language , Google Translation is fairly good in this one IMO )

https://saudigamer.com/resident-evi...tor-kadoi-producer-hirabayashi-in-dubai-2019/

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Ah shame, 15 hours each would have been just about ideal.

 

[gnarlyxcharlie]

Ah shame, 15 hours each would have been just about ideal.

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That's pretty damn long for a horror game.

I'm guessing 10 hours for the first campaign and probably 6 to 8 for the second because I assume you'll be doing a fair amount of retreading puzzles and environments

 

[Mitsurugi]

I can translate this + isn't that the average time of most RE games? Correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Deleted member 41931]

Kind of crazy they effectively doubled the length.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Sounds great to me. Up to 20 hours to do a full playthrough is way more than enough, especially Resident Evil.

 

[z1ggy]

Ah shame, 15 hours each would have been just about ideal.

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RE 2 has been always a sort of short game (i remember that it took me around 4 hours the first time i played it back in the day)

 

[Bonezz]

Ah shame, 15 hours each would have been just about ideal.

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I would say that would be a pretty far stretch considering most people could probably beat the original stories in sub 5 hours each. You were even encouraged to do sub 3 hours to get the outfits / thompson.

Edit: Maybe it wasn't the thompson I just remember you got something for speedrunning the game. Might have been infinite ammo weapons.

 

[Deleted member 11008]

I'm going to take my sweet time.

inb4 I take 20 hours to finish a single campaing.

 

[Richter1887]

That's a lot!


Hoping Joe Baker is a playable character in the supposed Rogue mode. Punching zombies to death would be awesome.

 

[Papercuts]

I can translate this + isn't that the average time of most RE games? Correct me if I'm wrong

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In general, but RE2 specifically is a short game. To the point that I was genuinely curious what the remake would do about the general playtime, this is nearly doubling it.

 

[Lux86]

mh, i don't remember much of the first time i played re2 and i will probably play it very slowly, so it will take me longer i guess.

 

[hank_tree]

So actually about 5 hours each, then?

 

[Rikster]

10 hours or however long this game really is, is it that big of a deal these games have a ton of replay value.

 

[Talus]

I think 10h each is pretty ideal. For me anyway.

 

[tomofthepops]

Can you choose either campaign from the start or do you have to start with Leon ?

 

[Based0ne]

Ok, those 10 hours per campaign sound about right to me compared to the old game. Wrapped up Resident Evil 2 on the PC about two weeks ago and it took me 12 hours each for Leon/Claire's campaigns. That's after not having played it after a couple of years too. Im all for it.

 

[Yog-Sothoth]

10 hours each is more than I expected. I expected 5 hours each.

 

[Ryuichi Naruhodo]

So actually about 5 hours each, then?

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No , 10 hours each

 

[John Frost]

Can you choose either campaign from the start or do you have to start with Leon ?

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You can choose.

 

[Canas Renvall]

Can you choose either campaign from the start or do you have to start with Leon ?

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You can choose who to play as first.

 

[Ryuichi Naruhodo]

Can you choose either campaign from the start or do you have to start with Leon ?

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They confirmed before that you can start the game as either Claire or Leon

 

[thepenguin55]

That 20 hours isn't including the other side content so I'm into it

 

[iliketopaint_93]

How ARE they going to make the campaigns unique and have continuity considering you need to solve certain puzzles to progress any further? Half the puzzles solved by Leon, the other half by Claire?

 

[Napalm_Frank]

So actually about 5 hours each, then?

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Eh, the demo that is 30 mins long barely gives you enough time to breathe in just a slice of the police station.

 

[Bonefish]

i can see 10 hours if you really take your time and on hard. On hard and taking my time, it took me 10-12 hours to beat the first REmake

 

[hank_tree]

No , 10 hours each

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Just like God of War took 35 hours.....

 

[shaneo632]

I kinda wish they were a bit shorter. I thought RE7 massively outstayed its welcome in the final few hours. 6-8 hours would've been perfect.

 

[Lux86]

Can you choose either campaign from the start or do you have to start with Leon ?

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you can choose the only right option which is Claire A Leon B

 

[Conkerkid11]

That's fine with me. RE7 really overstayed its welcome and got pretty bad near the end.

 

[xxracerxx]

This is longer than the OG game, so great news.

 

[Renfran]

10 hours for each character is a decently long time. Second playthrough also has different enemies and Mr.X so it'll add up more than 10 naturally. This is a good length.

 

[Strafer]

Will probably take longer for my since there's puzzles and I suck at puzzles and I dont have patience for puzzles.

 

[Ardiloso]

That's too long. Should be 5 hours each campaign.
Tired of artificially big games.

 

[AllThingsPurple]

I gotta play through it a second time with the OST anyway

 

[xxracerxx]

That's too long. Should be 5 hours each campaign.
Tired of artificially big games.

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How do you know it is artificially long?

 

[CaptainKashup]

Great news !

 

[Pyro]

Sounds perfect, I'm more interested in the DLC of the game though. What would they add, besides say a Mercenary mode?

 

[The Pharmercy]

That's too long. Should be 5 hours each campaign.
Tired of artificially big games.

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Wow, where did you get your copy?

 

[Ardiloso]

How do you know it is artificially long?

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We know the plot already and how the game develops. It's a remake of a pretty known game.
Everything these days have to be bloated.

 

[black070]

Just like God of War took 35 hours.....

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Cory said the game is around 25-35 hours long..

https://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=38050

I don't see anything wrong with his assessment.

 

[Nephilim]

Good lenght on paper.
More important to know is how well it's paced and how intense this 10 hours are going to be.

 

[RezVr2]

Does this still have the 4 different play throughs?

 

[BoxManLocke]

Awesome, that's actually longer than I expected.

I trust they've learned from RE7's mistakes.

 

[xxracerxx]

We know the plot already and how the game develops. It's a remake of a pretty known game.
Everything these days have to be bloated.

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This isn't a 1 to 1 remake.
Tweaking the gameplay and the levels adds to the game.

 

[-JD-]

I hope there's a first-person mode dlc. To be like RE7.

 

[AllThingsPurple]

We know the plot already and how the game develops. It's a remake of a pretty known game.
Everything these days have to be bloated.

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I guess you never played the remake of RE1?

 

[AllThingsPurple]

Does this still have the 4 different play throughs?

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No, only 2.

 

[Fat4all]

This isn't a 1 to 1 remake.
Tweaking the gameplay and the levels adds to the game.

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they are also adding locations not in the older version

 

[Bonezz]

We know the plot already and how the game develops. It's a remake of a pretty known game.
Everything these days have to be bloated.

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I honestly don't feel like they're expecting people who've played the original game to actually take 10 hours on this. I mean if the demo is anything to go by you can still speed through the game if you know where to go. My only attempt at speedrunning it was 3:38. Lets be real if they came out and said 5 hours instead of 10 people would just start flaming them.