One of the first portions of Resident Evil 7 that Takeuchi has a penchant for is the dinner scene involving the protagonist Ethan being forced to eat with the game’s supernatural Baker family. Interestingly enough, according to the RE7 executive producer, the final outcome of the meal with the Baker clan could have been completely different, as Jack and Marguerite had originally been a more loving couple during one of the script’s earliest drafts.
Another favorite scene of Takeuchi’s involves the main character Ethan’s wife, Mia, showing how much she loves him by saving him while he’s trapped in the Baker manor. Rather than save herself and escape on her own, the executive producer enjoys how much she cares for the protagonist by sacrificing herself to help him escape.
“We actually redid that scene from scratch. The original version of the scene was rather different: Jack and Marguerite were originally more of a happy couple. But I thought as a horror game it was the wrong direction, and the director, [Koshi] Nakanishi, was in complete agreement with me.”
Taking all of this into consideration, while Takeuchi’s favorite scenes within Resident Evil 7 are definitely fantastic, as they deal with the complexities involved with interpersonal relationships during terrifyingly trying times, a lot of fans would likely say that their most preferred moments in the survival-horror game involve the title’s more frightening gameplay elements. After all, the horror aspects of RE7 have led many to call the title one of the scariest entries in the Capcom franchise yet, which certainly sets the bar high for the series’ next sequel.
“It shows that even in a horror game like Resident Evil 7, we have to remember how important the bonds are between people. If you just slightly twist them, you end up with something like the crazy world of the Baker family, but with this scene, I wanted to say that at heart, people do have these feelings for each other, and it’s one of my favorite scenes.”
Resident Evil 7 is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, and Xbox One.
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