LopsidedLegend
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They also gave Marvin a daughter just to kill her in this game. And all for a mini game for a charm.Found an interesting video on RE9's development. It doesn't say much but what it did explains a lot. RE9 we got isn't the original design. After RE7 failed to meet early sales they decided to go for an open world coop shooter with Jill and Leon. Development started on this and then RE7's sales really picked up and Capcom were in a mess because now they had RE7 selling more than any other title, with it's first person VR focus and RE2 remake / 4 fanbase wanting more of that. The "2nd" RE9 after they tossed out the original was going to be a Leon focused survival horror game rather than an action game, but they thought Leon was too experienced for that at this point. So they made Grace, to put into Leon's environments as an RE7 style experience. We return to RPD because it's assets they already had and could repurpose. Same reason Mr X returns and the mirrored boss version. The reason Grace disappears for so long is because she was never part of the original (2nd) design. She was added so they could milk RE7's fan base some more. The video claimed Capcom were in contact with e celebs telling them how to hype up Grace and say it's her game. Because they knew everyone would like Leon and want Leon, with Grace being a side character no one cared for. Intentionally hiding Leon and instructing youtube on how to respond to Grace despite her being a secondary character they did a hatch job on the game to fit in.
Jill being unpopular in RE3:make, RE7 not selling 10 million copies week 1 and 2/4 remake being popular has lead to this shit show. Capcom's development pipeline is so tight they don't have time to adapt and learn from the previous game. So when something doesn't go as expected it all falls apart and they fall back on RE2 nostalgia. And remember they killed off the entire Outbreak cast to make this. In a note.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Yn6gHlWzvoThe early RE9 prototype footage at the start is cool if you just want to see the proto types.