Efter at have spillet som benhårde, macho zombie-eksperter i Resident Evil-serien i flere år, synes Capcom at det er tid til en ændring. Via et et nyt blog-indlæg på Capcom Unity fortæller produceren Masachika Kawate og instruktør Kōshi Nakanish at vi ikke kommer til at spille som nogen af seriens kendte superhelte i Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, men en mere almindelige karakter.
"Just to confirm - it isn't an existing character whose eyes you're seeing through. I think one of the places we got in the series up until now is you're kind of playing these superhero characters. They're fully equipped, powerful people who go into these survival horror situations but they're ready for them. They can take it on."
"To bring the horror experience right to the player, we thought now that you're in first person you'll feel like you're there. You can't be looking through the perspective of a macho, hero character because that's not you at home. Or maybe you are macho, I don't know [laughs]. It's sort of a powerless, ordinary person you're playing as."
"We're not really talking in too much detail about who they are right now, but they're an ordinary person stuck in an extraordinary situation. I think that really brings the horror right to the fore. You wonder if this person you're playing as - or you - will be able to cope with this situation. That's a real feeling of helplessness that helps the horror stand out. If you try the demo that's out on [PlayStation 4] for [PlayStation Plus subscribers], you'll see."