Resident Evil 2’s new trailer tackles the remake’s big monster problem
https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/20/17881702/resident-evil-2-remake-trailer-tgs-2018
The latest trailer for Resident Evil 2 shows how the creators are solving one of the remake’s more unusual challenges. How do you create a giant alligator or an evil plant or any silly monster from 1998 in a way that’s both realistic and scary in 2018?
The video focuses on one of the original’s goofiest ghouls: the mutated Dr. William Birkin. Once a gentle virologist and father, Birkin transforms into a hulking bodybuilder with a giant eyeball embedded into his shoulder. Wearing cut-off jeans and a carrying a giant steal spike, his original character design lives in the intersection of Soulcalibur’s Nightmare and the dude from Splatterhouse.