Post by bloodyhunter on Oct 22, 2019 23:14:32 GMT 10
Greetings, fellow RE fans! I have something here that might interest you.
If you enjoy learning behind the scenes stuff regarding RE, then you might want to support and read that book: An Itchy, Tasty History of Resident Evil. It is written by Alex Aniel (aka cvxfreak), you have most certainly heard of him if you follow RE-related news on social media. He is a very dedicated fan that has helped for years the RE fan community to learn new information that would be otherwise exclusive to people fluent in Japanese.
An Itchy, Tasty History of Resident Evil by Alex Aniel chronicles the development of Capcom’s popular Resident Evil series, beginning from before the 1996 release of the original through to the end of 2006.
Aniel narrates the development of each Resident Evil game released between 1996 and 2006, interspersing commentary from the developers themselves. Aniel offers new information that takes into account Capcom’s situation as a company throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the video game industry as a whole and how being from Japan influenced the viewpoints of the creators.
If you enjoy learning behind the scenes stuff regarding RE, then you might want to support and read that book: An Itchy, Tasty History of Resident Evil. It is written by Alex Aniel (aka cvxfreak), you have most certainly heard of him if you follow RE-related news on social media. He is a very dedicated fan that has helped for years the RE fan community to learn new information that would be otherwise exclusive to people fluent in Japanese.
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
Aniel spent two years interviewing key members of former Capcom staff, allowing him to tell the inside story of how Capcom’s survival horror game franchise was envisioned as early as the late 1980s, how its unexpected and unprecedented success saved Capcom from financial trouble, how it struggled at the turn of the century and how it was reborn with the 2005 release of Resident Evil 4. It concludes with the large organizational changes that occurred at Capcom in late 2006 that saw the series production shift to a new generation of creators (a topic to be converted in a sequel book).
Aniel narrates the development of each Resident Evil game released between 1996 and 2006, interspersing commentary from the developers themselves. Aniel offers new information that takes into account Capcom’s situation as a company throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the video game industry as a whole and how being from Japan influenced the viewpoints of the creators.
Well-versed in both English and Japanese, Aniel has spoken directly to many key players from the first decade of the Resident Evil series, including:
- Tokuro Fujiwara, Director of Sweet Home, Executive Producer of Resident Evil (1996)
- Yoshiki Okamoto, Executive Producer of Resident Evil series through 2003
- Noritaka Funamizu, General Producer of Resident Evil series, Producer of Resident Evil: Outbreak
- Shinji Mikami, Director of Resident Evil (1996 and 2002), Resident Evil 4
- Hideki Kamiya, Director of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry and OKAMI
- Kazuhiro Aoyama, Director of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Hiroki Kato, Director of Resident Evil CODE: Veronica
HOW TO MAKE THE PHYSICAL VERSION OF THE BOOK HAPPEN?
Alex has launched a funding compaign on Unbound (a crowdfunding publisher). At the moment he has finished writing the book and the most important thing to do now is to reach the goal to release hardback copies.
Let's show him some support by funding the book and/or spreading the word! It's not every day that an expert fan has the chance to talk to the teams behind the games and to write a book about it only for the rest of the community to enjoy. I believe there will be some juicy revelations in that book.
Let's show him some support by funding the book and/or spreading the word! It's not every day that an expert fan has the chance to talk to the teams behind the games and to write a book about it only for the rest of the community to enjoy. I believe there will be some juicy revelations in that book.
If you want to fund this book or get more info, you should go to the Project's page right there!
Also, don't forget to show your support to the author on social media and to share the campaign with your RE-lover friends.
Also, don't forget to show your support to the author on social media and to share the campaign with your RE-lover friends.
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PS (just in case) - I'm in absolutely NO WAY involved in this project!!! I'm just a random fan eager to learn more things on my favourite franchise and who thinks that this kind of initiative needs support from the rest of the community. Anyway, now to choose my reward... though choice!
PS (just in case) - I'm in absolutely NO WAY involved in this project!!! I'm just a random fan eager to learn more things on my favourite franchise and who thinks that this kind of initiative needs support from the rest of the community. Anyway, now to choose my reward... though choice!