Chatting The Return To Raccoon City And Designing Resident Evil Requiem With The Game’s Producer

WP: One of my favourite parts of Resident Evil is the save room music. How much work goes into designing these rooms and their musical themes?

MK: Yes, like the past, we will have a safe room music that’s going to be there. I didn’t hear it exactly from the sound team, but what I can say is that we made sure that the song will sound fresh. It’ll make the players feel refreshed. Sorry, I didn’t hear it from the sound team, but I’d like to hear it from the sound team as well.

WP: With Requiem including characters from Outbreak, could we ever see Capcom revisit Outbreak or that style of game?

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MK: Unfortunately, at the moment we don’t have any plans of making games like those. But maybe if there are lots of user needs or there’s a need from the gamers or they want more like Outbreak, then maybe yes. I personally would like Outbreak and maybe eventually down the road I would like to make one, but at the moment, no.

In saying that, you don’t need to play Resident Evil Outbreak to enjoy Resident Evil Requiem. In fact, the only knowledge that you’ll need is that the main character Grace Ashcroft is the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, who featured in Outbreak. I just want to make that clear.

WP: Thank you for your time.

This interview was conducted with a translator. Some answers have been edited for readability.

Resident Evil Requiem launches on PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2 and PC on February 26, 2026