Joystiq had an interview with Resident evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi.

The interview does not reveal so much beyond what has already been announced ,but its is great to know things like Takeuchi 's attitude towards Shinji Mikami the series famous designer  !!! whenhe says “So I am not really sure I want to know actually what he thinks of it. Probably, he is the last person whose opinion I want to ask about the game. “ .

Takeuchi also mentioned that control scheme and level design will make more sense so long the player experience the whole game (not just a demo) .

Read the full interview here

 Joystiq had an interview with Resident evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi.

The interview does not reveal so much beyond what has already been announced ,but its is great to know things like Takeuchi 's attitude towards Shinji Mikami the series famous designer  !!! whenhe says “So I am not really sure I want to know actually what he thinks of it. Probably, he is the last person whose opinion I want to ask about the game. “ .

Takeuchi also mentioned that control scheme and level design will make more sense so long the player experience the whole game (not just a demo) .

Read the full interview here

Woah woah, let's not take Jun Takeuchi's quote out of context now, I'm pretty sure he doesn't hate Shinji Mikami...

I just went and found my copy of EGM, November 2008, here's what he says during an interview, I can scan if for you if it want:
EGM: Top five favorite things about Resident Evil?
Jun Takeuchi: "But my NO.1 favorite thing about Resident Evil is Shinji Mikami. It's thanks to his hard work that the series is here and [was] allowed to continue."

Edit: I think what he means is that he would be afraid that Shinji would not like the direction they decided to go with the RE5 and that's why he would not want Shinji's opinion on it.

 ^ I do not know , what he said in that  interview is in direct contradiction to what he said to Joystiq I am afraid

Has the lack of Shinji Mikami involvement affected this game? Do you think it is something that he would want to play? Would he approve?

Obviously the fact that Mikami is not involved in the title, especially in the early stages of making the title, did have a big influence on us, and it put a lot of pressure on us right at the start. As for what he would say if he was to play the game, I guess I can't really say. Of course because he is not involved in the game, it has gone in a different direction than I am sure he would have taken it himself.

So I am not really sure I want to know actually what he thinks of it. Probably, he is the last person whose opinion I want to ask about the game.

 Maybe you are right but I still can not digest the fact that a person who claims to be an admirer of Shinji Mikami's work would say "Probably, he is the last person whose opinion I want to ask about the game. " It just does not make any sense .
anyway , I have deleted the word "Hate"since I never say no to respectful ladies :) 

Resident evil 6 will be the reboot, interesting.

^ I hope they could implement it well , the series really need a reboot .This being said I am looking forward to RE5 nevertheless .

" Maybe you are right but I still can not digest the fact that a person who claims to be an admirer of Shinji Mikami's work would say "Probably, he is the last person whose opinion I want to ask about the game. " It just does not make any sense .
anyway , I have deleted the word "Hate"since I never say no to respectful ladies :) 
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"Woah woah, let's not take Jun Takeuchi's quote out of context now, I'm pretty sure he doesn't hate Shinji Mikami...

I just went and found my copy of EGM, November 2008, here's what he says during an interview, I can scan if for you if it want:
EGM: Top five favorite things about Resident Evil?
Jun Takeuchi: "But my NO.1 favorite thing about Resident Evil is Shinji Mikami. It's thanks to his hard work that the series is here and [was] allowed to continue."

Edit: I think what he means is that he would be afraid that Shinji would not like the direction they decided to go with the RE5 and that's why he would not want Shinji's opinion on it.
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That is an interesting read. I am sure the controls will make more sense once we get to play them more. If I played a demo of RE4 now I would probably be baffled a bit but I still play that game to this day.  The "reboot being RE6" also interests me. It will be interesting to see how it shapes out.

He should also play Dead Space more. He'll see what he is missing.

"That is an interesting read. I am sure the controls will make more sense once we get to play them more. If I played a demo of RE4 now I would probably be baffled a bit but I still play that game to this day.  The "reboot being RE6" also interests me. It will be interesting to see how it shapes out.

He should also play Dead Space more. He'll see what he is missing.
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