SURVIVAL HORROR NEWS FROM THE RACCOON PRESS
Ippo Yamada 山田 一法
Ippo Yamada was Capcom's lead sound designer for Resident Evil, and oversaw the sound direction, design, and effects now marquee audio for survival horror soundtrack. Yamada-san was instrumental in the design of a horror film inspired soundtrack, modifying in-game music to include BGM data sound effects!
Yasuyuki Saga
Continuing our series of exclusive interviews with Capcom’s developmet team, we speak to Yasuyuki Saga, lead background story writer & planner for the original Resident Evil. Most notably, Saga-san devised the iconic Trevor family; architect of the Spencer mansion George, his wife Jessica, and catalyst for the G virus, daughter Lisa, as he worked closely with Shinji Mikami.
Kenichi Iwao 岩尾賢
Exclusive Interview with a survival horror legend. Kenichi Iwao contributed heavily to the conception, design, writing & game mechanics of Resident Evil. From steering beta scenarios away from science fiction, to writing the game's celebrated files, Iwao-san is credited with designing Resident Evil logos, characters & cut-scenes, including the iconic 'zombie head turning' scene.
Kazuhiro Aoyama
Live from Toyko, Crimson-Head.com exclusive interview with Kazuhiro Aoyama, the Director of Resident Evil 3! Aoyama-san was the Event Director for Resident Evil, System Planner for Resident Evil 2 where he created bonus game 'The 4th Survivor' and iconic B.O.W. 'Licker' & Director for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
Satoshi Nakai
Satoshi Nakai lead designer for Resident Evil Zero & Resident Evil Code: Veronica, has granted us permission for an exclusive première release of concept art from his private sketchbook! Never-before-seen concept art from his work with Capcom, as lead character & creature designer!
Yasuhisa Kawamura
Exclusive Interview with the scenario creator and writer for Resident Evil 4, Yasuhisa Kawamura, notably famous for his beta build ‘Castle/Fog’ version of Resident Evil 4, and the ‘Hallucination/Hookman’ experimental game-play, both greatly lameted by critics for their removal by Shinji Mikami, and now celebrated with cult status!