Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi has claimed that the clothes worn by the main character in upcoming horror outing Resident Evil 5 will be so detailed that they’ll give the illusion of “breathing”. Takeuchi-san revealed that the company has striven to inject as much realism into the title as possible, and has thus based protagonist Chris Redfield’s clothing off of real life items, even going so far as to include fibre details.
"The footwear and gloves the main character wears are all based on real items. We contacted the makers of those items to find out all the little details that go into making them, that way players don't have a sense of the game being completely divorced from reality,” boasted Takeuchi.
“And that's how we were able to realistically recreate the proper specs for the items used in the game. When you look at the trailer, you see the main character's clothing and all the fibres that comprise it.”
"We really paid attention to the details. We made it so that the fabric of his shirt actually gives the illusion of breathing like its real-life counterpart; it is also decidedly different from the heavier material that hangs down below it."
Due out on March 13, 2009, Resident Evil 5 takes place ten years following the destruction of Raccoon City (as depicted in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis) and sees the return of series veteran, Chris Redfield, who’s pursuit of the origins of the T-Virus brings him to a remote African village populated by savage locals. Expect more on the game at the Tokyo Game Show next week.
