In 2009, Capcom entered its hubris era. The publisher was riding high off the success of Resident Evil 4 and was ready to capitalize by continuing to transform its survival-horror juggernaut into a full-blown action series. Resident Evil 5 attempted to repeat its predecessor’s lightning-in-a-bottle success with mixed results, but Capcom’s ambitions came crashing down to Earth in 2012 with Resident Evil 6. The game was a notorious misstep that almost killed the series for good until Resident Evil 7 Biohazard restored its goodwill five years later. It’s not the kind of game that typically gets redeemed with endless remasters and remakes.

But after playing through the excellent Resident Evil Requiem, maybe it’s time to put hubris back on the menu. I’m now convinced Capcom could pull off a Resident Evil 6 remake — and I swear I’m not just architecting another Morbius rerelease meme.

Resident Evil 6 was an attempt to give the series a major climax that brought several disparate characters together into one epic saga. The........

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