Capcom changed Nemesis for the Resident Evil 3 remake to reference Resident Evil 4
Capcom has revealed it changed the way Nemesis works for the Resident Evil 3 remake in order for it to reference Resident Evil 4.
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In a PlayStation Blog post to announce Nemesis’ arrival in multiplayer experience Resident Evil Resistance, the Resident Evil 3 remake development team explained why the new Nemesis can infect zombies with parasites – something it could not do in the 1999 PSone original.
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It turns out, Capcom gave remake Nemesis this power in order for it to make sense in the context of the Ganado in Resident Evil 4.
“This was implemented as a means of differentiating Nemesis from Tyrant in Resident Evil 2,” Capcom said. “We wanted Nemesis to come across as an even more formidable opponent, so we started considering alternate abilities aside from its heavy weapon artillery.