Director Paul W.S Anderson has been discussing the Resident Evil movie series as part of the franchise's 15th Anniversary.
Speaking to MCV, he explains the reasoning behind tinkering with the storyline and characters in their transition from game to big screen.
"Imagine before you sit down to watch Alien, you know exactly which characters will die, how they will die and in what order. Some hardcore fans say to me ‘Why don't you do a direct adaptation of the video game?' Well that is the reason why," he answers. "Because it is not going to be surprising, it is not going to be shocking, a direct adaptation is not going to make me leap out of my seat when the dog jumps through the window, because I know it is coming."
And while he's understanding of fans concerns, he believes the box office numbers speak for themselves.
"I know that is something that upsets some hardcore fans. But I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, and if we had really upset so many people and fucked it up so badly, we wouldn't have done billions of dollars of business."
MCV also conducted a roundtable discussion with the developers on the series. Worth checking out.
As part of the 15th Anniversary, Capcom are releasing Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica onto Xbox Live and PSN digital platforms this fall.