Inside Gaming published this video item, entitled “Resident Evil Village accused of art and design theft” – below is their description.
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Resident Evil Village is off to a great start with critical acclaim and some very strong sales but there might be an issue with the game’s monster design.
Richard Raaphorst, director, concept artist, and co-writer of a horror movie from 2013 called Frankenstein’s Army is claiming that Capcom knowingly lifted his creative work and put it into Resident Evil 8 without his permission.
There are a few similar creatures but one with a propeller for a head is sticking out pretty strongly as more than a mere coincidence. We have collected footage of the film and the Sturm boss fight from RE8 so you can take a look and try to decide for yourself…
Did Capcom use someone else’s IP in a major AAA video game franchise or is the work a more general inspiration from horror as a genre that’s just happened to overlap?
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SOURCES
[Twitter] ClonKorp RE8 monster similarities post
https://twitter.com/CloneKorp/status/1391765820540395525
[LinkedIn] Richard Raaphorst LinkedIn post
[PC Gamer] Filmmaker claims Capcom used his creature designs
https://www.pcgamer.com/filmmaker-claims-capcom-used-his-creature-designs-in-resident-evil-village/
[Eurogamer] Movie director says Capcom copied his propellerhead monster
[IGN] Movie Director says Resident Evil Village copied his monster designs
https://www.ign.com/articles/movie-director-says-resident-evil-village-copied-his-monster-design/
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