Resident not-Evil: Hideki Kamiya's cozy life-sim pitch starring a retired Leon

Hideki Kamiya, director of Resident Evil 2 and creator of Devil May Cry, has jokingly outlined a concept for a cozy life-sim starring a retired Leon Kennedy. He helped shape the series—Resident Evil 2 introduced Leon—and he hasn't been involved with Resident Evil since his Resident Evil 4 turned into Devil May Cry.

Kamiya has openly said he hates horror and earlier this year proposed a "non-scary" mode for Resident Evil Requiem so he could enjoy the game's puzzles. On Twitter (translated by Automaton) he replied to fans asking him to return by describing what he would do with a new title.

Kamiya says if he made a new Resident Evil title, "it'd be a game where a retired Leon spends his days in the countryside fishing, gathering wild vegetables, baking bread, walking his dog, tending to his garden, driving 50 kilometers to the nearest general store, inviting his old friends over for barbecues, fixing his elderly neighbour's oven, and selling homemade lemonade at the local festival.

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