Remaking 'Resident Evil 4' was a huge challenge. The team was ready.

Shinji Mikami, who directed the original "Resident Evil" and "Resident Evil 4," the two most influential games in the series, recently announced his departure from Tango Gameworks, the studio he founded after leaving Capcom. His influence looms large over the current remake, but Hirabayashi said Mikami hasn't had any input into the remake. Mikami directed the first game's remake for the GameCube, which set the bar for transformative video game remakes back in 2002. But this time around, Mikami just meets up with the team for drinks in a friendly capacity.