Yoshiaki Hirabayashi (平林良章 Hirabayashi Yoshiaki) is a Capcom programmer; writer and producer who has been associated with the Resident Evil franchise since 2002.
Career[]
Hirabayasi worked as a motion capture engineer for the remake of Resident Evil[1] and as a Scenario writer in the Script department for Resident Evil 5.[2] As a producer for Resident Evil 6, Hirabayashi wrote a message to Resident Evil fans regarding Jill and Claire's appearance in the game; his referral to "other great characters" suggested that they would not appear.[3] Hirabayashi later in 2014, presented several update videos of the Resident Evil HD Remaster on the official Resident Evil YouTube channel.[4][5]
Hirabayashi asked fans following the official Resident Evil Facebook page under the name "H", what their thoughts were on the matter of a Resident Evil 2 remake, then relaying his findings to Capcom's R&D Division 1. He officially announced the Resident Evil 2 remake on August 12, 2015 in a YouTube Video, several weeks after asking the fans.[6]
Resident Evil resumé[]
Taken from MobyGames' entry on Yoshiaki Hirabayashi:
- Production
- Resident Evil 4 (remake) - Producer
- Resident Evil 2 (remake) - Producer
- Resident Evil 6 - Producer
- Resident Evil (remake and HD remaster) - Producers
- Writer
- Resident Evil 5 - Scenario writer
- Art/Graphics
- Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition - Lead Designer
- Resident Evil 5 - Cinematics facial animation
- Resident Evil 4 - Lead Designer (Layout / Lighting)
- Resident Evil 0 - Face modeling
- Resident Evil (remake) - Layout captured motion editing facial animation lighting designers[7]
- Video/Cinematics
- Resident Evil 5 - Cinematics supervisor
- Resident Evil 4 - Lead designer, Cinematics - Lead designer
- Thanks
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles - "Special Thanks"
Further notes[]
- Resident Evil 2 was his first game in the series, it was also the first PlayStation game he played.[8]
- When asked what his favorite memory of the original Resident Evil 2 was, Hirabayashi stated "I love Ada."[9]
- His "fun fact" at the San Diego Comic-Con 2018 was that he "has a pet rat named Kevin Jr.".[10]
- Hirabayashi appeared at the 2019 Taipei International Game Show to showcase Resident Evil 2.[11]
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Resident Evil (GCN) credits - MobyGames
- ↑ Resident Evil 5 (PC) credits - MobyGames
- ↑ Hirabayashi comment
- ↑ Resident Evil - Producer Announcement ESRB
- ↑ Resident Evil - special message from the producer
- ↑ Resident Evil 2 Remake – Special Message from Producer “H”
- ↑ Resident Evil Credits (GameCube) - MobyGames
- ↑ PlayStation Official Magazine – UK interview with Yoshiaki Hirabayashi and Tsuyoshi Kanda
- ↑ E3 2018: RESIDENT EVIL 2 PRODUCERS ON THE CLASSIC SCENES YOU'LL SEE IN THE REMAKE
- ↑ San Diego Comic-Con 2018, RESIDENT EVIL 2 Panel
- ↑ 《惡靈古堡2重製版》製作人：3代重製是有可能的 👌 (Chinese). 4gamers.com.tw. Retrieved on 2023-03-31.
