When asked how Resident Evil 7 compares to its horror game contemporaries, like first-person horror games Amnesia and Outlast, Nakanishi said both are great experiences, but they left him feeling frustrated. He wanted to have a weapon, to feel powerful enough to strike back, he said. Resident Evil 7's playable character will have the means to fend off his or her foes.
"While we don't show that aspect of Resident Evil 7 in the teaser demo, that's something that's in the full game," he said
"We had a lot of internal discussion about where to take this series [after Resident Evil 6]," Kawata said. "My boss, Jun Takeuchi, requested that we strip it down to its core — and the best way to express the horror directly is in first-person view."