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Resident Evil 7 has proved that in the right hands and with careful consideration, gamers are still well on board for a top notch survival horror game.

However, Resident Evil isn't the only successful survival horror series on Capcom's books as many might remember they own the rights to cult classic Dino Crisis.

At the start of 2016, Tao Weishi, producer for Capcom's Monster Hunter Online suggested he would be interested in a revival of the Dino Crisis series.

He even suggested that Capcom could potentially start by remastering the original game "which would fall in line nicely with their current strategy when it comes to remasters."

Since then, though, we've heard very little about the prospect of a Dino Crisis reboot, until now.

Recently while talking with Resident Evil 7 Producer Masachika Kawata, who worked previously on the original Dino Crisis, we had the chance to ask whether he could see the PlayStation 1 classic making a return and the response was certainly positive.

"I think if you were to create Dino Crisis with modern gaming technology it would be a really exciting prospect," admitted Kawata

Kawata also suggested that he has "a hope for in my heart" that Capcom could one day seize the opportunity to bring back the beloved survival horror game.

However, that's unfortunately where the good news ends, as Kawata confirmed that "there’s not currently any conversations happening [at Capcom], that I’m aware of."

Dino Crisis isn't the only legacy Capcom series that fans want to see return, with a great number of requests also for Onimusha Warlords.

Previously, Capcom legend Yoshinori Ono - a man who worked extensively on Onimusha - told Daliy Star Online last year:

"Capcom as a company know we have many brands, IP’s and series that are beloved by players around the world and we always have fans asking us, when is this or that game coming back.

"I've spoken internally with people who made Onimusha with me originally and talked about maybe how interesting it would be to revisit that series," added Ono at the time.

Whilst also discussing Dino Crisis Resident Evil 7 Producer Masachika Kawata, who was also involved with Onimusha: Warlords back in the day, told us that a return for Onimusha is still "worth considering" from Capcom's perspective.

However, when asked if anything further was being discussed at Capcom following Ono's admission last year that "Conversations are happening at high levels," Masachika Kawata had little else to add, telling us:

"Whether or not anything is happening, I cannot say."

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (PS4/PSVR)

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (PS4/PSVR)

Resident Evil 7 received a flawless score when it was released back in January and the games added expansions have also been well received.

DLC Banned Footage Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 launched last month on Xbox One and Steam with both volumes also available for players who purchased either the Deluxe Edition or Season Pass previously.

Each pack includes two banned footage scenarios and an extra mode for the game.

Vol. 1 includes “Nightmare,” “Bedroom” and “Ethan Must Die”, while Vol. 2 includes “Daughters”, “21,” and “Jack’s 55th Birthday”

Director of Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Koshi Nakanishi said “Resident Evil 7 features a blend of horror, combat and puzzle-solving, so I wanted to use the DLC to explore each of those concepts separately in depth”.

Capcom plans to follow this up with the upcoming free Not a Hero DLC starring longtime Resi character Chris Redfield.

“Chris Redfield returns in the free Not A Hero DLC for #RE7 this Spring. Who or what is he chasing? Find out soon in this separate story,” Capcom wrote in a tweet recently.