Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata has said that he has "started to revise [his] opinion" on comments he made last year about making the series more action-oriented after looking at "user feedback from the last couple of games".

"When you look back on Resident Evil in the last year, we've had a variety of approaches to the [IP]," Kawata told VideoGamer.com during an interview yesterday.

"I still think it's important for us to challenge ourselves to include new elements in the games to keep them fresh and keep them relevant."

But when asked whether the response to Resident Evil 6 and Operation Raccoon City had made him reconsider the action-focused strategy for the IP, Kawata replied:

"Looking at user feedback from the last couple of games, I've started to slightly revise my opinion on that matter. I still think that, for example, bringing Resident Evil: Revelations to consoles falls within what I was saying where, it's a game that contains classic Resident Evil elements but it also has features that modern gamers expect in a game. Hopefully it can appeal to both camps."

Kawata believes that focusing more on "horror and fear" could be the answer.

"Going forward is the most important thing to me and the future of the series," Kawata continued.