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As posters at ResetEra and on social media have pointed out, this is kind of a big deal! Capcom doesn’t just give this type of treatment to all of its games, and this is all coming after multiple surveys in which the publisher has asked participants about a return for the series. Now, there is an unfortunate caveat when it comes to this merch; it’s not simply being sold on Capcom’s store. Instead, it’s part of a lottery system, and you don’t know what items you’re going to end up with. It’s also limited to Japan, which makes it harder for fans in other regions to show their support.
Between surveys and new merchandise, it’s hard to imagine Capcom isn’t at least considering some kind of a return for the Dino Crisis series. It’s been more than two decades since the last game, and yet there are still fans that want to see something done with the property. The most logical choice would be a remake of the first game using Capcom’s RE engine, just as we’ve seen with other ’90s survival horror classics like Resident Evil 2. However, the company could still be concerned about putting that level of investment into a franchise that has been dormant this long. Hence the constant checking to make sure that fans really do want to see a comeback.
Capcom has a big stable of beloved franchises, many of which have gone a little too long without a new entry. Dino Crisis is hardly alone in that regard; Mega Man hasn’t had a new game since 2018, and he’s basically the company mascot! The core concept seems perfectly suited to a revival, though; a survival horror game centered around dinosaurs has the kind of broad appeal that could bring in those that didn’t play the originals (or weren’t alive for them).
