Battle Data - "G" Q&A

Continuing on with my original run, I've decided to make a third (and at the time final) Battle Data video on the Resident Evil franchise: Battle Data - “G”. I've been asked multiple questions regarding this little video's creation, some technical, some personal, so I thought I'd share my questions and answers on this Blogger post

So what is Battle Data - “G”?

Battle Data - “G” is an info video that focuses on the G-Virus malformations of Dr. William Birkin from Resident Evil 2 and of each form's attributes. It can be seen here on YouTube in fabulous HD.

Does the “G” stand for anything specific?

I think it was meant to be ambiguous *laughs*. The “G” was speculated to stand for Gene or Genome or even God since the G-Virus vaccine in Resident Evil 2 was named DEVIL, but nothing official to my knowledge has been confirmed by CAPCOM.

Intended lineup for Series 1 of Lunar Indie Studios' Battle Data videos.

Does Battle Data - “G” focus on all the “G” incarnations throughout the Resident Evil series or just Birkin?

Just Birkin. At the time, I was first getting my feet wet with the whole Battle Data series, and to me I wanted to focus on a singular subject, so I did William Birkin's five malformations in this video. Curtis Miller from Resident Evil – Damnation will be featured in a future Battle Data video, and the incompatible “G” creatures will be featured in the upcoming video, Battle Data - Parasitic.

What was your biggest challenge with Battle Data - “G”?

Editing the creature artwork for the five “G” transformations. I remember some of them were of better quality than others, so I had to use some filters to smooth out the pixelation and other faults that images had when viewed at 720p. Birkin's G-IV form I remember I had the biggest issue with, I think I had to redo that damn thing three times before I got it right!

William Birkin's five malformations from Darkside Chronicles adaptation of Resident Evil 2

What was your biggest accomplishment with Battle Data - “G”?

I was proud that I found a way to properly transition different background music to “G”. A friend of mine told me that his gripe with B.O.W. Battle Data - Tyrant was that the background music was looped and after a few minutes it would get annoying. Since the OST for Resident Evil 2 has been acclaimed and each malformation had a different theme, I wanted to incorporate each theme to make the video better, and in a way to evolve the Battle Data videos as they progressed. This method helped me out quite a bit with my future videos.

You released a “Reveal Trailer” on your YouTube channel that promoted Battle Data - “G” after the release of Zombie Evolution; did you think it helped promote your upcoming videos?

I'd like to think so! It was fun making these quick 30-second trailers, but it was a lot of work for something that would be up for about a month, and I didn't want the taglines for the Reveal Trailers and the actual ending taglines to become repetitious, so I ended them with Los Illuminados and decided to work on a Channel Trailer that would promote the year's planned Battle Data videos. That way those who look around will know what to expect, and newcomers will be surprised with the next one. 

Will you be doing another video on William Birkin since CAPCOM has plans on doing a remake on Resident Evil 2?

I'm satisfied with what I have with Battle Data - “G”. Unless there are any significant changes with Birkin with the remake, I have no intention of redoing Battle Data - “G” when there's other content just waiting to be uncovered!

Elza Walker, Sherry Birkin and John Kendo from Resident Evil 1.5

Is there anything you're looking forward to with the upcoming RE2 remake, or anything that you hope would be added?

I was very impressed with hope CAPCOM drastically improved the first RE game with a remake back in 2001. If they did wonders with a game with unnecessarily laughable moments like RE, imagine what they can do with RE2. As for the addition, I hope to see the return of Elza Walker -the female character that Claire Redfield would eventually replace from the scrapped beta of RE2- I know it's unlikely she'll be a main character, but maybe she could be a supporting character or even an Easter Egg like what they did with the zombified Brad Vickers.

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