Published May 4, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT

'It meant we got the design right,' he says

Resident Evil Requiem producer says it's a 'positive' fans hated the AI-yassified version of Grace

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Nvidia revealed its newest DLSS 5 technology in March. It's intended to make games look more photorealistic, but in practice drastically alters the appearance of characters. People quickly clowned on the "AI slop" tech , posting meme after meme online making fun of how the DLSS 5 can drastically alter a character's appearance. Resident Evil Requiem 's Grace was the unwitting poster child for the DLSS 5 technology, and gamers by and large rejected her DLSS 5 appearance.

In a recent interview with Eurogamer , Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa seemed pleased with how players responded to the situation.

"The fact a lot of players commented they really liked the original design of Grace and didn't want to see it changed was a positive," he said.…