A fan has moddedResident Evil 4to includeRed Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan throwing spears at the Kyogre from thePokemonseries. With the recent release of theResident Evil 4remakeon PC, fans have been doing what they do best by turning the beloved game into an absurdist mashup of various video game franchises. TheResident Evilseries has reinvented itself several times to keep up with modern gaming trends and gamer tastes. The remake ofResident Evil 4was no exception, as it kept intact much of what made the game a classic while feeling like it could have been released for the first time today.
Resident Evil 4was initially released to widespread acclaim in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube. It quickly achieved legendary status. Capcom released a series of ports over the years for various systems, including a VR version. In March 2023, Capcom released a remake that not only modernized the classic game’s visualsbut remixedResident Evil 4’s formulato add a hint of freshness to a game many of its fans have played several times over.
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TikTok user mike_breeeee often shares videos of moments in video games that, thanks to a series of mods, look like surreal alternate universe versions of the games players know and love. They turned a play-through of theResident Evil 4remake into a wild mash-up three completely different yet hugely popular games:Resident Evil 4,Red Dead Redemption 2, andPokemon. Somehow, mike_breeeee found the perfect moment to combine all three franchises,Resident Evil 4’siconic lake monster fight.
One ofResident Evil 4’s most memorable moments has the player controlling lead character Leon Kennedy in a small boat on a lake as he tries to fend off a large mutated creature using harpoons. Mike_breeeee moddedResident Evil 4to replace Leon withArthur Morgan from Rockstar’sRed Dead Redemption 2.The terrifying lake monster was swapped out for the cute, brightly colored Kygore from thePokemonfranchise. The result is a brief but surreal sight where the video game multiverse has collapsed into a singularity of intellectual properties.
Resident Evil 4’s remake has quickly become a favorite among modders, especially those with a penchant for contrasting the game’s grim dark tone with iconography from happier, less serious games. For instance, one fanreplaced Leon with Mario and Luis with Luigi. LikeThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimbefore it, it seems as though mods will keepResident Evil 4’s remake in the minds and hearts of gamers for a long time.
Resident Evil 4is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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