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The amazing Resident Evil 4 HD remaster mod is out nowIt might be the best remaster mod ever made

It might be the best remaster mod ever made

Ashley and Leon in wallpaper for the Resident Evil 4 HD Project mod.

resident evil 4 HD project 1.0 - OFFICIAL FINAL TRAILERWatch on YouTube

resident evil 4 HD project 1.0 - OFFICIAL FINAL TRAILER

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Along with new high-res textures, the mod tweaks many 3D models for more detail, remakes the UI in high-res form, redoes pre-rendered cutscenes, fixes some visual glitches Capcom had left in, improves lighting and shadows in places, and does more work to make it look better. The mod brings technical improvements too, such as better widescreen support. It even (optionally) restores visual effects like the depth-of-field blur present in the original release but absent in later versions.

Along with the main story campaign, it’s retouched the Assignment: Ada and Separate Ways bonus campaigns, and the arcade-y Mercenaries mode.

That’s partially because the team have tracked down many of the locations and objects which Capcom used as the foundation for some of the game’s textures. They’ve often returned to the source material to use as foundations for their own work. An amazing effort.

Albert: Look familiar? (XLIV) More Frankenstein doorshttps://t.co/iarOXCfVjLhttps://t.co/81ljwSH8lI#re4hdprojectpic.twitter.com/GnGkw90LgQ— RE4 HD Project (@re4hdproject)August 6, 2016To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

Albert: Look familiar? (XLIV) More Frankenstein doorshttps://t.co/iarOXCfVjLhttps://t.co/81ljwSH8lI#re4hdprojectpic.twitter.com/GnGkw90LgQ— RE4 HD Project (@re4hdproject)August 6, 2016

Albert: Look familiar? (XLIV) More Frankenstein doorshttps://t.co/iarOXCfVjLhttps://t.co/81ljwSH8lI#re4hdprojectpic.twitter.com/GnGkw90LgQ

I did enjoy re-reading the mod’sinitial announcementfrom back in February 2014, where project founder Cris offered disclaimers including “I’ve never really done this before” and “I don’t have a lot of free time, so this will be a project that will likely take 1-2 years to finish”.

Hitthe mod’s download pagefor web mirror and torrent links. To play, you’ll need the version of RE4 soldon Steam. As luck would have it, that has a 75% discount right now in the Steam Lunar New Year Sale. It’s down to £3.74/€4.99/$4.99 until 6pm GMT (10am Pacific) on Thursday.