The reimagined take onResident Evil 2was already a familiar but novel experience when it launched earlier this year, modernizing Capcom’s horror classic for a new age of gaming. In addition to finally giving players the chance to step into Leon S. Kennedy’s debut adventure in Raccoon City without the fright of dealing with the original PSone version’s tank controls, the PC version of the remake has become a canvas for modders to bring imaginative crossovers to life, with a mod that bringsThe Last of Us’s Ellie into the Resident Evil universe.
Made by RE2 modder and streamer DarknessValtier, the mod replaces Claire Redfield’s Elza Walker skin with Ellie’s character model from the first entry in Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic horror series. Whilethe older version of Ellie seen inThe Last of Us 2may have been a better fit overall, fans will probably have to wait until that title’s May 2020 release to see the more experienced version of the survivalist make her way into mods like these, and the younger Ellie fits intoResident Evil 2’s setting and style surprisingly well.
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Fans can check out Ellie in action insideRE2in this video, and the mod can be downloaded in the description on YouTube. Thenext modern remake for the series,Resident Evil 3, will land in April, and moreResident Evilis on the way in the form of anRE7prequel and a multiplayer spinoff called Project Resistance, but until those games arrive, mods like these will likely be a major source of content for players hungry for more from the iconic horror series.
The mod isn’t the first time fans have taken the opportunity to blend the game with other nightmare-inducing franchises. One earlier tweakreplacedResident Evil 2’s Mr. X with Jason VoorheesofFriday the 13thfame, while another did the same with the infamous lead character ofUntitled Goose Game.With a vibrant community making the game into its own unique experience beyond the original 1998 version of the title, it’s only a matter of time before more clever crossovers emerge for the newest entry from the Resident Evil fandom.
Resident Evil 2is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
