'The first two rooms of the last third of the game are specially full of graphical inaccuracies. 'Finally I reached the Island area!' Albert wrote over the weekend. The modders are hunting down the original textures used by Capcom's artists - often simply via Google Image Search - and creating new HD versions from scratch.
A mod for the Village section is now available to download separately. The project has now reached the game's final third, the Island. It's clearly a labour of love for the pair, who are appropriately named Cris and Albert (but are sadly not the real Redfield and Wesker). Now, two Resi fans are adding their own cleaned-up textures in order to make the game finally shine (thanks, Kotaku). And, disappointingly, it also used the original PS2 cut-scenes in companion campaign Separate Ways. The 2014 PC re-release launched last spring and boasted of 1080p graphics and 60fps gameplay.īut its visuals still relied heavily on the original 2004 GameCube release, albeit with upscaled textures and models. Capcom's Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition will soon finally live up to its title - thanks to a fan-made mod.
