Of course, gaming in general is consistently moving forward, especially when it comes to Capcom’s flagship survival horror series. With the remake of Resident Evil 4 due out soon, developers and publishers are continuing the trend of taking something from a bygone era and bringing it screaming into the modern video game epoch. Given this, it seems that fan demakes offer up something a little different, going in the opposite direction to current mainstream trends, showing that even classic titles from decades back can stand to look even more retro.
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In a recent post on Twitter, as spotted by Time Extension, modders are due to release a demo of their 16-bit reimagining of Resident Evil, giving it a visual style more in-line with early 90s console gaming, particularly the SEGA Genesis era. Given that the original release was in 32-bit, this will make the game look even older, but it’s all part of the demake charm. It’s taken the developer around six years to put this project together, and there have been some demonstrations in the past, and the current screenshots are looking promising.
This is by no means the first time the long-running horror franchise has had the demake treatment, either. Not long ago, another fan showed what Resident Evil 6 could look like as a PS1 game. While this was more of a concept than representative of any work in progress, the fact that it took a newer title and made it look even older shows that fans are keen to rewind and see what could have been back in the gaming days of yore.
Considered to be one of the most influential horror games of all time, Resident Evil continues to put out well-received titles more than two and a half decades later. True that the series did experience a bit of a lull with the fifth and sixth entries, but many would agree that the Capcom franchise is back on top form.
Resident Evil was released in 1996 for PC and PlayStation.
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Source: Time Extension, PSCD (translated by Google)
