Ever since it launched in 2019, players have been making all kinds of mods for Resident Evil 2 Remake, whether altering character or weapon appearances or tweaking some game content, and just one week after the success of Resident Evil: Outbreak Night, a modder named D0ct0rSauce just Nexus Mods The Bryan character appearance mod he created has been published on the website, giving this unlucky courier a chance to embark on another adventure in Raccoon City.
However, it is worth noting that the mod version of Brian recreates the crude PS1 polygon style of the original 1998 Resident Evil 2, rather than fully replicating actor Austin Abrams’s appearance in the movie, and became one of Leon’s selectable appearance options in Resident Evil 2 Remake.
Although it drew skepticism from a small number of video game fans before release over the direction of its adaptation, Resident Evil: Outbreak Night received quite positive praise from both critics and audiences after release. It not only earned a 96% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, but its audience Popcornmeter also reached 91%; on the audience rating site Letterboxd, 1 million audience ratings gave it a favorable 3.8/5, making it the best-reviewed live-action video game adaptation of all time.
As for the box office, the film grossed $108 million in its opening weekend, successfully beating the record of every previous Resident Evil film adaptation. Its current cumulative box office has reached nearly $200 million, and how it will ultimately perform remains to be seen. Moreover, the film’s success seems to have once again boosted sales of the original video game series.
According to data made public by Alinea Analytics analyst Rhys Elliot, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 4 Remake both saw a sales boost in the week after Resident Evil’s release, growing 64% and 54% respectively on PS5, while sales on Steam rose 11% and 14%, respectively.
In addition, veteran players who had already purchased entries in the series also seem to have decided to revisit these two highly acclaimed classics because of the success of the Resident Evil: Outbreak Night movie. Since the movie’s release, the daily player count for Resident Evil 2 Remake has grown by 48%, rising from 78,000 to 116,000, while the player counts for Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Resident Evil: Requiem also increased by 25%, 24%, and 20%, respectively.
Looking ahead, many players are also starting to look forward to Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake, which is expected to launch in 2027. However, according to related rumors, the game may not launch in February like several recent entries in the series, but instead be pushed back to fall 2027, though this claim has not yet been confirmed by Capcom.
Source: KOCPC Chinese