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This Mod For ‘Resident Evil 2’ Makes Mr. X a Bit More Like Nemesis
In the short time that it’s been out, Resident Evil 2 has already become the ultimate playground for modders and has seen some ingenious alterations. From jokey redesigns to gameplay tweaks, and even loving homages to the PSone original, RE:2’s passionate community has clearly having a blast with the remake.
One aspect that has been subjected to repeated customization is the now-infamous Mr. X. Arguably the scariest thing about the game, it’s no surprise to see that modders have zeroed in on this hulking stalker, overhauling his soundtrack, subjecting him to cloning and (most bizarrely) stripping him of his clothes. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
It was only a matter of time then, before someone did the obvious and reskinned the enemy to look a bit like his more famous, and significantly upgraded, counterpart: Nemesis. That’s right, thanks to the efforts of forum-user ZERO, the titular villain from the franchise’s third entry can now (sort of) be found prowling the Raccoon Police Department like it’s 1999 all over again (though not as many S.T.A.R.S. to be found, unfortunately)
As aforementioned, this is basically just a reskin of Mr. X, so don’t expect him to exhibit any idiosyncratic behaviors, or to brandish his iconic rocket launcher. Still, he looks undeniably impressive (if not quite there yet design-wise) and the modder has lifted his intimidating sound effects from the original, along with the theme music, making the whole thing feel very authentic.
With an RE:3 remake rumored to be in the pipeline (to be honest, it’s practically a given now) we might not have to wait too long before we get to see a proper recreation of Nemesis in his own game. Until then, however, this is a fun little extra that should satisfy fans.
The mod can be accessed here and if you want to see it in action, BeastGamingHD has put together this cool little preview:
We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Ray Garton was 61 years old.
Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”
Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.
Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.
Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.
You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.
He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”
“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.
Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.
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