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‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Gets HD With This New Textures Mod
You thought fans were done modding the 2019 hit that was the Resident Evil 2 remake? Think again. While the base game looks fantastic, there are a few irksome low-res textures here and there. Modder Ashok over at Nexus Mods has sought to remedy that with their HD Texture Pack for the PC version.
The mod replaces over 100 existing textures with high-res textures ranging from 1K to 4K in size. Some of the textures have been borrowed from Resident Evil 3 remake assets, while others have been remade from scratch.
The modder highly recommends the textures for VR, which if you’ve been paying attention, is now possible for Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. It’s not an earth-shattering change, but it definitely helps with the immersion factor. You can check out some of the before and after shots below.
Meanwhile, we’re still waiting on Capcom to dish out something in regards to the Resident Evil Village DLC. Not to mention just what’s happening with Resident Evil Re:Verse, which is expected to be released sometime this year (hopefully).
And hey, if for whatever reason you still haven’t grabbed Resident Evil 2 yet, the Steam version is currently enjoying a 60% discount during the Lunar New Year Sale.
Thanks to DSOGaming for the heads up!
Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has died. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death on June 16 late last week at the age of 81. No cause of death was released.
id Software, the company that gave Prince his first job in the industry, paid tribute to the composer, referring to him as a “video game music pioneer”.
Indeed, in addition to providing the soundtracks to id Software’s hits in the FPS genre, Prince also provided the soundtracks to other id Software classics, such as portions of the scores for Commander Keen series and the forerunner to the modern FPS, Catacomb 3-D. Prince also worked with Apogee Software and 3D Realms, providing the soundtrack for Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, and teaming with Lee Jackson for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.
Prince’s death comes just after the Library of Congress announced back in May that his soundtrack for Doom would be preserved in the National Recording Registry.
The soundtrack for Doom and its sequel took inspiration from designer John Romero‘s collection of CDs at the studio, which included the likes of Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Metallica. In spite of the limitations composers faced with the sound cards of the era, Prince was able to replicate riffs from songs like “Master of Puppets” and “Painkiller” for tracks like “At Doom’s Gate”, the iconic opening track for Doom‘s first level, E1M1.
For Doom II‘s soundtrack, Prince continued to employ the same tactic, lifting rifts from songs like “Sex Type Thing”, “After All (The Dead)”, “South of Heaven” and more.
In addition to composing, Prince was also a practicing lawyer, and had pursued a career as an attorney before making his way into the video games industry.
Prince is survived by his wife Connie, and his sons, Robert Caskin Prince IV and Andrew (Cristy) Prince.
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