Even though most of the characters inThe Last of Us 2seemed to have their stories end when the credits rolled, that doesn’t mean they are gone forever. Thanks to modder Darkness Valtier, players are able to go throughResident Evil 3 Remakeusing many of their favoriteThe Last of Us 2characters. By swapping the characters in for others, the modder givesThe Last of Us 2’s cast new life by putting them intoResident Evil 3,a new kind of apocalypse.
The modding community is well known for changing games in unique ways. Nexus Mods hosts over 290,000 mods for nearly 1,200 different games, as of this writing. Popular games likeSkyrimhave multitudes of mods that range from additional assets and storylines to quality of life updates and anything in between.Resident Evil 3itself has at least 284 different mods on Nexus Mods. Whether players want to seeNemesis as Santa Clauseor just want to change a character’s clothes, there are mod options out there for them.
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For fans ofThe Last of Us 2, this mod makes the list ofmust-play mods forResident Evil 3. It swaps inThe Last of Us 2characters in fairly natural places in the story: Ellie takes over for Jill Valentine, Joel is Carlos, Tyrell Patrick is Tommy, Victor is Jesse, Nicholai is Abby, and Nemesis is changed into a huge Bloater. The quality of the swaps is pretty good too, with the facial expressions matching up well.
Some fans ofThe Last of Us 2who tried the mod say they loved the way the characters played out their new roles. Comments under the video said this was the “true ending they wanted to see” inThe Last of Us 2, and that “Abby got what was coming to her.” Regardless of the player’s opinions ofThe Last of Us 2, its characters now get to play out new roles and stories thanks to this mod in theremastered version ofResident Evil 3.
The recentResident Evilshowcase by Capcom has generated quite the buzz for its upcoming release ofResident Evil 8: Village. The internet had a particular interest in the tall vampire woman Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters. The exposure might bring in new players to theResident Evilfranchise, andResident Evil 3is an excellent game to play before jumping intoResident Evil: Village. For returning players in need of a laugh,one mod swaps theResident Evil 3characters forFall Guys.
ResidentEvil 3Remakeis available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
