Of all the places that exist within the Resident Evil universe, the Spencer Mansion is probably the one that many fans immediately think of, and a recently released video shows what the place looks like in Unreal Engine 5. With the original entries in the iconic horror series going down as some of the most genuinely scary games from the PS1 era, Capcom's franchise pretty much set the scene for early survival horror, with remakes and new entries still being made today.
Over the years, Resident Evil has featured some interesting and often unsettling locations, whether it's the Raccoon City police station from the second installment or the opening village section in RE4. However, events in the original 1996 release unfold in the aforementioned mansion, which introduces gamers to the world of survival horror, complete with zombie attacks, mutated monsters, and puzzles that turn the place into a maze while also revealing some dark secrets.
Of course, game development has advanced over the years, and some people decided to see what the Spencer Mansion from the first Resident Evil game would look like if it was built today. In a recent video uploaded to the RE Biohazard YouTube channel, viewers can see over 30 minutes of footage showing the mansion reimagined in Unreal Engine 5, a recreation which was made by Team ARKLAY. The footage gives a tour of the whole place, including the backyard, guest house, and the secret laboratory, and the interior and exterior shots of this iconic horror set has been given a modern face lift. It actually makes the mansion look even creepier with its attention to detail and dark shadows.
It's perhaps not too surprising that a team of fans would want to use Unreal Engine 5 to reimagine the well-known mansion. As one of the most powerful and popular game engines in the world, Epic's UE was originally created for the 1998 FPS Unreal, hence the name. But over time, other studios, both AAA and independent, have used the development toolkit in the creation of all sorts of titles and personal projects.
With the remake of Resident Evil 4 selling amazingly well within a couple of days of release, the future of Capcom's legendary horror series seems pretty secure. It's difficult to know where the studio will take things from here, but with talks of a ninth entry possibly in development and also hopes of an RE5 remake, it seems like much of the world is still hungry for more Resident Evil.
The original Resident Evil released in 1996 for PC and PS1.
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