Resident Evil Fan Reimagines Lady Dimitrescu Introduction In 2.5D

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In this modern era of video games, in which studios and publishes wish to keep pushing forward with new technologies, there's space for the clock to be turned back a few years. With current remakes looking to bring old games into this generation, there are fans out there who are looking to do the opposite, in the shape of «demakes.». With there already being a demake of Elden Ring, there's a desire from the community, it seems, to take something modern and reimagine it as a retro game. And that's exactly what this one Resident Evil fan has done.

Uploading a video of the project recently, user the-robins-nest has taken one notable aspect from Resident Evil Village and turned it into a 2.5D animation, not too dissimilar from a classic RPG from a bygone era. In particular, the moment in question refers to the first time protagonist Ethan Winters encounters Lady Dimistrescu. The scene uses the audio from the game itself, but reimagines it in a pixelated, almost cutesy, manner. The best thing is, is that it's possible to download the demo.

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Many in the comments have lavished praises upon the animation's creator, with one person wishing they could play the whole game like this, while another saying it reminds them of the JRPG Wild Arms 2. It's also not the first time someone has imagined the RE title as a much older game. A while back, one modder decided to make a Castlevania-style demake of Resident Evil Village, which, again, incorporated the image of Lady Dimitrescu in pixel form.

The 9ft antagonist was very much the center of the game's marketing campaign before release. With fans cosplaying as her, and even a mod adding Lady Dimitrescu to Skyrim, she was likely