Resident Evil Village is Even Creepier With VR & Motion Controls Mod
A VR and motion controls mod from Praydog makes the scares of Resident Evil Village all the more terrifying. While members of the PC modding community continue to tinker with different peripherals for multiple Resident Evil games, Capcom has dabbled in the world of VR in its own right. Resident Evil 7 featured a VR options for Sony's PlayStation VR platform, for example. And RE4 received a VR port for the Oculus Quest 2 in October 202; interestingly, a patch added similar support to the game's Mercenaries mode several weeks after launch.
The eighth mainline Resident Evil entry featured no such virtual reality support but managed to raise the bar in other ways. RE Village takes place after the events of 2017's acclaimed RE7, once more dropping players into the role of Ethan Winters. But instead of carefully navigating a backwoods Louisiana property, Ethan finds himself exploring a remote village somewhere in Eastern Europe. Vampires, werewolf-like creatures, and a host of other gothic horrors stalk the isolated settlement, creating an experience unlike anything else in Resident Evil games of the past.
Related: Resident Evil Village's Worst Ways For Ethan To Die
PC modder Praydog recently added a new Resident Evil Village mod on GitHub (via Wccftech) that allows players to explore the horrors of the remote village in VR. The build in question also boasts motion control support, complete with features such as hand-tracking, physical melee attacks, roomscale movement wherein Ethan moves with the headset, and physical weapon aiming. Eurogamer tested the VR and motion control mod in the following gameplay video, which showcases how much creepier RE Village can be with a few peripherals thrown into the mix.
Horror games seem to
Read more on screenrant.com
