Modders have been hard at work on the Resident Evil 4 remake demo, and one of the latest mods makes GTA: San Andreas‘ CJ playable instead of Leon. The iconic GTA character is not only known for his appearance in the well-loved GTA entry, but also for his appearance all over the gaming scene courtesy of mods.
Despite GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition‘s disastrous reception, Carl Johnson has cemented his position as a pop culture gaming icon. GTA: San Andreas is set in 1992, but at this point, CJ has traveled all over the world and into multiple other realities courtesy of mods. Whether fans of the character want to swing their way through New York in Spider-Man, prowl abandoned streets in Stray, or discover the Wizarding World as CJ, there’s mods for that.
In a new mod created by Marcos RC, players can explore the Ganado infested village of Resident Evil 4 as CJ. The mod fully replaces Leon’s model with one of CJ, complete with lipsyncing and facial expressions. Cutscenes and gameplay can be enjoyed while CJ takes on the dangerous task of rescuing the President’s daughter. However, the voice lines remain the same as the original demo, so fans will have to adjust to CJ sounding like Leon if they choose to install the mod. Players can gain access to the mod by subscribing to the creator’s Patreon account.
This actually isn’t the first time that CJ has taken over for Leon in one of his zombie-infested adventures. A similar mod was released for the Resident Evil 2 remake, which slotted CJ into Leon’s role and Big Smoke as the stalking Mr. X. While GTA: San Andreas released nearly 20 years ago, the game’s iconic status and the rise of the “Ah s***, here we go again” meme in popular culture likely helped to spur the seemingly endless mods putting CJ in the limelight in all kinds of games.
Although there’s still some time left before players can get their hands on the full title, the Resident Evil 4 remake demo already has plenty of mods available for it. One Resident Evil 4 mod adds Shrek to the game, while another adds fixed-camera perspective reminiscent of the early entries in the Resident Evil franchise. Resident Evil 4‘s remake is likely to follow in the footsteps of that of Resident Evil 2 and 3, in that this will only be the tip of the iceberg for all kinds of zany mods that can either add or subtract from the fear of the survival horror game.
Resident Evil 4 will release on March 24 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Gamerant