Modders have been hard at work on theResident Evil 4remake demo, and one of the latest mods makesGTA: San Andreas' CJ playable instead of Leon. TheiconicGTAcharacteris not only known for his appearance in the well-lovedGTAentry, but also for his appearance all over the gaming scene courtesy of mods.
DespiteGTA Trilogy Definitive Edition’s disastrous reception, Carl Johnson has cemented his position as a pop culture gaming icon.GTA: San Andreasis 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 inSpider-Man, prowl abandoned streets inStray, ordiscover the Wizarding World as CJ, there’s mods for that.
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In a new mod created by Marcos RC, players can explore the Ganado infested village ofResident Evil 4as 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 theResident Evil 2remake, which slotted CJ into Leon’s role andBig Smoke as the stalking Mr. X. WhileGTA: San Andreasreleased 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, theResident Evil 4remake demo already has plenty of mods available for it. OneResident Evil 4mod adds Shrekto the game, while another adds fixed-camera perspective reminiscent of the early entries in theResident Evilfranchise.Resident Evil 4’s remake is likely to follow in the footsteps of that ofResident Evil 2and3, 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 4will release on March 24 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
