Valve, the much-beleaguered masterminds behind Left 4 Dead, released their Authoring Tools about a month ago, effectively inviting modders, tinkerers, and craftsmen of all kinds to build maps and campaigns of their own. I'm sure there are hundreds of excellent mods out there already, but a modder named Outatime is creating an especially interesting bit of zombie confluence -- Resident Evil's Raccoon City.
I suppose that Raccoon City makes sense for a Left 4 Dead mod since Resident Evil:Outbreak was like a poor man's L4D anyway. And so, it seems that a lineage of survival horror has come full circle, although Leon Kennedy never had to deal with a startled Witch.
Outatime plans on creating an entire six-map campaign (called Resident Evil: Last Escape) out of the iconic zombie-infested city, but one map ("Raccoon City Streets) is already available. It's still in its beta stage, with some nasty framerate drops, but it's nevertheless playable.
I haven't had a chance to play Last Escape yet, but if you're interested in doing so, you can download it here. Hit the jump for a video, and check out Outatime's YouTube channel for even more Last Escape videos.
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Ha ha! I know, man. Guess I should have phrased that better. Just wish I could play L4D and its upcoming sequel on my PS3. =`(
I love zombies.
Count me in :D
i'll wait till 1 or 2 more maps available though.
come to think of it , RE hunter is almost the same as L4D hunter , ha ha.
they could make licker in place of smoker and stuffs too.And the main villain from RE:Dead Aim as witch,Nemesis as Tank & Ivy as Boomer.Just my opinion,lol.
pretty good job there, I have to say. its hilarious how implausible and un-american raccoon city actually looks when you see it like this. its basically a smaller tokyo with red brick buildings and fire escapes.
As someone who's played RE3 30+ times, I came. I came hard. My penis exploded in a shower of blood when she got the shotgun from the body in the cellar.
I'm going to have to buy the PC L4D now. Lets my 360 version have a rest for a bit I guess.
Cadtalfryn: Zoey's a pretty shameless copy of Claire, especially if you compare Claire's C:VX outfit to Zoey.
Just tested this out. Fantastic map, and the likeness is very visible. My only problem was the frame rate drops. I'm on a high end computer, and had quite a few drops on the first half of the map. The second half was fine, didn't notice any drops. Music and sound effects are wonderful. I can't wait until there's a full release of these maps.
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-cocks shotgun-
When will they, if ever, bring the franchise over to the PS3?!
Even if they did, you wouldn't be able to play this as it's a custom map and they are only possible on the PC version of the game.
Ha ha! I know, man. Guess I should have phrased that better. Just wish I could play L4D and its upcoming sequel on my PS3. =`(
I love zombies.
i'll wait till 1 or 2 more maps available though.
come to think of it , RE hunter is almost the same as L4D hunter , ha ha.
they could make licker in place of smoker and stuffs too.And the main villain from RE:Dead Aim as witch,Nemesis as Tank & Ivy as Boomer.Just my opinion,lol.
And alligators are the best thing abt RE5.
*makes a note to build a new PC*
None of my friends know who Claire is though. Time to get new friends, you say?
I'm going to have to buy the PC L4D now. Lets my 360 version have a rest for a bit I guess.
Cadtalfryn: Zoey's a pretty shameless copy of Claire, especially if you compare Claire's C:VX outfit to Zoey.
yeah dude I remember that level too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpuv9AZG66g
(skip to 2:10)
Even the background song when she enters the room in the top floor is the same.
LAWLOL?