The Spencer Mansion of Resident Evil 1 remains one of the most iconic locations in the history of horror games. Personally, I prefer its original, 1996 rendition – it has more character and cheap charm. But Resident Evil Remake’s version of the zombie-infested estate does a great job of wrongfooting series veterans. You think you know the puzzles and the traps, but Capcom is a step ahead and twists your experience back on you. With rumors of Resident Evil 9 and a Code Veronica remake still in the air, and other horror series like Silent Hill forging a comeback, suddenly, ten years after it arrived on Steam, Resident Evil Remake has just gotten a strange update.
This, of course, is the remastered version of the remake that came out in 2015. By my count, we now have five versions of the original Resident Evil: the first (and best) one from 1996, the Director’s Cut, the Dual Shock Edition, the original edition of the remake, released in 2002, and finally this remake remaster. It’s testament to the longevity and influence of the pioneering survival horror game. When I explore the castle in Amnesia or the derelict hotel in Alan Wake 2, I still think of the Spencer Mansion.
And it’s the Spencer Mansion that is ostensibly the subject of this new update. Released on Wednesday February 5, on the Steam store page for RE Remake, the patch notes only mention “miscellaneous bug fixes”. Dive a bit deeper via SteamDB, however, and a single executable named ‘bhd.exe’ has been amended. This executable is listed under two depots: ‘Mansion Content’ and ‘Mansion Content Worldwide.’
The update has also modified “flags” relating to service info on the native PC version of the game, and a manifest ID number, which could be connected to how the game is listed on Valve’s store, has also been changed. Back in 2023, there were some complaints from RE Remake players that the game would occasionally crash to desktop – it seems unlikely, given how much time has passed, but the new update could be related to that issue. It’s also worth noting that Resident Evil Remake is currently on sale for $4.99 / £3.99. If you want to try it out for the first time, perhaps any lingering technical wrinkles have finally been ironed out.
Either way, it’s good to see Capcom still giving attention to its erstwhile classics. On that note, a new Onimusha remaster has just been announced. And thanks to modders, you can also now play an ultra-hard reimagining of Resident Evil 2 Remake.
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