In the original, opening a door covered a loading screen. In the PC Remaster, those door animations appear even though loading is instant. To remove them:

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This fan project uses AI upscaling to redraw every pre-rendered background and item icon in 4K. The original textures were rendered at 480p; this mod makes them look painted in oil. Download from Nexus Mods (file size: 6 GB).

To get started with the Resident Evil 1 Remake PC full download, follow these steps: