The Resident Evil 2 demo in Japan is less sticky and icky

Gore blimey

I assume that many, many video game fans the world over have dived headlong into Capcom’s new “1-Shot” demo for the upcomingResident Evil 2remake. No stranger to gooey violence, modern tech allows the in-game gore to be grimmer than ever before.

However, people who have experimented with different regions of the new demo have found a curious thing. The Japanese version of the demo features far less detail in its viscera, particularly noted in the slimy scenes featured in the tweet below. There is a definite difference between the realistic detail of these poor saps’ zombie-assisted life-ectomies.

There’s no confirmation whether this step down in violence will be implemented in the full release ofResident Evil 2. It’s possible, asResident Evil 7also fell foul of some censors in Capcom’s homeland. We’ll find out before long, asResident Evil 2hits the shelves on PS4, PC and Xbox January 25.

The gore in the Japanese Resident Evil 2 demo is toned down in a lot of places compared to the US versionpic.twitter.com/qPJrr1yYi0

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