Japan's Resident Evil Requiem Draws Backlash Over Immersion-Breaking Gore Censorship
TL;DR
Japanese players of Resident Evil Requiem report heavy gore censorship that uses black boxes to obscure scenes, noticeably breaking immersion; the censorship stands in contrast to the PC release, where uncensored gore is possible, and some players have requested refunds while the director had suggested the Japanese version would be similar but not identical to the global version.
- Resident Evil Requiem Japanese players fight "immersion-breaking" censorship GamesIndustry.biz
- Resident Evil Requiem Criticized for 'Immersion-Breaking' Gore Censorship in Japan IGN
- Resident Evil Requiem players in Japan complain about the game's heavy censorship GoNintendo
- Capcom Hasn't Been As Clever With Censoring Resident Evil Requiem's Japanese Release As It Used To Be TheGamer
- (18+) Resident Evil Requiem Censored in Japan - Players Complain About Atmosphere Destruction IXBT.games
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