Disturbing elements have been “masked,” but the resulting visuals make the game look like it’s suffering from broken textures.
Resident Evil Requiem is packed with visceral scenes, leading to significant censorship in the Japanese release. However, Capcom isn’t deleting these unsettling moments; instead, they are “masking” them by disabling specific in-game assets. This approach has left players with a very peculiar visual experience.
User iStretchyDisc shared their impressions after testing the censored version, arguing that these specific modifications completely shatter player immersion.
Instead of rendering detailed gore or “innards,” the developers are now using flat black shaders. While this technique was previously utilized in the Resident Evil 4 remake, it appears to have become even more jarring in this latest installment:
While some observers initially assumed the missing details were simply a texture-loading bug, other players have confirmed that this is the intentional implementation of censorship.
Additional examples of these visual adjustments can be explored within the Resident Evil community via the following link (18+).