The upcoming VR version of Resident Evil 4, which by my unofficial count is the 119th re-release of Capcomâs classic, is also apparently going to be unique. At least one of the companies involved in its release, made up of Facebook, Capcom and Armature, has decided to remove some of its more suggestive content.
As first detailed by Happy Warrior earlier in the month, following some leaked footage from the Japanese version of the game, a number of cuts have been made to the game that we havenât seen in previous versions. IGN confirms that they include:
Resident Evil 4 VR has removed certain suggestive dialogue related to Ashley Graham, the presidentâs daughter Leon Kennedy is tasked with rescuing. This includes a line from another character, Luis, referencing Ashleyâs body.
Furthermore, you wonât be able to look up Ashleyâs skirt during certain areas of the game and the corresponding animation has been removed.
Another notable cut is the gameâs ending, where in the original Ashley suggestively asks Leon if he can go back to her place for some âovertime,â while the leaked footage here shows that entire section of the conversation has been removed. The original footage also shows flashes of Ashleyâs underwear as she climbs onto the jetski, which the VR version has covered up.
Also reported missing is this post-credits scene below, which in the original game has Leon asking Hunnigan out on a date before being turned down. In the leaked Japanese footage, this scene ends before getting to that point.
Some of these changes are expected and even understandable! Others, though, like the Hunnigan thing, seem a little heavy-handed. A statement from Facebook says:
Oculus Studios, Armature, and Capcom partnered closely to remaster Resident Evil 4 from the ground up for VR. This includes immersive environments and high-resolution graphics. It also includes select changes to in-game dialogue and animations that we believe will update Resident Evil 4 for a modern audience.
With the game due out tomorrow, we wonât have to wait long to actually play it and find out just how much has changed between 2005 and 2021.
