The Resident Evil 2 "One-Shot" Demo is now available, and fans are getting a taste of what Capcom's upcoming remake has in-store for them. However, it appears that not all players are having the same experience, as the Japanese version has been shown to feature less gore than its US counterpart.

As some may have expected prior to its release, the US version of the Resident Evil 2 demo is high on graphic imagery, featuring mangled and eviscerated humans and undead alike. For those playing the Japanese version, there are a number of notable differences, as some of these images have been altered to be less extreme.

Tristan Cooper, Managing Editor at Dorkly, has compiled a number of these differences in a comparison video shared on Twitter. To note, the following details may act as spoilers for those that wish to play Resident Evil 2 completely blind.

The first instance in this comparison showcases a gritty sequence when one of the game's protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy, goes to examine the corpse of a deceased police officer. As Kennedy raises the head of the downed officer, the US version features a gruesome image where the victim's ear and cheek have been torn completely asunder, while the wound in the Japanese version is simply a bloody gash.

In another example, Kennedy attempts to rescue an officer from the clutches of a zombie assailant only to see the man torn in two at the midsection in the US release. Again, the Japanese version contains a less violent depiction with the man remaining fully intact.

The fact that Japan's Resident Evil 2 demo is less violent than the one released in the US may not come as a surprise to those familiar with the history of the series. That is, a number of instances of these types of alterations have previously been identified in the Japanese version of Resident Evil 7.

Furthermore, Capcom has already announced that there will be two versions of Resident Evil 2 released in Japan — a "Z Version" for more mature players, and a standard version with edited content. While it is likely that the Japanese demo has been culled from the standard version, players that want to be certain that they get the most gruesome Resident Evil 2 experience possible should be sure to purchase the US release.

Resident Evil 2 launches on January 25 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Source: Tristan Cooper – Twitter