Piercing political issues, Resident Evil 3 Remake makes Chinese gamers furious

Resident Evil 3 Remake Not yet officially released, but a free Demo is available for players to experience before deciding whether to buy the game or not. With the graphical makeovers as well as many gameplay innovations, this remake is receiving a lot of positive feedback, except Chinese gamers. I don’t know whether it’s intentional or unintentional, but only a small detail in the game has made players in this country angry because they think Capcom insulting them.
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Some Chinese gamers believe that a mission in Resident Evil 3 Remake is deliberately slanting to the tragic historical event related to the Japanese invasion of China in 1931. Specifically in the demo, the player is asked to open a safe with a code. It wouldn’t matter if that password wasn’t 918, the sequence of numbers that made gamers in this country angry because they thought that Capcom was intentionally referring to September 18 – the time of the Phung Thien Event (also known as the event). Manchuria) takes place. This was an event arranged by the Japanese military, staging a bombing and then blaming the anti-Japanese Chinese as an excuse to invade northeastern China (ie Manchuria). Eventually, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, killing more than 20 million Chinese.

Outraged by this reason, Chinese gamers began to criticize Capcom that the company had no “political capacity” and “culture”. In fact, if a European or American game company accidentally installed this event, things would not be so stressful. However, Capcom is a Japanese company, so Chinese gamers think that Capcom is not simply accidental, definitely intending to evoke history to offend them.
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Political controversies in video games are also not uncommon. Immediately after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was released, the game was bombed with negative reviews on Metacritic for defaming the image of the Russian soldier. Or like the horror masterpiece Devotion has also been stripped of its distribution rights because it contains content mocking President Xi Jinping. Politics is a very sensitive issue, game makers need to pay close attention to this issue.

Resident Evil 3 Remake will be officially released on April 3 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.​