The Entertainment Software Rating Board (or ESRB) has rated Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 Remake. The rating board reveals that the third-person horror-survival game will boast in-game purchases, violence, and language when it launches on April 3rd, 2020, across PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Just today, the ESRB updated its web portal to reflect a list of new games and their ratings. And according to publication site gamingbolt.com, you can check out Resident Evil 3 Remake‘s rating by hitting up esrb.org.
If you are curious what this game has in store for gamers and fans alike, you can check out the following wall of text courtesy of the ESRB:
“This is survival-horror action game in which players assume the role of a special units member (Jill Valentine) as she tries to escape a zombie outbreak. From a third-person perspective, players traverse various environments (e.g., subways, city streets, building corridors) as they avoid being attacked by zombies and large enemy creatures. Players use pistols, machine guns, shotguns, and explosives to defend themselves and kill creatures. Some attacks result in decapitation and/or dismemberment of enemies, often accompanied by large splatters of blood. Cutscenes depict additional acts of violence: a man executed at close range; a character impaled through the chest by a creature’s tentacle. A handful of areas depict mutilated corpses/zombies with exposed organs and viscera. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” are heard in the dialogue.”
And the April due game’s rating sits below:
M for Mature:
- Blood and Gore
- Intense Violence
- Strong Language
- Users Interact
- In-Game Purchases
There are three things that I would like to point out, the first being “Users Interact.” This means players can interactive online (with other people), purchase digital “goods,” or interact with “services” offered in-game:
“Interactive Elements!
Interactive Elements highlight interactive or online features of a product, including if: Purchases of digital goods or services are offered in-game, users can interact with each other, a user’s location can be shared with other users, and/or unrestricted internet access is provided.”
The second thing is “In-Game Purchases.” This literally means microtransactions or loot boxes, which might be in the single-player campaign or multiplayer mode… or both:
“What Can Be Purchased In-Game?
Smaller in-game purchases or “microtransactions” typically augment or personalize the content of a game. Regardless of the type of microtransaction in a game, it’s important to remember that they are never mandatory.”
And the third thing that I would like to point out is the removal or lack of “Suggestive Themes” on the ESRB page. If you take a look at playstation.com or microsoft.com, you’ll see that the game has said content. I wonder if Capcom removed something or Sony and Microsoft are misinformed? Well, we’ll find out next month.
If you want to play sleuth and find out more regarding Resident Evil 3 Remake, you can pay esrb.org a visit. In the meantime, Capcom will ship out its latest work for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on April 3rd, 2020.
