This Week In Imports: Kingdom Hearts III Meets Resident Evil 2 Remake

It’s a bumper week in Japan, as two highly-anticipated titles that have received an extended development time are coming out – Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 remake. Kingdom Hearts III is set to be the last game in the Xehanort Saga, and takes Sora into Disney worlds based on movies more familiar to modern players, like Tangled, Frozen, and Big Hero 6. Meanwhile, Resident Evil 2 goes back to its survival horror roots with a focus on making zombies scary again, retreading Leon and Claire’s first attempt at surviving against the undead.

Everything else seems to have avoided the week of these two releases, except the Famicom Tantei Club-inspired Ise-Shima Mystery Guide: The False Black Pearl which releases safely on Switch digitally this week. Higurashi When They Cry Hou is the one major outlier which dares to challenge the two juggernauts on PS4.

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Check out this week’s Japanese releases below:

eShop Only (Switch)

Ise-Shima Mystery Guide: The False Black Pearl

Amaekata wa Kanojo nari ni

PlayStation 4

Kingdom Hearts III(+ PS Store version)

Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece (+ PS Store version)

PlayStation 4 Pro Kingdom Hearts III Limited Edition

Resident Evil 2 (+ PS Store version)

• Resident Evil 2: Z Version (+ PS Store version)
• Resident Evil 2: Z Version Collector’s Edition

Higurashi When They Cry Hou (+ PS Store version)

• Higurashi When They Cry Hou Limited Edition

Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Renai (+ PS Store version)

• Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Renai Limited Production Version

Sengoku Hime 7: Senun Tsuranuku Guren no Ishi (+ PS Store version)

• Sengoku Hime 7 Limited Edition

PS Store Only (PS4)

Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition

• Resident Evil 2: Z Version Deluxe Edition

PlayStation VR

Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience

Horror Sense: Daruma-san ga Koronda

PlayStation Vita

Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Renai (+ PS Store version)

• Suki to Suki to de Sankaku RenaiLimited Production Version

Microsoft Store Only (Xbox One)

Kingdom Hearts III

Resident Evil 2

• Resident Evil 2: Z Version
• Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition
• Resident Evil 2: Z Version Deluxe Edition

Key European Releases

Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey

Resident Evil 2

Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience

Key Domestic Releases

Resident Evil 2

Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience

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