RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo

"This specially tuned demo allows you to experience the newly reimagined Resident Evil 2, but be warned: whilst you can continue as many times as you like after dying, you'll only have 30 MINUTES to complete the demo. Take in the horror atmosphere at your own pace, or make a desperate dash to solve all the puzzles Raccoon Police Department has to offer? The choice is yours!" — Store description

RESIDENT EVIL 21-Shot Demo
Game information
Genre	Action & Adventure
Modes	Single-Player
Platforms	PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC
Ratings
ESRB
PEGI

The RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo was the only public demo of the Resident Evil 2 remake. It was officially announced on January 8, 2019.

The name of the demo is a reference to the 30 minutes given to play, it ends once the timer is finished. It was available between January 11 – 31, 2019, with the full game releasing on January 25.

Content

Main article: RESIDENT EVIL 2 Leon demo

This demo is the same seen in various game conventions in 2018.2. It ultimately ends the same way as well – by returning to Marvin Branagh with the Key (Spade) acquired.

Upon finishing the demo, the 1-Shot Special Trailer is played which shows HUNK and Tofu. Two new options also appear in the main menu:

• Results: Displays the results screen with the "Game Mode", "Completion Time" and "Retries".
• Trailers: Three trailers can be watched: Announcement Trailer, Story Trailer, 1-Shot Special Trailer.

The demo had achievements, but only in the Steam version – all of them are related to the time spent playing:

• 5 minutes played
• 10 minutes played
• 15 minutes played

• 20 minutes played
• 25 minutes played
• 30 minutes played

Locker Combinations

Below is a table with the lock combinations in the demo:

Location	Combination	What's inside?
Lion statue at the Main hall (2F)	Crown, Lion, Goat	Lion Medallion
Safe inside the small room in the West office	9 to the left, 15 to the right, 7 to the left	Hip Pouch
Locker inside the Shower Room	BIO	Shotgun Shells (x3 or x6 depending on the Game Rank)
Locker closest to the Key (Spade)	RES	MAG Ammo x5
Unicorn statue at the Lounge	Bird, Girl, Harp	Unicorn Medallion

Differences

Note: These are the differences between the 1-Shot Demo and the Leon demo that was playable at various game conventions throughout 2018.2 (plus PAX South 2019), and not between the final game.

(top) The last page in the Officer's Notebook present in the older version of the demo vs. (bottom) the updated page.

• The First Aid Spray is not present in the Main Hall (1F).
• The Green Herb was replaced with Handgun Ammo in the Main Hall (2F, west side).
• The combination to get the Lion Medallion has been changed from Lion, Plant, Eagle to Crown, Lion, Goat.
• The last page in the Officer's Notebook file has been changed.
• The Wooden Boards are not present in the Reception.
• The Rookie's First Assignment file and the two locks next to it (which gave the High-Capacity Mag. (Matilda) upgrade) are not present in the West office.
• Magnum Ammo has been renamed to "MAG ammo".
• In the Uses of Gunpowder file, the text "Magnum Ammo" was replaced with "MAG ammo" to reflect the change.
• The Portable Safe and Portable Safe Instructions file are not present in the Shower Room.
• The locker combination inside the Shower Room was changed from "CAP" to "BIO".
• The locker combination closest to the Key (Spade) was changed from "DCM" to "RES".

(top) The paper in the background of the To any survivors file in the older version of the demo vs. (bottom) the updated visual.

• The paper shown in the background while reading the To any survivors file has been changed, it's now the same used in the Rookie's First Assignment file instead of the short and bloody paper.
• The hanging zombie at the West Storage Room now falls down to the ground when his legs are shot off, he used to stay at the ceiling in the other versions of the demo.
• The combination to get the Unicorn Medallion has been changed from Two Fish, Scorpion, Jar to Bird, Girl, Harp.
• The Red Book (Art Object) is not present in the Library.
• An "Assisted" game mode is now available if the player dies during the demo.
• There is only one loading screen present in this version of the demo instead of two.
• When the demo is finished, the "Thank You for Playing." text will appear but not the image of Leon with the release date of the game. If the time runs out, the text will appear as well but instead of the results screen following it, the main keyart of the game is shown.

Glitches

• When Leon passes from the Operations Room to the Safety Deposit Room corridor, there is a chance his flashlight will completely disappear from his hand, but the light will still shine around.
• If a zombie's limbs are all ripped off, it can still chase and deal damage to the player, however, if the character is standing directly above the zombie, it can end up not turning around to attack the player.

Further notes

A Leon bust was one of the prizes given in the "1-ShotDemo" Special SNS campaign.

• Jun Takeuchi had the idea for the "30 minutes".
• An online connection was required to play, if the connection was lost during gameplay, the timer would continue after returning to the main menu.
• EMEA players had the chance to earn a free Resident Evil 2 Collector's Edition via the RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo Competition.
• Japanese players also had the chance to earn exclusive prizes via the "1-ShotDemo" Special SNS campaign.
• This demo supported RE.NET.
• The demo was released one day earlier on the PS4 and Xbox One in the OCE region due to timezones and the way the stores are updated on the two platforms.
• Shuhei Yoshida was invited as a guest by Capcom to play the demo.
• By January 15, the demo had been played by over 1.6 million users worldwide according to RE.NET. Four days later, the number of players had crossed the 2 million mark also according to RE.NET. On January 21, it was revealed that the demo had been downloaded over 3 million times.
• According to the Capcom Integrated Report 2019, the 1-Shot Demo ended up being downloaded 5 million times. It was also stated that "Directing users of the trial version to the purchasing site after playing the game also led to a rise in the number of preorders".

Gallery

Images

A notice screen about the demo when it's boot up

Title screen

The main menu (default), with the timer on the top right

The main menu (time up), with the new options

The results screen

The screen shown if the timer ends, a results screen doesn't appear if that's the case

"Assisted" mode option displayed if the player dies

The zombie at the West Storage Room now falls down to the ground when his leg is shot off

A zombie without both of its arms and legs - if the player stands directly on top of it, it will not turn around to try to attack Leon.

Videos

Resident Evil 2 - 1-Shot Demo

Trailer

『BIOHAZARD RE 2』 "1-Shot Demo" 告知映像

Trailer (Japanese ver.)

RE2 1-Shot Demo - Zombie can't get to Main Hall

The Zombies at the Libray can't get to the Main Hall

【BH RE 2】「ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメント（SIE）」吉田修平氏が 体験版「1-Shot Demo」に挑戦

Shuhei Yoshida playing the demo

External links

• RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo on PS4 | Official PlayStation™Store US
• Get RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo - Microsoft Store
• RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 "1-Shot Demo" on Steam.
• Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo Official Web Manual
• Capcom: Resident Evil 2 Official Site - Announcing the 1-Shot Demo: 30 minutes of extreme survival horror!