Nothing was fun about that to me.
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Dead Rising 4 Announced (XB1/PC, Holiday 2016) Gameplay Trailer
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I fall firmly in the timer should be in camp. Rescuing 50 survivors in the first game was a really rewarding achievement to get. I'm hoping this game falls more on the DR 1/2 side of things then DR3 but unfortunately everything they released so far seems to be pointing to the latter.
War Raichu
Member
you know what would be great
if the devs made a separate mode for people that just want to kill zombies
that's just crazy though
if the devs made a separate mode for people that just want to kill zombies
that's just crazy though
TheSpoiler
Member
you know what would be great
if the devs made a separate mode for people that just want to kill zombies
that's just crazy though
Or maybe they are making the game design accountable for the lack of a timer in other intense ways, meaning it isn't just about killing zombies en masse.
This is crazy thought, but I think we should see how the game plays before claiming it to be already shit.
I might be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt if Dead Rising 3 wasn't sitting right there in my steam library.
War Raichu
Member
the problem with this is that DR3 already showed what happens when the timer is all but removed. They try to make the zombies an actual enemy and make them into bullet sponges, as well as obnoxious variants like the football zombie that tackles you into a QTE without warning while you're passing through a crowd.
They made four dead rising games
TheSpoiler
Member
Different game, different mechanics and workings. Not saying you have to be hyped or negative about the game, but writing it off outright is super silly.
For the record, I thought DR1 was the only one that did time limits right. As more options arrived in the games, it felt far more manageable. There needs to be a new sense of urgency and fear to keep pace with the new mechanics. Maybe the load of zombies becomes nigh impossible to manage? Or they hit a point of being overpowered? I don't know.
2, and the one they made solo with no DR1 vets on hand was a wreck. A fun wreck to be sure, but still a wreck.
lol I'm pretty far from writing it off outright. As a Zombies Musou that the series has turned into it's fun. I put over a hundred hours into DR3 just waylaying zombies.
Expecting it to be anything other than a 6/10 dumb action game is folly though. The trailers they've shown for the game just make it more clear that they're throwing balance out the door and focusing on making the game more Zombie Musou.
I just find it sad that one of the most unique new IPs out of last gen destroyed itself so quickly. It went from a top tier zombie series doing interesting things with the idea to dead island tier (again, don't get me wrong I love the hell out of DI too).
So it's a Kirby game now
The only challenge in DR was the race against time. Without challenge it's a dull game.
Vaughngief
Member
I'm honestly more upset about Terence Rotolo not returning to voice Frank. I'm sure they'll do something to replace the timer in missions.
Masterspeed
Member
you know what would be great
if the devs made a separate mode for people that just want to kill zombies
that's just crazy though
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Nah, rather listen to those who don't have their own compulsions in check while simultaneously blaming the game's mechanics. The kind of crowd that ignored how Dead Rising 1 (and onwards) already had a free-roam mode by default.you know what would be great
if the devs made a separate mode for people that just want to kill zombies
that's just crazy though
I'm not expecting thoughtful design from developers with a track record of increasingly ramping down any complexity the series previously had with each subsequent sequel they release.
War Raichu
Member
Weird, right? The picture was full sized when I linked to it.
TheSpoiler
Member
To be fair, this lines up with his personality from OTR - full of himself, cracking jokes, and a little messed up.
I noticed you take selfies with zombies now. I hope they still let you take normal pics.
I Eat Thumbtacks
Neo Member
New video: https://youtu.be/xlzDpfId5dQ
Nice, I like that they're adding in some different zombie types.
he actually looks like frank though
Revolutionary
Member
Sprinters in Dead Rising? I'm not sure how I feel about that...
I feel like they had to do something to up the challenge considering you can strap slurpee machines on your exosuit to make ice tornadoes.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
If that's Xbox One footage i am really damn happy. Gone is the rough image quality of DR3. This looks so damn clean i love it. No nasty aliasing in sight.
In the comments from this video people claim it's the Xbox One version that IGN played during SDCC 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ym-VhCyQmo
Do we know a resolution for Xbox One?
In the comments from this video people claim it's the Xbox One version that IGN played during SDCC 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ym-VhCyQmo
Do we know a resolution for Xbox One?
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Clueless nitwits.
"it's the 10th anniversary so we're going back to basics with the series by going back to DR1 and making this game more in line with that game"
Yet nothing about this game looks anything like DR1 from a design or mechanics standpoint. I seriously wonder if anyone at Vancouver who worked on this game even played DR1 if they think the game they're designing is anything like DR1 other than it having a character with the name "Frank West" and it taking place in colorado.
Yet nothing about this game looks anything like DR1 from a design or mechanics standpoint. I seriously wonder if anyone at Vancouver who worked on this game even played DR1 if they think the game they're designing is anything like DR1 other than it having a character with the name "Frank West" and it taking place in colorado.
Pathfinder
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Adam Tyner
Member
Wow. Hopefully all of that is available for purchase at some point down the road. Kind of a drag that Best Buy gets the least interesting perk of the bunch, though.