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It's also to some extent a soft re-boot of the Dead Rising series
Dead Rising 2-3 and Case West appear to have never happened
Which is a real shame since the ending of Case West had a slick cliff hanger that should've lead into Dead Rising 3
I've put a good 18hours into this game
Still in Chapter 2 and at level 62
This is the Capcom game worth your hard earned money
Controls: dumbed down in a good way everything is streamlined
It's more of a classic Arcade pick up and play game
In less then 15 minutes you'll be adjusted to the changes
The only negative regarding the controls is trying to use the camera
You have to tap the right analog stick it just feels "off"
In DR: Off The Record it was so much easier to take HQ pictures on the fly
Gameplay: If you played the Dead Rising series from the beginning on the 360 you know what you are in for
The only real difference is now you can play the game "your way"
If you have A.D.D. this game isn't for you
The clock is gone so you can take all the time you need to explore the mall and the town itself
You chose when to continue the story
The Story Co-Op game play is gone (Which is a good thing)
Games like these shouldn't have any real online co-op
The first game was a single player experience and it worked flawlessly
One major negative is the escort missions are gone
(The escort missions much like the clock were a double edged sword with the earlier games)
I can see why they pulled the escort missions
Side missions pop up every now and then
The exploring is massive (There are countless hidden items, clothing, keys, newspapers, cell phones to collect) Also a number of Capcom Easter eggs within the game there are hidden Arcade Cabinets you can take abilities off (But, you must have the Exo Suit on)
The game is also fun! (It's this strange mix of Saints Row and Dead Island)
A terrible thing happened in this town but, it's dealt with in this crazy over the top way
Audio/Music: Decoded in DTS 5.1
There's different audio music re-used from the original game in different stores in the Mall itself (which is a great call back)
The score is good but, not as amazing like in the first game
Almost all Licenses music is Christmas music there is a bar with some kill death, die music but, it's horrible (Which is also strange since both Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2 had some great music tracks) all the sound effects are still D.R. quality
Terence J. Rotolo the original v/o actor of Frank West did not return
Victor Nosslo is the new voice of Frank West
Frank now sounds like Michael Madsen which actually works
Once again anyone who is a hardcore gamer get yourself a Home Theater set-up
Playing this game in DTS 5.1 adds a lot to the experience
Graphics: The game looks solid (Dead Rising would never look like COD)
It's not a bad looking Next Generation game at all
Just make sure your settings are balanced and if you can play it in Game Mode or dynamic range do so
It's a solid upgrade from Dead Rising 3 (There's at least 1,000 Zombies on the screen at one time maybe more you can't take the time and count 'em) The Game runs very smooth
have had 3-4 minor glitches on screen also my Console Crashed once within 18hrs
The cut scenes look super impressive reminds me of those CGI Resident Evil films
Frank looks a bit different not as old as he's meant to be though
It would've been nice to get the Frank West from Dead Rising 2: Off The Record where he's become a bad parody of Elvis
The opening title is done in this very How the Grinch Stole Christmas! animation it's so cleaver and smart
Story: It takes place 16 years after the events of the Original game
so far the story seems very competent
Even though Frank comes of very cold and unlikable in the beginning
Most Capcom/Zombies fan don't like to admit it But, the Dead Rising games run circles around Resident Evil in telling a solid smart story
These games always deliver in HQ Story development
Overall this is a "real" Capcom game it's a breathe of fresh air while still being a love letter to the 1980's-1990's and to the fans of the previous games in the series
I've seen a number of people gripe over the smallest little things But, these same people will not call out Capcom
on Bio Hazard 7/Resident Evil 7 which isn't a Resident Evil game it's a rip-off of PT aka Silent Hills with a pinch of Outlast
But, Dead Rising 4 stinks really.............................
One of the Best Capcom game of the Eighth generation 9/10
MS Gamertag: Duckman 1979
UPDATE 12-18-2016
After dumping almost 80 hours into the game
I've noticed a number of bugs/glitches also had my console crash for a second time
I'm just going to bring up the negatives of this game now
Lack of any real promotion this game has been out almost 3 weeks I still haven't seen 1 tv spot for it
But, Gears of War 4 (which was released in October is still being pushed and plugged on tv all the time)
Microsoft has sucked so bad during this generation they don't want to make or establish any new IP's
The only two games they have hyped over-sold are Halo 5 and Gears of War 4
The menu system/Map is very convoluted (Much like Mafia 3)
Once you upgrade the ares of the map you are given icons
The icons stink the interface is really cheap (It needs a patch)
When you take photos of the Zombie Tags (the icons never vanish so if you are trying to collected all these tags
You'll going to back track a lot
Some events pop-up again and again in less then 5minutes time
The AI survivors can be very stupid when you rescue them from the hidden Panic Rooms they'll run off
Then you'll hear somebody yelling "I Don't Want to Die"
go back up the stairs and see the same survivor running into the wall stuck
The online mode (Is not always available I tried to play the online mode it wouldn't connected)
The boss battles with the iconic Psychopaths are way to easy
The frames per second dips down when you are in huge opened areas
There's at least 1,000/1,500 zombies on screen walking at once
So to be fair I can bank even running on a super high end gaming PC this game is going to slow down
Capcom fell into the gaming industries trap
They were to ambitious and tried to to break the glass ceiling when it comes to open world/sandbox games
All these negatives really don't break the game
I've played broken garbage this isn't one of those titles
If you want a horrible cheap recent title look at Batman: The Telltale Series that is a super cheap game
Negatives aside this is one of the best Capcom title to date hopefully it gets a patch sooner then later
You'll want to play this game around this time of year since it focuses on The Holiday season
Just make sure to buy the Season Pass Onsale
The Dead Rising 4 Season Pass is Horrible and super cheap!
I originally gave the game a 9.2/10 But, knocked it down to a solid 8/10
