Ok so am I the only one who is disappointed at Dead Rising 3? It took all the color and wackiness out of the game that defined the series, Now its all brown, grey, and serious looking. It looks like a typical zombie game and that's what Dead Rising isn't ever since the first game it was funny and weird. Put on a woman's underwear and use a teddy bear for a weapon? Go ahead! But no now its "Call in COD airstrikes". Yes I am happy its open world and we have an entire GTA sized city to explore I'm truly happy for that. But I want to be weird and we a doll head with Daisy Duke shorts covered in zombie guts while driving 88 mph in a Delorean weird. So please Capcom or Microsoft it you see this bring us a real Dead Rising.
Dead Rising 3, WHAT HAPPENED?
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What happened, is that we saw a small clip of an otherwise large game at E3. That area might be dull and gritty, but we've got an entire city to explore. I'm remaining optimistic, because I could only hope that Capcom doesn't have its head so far up its own ass that it doesn't realize what made the game unique in the first place.
But then again, this is the same studio that made Resident Evil, stupid, and stopped supporting the very character that made Capcom famous in the first place.
Oh god. We are screwed aren't we?
But then again, this is the same studio that made Resident Evil, stupid, and stopped supporting the very character that made Capcom famous in the first place.
Oh god. We are screwed aren't we?
This is a series I think would benefit from being darker, more realistic etc. The wackiness in the first two wasn't fun or funny.
Capcha: Off the record? that's surprisingly relevant.
Capcha: Off the record? that's surprisingly relevant.
No! NO! You. Don't do that. That's exactly the focus testing stuff that makes games like this turn the way of generic. The original two games are dark comedies. The silliness of the game, was supposed to reflect the silliness of the situation itself. It walks the line of serious storyline, and unserious backdrop that too many games are afraid to do nowadays. There are absolutely TONS of zombie games out there, that reflect seriousness. The one bastion of originality in a dark grey wasteland (To be fair, this is the tone that zombies in general convey) needs not be tainted in order to appeal to a broader audience. If this approach was taken in other mediums we'd have never had Picasso.ShinyCharizard said:
If serious:Zhukov said:
If you were being sarcastic:
It's the internet. Can't tell.
Thanks for pointing that out to me. I will edit the original post to make more sense, and take note of how I write things like that in the future.Zhukov said:
I'm certain at some point we'll get an "exclusive" DLC airstrike featuring Megaman at the "low price of 9.99$".
As for the rest of the game... I have a feeling some high up people in the gaming industry are infected with a disease that only allows them to view shades of brown.[footnote] I have no idea what colourblinded people actually see. Shut it[/footnote]
As for the rest of the game... I have a feeling some high up people in the gaming industry are infected with a disease that only allows them to view shades of brown.[footnote] I have no idea what colourblinded people actually see. Shut it[/footnote]
The problem is the publisher said they want it to appeal to call of duty players. Thats the whole problem, everyone wants their game to be serious and gritty to attract the massive fan base of the biggest selling game every year. At the same time they are alienating those customers that bought the games in the past and just like DMC and Xcom (possibly dark souls 2 as well we will see) theyre going to pay for it. You can not alienate previous fans and expect the game to sell MORE copies. It just doesnt work that way
What does work is realizing who your audience is and making the game for them while budgeted and marketed appropriately. If you do this you can be happy making a profit with just 2 million sales. If you dont do this you spend hundreds of millions of dollars and expect 5-10 million sales but end up taking a huge loss.
Im just a silent partner in a small business and I understand these basic principles of business so I question how these executives get their 6 figure incomes if they dont understand the basics of business
Captcha: Face the music
Thats quite apropos, thank you captcha
What does work is realizing who your audience is and making the game for them while budgeted and marketed appropriately. If you do this you can be happy making a profit with just 2 million sales. If you dont do this you spend hundreds of millions of dollars and expect 5-10 million sales but end up taking a huge loss.
Im just a silent partner in a small business and I understand these basic principles of business so I question how these executives get their 6 figure incomes if they dont understand the basics of business
Captcha: Face the music
Thats quite apropos, thank you captcha
Well I don't remember the article but they were clear this shit is going for that CoD glory, now I was never a fan of Dead Rising but is someone pissed over my favorites like this I would me mighty furious.
Same thing that happened to Overstrike becoming Fuse apparently. They got a market test of the wrong people who either genuinely want brown, and gray seriousness, or only say that because it sounds good, and likely next to nothing else.
I can't say I was a huge fan of the Dead Rising series (Uncanny valley, boring protagonist, time limits, etc.), but it is a shame to see it get changed from what it was.
This is what the game industry is coming to. Less innovation, more gray, and brown, and srs bznz. It's all aimed at the all mighty dollar instead of trying to take risks in bringing something new to the table, and aimed against people that make games that people want to make as opposed to games they think people want made.
If I wanna airstrike zombies, I have saints row 3. Plus I can beat up zombies with the penetrator, or a chainsaw, or a tazer, or a giant sword, or my car, or aircraft, or... well you get the idea. Heck, I can have homies, police, and enemy gangs fight zombies. I can sorta spectate. And that's not even the aim of the game.
Honestly, going after CoD Bucks isn't going to happen successfully. People are going to spend those bucks on CoD. Trying to take it down is lunacy. Instead, appeal to other niches, keep costs down to make profit easier, and settle the cravings people have for diffirent games. They're out there!
I can't say I was a huge fan of the Dead Rising series (Uncanny valley, boring protagonist, time limits, etc.), but it is a shame to see it get changed from what it was.
This is what the game industry is coming to. Less innovation, more gray, and brown, and srs bznz. It's all aimed at the all mighty dollar instead of trying to take risks in bringing something new to the table, and aimed against people that make games that people want to make as opposed to games they think people want made.
If I wanna airstrike zombies, I have saints row 3. Plus I can beat up zombies with the penetrator, or a chainsaw, or a tazer, or a giant sword, or my car, or aircraft, or... well you get the idea. Heck, I can have homies, police, and enemy gangs fight zombies. I can sorta spectate. And that's not even the aim of the game.
Honestly, going after CoD Bucks isn't going to happen successfully. People are going to spend those bucks on CoD. Trying to take it down is lunacy. Instead, appeal to other niches, keep costs down to make profit easier, and settle the cravings people have for diffirent games. They're out there!
The game does seem to be shaping up to be a huge disappointment, calling in airstrikes and gritty visuals couldn't be less like the Dead Rising I love, they might as well have just started up a new series. Hopefully this change of direction for Dead Rising will be unpopular and Capcom get the message.
Call of Duty happened.
And I'm not blaming Activision directly, but other publishers saw the success of samey brown shooters and have tried to make their games samier, browner, and shooterier in an attempt to cash in on the market.
And I'm not blaming Activision directly, but other publishers saw the success of samey brown shooters and have tried to make their games samier, browner, and shooterier in an attempt to cash in on the market.
Well, for me Dead Rising 2 was already a disappointment. Not that the original game didn't have a ton of annoyances up the wazoo, but the simple act of killing zombies felt really, really good, and Frank West was likable s.o.b. Something the sequel was totally missing. The satire was gone as well, and that inclusion of a freaking daughter didn't help much either.
I think it was focus tested to appeal to gamers who say they want Call of Duty. Unfortunately for Capcom, you know what those customers are going to buy? Call of Duty. Now, I know it's unreleased, and could be amazing, but it looks a bit brown and gritty for my tastes at the moment, and the airstrikes thing seems especially wrong. If the combat is fun, as it should be, and instead of hacking off the limbs of zombies with a chainsaw duct-taped to a broom, you're airstriking them into oblivion, aren't we missing out on gameplay for spectacle's sake? I don't know. It's unreleased, as I said. It could be good.
In any case, if anyone's unclear on why games focus tested to be like CoD generally fail (FUSE, anyone?), they should watch the Jimquisition episode on perfect pasta sauce. It's really interesting
In any case, if anyone's unclear on why games focus tested to be like CoD generally fail (FUSE, anyone?), they should watch the Jimquisition episode on perfect pasta sauce. It's really interesting