Zero Punctuation: Dead Rising 4

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

Dead Rising 4

This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Dead Rising 4.

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[darkrage6]

I personally found the time limits in the earlier games aggravating because of the horrible NPC A.I., so I wasn't too broken up about them being removed, I found this game pretty fun but I agree with Yahtzee on some things, removing psychopaths was not a good idea and yes the ending was terrible(it's right up there with the ending of COD: Ghosts and Army of Two Devil's Cartel)

When it comes to this game I agree with Jim Sterling:http://www.thejimquisition.com/dead-rising-4-review/

 

[PapaGreg096]

Posted this on another thread but this video speaks for itself

 

[KDR_11k]

Pffft, Zero died canonically in the first Mega Man X game but that didn't stop Capcom from putting him into 7 sequels, 4 spinoffs specifically about him, 2 spinoffs where he's just a powerup and a crapload of side stuff.

 

[darkrage6]

Pffft, Zero died canonically in the first Mega Man X game but that didn't stop Capcom from putting him into 7 sequels, 4 spinoffs specifically about him, 2 spinoffs where he's just a powerup and a crapload of side stuff.

I'm sure Frank will come back in the DLC.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

I personally found the time limits in the earlier games aggravating because of the horrible NPC A.I., so I wasn't too broken up about them being removed,

Yeah, this. The real problem with this game is that the zombies or even the bosses aren't posing nearly enough of a threat so it's boring. I'm assuming though that there isn't multiple difficulties?

 

[PunkRex]

Calling it, Frank's gonna be some super zombie boss in the next game.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

Thanks for telling me about the time limits in this game. A practice I abhor.
I now know to avoid it if it ever comes out on PC.

Such information is often sorely lacking in reviews.
I would think that such major gameplay techniques would at least merit a mention.

Which is why I've avoided anything Deus Ex after invincible war..
Can't find out if it does or does not contain anything questionable by my standards.

 

[Darth_Payn]

A whole video about a zombie game by Capcom and not one Resident Evil comparison? Strange, I thought (and Hoped) Yahtzee would try to track which game world is stupider, Resident Evil or Dead Rising.

 

[JCAll]

Pffft, Zero died canonically in the first Mega Man X game but that didn't stop Capcom from putting him into 7 sequels, 4 spinoffs specifically about him, 2 spinoffs where he's just a powerup and a crapload of side stuff.

Are you suggesting that Frank West will come back in a clone body to fight his original body after it turns evil? Because that could work.

 

[Gutsripper]

I got an add in front of this video for the Escapist featuring Jim Sterling, Moviebob, Lisa Foiles, and No Right Answer... made me miss the old days.
You guys might want to update that.

 

[Saelune]

And so even Dead Rising becomes a dead franchise for me.

Been replaying DR1 on Steam and remembering why it is the best one.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

Pffft, Zero died canonically in the first Mega Man X game but that didn't stop Capcom from putting him into 7 sequels, 4 spinoffs specifically about him, 2 spinoffs where he's just a powerup and a crapload of side stuff.

Are you suggesting that Frank West will come back in a clone body to fight his original body after it turns evil? Because that could work.

Would totally buy a game based on this premise.

OT: It's true that the time limits were aggravating as fuck, but a lot of that had to do with the terrible NPC business, where you can literally take people by the hand to take them to the safe room and they'd STILL make it a nightmare. DR2 was a bit better about it, but I suppose DR1 will forever be that lightening-in-a-bottle game that Capcom will keep trying to recapture until they inevitably shelve the franchise for a decade.

 

[Parp1]

Not sure if the ragging on the Gray Goo scenario applies to Jam since it seemed to be a satire on apocalypse books.

 

[darkrage6]

And so even Dead Rising becomes a dead franchise for me.

Been replaying DR1 on Steam and remembering why it is the best one.

I think that game had a lot of bad design choices, for me 3 is the best one.

 

[Saelune]

And so even Dead Rising becomes a dead franchise for me.

Been replaying DR1 on Steam and remembering why it is the best one.

I think that game had a lot of bad design choices, for me 3 is the best one.

Most of the issues people had was because the game had intended challenge and people did not like that. The only complaint I hear that I think was fair is the poor AI which could stand to be fixed. But the single save slot, the time limit, the escorting and difficult bosses all made a fairly challenging survival horror game. Each game after just made it easier and easier, and the games were lesser for it. Sometimes games are about difficulty. It would be like if Dark Souls removed the single file autosave, had souls not disappear after dying without retrieving them, and had everything spoon fed to you.

I liked that and wish they improved the AI and expanded the challenge and survival aspects more. That your level progress carried over should have been enough for most. Worked great for Rogue Legacy.

 

[Saika Renegade]

Are you suggesting that Frank West will come back in a clone body to fight his original body after it turns evil? Because that could work.

That's the sort of thing that's so stupidly, hilariously Capcom-esque that it would work out of sheer insanity. Considering this is Dead Rising we're talking about, now I want to see it.

 

[Zhukov]

They dropped the time limits?

Thank fucking God. One of the worst design decisions I've ever seen in a game, or in a series in this case. Took painfully average games and made them fucking unbearable.

I might buy this just because of that change. Y'know, when it falls below $5, because I'm not a complete idiot.

 

[Samael Barghest]

This sounds like the first good Dead Rising game. Especially if they got rid of that time limit which had no business in an open-world game.

 

[ryan_cs]

Thanks for telling me about the time limits in this game. A practice I abhor.
I now know to avoid it if it ever comes out on PC.

Such information is often sorely lacking in reviews.
I would think that such major gameplay techniques would at least merit a mention.

Which is why I've avoided anything Deus Ex after invincible war..
Can't find out if it does or does not contain anything questionable by my standards.

There are no time limits in this game, it's the previous games that had them.