![]() He cracks crap gags and quips at the misfortunes of others, but despite being objectively dislikeable he gives the game a sense of humour that it otherwise lacks. He’s a complete jackass with a frequent disregard for most human beings, but he makes the game’s story – a tale of conspiracies and cover-ups – at least mildly entertaining. Returning to Frank West’s life is perhaps the wisest decision Dead Rising 4 makes. But here we are 2016 delivers another devastating surprise.ĭead Rising 4, the final Xbox One exclusive of 2016, picks up the trail of photojournalist Frank West – the famed protagonist of the original game – as he returns to the Coloradan town of Willamette to do what he does best: investigate biohazard breakouts with his freakishly modded camera, while also killing a ton of undead along the way. Over a decade since the original Dead Rising launched on Xbox 360, it’s kind of amazing that the series’ singular concept – killing hundreds of zombies with bizarre and ridiculous weapons – has kept up enough popularity to warrant a fourth near-identical sequel. Read on for our original review of the Xbox One release by Sam White. A distinctive lack of depth, personality and creativity keeps it firmly in the realm of mediocrity. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t still the worst entry in the series by quite a wide margin.īeyond mindless zombie murder, Dead Rising 4 simply fails to rekindle any of the flames that made the original trio of games so compelling and fun to play. If anything, Capcom Heroes is an unfortunate reminder of the properties I’d love to see Capcom revisit instead of poking at the shambling corpse that Dead Rising has become.ĭead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package is an exceptional port of the original package, with additional content that fans will have a blast with. You also lose access to some of Frank’s unique abilities when thrashing about as other, more likable icons. ![]() It grows stale far too quickly, and having to grind through the entire campaign with a limited set of costumes can make certain encounters a needless chore. Hurling hadoukens as Street Fighter’s Ryu and darting across Willamette as Mega Man is fun at first, but once again lacks any sort of substantial depth to keep things interesting. The biggest new addition to Frank’s Big Package is Capcom Heroes, a version of the solo campaign that has Frank West donning the costumes of iconic gaming heroes. But, considering his constant quips, I was more than happy to feed him to the undead anyway. Franks feels like he’s running through treacle, which makes using the camera around large groups of zombies an unpleasant experience. On the bright side, Dead Rising 4 runs almost flawlessly on Sony’s console, with no performance problems at all in my playthrough. Instead, you level up far too easily, and dispatching enemies is so trivial that it hardly feels like a difference has been made. There is little reward to be found in exploring the city of Willamette, which is a shame because seeing the original setting enhanced into a massive playground had so much potential. Survivors and psychopaths, major parts of previous titles, have been reduced to meaningless map icons and generic bullet sponges that feel completely soulless.Ĭombat feels similarly gutted, with powerful weapons and skills being handed to you in the opening minutes. With the exception of a few skill trees, everything else has been streamlined to a glaringly obvious fault. The moment-to-moment gameplay of Dead Rising 4 is perfectly serviceable but is so lacking in depth that I found it difficult to get invested. It’s also hard to take what little story there is seriously when Frank struggles to stop making sex jokes amongst the unusual mannequins playing the role of NPCs. His character is terrible, and not at all reminiscent of the cult personality we’d come to love from past games. Sadly, Frank’s Big Package is still the same creatively bankrupt outing we saw almost a year ago, with a few extra goodies thrown in.įrank, the veteran journalist beloved for his silly demeanor and awkward dialogue, is now nothing more than a walking cliche, with each remark worthy of a pitiful groan. It’s bundled with new modes and all previously released downloadable content, but does the previously mediocre zombie slasher hold up any better? Having released exclusively for the Xbox One back in December 2016, Capcom is celebrating the festive season once again with the launch of Frank West’s latest adventure on PS4. Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package Review by Jordan King
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