Executive Producer Keiji Inafune joked that Dead Rising was his attempt to create a Western style of game, but that everyone saw through his trick and realized that as Western as it is, it still had that "Japanese feel." So he then decided to have a Western developer deliver a Western experience, and did some sort of soul-searching for a while. He finally decided on Blue Castle Games because Dan Brady, CEO and General Manager of Blue Castle Games, commented that the original Dead Rising isn't just a Western-style game, but a game that blended both Japanese and Western design philosophies. That's when he realized that he found his developer.
The Dead Rising series has enjoyed a long and storied history over the years, but which game in the series is best?
Over the last week, Jake has been going back to the Dead Rising 2 Off The Record remaster and has been an absolute blast. When he was 15 he first got his Xbox 360 and Dead Rising with it, it was unlike any other experience. It made him wonder though, what happened to the Dead Rising series.
Interesting timing. This retrospective was released just a few days ago: https://youtu.be/Et-cKSrWuc...
They took away the depth and charm of the game that made it fun and interesting, and made it into a generic zombie killing game.
This was the series the got me to buy an Xbox 360. The first one was so good. It still had horror elements. As it went on it became kind of a parody. Never forget getting Zombie Genecider achievement and then restarting the game to get the Mega Buster. That thing was monstrous against enemies.
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