Dead Rising - General Discussion

[A-J]

What are you talking about. Frank is a freaking mutant in DR1.
Chuck is way better.

His long face is sort of off putting :p

and Frank was a handsome man, you take that back

[BLSR1]

He was a Muppet and you know it A-J!

[Zombie Fred]

Frank's the man, who wouldn't want to mess with a photojournalist who's covered wars. You're all jealous of his manly behavour. Admit it.

[Darkmoon]

It takes a real man to walk on zombies.

[Rancid Cheese]

It takes a real man to walk on zombies.

In a dress . . .

[Skunky]

I've had this game for about a week now and I still can't decide if I LOVE it, or if I HATE its damn guts!!! (probably an unhealthy combination of both)

*The zombies are awesome!
*I have mixed feelings about the time limit. I don't feel I can explore and examine everything that I would like, with the clock ticking away. But I can see how it encourages multiple plays.
*The Psychos are a pain in the ass. I don't mind that it sometimes takes me multiple attempts to beat them but having to run all the way back there to try again is what usually prompts me to quit... I know I could wait until I'm more leveled up but I can't help trying to kill em' all on my first run.
*The survivors are great. The AI is helpful, especially when you give them good stuff to use.
*The phone is annoying! I'm surrounded by zombies who are trying to eat me, a fat lunatic with a chainsaw is chasing me and trying to kill me, I'm trying to cycle through my inventory to find a cake to eat because I'm nearly out of health and that damn phone starts ringing, telling me it's URGENT, URGENT! Are you F**king kidding me?! What is it with phones in videogames nowadays? When I'm playing a game, I ignore my 'real' phone because I don't want to be disturbed. Now they're often in the games!

The game reminds me a lot of Outbreak in some ways (load times included). I think they could have made an amazing RE spin-off game using the same technology. I would understand if it was made by a different company but it's Capcom.

I would recommend the game for sure. It's a lot of fun!
But it's probably not for everyone.

[Jill's Boob]

I'm still on my first playthrough, and have not yet beat the game...but if there is not a change of clothes for Chuck to dress up as Wesker - well then Capcom missed out on a golden opportunity. I'd love to see Chuck all Matrix'ed out, with some sunglasses. DLC, perhaps?

[BBboy20]

Non-spoilers as I'm still at 4-1 but they said Snowflake and Ted would appear at this case but they're not. Any explanation?

[Jill Lover]

I'm getting this tomorrow. I can't really wait!!! It really sucks, that XBLA has 2 exclusive episodes... what r they planning for DLC this time? Something exclusive for PS3 owners please?

[Dracarys]

Non-spoilers as I'm still at 4-1 but they said Snowflake and Ted would appear at this case but they're not. Any explanation?

They appeared during case 1 twice for me now.

[BBboy20]

They appeared during case 1 twice for me now.

...damn you GamesRadar!

[Zombie Fred]

Ted and Snow only appear in Case to 3. Anything after and they are gone.

[A-J]

Oh man ..

Spoiler:

show spoiler

"You're not HALF the man I am"
*climbs ladder, but falls into a buzz saw*
"I SAW what you did there"

Awesome

[Skunky]

Finished my 1st run with an S rank and 50 Survivors.

Now I feel like the pressure is off and I can just have fun with it, doing some of those other challenges and messing around. Although, I've ruled out going for the Platinum Trophy, as I can't see myself playing the whole game in co-op.

There's still so much stuff to do. I havn't even tried on 10 pieces of clothing. I spent the latter third of the game in a tuxedo after that crazy chick told me to wear one. I felt like "James Bond... Zombie Killer"
It definitely becomes better as you get more powerful and are given more inventory slots. I largely ignored all the magazines but now that I've got room for them, I'll start carrying some.

Great game! There's so much to like about it.
I wish I could play as one of the evil sisters. They were hot.

[DarkMemories]

I have mixed feelings about this game after beating it.

I like:
-The humor (Chuck's one liners are awesome)
-Adorable Katey
-Leveling Up
-The fakeout ending (I got the S ending)

I dislike:
-The cheapness of most psychopaths (if I hit you with a f**king laser sword you need to take more than a nanometer of damage)
-The irritating way some zombies seem to cling to you despite how fast you wiggle the stick
-The Outbreak-esque loading times
-The survivor system (it still sucks and should never really have made it into the second game)
-The time limit (it's too contrived and makes things too harried for your first playthrough)

Overall, I'd give it an 8/10 and that's kind of pushing it. Definitely not much of an improvement over the first.