Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Review

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when it comes to remakes and remasters, there is no better company out there doing them than Capcom. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is just another example of this, being one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played this year, and it’s technically an 18-year-old game!

Back in the day, Dead Rising was one of those games that wanted to show off. It was coming out within the first year of the Xbox 360 generation and was keen to explore all the possibilities this gave them, a masterclass for the sheer number of zombies on scree, the innovative gameplay and wacky theatrics. It had it all.

With Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Capcom has done a marvellous job bringing the game into 2024, going so far beyond the un-deluxe remaster from 2016. The graphics have had a complete overhaul, reimagining some parts of what the shopping mall can be and look like, adding so much detail to the world, and also making characters feel much more expressive in their interactions – they’re all fully voiced now as well. In a game where the characters are quite zany, it really helps convey the madness of it all. Of course, this also helps with all the blood and gore on offer, which is always nice.

They’ve also nixed some of the original problematic content that was always creepy, but can’t be played for laughs by today’s standards. One particular mission used to see you take a photo for Kent with a high Erotica rating. Well Erotica photos no longer exist, because running around snapping pictures of cleavage in a video game is just a little weird. Now, you need to take an Outtake style photo instead, which is much better, and means I can also face my family.

All the changes made to the game have been for the better. From little things such as weapon durability now being displayed under each weapon so you can see when it’s going to break, to a rejig and refinement of the controller layout, and the fact that some missions have had a lot of the monotony taken out of