Dead Rising remaster will make Frank West less of a creep

polygon.com:

Capcom’s upcoming remaster of slapstick survival horror game Dead Rising is changing a lot, with updates to the game’s voice acting, a big boost to the game’s visuals, and tweaks to elements of the game that might not hold up in 2024. One of those changes includes the removal of “Erotica” points that players could earn by taking photos of women’s body parts amid a zombie outbreak.

In a video released Thursday, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster producer Kei Morimoto and game director Ryosuke Murai walked Dead Rising fans through some of the changes coming in the new version. Those updates include new facial motion capture and fully voiced dialogue for Frank West and other characters — including a voice for Otis, the mall janitor.

One character, Larry Chiang, the Psychopath butcher, has also been noticeably redesigned. His new appearance presents him as less of a racist stereotype, as seen in the image slider below.

There are many quality-of-life changes too, including the option for a dynamic UI, an onscreen indicator for weapon durability, and a streamer mode that plays non-licensed music to prevent copyright strikes. (And yes, Lifeseeker’s memorable song “Gone Guru” will return for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.)

Not returning, however, in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is the Erotica score that players could earn by taking photos with Frank West’s camera. That’s according to a story from Famitsu, which says that the bonus points players could earn by taking provocative photos of female survivors and zombies will not be present in the remaster.

In the original Dead Rising, players’ in-game snapshots earn them Prestige Points (PP), based on certain thematic elements (Brutality, Drama, Erotica, Horror, and Outtake). Erotica PP were awarded for snapping pics of women’s cleavage, bare midriffs, and underwear. If a certain photo had a high enough Erotica PP score, Frank’s nose would bleed, indicating he was sexually aroused. The Erotica score was sometimes played for laughs; if