The Dead Rising Series is Overdue for a Reboot
Fans of Capcom are well aware of the developer’s pedigree in creating horror-themed IPs. The first Capcom horror series that comes to mind is almost always Resident Evil; however, the developers have another zombie-filled franchise under its belt: Dead Rising.
Capcom is clearly staying busy with the recently announced Resident Evil 4 remake and new content for Resident Evil Village. Still, the Resident Evil franchise is not the only one that could benefit from a reboot, and Dead Rising’s creative and unique take on the zombie genre could come as a nice change of pace.
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The story of Dead Rising is not too far off from other Capcom games, so it did not exactly break the mold, but the setting, characters, and freedom given to the player make this franchise stand out. The series encourages the use of any item as a weapon and features thousands of zombies, but it is the iconic «Psychopaths,» deranged humans that attack anything and everything, that stood out and created a real sense of fear.
The main storyline focuses around a 72-hour time limit in which the player must uncover as much about the zombie outbreak as possible before evacuating. The added pressure of having a time limit to complete certain missions or rescue survivors adds an extra element to the otherwise simplistic hack-and-slash style of Dead Rising.
After the success of Dead Rising, Capcom went on to create multiple sequels and spin-offs. Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 3 aimed to expand the series by introducing the ability to combine different weapons and vehicles to create even deadlier tools while also giving the player a larger sandbox environment to explore.
The original Dead Rising also received a remake
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