When Dead Rising was released in 2006, Americans consumed £28.1 billion in meat. By the end of 2022, this figure had risen slightly to £28.2 billion. Eighteen years later, the central message of Capcom’s beloved zombie action game – and the harsh criticism of unconfirmed consumerism – is equally important. The Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is a great re-release of the classic. What I claim is important everyone experience.
For those who don’t know, Dead Rising was this amazing love letter to Dawn of the Dead and other classic zombie media. He plays photojournalist Frank West falling into Willamette Mall in the midst of a zombie outbreak. There, he must fight to stay alive, but suddenly strikes America’s heart as he tries to understand the truth behind the undead plague.
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It’s a dramatic, entertaining, disastrous game, combined with a critique of overconsumption, especially of American consumer culture, and a well-written plot that links it with classic zombie fiction. All of this is thankfully present in an untouched remaster, but a more important aspect of the game has been raised in modern bars.
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This remaster is immediately impressive in its quality. Capcom was able to film the iconic game in its catalog and beautifully modernize it. This is an artistic restoration of a wonderful portrait trapped in rotten framing. The original game is still up, but it is not a controversial opinion to say it indicates its age. Thanks to the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, there is little reason to go back to the original, except for the nostalgic escape.
Let me explain why. The Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster includes everything that exists in the original. all. All challenges, all survivors, all magazines. Playing Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster made me feel like I was walking around the set of my favorite movies. As I did when I was 13, I saved all the survivors in the order I remember. Katana is still in Paradise Plaza Awning near an endless source of orange juice. Wonderland Plaza’s shortcuts are great enough to break into the mandatory, and the mini chainsaw paired with the right magazine remains fantastic.
The surprising thing about the original Dead Rising has been completely migrated to this remaster without unnecessary changes. It has hardly changed in terms of balance and difficulty. I only noticed a few tweaks here and there. Adam Boss Fight remains a perfect example of early gaming challenges and Capcom’s approach. Because OG players remember that it was the best approach of the time, baiting balloon attacks for quick and easy damage. This has been fixed. Adam is very rare and forces players to actually hurry and hurry to do real damage. In my book, it’s a small change over a long journey.
Perhaps the most important improvement is due to survivor AI renovations. In the past, the process of transporting one of the survivors found in the mall was a bit tedious, and leading 5-6 at a time was an act of masochism. Now you still need to keep an eye on your buddy, but they are not despair running past the zombies. At the same time, players who were able to track magazines that improve Survivor AI will still be rewarded for doing so – another example of how the remaster updates something without taking away the original vision.
This improvement also affects boss battles. None of the escaped prisoners are stuck crashing into a tree, but instead weaving around the park to prove that they are indeed problematic. This is great and replaces the leftover frustration with the real thing Intentional A challenge that allows you to dig your teeth. The boss still gets stuck inside the store or throws a knife into the wall in despair, but nothing distracts. More than a bug.
And the graphics. They are amazing. This was a component of the remaster that I was a bit worried about. Seeing Frank’s new look in the first trailer, it didn’t sell me at first. But playing throughout the game brought those horrors to rest. All the characters look great, and the zombies look really scary (especially in the cinema).
But what stands out for me is the battle of Psychobos. In the original game, these characters are separated from the normal survivors. They were caricatures, some people seemed more normal than others, and everything moved and emotionally filled with exaggeration. I mean positive – this has been added to the unforgettable tone of the game.
I’m happy to report that this not only remains intact, but was enhanced with a remaster. Compared to the original, you can get much more emotion from the characters in this game. Adam is perhaps the original’s most memorable boss, and it is true that he will benefit particularly from this visual upgrade, but so are Paul, Cretus and others. This may not sound much, but add another layer to the tone of these climactic moments.
The visual improvements have also influenced the mall itself, but something about it bothers me – and I’m not proud to hit the nostalgia here as the culprit. Maybe it’s part of the colour being replaced by a more realistic looking environment… I can’t say. It was an objectively good looking game and I had a great time with little landmarks and new paint coats they had. However, some of that Oligur style has been lost. The reaction to this change and mileage can of course vary.
But what stays with me is a bit of the quality of life. Something that feels like a special gift for the original player. Some of you don’t realize how big a gift the small stairs next to the entrance to the safe room vents is. It also doesn’t drool that you can move slightly while aiming for a firearm. A huge buff to those weapons.
Bikes that can pass through doors through different parts of the mall are a great boon for any otherwise overwhelming vehicle, and survivors carrying these entrances and exits remain transported when they are loaded into the next zone. All of this is added to make the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster a compelling and comfortable experience.
The story of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is just as impressive as when the game was first released almost 20 years ago. This is terrible news. If you’re new, you’re looking for stories of anti-consumerism, government conspiracy, and the American culture seen through the eyes of occasionally ethically unstable journalists. So you’re fine.
That’s terrible news, as nothing has changed in terms of endless hunger in modern Western society since the first release of Dead Rising. Governments and businesses are abusing and destroying communities around the world for their products. It was only in June that banana producers and distributor Chiquita Brand International was ordered by an American court to pay $38 million to Columbian families after the company paid its death force while doing business in the area. Globally, the food and agriculture sector is a hotbed for human rights violations. Towns like Santa Cabeza may not be destroyed due to zombie outbreaks like the game, but the kind of chaos that took place in the name of food production was still criticized today.
After playing this remaster for over a decade since playing the original, I realized it was an eye-opening moment and not much has changed throughout the course, making the entire story even more difficult than it was in 2019.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Stands is a prime example of how to properly remaster. I won’t cut or change it in a hurry. What Capcom adds and what it improves simply enhances the original experience. For Dead Rising fans, this is a favorite childhood fast food spot, a brand new version of your favorite T-shirt, or a return to your beloved vacation destination, find all the places you missed, and still have fresh paint.
For new players, you’re still making one of the best zombie games ever better. Games that raised the bar, it goes back a few years later and raises it again.
Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster will be released on September 19th and will be released on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The game was reviewed and played on PlayStation 5 thanks to the code from Capcom.