Probably the best launch title of its generation, Dead Rising 3 is an enormous buffet that certainly gives you a lot to do, but whether or not that content is palpable is the big question. The game is huge and sprawling, but it can also get monotonous from time-to-time. Granted, controlling feels much better than it did in Dead Rising 2, but not quite as smooth as the original game.
The world is a bit too gray, even for a city overrun with zombies, and the story is generic to say the least. The zombie designs themselves feel extremely derivative of hit-works at the time such as "The Walking Dead" (whereas the original Dead Rising already had unique zombies). Regardless, the game is exploding with violent action and absolutely ridiculous weapon combos which lost all sense of reality, even compared to the previous game. Co-op campaign from beginning to end is nice too.
I think, as a Dead Rising game, it's lukewarm at best. But I have to give credit that they put a lot into this game, and despite looking 'pretty' next-gen for 2013, it didn't make compromises in its heavy gameplay or thick content. Dead Rising 3 made for a great time sink, especially compared to . . . idunno, Ryse: Son of Rome?
The world is a bit too gray, even for a city overrun with zombies, and the story is generic to say the least. The zombie designs themselves feel extremely derivative of hit-works at the time such as "The Walking Dead" (whereas the original Dead Rising already had unique zombies). Regardless, the game is exploding with violent action and absolutely ridiculous weapon combos which lost all sense of reality, even compared to the previous game. Co-op campaign from beginning to end is nice too.
I think, as a Dead Rising game, it's lukewarm at best. But I have to give credit that they put a lot into this game, and despite looking 'pretty' next-gen for 2013, it didn't make compromises in its heavy gameplay or thick content. Dead Rising 3 made for a great time sink, especially compared to . . . idunno, Ryse: Son of Rome?