Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is a thoroughly refreshed version of the popular action game from 2006. The development and release of this remaster was handled by Capcom, a company that has been overseeing the brand from the beginning.

Plot

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster takes us to the fictional American town of Willamette, Colorado, which for unknown reasons has been quarantined and cut off from the world by the United States Army. Sensation-seeking reporter Frank West arrives at the scene and quickly discovers that a zombie apocalypse has broken out here, and those who managed to survive have taken refuge in the local shopping mall. From now on, the journalist has 72 hours to conduct an investigation and discover the truth about the events that took place here before the evacuation begins.

Gameplay

In Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster we watch the action from a third-person perspective (TPP). The game gives us an entire shopping mall at our disposal and it we can explore it freely, getting to know the characters hiding there and completing tasks for them, conducting journalistic investigations, gradually discovering fragments of the main plot and finally fighting various opponents. Among the latter the living dead are the main focus, but there is also no shortage of psychopaths with whom we have to fight.

We can use virtually anything we can find in the mall stores we visit - from toys and sports equipment (such as baseball bats), through furniture and electronics, to construction tools (like hammers) and finally melee weapons and firearms. When punching or shooting at adversaries, we must remember that melee weapons deteriorate over time, while pistols and rifles can be thrown away once their magazines are empty.

Additionally, the game offers a wide range of clothing items that Frank West can put on. Among them we can find various types of masks, overalls and uniforms. The shopping center is also a place to find books that provide us with various bonuses, food and drinks that regenerate the hero's health, as well as basically useless items implemented here only for humorous purposes, such as a replica of Megabuster from the Mega Man series, which shoots tennis balls.

As befits a journalist, Frank also has a camera with him, with which he can immortalize the events in which he takes part, as well as the creatures he faces. In exchange for taking photos and performing other actions, the protagonist collects so-called Prestige Points and gains subsequent levels. With each promotion, Frank's strength, speed, resistance to damage, or even endurance increases.

The passage of time plays an important role here - depending on how we manage to complete the investigation within 72 hours (in-game time passes about twelve times faster than real time), we can unlock one of the available endings.

New engine and other improvements

Compared to the original, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster stands out thanks to a series of improvements. The authors enriched the game with automatic saves, modified the controls, improved the interface, and also ensured full sound effects for dialogues.

Moreover, the remaster runs on RE Engine, which previously powered a number of games from the Resident Evil series or Dragon's Dogma II project.