Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

This was the first game in the Dead Rising franchise and the reason I kind of stuck with Xbox 360 in the console wars.   I never actually finished this first one, so when the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster came out I was excited to play it.

The way they use Psycho's for the main villains of the game as you are rescuing survivors in a mall is fantastic, though this one does feel a bit raw - like a bands first album, it felt like wearing an old comfortable sweater getting back in and swinging a katana.

A lot of people seemed to be upset that the remaster didn't add anything new, even though they re-recorded voices, they left the awkwardness of the dialog in -- to me that's just original charm sauce.