Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – Developed and published by Capcom, Dead Rising is a zombie survival action game franchise. Although less famous than its big brother Resident Evil, Dead Rising still has a certain number of loyal fans thanks to interesting gameplay mechanics, where everything the player picks up can become a weapon.

As someone who played the original game, the writer was eager to experience it Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster to see what changes have been made to the game. Let's explore the “remastered” version with MarkGame through the following review!

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A genuine refurbished version!

Rebuilt on the RE Engine graphics platform, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster has a completely new look, not just an upgrade in resolution and texture. The game's character models, as well as the zombies, have been rebuilt from the ground up, with much more meticulous detail than the original version, resulting in a beautiful game experience!

Not only the characters, the game's setting – the Willamette shopping area – also has more details, with elements such as ornamental plants and decorative items added, making the game's spacious playground. The original is now even more lively.

Last but not least, there is the game's lighting and shading element Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is also done quite well, creating a more realistic “walking around” experience.

Overall, if we only talk about graphics, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster More worthy of a remake than a remaster.

Rebuilt on the RE Engine graphics platform, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster possesses a completely new look

That's the appearance, so what about the playing mechanism?

Basically, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster It's still the game of yesteryear, when players can still use 90% of what they can “hold” to turn it into weapons, taking advantage of food stores like buffet counters to stock up on items. heal. Along with that is a humorous horror plot like the B-grade zombie movies often shown on TV.

However, version Deluxe Remaster also possesses a number of small but significant upgrades, making the playing process more comfortable, eliminating many of the troubles of the original.

First of all, the weapons now have a “durability meter” displayed on the screen. This factor makes it easier to manage weapons, knowing which item is about to fail and throwing it away, or if there are two weapons of the same type, it is easy to decide which one is about to fail.

Second, finally near the base entrance there is… a staircase to go up and down…

Sounds weird, right? Why is just a staircase such a great upgrade? The reason is because in the original, the AI ​​(artificial intelligence) of the NPCs that the player has to escort is quite stupid, and if they escort 2-3 people at the same time, they will have no way to actively climb in. base.

The existence of this staircase is a small, but very effective addition to the gameplay.

Third, the game has added a new mechanism, which is the “kill time” mechanism. If you have played Dead Rising original version, surely you are no stranger to the fact that sometimes the time you have is too short to do side quests, but standing still waiting for the main quest to happen is too long!

With the “kill time” mechanism, Dead Rising Deluxe Remasterhas completely fixed this problem, making the game's rhythm no longer slow down ungainly.

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Possesses a number of small but significant upgrades, making the playing process more comfortable, eliminating many of the troubles of the original.

In addition to the three highlights above, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster There are many other factors for improvement. For example, large and heavy weapons can be used as temporary bulletproof shields, making it easier to fight bosses using guns. Or the fact that 100% of NPCs have voice acting, making the game's world more soulful…

Overall, Capcom has done a relatively good job in modernizing the game without having to “invade” the feature of the sequel (second version), which is “combo weapons” (paired weapons). ) – a feature that Capcom has “abused” to have a negative impact on many versions Dead Rising after.

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The cons are quite annoying!

That's a lot of improvement, but Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster There are still some rather annoying shortcomings.

First, there is Otis, the old guard who plays the role of the switchboard allocating tasks to Frank. The annoying point of this uncle from the original is that every now and then he reminds Frank to do a mission, not caring if he is doing anything important, such as fighting a boss.

This defect unfortunately still exists in the refurbished version. Although it has been edited, allowing us to… fight and answer the phone at the same time, the writer still finds it annoying. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster should be programmed to turn off calls while fighting bosses, or have a “skip” call button, putting mission information in the menu like the way Cyberpunk 2077 applied.

Second, the game's map is still divided into many small areas.

In 2006, Willamette's shopping district Dead Rising is a huge area and to be able to download this entire shopping area, Capcom was forced to divide it into several areas for ease of handling due to technical limitations at the time. But, by 2024, this is no longer a big deal, for example the village of Valdelobos of Resident Evil 4 Remake has been completely transformed by Capcom, and can be explored without having to wait for a loading screen.

But in Dead Rising Deluxe Remasterthe fact that the map is still broken up into multiple regions continues to make escorting people in need of rescue very troublesome. For example, if in the group of people who need to be saved, there is a character standing just a little far away from Frank, then when Frank passes through the door, this character will be stuck because he cannot keep up with the group. This door is also the “border” between the two areas. When you step through, you will be presented with a scene. Have you seen the “trouble” yet?

The writer fully believes that Capcom is currently “more than capable” of turning the Willamette shopping area into a seamless map, so that ironic phenomena (as just mentioned) will not occur, unduly affecting the experience. player experience.

Besides these two major shortcomings, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster There are also some small minus points, such as the number of zombie types is not diverse, leading to the fact that we can easily see 2-3 identical zombies standing next to each other in crowded areas, or the clothes of Frank is no longer stained with blood after fierce battles like the original.

That's a lot of improvement, but Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster There are still some rather annoying shortcomings