When Capcom Vancouver (formerly Blue Castle Games) set out to create the sequel to the quirky zombie brawler Dead Rising, the team didn't stop with just one game. Rather, Dead Rising 2 saw two additional releases, Case Zero and Case West, which served as standalone, downloadable extensions to the proper game.
Even after this trio of games, Capcom Vancouver still isn't done expanding on the Dead Rising 2 universe. The studio is currently working on a new title dubbed Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, a "what-if" retelling of the sequel starring Dead Rising 1 protagonist Frank West.
Gamasutra recently spoke with the game's executive producer, Jason Leigh, about the origins of this odd pseudo-sequel, as well as the design and production processes that go into creating the absurd undead adventure.
The Dead Rising series has enjoyed a long and storied history over the years, but which game in the series is best?
Over the last week, Jake has been going back to the Dead Rising 2 Off The Record remaster and has been an absolute blast. When he was 15 he first got his Xbox 360 and Dead Rising with it, it was unlike any other experience. It made him wonder though, what happened to the Dead Rising series.
Interesting timing. This retrospective was released just a few days ago: https://youtu.be/Et-cKSrWuc...
Ah no, I just felt like writing it as I started playing the game again and wanted to offer up my opinions 😁
Seems like there was just a ton of infighting aswell and so many more issues. Honestly sadly Dead Rising 5 before it was cancelled sounded nothing like dead rising, nothing learnt from. Dr4 at all.
They're a solid channel. I always click on their vids, unless it's a series/game I simply have no interest in.
They took away the depth and charm of the game that made it fun and interesting, and made it into a generic zombie killing game.
This was the series the got me to buy an Xbox 360. The first one was so good. It still had horror elements. As it went on it became kind of a parody. Never forget getting Zombie Genecider achievement and then restarting the game to get the Mega Buster. That thing was monstrous against enemies.
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bring back Rebecca Chang.