Ah Dead Rising... Back in early 2007 this was the reason I bought an XBOX 360... I was captivated by the idea of Zombie survival in a sprawling mall. With 72 hours until rescue, where everything could be picked up and used as a weapon or barricade and I could even hide away in a storeroom while the dead shambled about outside if I wanted... Next gen freedom. It excited me for a future of GTA-inspired open Worlds where anything could be the theme. Not just crime. In this case it was Zombies. My favourite survival/horror theme. And Dead Rising was the beginning of such a future in my eyes.
But 8 years later look what has happened to it... Such a shame. Such a waste. Zero innovation, Zero scope, Zero ambition. Same game each time. No Open World, just one big level. And OTT stupidity has become the theme rather than serious survival.
Thank the great gaming spirit for State of Decay...
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