Alright so the first thing I did was lose at Terror is Reality, so I restarted. Second time I won and then got killed by the looters.
Third time I lost at TIR. Forth time I lost at TIR. 
 
Fifth time I won, and saved right after, and now I FUCKING love this game!
 
I was scared the difficulty was jacked but it just took me a little while to get used to the controls!
 
What was YOUR first impression of the game?

The driving was better was my very first impression.  After that, it was yo bro, this shit is just like Dead Rising and I'm totally okay with that since I really liked the first one.

Wow, I can't believe you restarted that many times right at the beginning. I lost at TIR first and was totally embarrassed but I didn't know the controls and messed up badly. Once I knew I could handbrake turn rather than fly up the walls I won really well. My first impression was that Katey is a very sweet kid and that got me invested in the story.

I flipped out when I lost at TIR in the beginning and restarted. When I won I still got smack talked in the cutscenes so it doesn't really matter except for your ego I guess.