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Playdate: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (09/19/2018)

It's a sad week for Capcom Vancouver, so we're playing one of their best titles to celebrate the studio's history.

The crew of Giant Bomb invites you to join us for some fun times with video games.

Sep. 19 2018

Cast: Vinny, Alex, Dan

Posted by: Abby

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@mmarsu said:
@doncabesa said:
@mmarsu said:

Dead Rising 4 is total garbage and they removed everything that made Dead Rising Dead Rising. It's no wonder since they never listened to the actual fans of the game. Sad for the people who lost their jobs though.

4 was my favorite, no full coop sucked ass though

Why was it your favorite?

I hate time mechanics in games, I played through the campaign twice and just had fun and didn't feel an artificial time crunch to do the things I wanted to. The control system was better, easier to heal and jump between weapon types, I hated Frank in 1 and OTR and actually found him funny in this one. Again I absolutely hated DR1, disliked 2, loved 3, and loved 4. The only real negative for me with 4 was the lack of campaign co-op.

And you're one of the few people who enjoyed that. To people who loved the series a franchise that used to be like nothing else was now incredibly bland, and to most people who already didn't like Dead Rising there was nothing about it that made it stand out from other games. In trying to broaden the appeal of the series they made something that appealed to basically no one. You're certainly within your right to like the game but Capcom should have just accepted that not every game has to be for every person, and made something on an appropriate budget for the people who wanted that time-management survival horror game. There's plenty of games out there for people who just want to mow down hoards of enemies. There's nothing else out there for people who want Dead Rising.

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@doncabesa said:
@mmarsu said:
@doncabesa said:
@mmarsu said:

Dead Rising 4 is total garbage and they removed everything that made Dead Rising Dead Rising. It's no wonder since they never listened to the actual fans of the game. Sad for the people who lost their jobs though.

4 was my favorite, no full coop sucked ass though

Why was it your favorite?

I hate time mechanics in games, I played through the campaign twice and just had fun and didn't feel an artificial time crunch to do the things I wanted to. The control system was better, easier to heal and jump between weapon types, I hated Frank in 1 and OTR and actually found him funny in this one. Again I absolutely hated DR1, disliked 2, loved 3, and loved 4. The only real negative for me with 4 was the lack of campaign co-op.

And you're one of the few people who enjoyed that. To people who loved the series a franchise that used to be like nothing else was now incredibly bland, and to most people who already didn't like Dead Rising there was nothing about it that made it stand out from other games. In trying to broaden the appeal of the series they made something that appealed to basically no one. You're certainly within your right to like the game but Capcom should have just accepted that not every game has to be for every person, and made something on an appropriate budget for the people who wanted that time-management survival horror game. There's plenty of games out there for people who just want to mow down hoards of enemies. There's nothing else out there for people who want Dead Rising.

ok, we're just going to keep repeating the same points

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New GB Series... 'Frank and Beans' starring Dan and Vinny. Don't care what it is, just in it for the name.

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that outfit is upsetting.

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Wow, once you guys mentioned that he looks like Dan Aykroyd, I couldn't unsee it.

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De-nice! Now this skit will be stuck in my head the rest of the day!

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I would be interested in seeing some more Dead Rising content coming out of east, just gonna throw that out there

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Crowbcat made the best videos explaining how true DR fans feel.

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Now THIS is fun.

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this was great!

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Tigrex? Alex with the accidental Monster Hunter reference!

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Props for giving Frank West the Dad-est bod ever.

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It's a shame they went just more goofy in 2 instead of all the interesting story that was in 1, especially once you replayed the game and got all the endings, i replayed that game to death, even made spreadsheets of who to rescue at what time and what day to get the most people.

I only completed 2 once, it seemed promising as a coop game but my friend and i could never save, it just crashed the game on 360 or something, so we never finished it together.

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