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Frank West Takes A Spin(ning Chainsaw) Down Memory Lane

Remember that time Frank West pulled that zombie lady's intestines out? Those were the days.

Jul. 26 2011

Posted by: Matt

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I've coverd wars you know!

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How many times are they going to use the Wars line?

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Gotta love west.

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Also after DR2 came out I realized I liked Frank more than I liked the gameplay so glad he's back!

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If you put my brain through a machine that dynamically created a videogame based on my preferences, Dead Rising would be the result.

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I hope him snapping a shot of himself with his arm around a zombie is one of the finishing moves. That was great.

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I'm getting a Dan Aykroyd vibe from Frank now.

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The chain of saw

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@Anjon: It's kind of his iconic catch phrase.Well more along the lines of a quote but I get how it can get annoying but then I got used to it.It's like Bugs Bunny's "What's up doc?"
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Definitely not the same Frank from DR1. He's more of an over-the-top douche now.  
 
Somehow, they made that a good thing. I'm optimistic. 

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@RE_Player92 said:

I'm getting a Dan Aykroyd vibe from Frank now.

o-oh god...
I need a Dead Rising movie starring Dan Aykroyd now
I don't care how old Dan is
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off the record, im not buying this

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I wonder how different some of the stuff in the game will be.

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Edited By FuzzYLemoN

That is not Frank West. That is some 50 year old hick doing his best Frank West impression (and failing).

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I remember back in 2006 being blown away by what I saw of Dead Rising, and was totally jealous of anyone that had a 360 that could play it. It's those times when you've still got a console from the previous generation and ya' see stuff like Dead Rising that just gets you all excited.
 
Anyways, I don't like Dan Aykroyd's Frank West. I don't like Dead Rising 2's Frank, either.

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I really want to like Dead Rising games but so long as they insist on making me shoot people & don't fix the targeting they just cannot be enjoyed by me.

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I love how Capcom is convinced Frank West is the absolute bomb, even though his personality in the first one ended at that dumb line that's getting quoted everywhere. I'd rather they'd make Case West not suck or just make a DR3 than waste time on fan fiction.

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The series has been on a steady decline but DR2 was still very good, Case West was bad. I will definitely be getting this and I live in hope of a good game, it should at least be fun I hope. 

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Does Frank West really have this big of a fanbase or is that all in Capcom's head?

I only ask because DR2 was the first game I played in the series.

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ive never played a Dead Rising game but this seems fun....  i think ill buy Dead Rising 2

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@RE_Player92 said:

I'm getting a Dan Aykroyd vibe from Frank now.

Exactly what I was thinking.

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I never got Dead Rising 2 so I might pick this up

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@Hansolol said:

If you put my brain through a machine that dynamically created a videogame based on my preferences, Dead Rising would be the result.

I think EA did that, except they used a bullied teen by mistake

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No.

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@FuzzYLemoN said:
That is not Frank West. That is some 50 year old hick doing his best Frank West impression (and failing).
Do you mean the character or the voice actor? Because it's definitely the same voice actor. As for the character... eh, he's much more sleazy and a little more pathetic, but it's been quite a while since the original DR. I think his downhill dive fits pretty well as he tried to recuperate from his celebrity status for the Willamette Incident.
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Those were the days.

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@RecSpec: Well DR2 was more American based DR1 was a very japanesse centric game.Plus Frank turned out to be a very likable guy and Capcom started to features him in more areas so that West can represent Capcom alongside Mega Man, Ryu etc.
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@FuzzYLemoN: It's the SAME exact guy from DR1.I think you need to get your ears checked.
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WHY IS THIS ON A DISC!!!? Why is capcom undoing all of the goodwill it has created this generation? Capcom is turning into its own little Nintendo.

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That chainsaw weilding clown was one of the most difficult/annoying boss fights I've ever expierenced.

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I really hope the respawning convicts and their Jeep show up in Off the Record with absolutely no explanation. :)

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@Colonel_Fury said:

That chainsaw weilding clown was one of the most difficult/annoying boss fights I've ever expierenced.

Are you Joking?. For me that was on of the easy ones, the jeep for me was.......damn.
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You know what I said i wasn't gunna get this, but i just know i am!.

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I didn't buy Dead Rising 2 because Frank West wasn't in it.  So this could
be interesting.

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@Twiggy199 said:

@Colonel_Fury said:

That chainsaw weilding clown was one of the most difficult/annoying boss fights I've ever expierenced.

Are you Joking?. For me that was on of the easy ones, the jeep for me was.......damn.

It was more annoying than hard, I guess. I just keep getting knocked into corners by him. Once I figured it out though, it was much easier.

And that Jeep one was tough. No argument there.

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@Colonel_Fury said:

@Twiggy199 said:

@Colonel_Fury said:

That chainsaw weilding clown was one of the most difficult/annoying boss fights I've ever expierenced.

Are you Joking?. For me that was on of the easy ones, the jeep for me was.......damn.

It was more annoying than hard, I guess. I just keep getting knocked into corners by him. Once I figured it out though, it was much easier.

And that Jeep one was tough. No argument there.

i was thinking about how easy he clown was after being levelled up, but just remembered  how difficult it was on first play-through, so yeah on second thought, i agree.
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He has covered wars you know.