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r/xboxone•
Ftpini

Dead Rising 4 is great!

Like so many others I skipped it on launch because the reviews were so terrible. Now that it’s on gamepass I’ve got about 8 hours into the game so far and I’ve been really enjoying it. The combat is largely identical to previous entries. There are tons of zombies like always but the level variety is very good and there are tons of shops and locations with weird and interesting weapons to boot. I don’t care for the new voice actor, but otherwise I have no complaints.

So what gives? Why did this game get so much hate? It seems to be a solid entry in the series that I would not have regretted paying full price for at launch. We’re there major changes or something post launch?

Posted Jul 15, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

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LordJamar•

If you like part 4 try 3 which imo is much much much better one of the best ones imo in fact

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FtpiniOP•

I’ve probably got 200 hours in 3. Like the 360 before, I bought the Xbox One to play Dead Rising and I really loved 3. I am enjoying 4 more but have nothing bad at all to say about 3.

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roesham3oe•

so what have we learned about reviews from this experience?

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FtpiniOP•

Damn straight. They all piggy backed on unwarranted hate and yanked an otherwise really fun game.

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Kalem56•

Reviews are even worse with movies imo. I find myself enjoying alot of movies that got reviewed as shit or mediocre etc.

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RogueMaxxXbox•

Alot of bad reviews are funded by competing businesses to try draw everyone away from sometting good, and toward their own brand. That trick's been used for years.

I love this game. It's a comedy and doesn't take itself serious, which makes it fun

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DaddyGeekXB1•

I bought this game at launch and loved it. Personally I have gotten to the point where I no longer look at reviews or forum posts. My tastes simply do not line up the masses.

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KanzenChowaKanzen Chowa•

I wish there was a coop mode for the campaign. I had a lot of fun playing with my friend in 2 2.5 and 3

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DM_ME_Flextape•

I guess this is a side effect of being on game pass. the subpar games that people payed full price for all get the "hey it's not so bad" and "why did it get bad reviews" post.

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FtpiniOP•

I play a lot of trash on game pass that had great and mediocre reviews. Perhaps you’re right but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m enjoying the game now.

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DM_ME_Flextape•

You're allowed to enjoy it but the reviews were what they were for a reason. No conspiracies behind them the game was in a different state upon release.

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FtpiniOP•

Thank you. That’s the whole point of this post. I’m curious what’s changed since launch. I’m assuming it’s a lot because nothing has stuck outer o me as a problem in the time I’ve spent with it.

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J4rrod_Gnashnteeth•

I'd have easily paid $60 for DR4 after putting about 5 hours into it. There's a ton to do, the combat is good, the weapons are great, the humor is solid, voice acting is 5/5, etc.

I love it, and I'm pissed that I didn't play it for 2 years based on what I can only assume is biased reviews.

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DM_ME_Flextape•

Cool I guess.

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SamantsmithXbox•

Dead Rising 4 removed the fun that parts 1 and 2 had. It followed 3 in a way and although 4 had an interesting story it just felt tonally off.

All the crazy stuff looked out of place in the game and I really wished that it had true Psycho’s and followed the originals more.

It is an enjoyable game, but Dead Rising off the record is still my fave.

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ekaceerf•

Dead Rising 4 is fun. But it's the worst on the series

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FtpiniOP•

That’s one opinion. For me I found 2 to be the least enjoyable and to be fair 3 and 4 are probably a toss up but I’m leaning towards liking 4 more. 1 will always hold a special place for me being the first truly great all round zombie game.

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TechnoTrouble•

No escort missions, no time limit, no psychopaths, and it became a mindless zombie slasher game. Instead of the hard, mystery game fighting crazed survivors while figuring out what happened to the town that the series originated from.

Although I personally loved it by playing Black friday mode, so it can be like any other Deadrising

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FtpiniOP•

Interesting. It definitely has escort missions though. They’re just survivors from what I’ve seen. I never have enjoyed those but they persist.

I never enjoyed the time limit. I always hated being rushed. I know it was what kept the pacing up but aside from limited run side missions I’ve never liked overall time limits in games.

The psychopaths are still in 4, but they’re not that great. They don’t have the little CGI introductions they got in past games. They just show up and all of a sudden I’m fighting Santa and his elves.

I haven’t tried Black Friday mode. I’ll have to look into that.

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