I've been a fan of the series since jumping in as Frank West chasing a story and sadly the game has never had as an interesting character as Frank. I believe the game is alright, but I wouldn't rate it too highly.
The Good:
-Great crafting mechanic. A bit hilarious with some of the combos, but some very destructive and fun combos
-Lots of endless zombies!
-A large open world that feels like a real city
-More than enough time for missions
-Levelling up gives you the ability to substitute parts that are similar as well as a choice.
-Safe houses give you the ability to regain weapons you've either crafted or items you've picked up so you can combine them.
-The plot is interesting, but disappointing in some aspects, which I won't spoil here.
The Bad:
-Due to roadblocks, which do make for some creative ways of travel, can be a real pain when you need to get to the third area from the 1st.
-The bad-end exploration where you find people who killed themselves it plays a depressing music tune, but you get awful puns like someone who set themselves on fire and it says "They couldn't stand the heat." or other stupid lines which don't reflect the music, nor the character's reaction and comes off like a kid trying to use dark humour.
-When I was first playing the game I had no idea how to get rid of Survivors. In previous games, you simply brought them back to the safe house as the idea was you were trying to get survivors out of the area or, in the case of Dead Rising 2, hole up in a bunker until the military sweep up. Here, survivors are 2 types. Ones who you save and run off, earning you PP whilst others tag along with you like old games, but that is their main use. As backup muscle and it's never explained how to remove them from the party.
The Ugly:
-Though there aren't any issues with graphics normally, there is often a terrible "pop-in" effect where everything is low rez for a few seconds and then cleans itself up.
-This will be hit or miss with people but most of the character's themselves are rather bland and i never really felt a sense of urgency when they were in danger. I felt about as concerned as Willy Wonka "No, stop, come back.
-for me there's not enough to warrant a second play-through unless you are one of those people who needs 100% completion. Besides from that there's really no other reason.
Overall I'd recommend this game on a discount, but certainly not the full price as I don't feel it quite justifies it.
The Good:
-Great crafting mechanic. A bit hilarious with some of the combos, but some very destructive and fun combos
-Lots of endless zombies!
-A large open world that feels like a real city
-More than enough time for missions
-Levelling up gives you the ability to substitute parts that are similar as well as a choice.
-Safe houses give you the ability to regain weapons you've either crafted or items you've picked up so you can combine them.
-The plot is interesting, but disappointing in some aspects, which I won't spoil here.
The Bad:
-Due to roadblocks, which do make for some creative ways of travel, can be a real pain when you need to get to the third area from the 1st.
-The bad-end exploration where you find people who killed themselves it plays a depressing music tune, but you get awful puns like someone who set themselves on fire and it says "They couldn't stand the heat." or other stupid lines which don't reflect the music, nor the character's reaction and comes off like a kid trying to use dark humour.
-When I was first playing the game I had no idea how to get rid of Survivors. In previous games, you simply brought them back to the safe house as the idea was you were trying to get survivors out of the area or, in the case of Dead Rising 2, hole up in a bunker until the military sweep up. Here, survivors are 2 types. Ones who you save and run off, earning you PP whilst others tag along with you like old games, but that is their main use. As backup muscle and it's never explained how to remove them from the party.
The Ugly:
-Though there aren't any issues with graphics normally, there is often a terrible "pop-in" effect where everything is low rez for a few seconds and then cleans itself up.
-This will be hit or miss with people but most of the character's themselves are rather bland and i never really felt a sense of urgency when they were in danger. I felt about as concerned as Willy Wonka "No, stop, come back.
-for me there's not enough to warrant a second play-through unless you are one of those people who needs 100% completion. Besides from that there's really no other reason.
Overall I'd recommend this game on a discount, but certainly not the full price as I don't feel it quite justifies it.