Introduction
Dead Rising 4 is a game that should’ve never happened. A game where Frank West was meant to come back and be better than ever became a total shit show. This game is clunky, annoying, boring, and has none of the soul the previous installments had.
Gameplay
The gameplay is unresponsive and decides to only work when it feels like it. There is no weight to your attacks whatsoever when Frank attacks. His moves feel floaty, as if he’s a feather, and that goes for movement too, such as dodge rolling or jumping. Whoever decided to add fucking collision to zombies when dodge rolling or jumping can kiss my ass, that’s annoying and had no reason to be added into the game mechanics. Exo suits are a neat addition but you hardly ever get to use them, aside from the final Case in the game.
Story (NO SPOILERS)
I honestly don’t even really know what the story is, nor do I even remember the characters. The gist of it is that Frank goes back to Willamette to uncover the ultimate scoop of a lifetime, only to get dragged into another zombie outbreak. A zombie named Calder is important, don’t ask me why, I don’t even fucking know.
Characters
This is where the game does an abysmal job. Every, I mean EVERY, single character is a complete and total unlikeable douchebag. Frank West went from a charming, average dude in DR1 and DR2 to a wise-ass, joke-cracking asshole in DR4. He’s selfish and has no sense of character development throughout the whole game, from start-to-finish he is a dickhead who always puts himself first over anyone else, including their safety. That’s a total blow to his character because all he cared about in DR1 was helping people escape the mall alive, and if anyone was injured then he would make sure they’re safe. I don’t remember the names of anyone else aside from Brad, but just know that they’re all forgettable dickheads.
Conclusion
I like to think of DR4 as nothing more than a bad dream. Change Frank’s name to Hank East and his occupation from Photo Journalist to Wedding Photographer and it’s a tiny bit more bearable of a game. In the end, this game is an unfunny, shallow, and pointless installment in the series, I HIGHLY advise you to avoid this one at all costs.
Dead Rising 4 is a game that should’ve never happened. A game where Frank West was meant to come back and be better than ever became a total shit show. This game is clunky, annoying, boring, and has none of the soul the previous installments had.
Gameplay
The gameplay is unresponsive and decides to only work when it feels like it. There is no weight to your attacks whatsoever when Frank attacks. His moves feel floaty, as if he’s a feather, and that goes for movement too, such as dodge rolling or jumping. Whoever decided to add fucking collision to zombies when dodge rolling or jumping can kiss my ass, that’s annoying and had no reason to be added into the game mechanics. Exo suits are a neat addition but you hardly ever get to use them, aside from the final Case in the game.
Story (NO SPOILERS)
I honestly don’t even really know what the story is, nor do I even remember the characters. The gist of it is that Frank goes back to Willamette to uncover the ultimate scoop of a lifetime, only to get dragged into another zombie outbreak. A zombie named Calder is important, don’t ask me why, I don’t even fucking know.
Characters
This is where the game does an abysmal job. Every, I mean EVERY, single character is a complete and total unlikeable douchebag. Frank West went from a charming, average dude in DR1 and DR2 to a wise-ass, joke-cracking asshole in DR4. He’s selfish and has no sense of character development throughout the whole game, from start-to-finish he is a dickhead who always puts himself first over anyone else, including their safety. That’s a total blow to his character because all he cared about in DR1 was helping people escape the mall alive, and if anyone was injured then he would make sure they’re safe. I don’t remember the names of anyone else aside from Brad, but just know that they’re all forgettable dickheads.
Conclusion
I like to think of DR4 as nothing more than a bad dream. Change Frank’s name to Hank East and his occupation from Photo Journalist to Wedding Photographer and it’s a tiny bit more bearable of a game. In the end, this game is an unfunny, shallow, and pointless installment in the series, I HIGHLY advise you to avoid this one at all costs.