Dead Rising 2

Published 9 February, 2009

Even more gore, even more zombies.

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  • Nillsens #1 3 years ago

    Oh god, the wait is going to be unbearable.

  • Lionheart #2 3 years ago

    Heeeere we go again!!!

  • kangarootoo #3 3 years ago

    To my eyes, they look a bit like renders using game assets rather than actual gameplay. Its just a feeling though and I could easily be wrong.

  • Zaltan #4 3 years ago

    Looks cool, but I sort of agree with Kangarootoo

  • smelly #5 3 years ago

    obviously everyones forgotten how crap the first one was?

  • Razorus #6 3 years ago

    The first game was great but had flaws. They can only improve on the formula. Unless they fail epically.
    But yeah, these are in-game shots. The graphics look great.

  • Olemak #7 3 years ago

    Wow. Zombie showgirl. There's a first for everything I guess...

    "Zombie Showgirl" sounds like the name of a band, by the way.

  • smelly #8 3 years ago

    I dont know a single person that didnt get fustrated/bored with it...

    Maybe my friends are all as weird as me? :)

  • GamesConnoisseur #9 3 years ago

    Me wasnt frustrated or bored with it! Finish the whole game in almost 1 sitting! I can see why people toooo used to multi game saves be frustrated at being FORCED to put up with the consquences of their actions/failures. But the game is designed around that and every restart you are better equipped to tackle the game, faster, stronger and so on.

    So nothing get unused by each play through, each points goes toward making later restarting more easier. Still I only restarted 3 times i think before I was able to finish the game in one go.

  • imamazed #10 3 years ago

    "obviously everyones forgotten how crap the first one was? "


    Woah woah woah. I remember one the best games from this generation, I'd check your memory if I were you.

  • smelly #11 3 years ago

    I got stuck on a boss fight where some dude was shooting at me with a machine gun..

    I gave up.

    (all my friends did too).

    shame as i was enjoying it up to then.. Albeit apart from the wanky save system where i kill everyone in a room.. save.. and after saving they all come back again (Arrggh!)

    May give it another go soon - maybe i was too harsh on it

  • kangarootoo #12 3 years ago

    Some of DR1 was awesome and some of it was painfully broken imho.

    The "always-on" gameplay mechanic of whacking zombies was sheer brilliance. Boss fights and the save system were poor choices in my eyes.

    I can't really be arsed to get into the debate about the save system, as its the same everytime. Needless to say I simply think the game would have been more fun if they had done things a different way. I didn't want to be taught a lesson about consequence, I didn't want to have a departure from the usual save game structure for its own sake, I simply wanted to have as much fun as possible.

    Hopefully that is where the sequel will take me, as the core foundation gameplay set out in DR1 is a great place to start from.

  • mrmonkey1980 #13 3 years ago

    It wouldn't have been more fun, it just would have been easier. People are used to things being easy. I applaud a game that dares frustrate people to give an artistically faithful experience. I really hope they don't change the save system. The only problem I had with the first game was that I never managed to save everyone! The lame AI didn't even bother me cos I expect everyday sh*tscared civilians to behave like idiots in the face of a zombie invasion whether you give them instructions or not. Brilliant in every way.

    I hope the sequel is the same but bigger! How about a week in a zombie infestation, with a whole Vagas like strip to explore? Yes? :D

  • absolutezero #14 3 years ago

    Thats not Frank. :/

    I bet it has something fucking stupid like co-op aswell.

  • Xerx3s #15 3 years ago

    "Woah woah woah. I remember one the best games from this generation, I'd check your memory if I were you. "

    It was a great game but the save system was horribly broken. Whoever thought that that was a good idea should be taken out back and shot.

  • absolutezero #16 3 years ago

    Breakable weapons have never ever been a good idea. Ever. Not once have they worked to increase fun in a game. I can't understand why anyone would put them in.

  • Freek #17 3 years ago

    "Woah woah woah. I remember one the best games from this generation, I'd check your memory if I were you. "

    It was a great game but the save system was horribly broken. Whoever thought that that was a good idea should be taken out back and shot.

    Sums up the entire state of japanese game devlopemnt right now, IMHO.

    Great ideas they somehow feel the need to cripple with frustrating design choices left over from years past.

  • muscleblade #18 3 years ago

    "It was a great game but the save system was horribly broken. Whoever thought that that was a good idea should be taken out back and shot. "

    The save system made the game challenging and nerve wrecking and i wouldnt have it any other way in the sequel. Dont want a challenge buy something else.

  • penhalion #19 3 years ago

    Er that's not Frank!

  • kinky_mong #20 3 years ago

    Frank is probably dead by now. If he managed to get past all those zombies surrounding the tank (which is very unlikely) he's probably turned into one anyway because Isabella told him the cure probably won't work

  • kangarootoo #21 3 years ago

    @mrmonkey1980

    "It wouldn't have been more fun, it just would have been easier. People are used to things being easy. I applaud a game that dares frustrate people to give an artistically faithful experience"

    Well this is what I am saying. I don't want a game to frustrate me in the pursuit of lofty ideals. I mean, how on EARTH did we arrive at a position where frustrating a player was considered a good thing, to be actively encouraged?

    I feel absolutely sure that the changes I am mooting would have made the game more fun for me. I don't give a rats ass about willy waving "if you don't like challenge buy another game" type nonsense. I am a paying customer, so I demand fun not frustration.

    We can agree to disagree if you feel otherwise.

  • actionfitz #22 3 years ago

    thats not Frank...
    /sadface


  • imamazed #23 3 years ago

    "It wouldn't have been more fun, it just would have been easier. People are used to things being easy. I applaud a game that dares frustrate people to give an artistically faithful experience. I really hope they don't change the save system."

    QIA

    Well put.

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #24 3 years ago

    Sums up the entire state of japanese game devlopemnt right now, IMHO.

    Great ideas they somehow feel the need to cripple with frustrating design choices left over from years past.

    I can't help but agree with this. I'm having a very conflicting experience forcing myself to play through Okami (Wii) at the moment, because it feels like I'm slogging against Japanese game design foibles.

    It'll be interesting to see if this unproven shower of Canucks can fix the issues of the original without spoiling what made it great.

  • ERG1008 #25 3 years ago

    Nice to see they got David Beckham to play the lead in this.

    First was ok up to a point but found it far too frustrating.

  • Midnight_Raven #26 3 years ago

    Kangarootoo wrote:
    "Well this is what I am saying. I don't want a game to frustrate me in the pursuit of lofty ideals. I mean, how on EARTH did we arrive at a position where frustrating a player was considered a good thing, to be actively encouraged?

    I feel absolutely sure that the changes I am mooting would have made the game more fun for me. I don't give a rats ass about willy waving "if you don't like challenge buy another game" type nonsense. I am a paying customer, so I demand fun not frustration."

    I cannot agree more.
    Edited by Midnight_Raven at 10/02/09 @ 13:16

  • smelly #27 3 years ago

    (scared to say this for fear of people jumping in and saying im a fanboy)

    - i'm actually looking forwards more to the wii dead rising game.. Having less bad guys on the screen might make the game less fustrating (certainly less fustrating than clearing a room of 100's of bad guys - saving - only to find 100's of bad guys have magically re-spawned - and now i have f-all health).


    There i said it...

  • smelly #28 3 years ago

    ??

    Aww.. did i hurt your poor feelings? Poor babbeeey.

  • smelly #29 3 years ago

    didnt miss the point.. i played the first one.. and loved it.. right up until a "boss fight" which was too hard for me and i stopped playing.

    I needed a gun.. so i tried to get to the gun store.. i'd clear out an area - save.. and then come back to find all the zombies i've just killed have magically re-appeared.

    It was impressive tech.. it just wasnt (for me) fun. I'd prefer more balanced gameplay without the shitty boss fights.. and less zombies..

    Guess I'm actually looking for a resi evil game (lol).

  • Livesimon2705 #30 3 years ago

    I can't wait this game looks awsome