Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster: 5 Things You Need to Know

Dead Rising, often referred to as the OG of the open-world zombie-survival genre, is getting a new lease of life in the form of the Deluxe Remaster, bringing a host of new features to the resurrected release. But, before you grab your baseball bat and split on zombie craniums onto aisle 5, we’ve got everything you need to know about the beefed-up horde-killer:

Way more than a simple remaster

While it’s being called ‘remaster’, this edition of Dead Rising is a whole lot more, and with so many additions and upgrades, it could easily be considered a full remake. You get a full graphical overhaul of the iconic first game, including full revamps of the characters and environments, character facial expressions, material textures, and even the blood spatter all look much more realistic.

Welcome to the new era

One of the divisive elements of the original game was how you save, but with the Deluxe Remaster, now you don’t need to worry about getting to specific places like the bathrooms or security room beds to save. Every time you enter or exit a new area (usually denoted by a very short loading time) the game autosaves, reducing that previous dread of having to restart from the beginning due to being unexpectedly overrun. This means that you can take more risks as mistakes won’t be punished as badly compared to exploration in the original.

Movement is key

In Dead Rising, you need to keep moving to stay alive, and thankfully, the controls have been revamped to ensure that it’s a lot easier to dodge, run, and fight; but the biggest change is the ability to shoot and move simultaneously. During moments where gun mastery is essential – that’s most boss battles in the game – you’re in for a much more accessible and dynamic fight, helped with the option of auto-aim assist and a Heads-Up Display reticle.

Additionally, a new dedicated dodge roll button offers pain-free evasion, but if Frank gets pinned by zombies you can tap a face button to escape instead of having to manically twirl the left stick.

Both the undead and the living are smarter

Escort missions in the original proved tricky due to some, let’s say, mid-2000s AI, that caused fellow survivors to get turned into zombie chow by getting caught on bits of the environment. While you still need to be mindful of their surroundings, the NPCs have better pathfinding intelligence around obstacles, with some areas tweaked to let them navigate better in trickier locations. The improved AI isn’t limited only to friendlies, though, as the zombies also move and hunt you down in more efficient ways.

Picture perfect

One of the important things to do in Dead Rising is to capture the outbreak, given that Frank is a photo journalist and all. Adding to the picture-taking portion of the game, better shots now earn larger ability-boosting PP, making it easier and quicker to upgrade Frank and survive a bit longer in the wilds of the Mall.

You can purchase your Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster copy here on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, and follow Gamefinity for more Capcom game news.