SDCC Video Game Round-Up: ‘Dead Rising 3’

Dead Rising 3 is set to take place in Los Angeles (but not really), and takes place 10 years after Dead Rising 2. Just as in its predecessors, everything you find in this world is a weapon. You’ll need ’em, as these zombies are more aware and have the ability to alert other zombies in the area. This, in turn, can cause a horde of zombies to surround you and, well, use your imagination. Returning to the franchise better than ever, combining weapons is a must in order to survive the game. Doing combos with these special weapons will earn you more xp and just overall look a lot cooler.

As for the map, the size is bigger. A lot bigger. While Dead Rising 1  and Dead Rising 2 aren’t exactly GTA caliber maps, you can expect Dead Rising 3‘s city to be “way bigger than Dead Rising 1 and 2 combined.” As you can imagine, walking around isn’t necessarily always going to be your primary mode of transportation. In DR3, you’ll be able to drive cars through the city. However, don’t expect to be driving through hordes of zombies. Zombies will in fact be hanging off the side of your car, in front, and in back. This in turn will hamper you abilities. Nevertheless, I’m sure gamers will enjoy driving through the game’s four major districts.

Perhaps the coolest thing about DR3 is the fact that players will have the ability to go into any building at any time without any loading. Don’t expect to see the same building twice, as DR3 will not contain replicated buildings. Another cool thing to expect is the ability to get your combo weapons out of safe house lockers at any time (think Far Cry 3).

SmartGlass will be integrated into Dead Rising 3‘s story in an interesting way. Players will have the ability to do side quests, look through maps, and find story content through SmartGlass. In DR3, the player will eventually find a handheld PDA that belonged to an agent who has since been murdered by zombies. This PDA will be accessible through SmartGlass. Players will also be able to receive phone calls from in game characters.

As far as gameplay goes, players will have the ability to play the game in a serious manner, or, if you’re like me, a goofy manner. Or perhaps you can dress yourself in a mix-and-match’d shark costume and go about the game in a totally serious manner. That works too. What’s more exciting is that gamers will be able to enter the Nightmare mode, which is more like the classic Dead Rising gameplay in which there is a timetable and much higher difficulty as opposed to playing the game in a casual do-what-you-want setting.

Lastly, any and all Kinect support is optional! No need to embarrass yourself should you complete this game with a partner!

Dead Rising 3 is an Xbox One exclusive and should be available on launch day.

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