Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is perhaps the most appropriate title for this updated version of the 2006 classic. It’s not a wholesale re-imagining as we’ve seen from the recent Resident Evil remakes. Nor is it a quick ‘n’ dirty remaster developed solely to make a quick buck. What we have in actuality is something of a halfway house; a faithful remake carefully built from the ground up in Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine. And so far, it’s pretty glorious.
I recently went hands-on with a preview build of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, which featured the introductory chapters of the game’s main ‘72 Hour Mode.’ During my time with it, I was reminded exactly why the original game made such a strong impression all those years ago; even 18 years later there's still nothing quite like this game. Plus, I found that many of its rougher edges (though admittedly, not all) have been sanded down for a more polished overall experience.
