Updating a nearly 20-year-old game is no simple task, especially when it's one as beloved as Dead Rising. Capcom's zombie-slaying masterpiece has become a cult classic over the years for a variety of reasons – from the demanding time management gameplay to the slick and smarmy journalist Frank West, who loves to remind people he’s covered wars.
But Capcom managed to tread a difficult line with Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, retaining the soul that made the original so special while making it more approachable for a wave of new players. Of course, part of that meant that the game needed a new take on the iconic Frank West, one that played into the idea of the “average joe” that you’d find in Anytown, U.S.A.
