Dead Rising Interview

[JCalCGM]

It's one of the most anticipated Xbox 360 games this year and next week Capcom releases their long awaited "zombie in a mall" action title Dead Rising. FiringSquad got a chance to chat briefly with producer Yutaka Haruki (http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=11456) to find out a little bit more about Dead Rising. Here is a snip:
FiringSquad: How hard was it to create a game that allowed so much freedom for the player?

Yutaka Haruki: It was really, extremely, no wait, terribly difficult. But we were able to pull it off and come up with a game with an unprecedented amount of freedom. When you play it you can pretty much do anything you want, play it any way you want.

[Deadend]

Only 1 week until the 4th big 360 game comes out (Fight Night, GRAW, and Oblivion being the other 3). I hope it's Shithot.

[Sonic Wang]

Again we get shafted. It's not due out here (Australia) til the 15th of Sept, and I think UK is in the same boat.

[aversion2k]

This is the only game that makes me want a 360.
And I mean that in a positive way, I dont usually buy consoles.

[Adam Blue]

I'm getting my 360 this saturday, mainly for this game. I'm also getting Oblivion, CoD2....and Fight Night. I don't know about Fight Night. Never appealed to me.

Anyway, this game is gonna own.

[Freak705]

I'm getting my 360 this saturday, mainly for this game. I'm also getting Oblivion, CoD2....and Fight Night. I don't know about Fight Night. Never appealed to me.

Anyway, this game is gonna own.None of the Fight Nights appealed to me either, but after downloading the demo a few months back I was really impressed. I never watch boxers, and don't know the first thing about boxing, but the game is lots of fun.

Anyways, back on topic, I can't wait for this game. 1000 usable weapons... Mmm mmm good :)

[Sl1pstream]

I guess I'll read some reviews, it will be just like playing the game. One more month shouldn't be that long...I hope.

[TRiLoGY]

Again we get shafted. It's not due out here (Australia) til the 15th of Sept, and I think UK is in the same boat.

Yeah, although we are not shafted as much as Australia, it is out here in the UK on the 8th Sept..

[sTubbs]

I so want this game to be good. As it stands right now it seems to have a very real chance of being mediocre, but there is definitely a shitload of potential. The fact that it has come so far since its first showing is certainly cause for hope.

[RevGored]

Awesome, an interview filled with catchphrases and promises! Reviews ahoy!

[Lekon]

I'm in with sTubbs. I SO want this game to rock, Theres indeed the chance it could just be bland. Just be so-so. But with all the potential, and the previews being pretty glowing across the board, I have high hopes.


Damnit capcom, don't screw this up! And give us a demo!

[TrackZero]

Again we get shafted. It's not due out here (Australia) til the 15th of Sept, and I think UK is in the same boat.

That's Austrailia for you. I remember when you guys only got "the pump" shoe like, 3 years after the rest of us. My friends that lived there described it as living a few years behind everyone else.

[TrackZero]

I'm in with sTubbs. I SO want this game to rock, Theres indeed the chance it could just be bland. Just be so-so. But with all the potential, and the previews being pretty glowing across the board, I have high hopes.


Damnit capcom, don't screw this up! And give us a demo!

My fear is that people have far too high expectations for the game. One thing, that I don't believe everyone realizes, is that there are areas to the game. Loading zones, if you will. It's not like GTA, where you can just keep running in a straight line.

[Savok]

Again we get shafted. It's not due out here (Australia) til the 15th of Sept, and I think UK is in the same boat.
Better then getting it late Feb/early Mar which is how these things used to work.

[bKangy]

Yeah, thankfully I wouldn't be able to afford it this month anyway :P

[Mason]

It's a shame that their online content plans are so unambitious. A sandbox game would seem like an easy target for gameplay additions.

[Grimgrock]

I'm in with sTubbs. I SO want this game to rock, Theres indeed the chance it could just be bland. Just be so-so. But with all the potential, and the previews being pretty glowing across the board, I have high hopes.


Damnit capcom, don't screw this up! And give us a demo!

I have read articles (as was suggested in my post comparing this to State of Emergency). I have watched videos of the gameplay. Maybe watching a gameplay video on a (relatively) small laptop screen is different than watching on a big TV. I would like to hear about the story though. Is there a point to the zombie-slaying/picture taking?

I'm not dismissing the game completely but I definitely would prefer to play a demo before dropping $60 on it.

[peeweejd]

I'm getting my 360 this saturday, mainly for this game. I'm also getting Oblivion, CoD2....and Fight Night. I don't know about Fight Night. Never appealed to me.

Anyway, this game is gonna own.

wow man, you're in for a treat. You might wanna earmark some $$$ for marketplace points to check out some of the kickass XBLA games (geometry wars in particular)

I downloaded the demo of fight night and was very impressed like the other guy, but I never bought it (GRAW came out at the same time). I recently rented it and was not too impressed. I know its a boxing game, but it was pretty boring IMO. it was the same thing over and over, with an added splash of EA's typical horrendous UI with a plethora of loading screens and millions of "press A to continue" confirmations for loading/saving/doinganything. To be fair I only put about 4-6 hours into and never took it online. But I really got about the same amount of pleasure from the demo (which is 1 or 2 players btw).

If I were you, I would save FNR3 for a rent especially if it doesnt really appeal to you in the first place. You can use the money for dead rising or marketplace points.

And back on topic here: I am so completely stoked for dead rising. Here is a killer trailer for it http://xboxyde.com/stream_2850_en.html

[Tharsis]

Nice trailer! Must....have....this....game....now! I am going to watch Shaun of the Dead each night until the demo is released!

[nadx]

This is the only game that makes me want a 360.
And I mean that in a positive way, I dont usually buy consoles.

I feel the same way. I own an Xbox which seldom gets played and wasn't until I saw this game that I even considered purchasing the 360.

[Dafizman]

This game was basically the reason I got a 360. Before I saw this coming, I was fine. Fucking Capcom. Evil Clown? Putting lego man heads on zombies and then running through the crowd throwing orange juice at them? Thats really all I've ever wanted in a video game. *sigh*

[Dafizman]

and did anyone else catch the latest ad for this saying a demo would be coming to live soon?

[Mortis]

and did anyone else catch the latest ad for this saying a demo would be coming to live soon?

Yeah, it also shows Frank ripping a zombies guts out with his bare hands! I am taking vacation just to play the hell out of this next week.

[absolut taco]

Yeah, it also shows Frank ripping a zombies guts out with his bare hands!
What good will that do? Don't you have to crush a zombies brain for it to die? ;)

[Mortis]

What good will that do? Don't you have to crush a zombies brain for it to die? ;)

Yes but if he dies quickly then I can't run him down with a lawn mower or saw him up with a chainsaw, I will show no mercy!

[Dafizman]

I guess I'm a little dissapointed by the fact that in the interview here, the guy says his plans for marketplace are "new outfits". To me, that's just something that takes a few minutes to code in. I suppose it'd be a lot harder to have new stores available for download.. with new weapons or characters.

[KNOTE]

New gametrailers video. I cannot wait for this game...

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...12116&type=wmv

[Barrapa]

Wow! That interview was amazing. JCal has set a new standard for the expectations of ludologic journalism.

[Borthcollective]

Ok since were talking about Fight Night and zombies. What is up with the Zombie Ring girls in Fight Night?

[absolut taco]

Ok since were talking about Fight Night and zombies. What is up with the Zombie Ring girls in Fight Night?
...and where's the Hot Coffee mod already?!? :eek: