Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition

Developer: Capcom Game Studio Vancouver
Release: Sep 5th 2014
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Action
Creative
Addictive
Expansive
Buggy
Forgettable
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" Immersive action zombie survival with vast open world and crafting, but save file glitches risk progress "

Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition Review

Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is a large-scale open-world zombie game that impresses with its massive seamless city and hordes of zombies, delivering a unique survival experience. The crafting system is a standout feature, allowing players to create inventive combo weapons and vehicles anywhere, fostering creativity and fun combat scenarios. The game offers a substantial amount of content, with a playtime easily exceeding 40 hours for completion, including varied missions and boss fights.

While the game shines in gameplay mechanics and open-world design, it suffers from technical issues like save file glitches, especially in DLCs, which can reset player progress, frustrating many. The story is more serious and less memorable compared to earlier entries, lacking the quirky charm and personality that fans of the series appreciated. Visually, the game shows its age with muddy textures and a drab color palette, though performance is generally stable on PC. Overall, it is considered an underrated and enjoyable entry, especially for players seeking chaotic zombie action and creative combat.

Highlights

Players praise Dead Rising 3 for its massive open world filled with thousands of zombies, delivering an overwhelming apocalypse atmosphere. The crafting system is highly lauded for its flexibility and creativity, enabling fun and unique combo weapons and vehicles. The gameplay is described as fast-paced, engaging, and forgiving, with meaningful perks and numerous weapons. Many enjoy the sandbox-style zombie slaying and the blend of serious and comedic moments. The game offers strong replay value and a lot of content, making it a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre.

Criticisms

Common criticisms include a major save file glitch in DLC content that can reset progress, which remains unfixed and discourages continued play. The story is often seen as forgettable and tonally uneven, lacking the charm and intensity of earlier series entries. Visuals are considered underwhelming with washed-out textures and a dull color palette, especially for a next-gen title at launch. Some players find the difficulty too easy until late stages, and side missions can feel repetitive. Technical hiccups and occasional bugs also detract from the overall experience.

Pros

  • Massive seamless open world with thousands of zombies creates immersive apocalypse experience.
  • Flexible combo weapon and vehicle crafting system encourages creativity and fun combat.
  • Fast-paced gameplay with meaningful perks and numerous weapon options.
  • Large amount of content offering 40+ hours of playtime and replay value.
  • Engaging sandbox-style zombie slaying with chaotic and humorous moments.
  • Improved performance on PC with higher resolutions and stable framerate.
  • Blend of serious story elements with over-the-top psychopath boss battles.

Cons

  • Major save file glitch in DLCs can erase all progress and player data.
  • Story is forgettable, tonally uneven, and lacks the charm of earlier games.
  • Visuals are muddy with washed-out textures and dull color palette.
  • Side missions and some content feel repetitive and uninspired.
  • Difficulty is too easy until final mission and boss fights.
  • Technical hiccups and occasional bugs detract from gameplay experience.
  • Some players find the tone too dark, losing the original series' personality.

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Worth the Price
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Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Release Date Sep 5th 2014
Publisher Capcom
Developer Capcom Game Studio Vancouver
Required Age 17+
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Mostly Positive (5,640)
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