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Deftones 08-10-06 01:20 PM
So, those that played the demo and now have it, is it better? I mean, the demo seemed sort of repetitive. But, everyone here seems to be giving it a glowing review. I'm reconsidering my reconsideration of not getting it now. :lol:

Brent L 08-10-06 01:23 PM
Like I said earlier:

I'd just like to say to everyone here, don't just play the demo and think that's enough, and that there's no reason to buy the game. There is a lot more to this game than what you see in the demo, way more. Even the simple act of killing zombie after zombie is far different in the full game, and it's a lot more tense and entertaining.

UncleGramps 08-10-06 01:23 PM
Originally Posted by MasterofDVD
I find it tough to get survivors to follow me. I went into one place and just ran around the 2 people while pressing the X button. They ran all around me and all around the store but I couldn't get them to talk to me or follow me. They are dead now and I don't feel the least bit bad about it.
Not sure if that's just a typo, but it's the Y button that you press to get survivors to follow you. Of course, they tend to get attacked by zombies all too often, and then you have to go save them. I haven't used this feature much, but you can also target an area using the R trigger aiming mode and then hit Y to tell survivors to move towards that area. I'm with you though, I don't care much right now if the survivors get mowed down. In fact, one of the funniest moments I've seen involved a male survivor's death scene in which a female zombie straddled him 69-style and started chowing down on his crotch. rotfl

matome 08-10-06 01:31 PM
Originally Posted by MaxF
In fact, one of the funniest moments I've seen involved a male survivor's death scene in which a female zombie straddled him 69-style and started chowing down on his crotch. rotfl
That would've netted you some good PP photo points if you caught it. :D

Rob V 08-10-06 01:31 PM
They are dead now and I don't feel the least bit bad about it.
I don't know why, but that struck me as f'ing hillarious.

Im picking up my game tomorrow from Gamerush. I wish GR would get their games in on launch day instead of 3 days later!

UncleGramps 08-10-06 01:32 PM
Originally Posted by Deftones
So, those that played the demo and now have it, is it better? I mean, the demo seemed sort of repetitive. But, everyone here seems to be giving it a glowing review. I'm reconsidering my reconsideration of not getting it now. :lol:
I think BrentLumkin makes a good point. In the demo, I didn't get much sense of danger or a real feeling that the odds were against me. But in the full game, the time requirements, number of zombies, and the stress of helping survivors gives it a much better feel and a lot more tension. There's still a good deal of humor, but you've got more of a sense of purpose in the full game.

Still, I'd recommend renting first, especially if you didn't really enjoy the demo. It seems quite possible to beat the initial 72-hour mode within a couple of days. For some people, that single play through might be enough, in which case a purchase might be a waste. But for me, there's enough there to warrant at least a few runs through the entire game. You can't possibly save all the survivors, beat all the psychopaths, find all the weapons, and get all the achievements in a single run through the game. The question is whether the game grabs you enough to want to play through the whole thing multiple times. If so, it's well worth a purchase, but I don't know if you can figure that out just by playing the demo version. Just my two cents.

UncleGramps 08-10-06 01:33 PM
Originally Posted by matome
That would've netted you some good PP photo points if you caught it. :D
Unfortunately it was a non-interactive mini cutscene, otherwise it definitely would've been a great photo-op. :)

mrmagoo 08-10-06 01:38 PM
Downloadable Content already!
 
I dont have the game yet, but I just seen this article and thought you guys would like to know....

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11527/...r-Dead-Rising/

Brent L 08-10-06 01:40 PM
I think the demo is enough to go by when deciding to rent it or buy it. If you like the demo, and want to kill a ton of zombies while following a storyline, and doing different objectives, then buy the game. If you played the demo and thought it sucked, or just thought it was cool but you don't really want to buy it, then I say don't even bother renting it - just play the demo over and over again.

Almost every source for reviews is giving this game a solid 80-90%. I don't believe I've seen anything less so far. That tells you that it's a perfectly fine game, great even, with one or two little problems that are easy enough to overcome so that it doesn't really get in the way of the overall enjoyment of the game. If ever there was a new and original game that you knew what you were getting into when you buy it, this is that game.

fujishig 08-10-06 02:41 PM
Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
I think somebody screwed up on that site. Based on all the information I've read, the US version is uncut and that is the same version that the UK is getting. Rumor has it that the Japanese version is cut though. No dismemberment.
Maybe it was hyped like that because it was apparently banned in Germany for being too violent/gory?

alxreys 08-10-06 02:43 PM
Originally Posted by mrmagoo
I dont have the game yet, but I just seen this article and thought you guys would like to know....

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11527/...r-Dead-Rising/
Already mentioned on page 5 :)

MasterofDVD 08-10-06 02:44 PM
I can live with the missions and the survivor crap but the boss battles in this game are gonna drive me over the edge.

Spoiler:
The 2nd meeting with Carlito is kicking my ass. I have 3 things of OJ, an uzi and a handgun. I think I may be leaving myself exposed for too long but it never seems like I get much damage done to him before he nails me.

Michael Corvin 08-10-06 02:58 PM
Man I keep coming back to this thread and I'm wanting this game more and more. I am dead broke though. :(

UncleGramps 08-10-06 03:17 PM
Originally Posted by MasterofDVD
Spoiler:
The 2nd meeting with Carlito is kicking my ass. I have 3 things of OJ, an uzi and a handgun. I think I may be leaving myself exposed for too long but it never seems like I get much damage done to him before he nails me.
Spoiler:
This one took me a while, and here's what worked for me. I had 3 OJs, plus a katana and the sub-machine gun. At the start of the fight, I walked up the steps and went left to the sports store. I dropped an OJ and picked up the skateboard. For a while I just skated around to distract Carlito while Brad took shots at him. If you're lucky, you can charge at Carlito while on the board (keep weaving to make sure he misses if he takes a shot at you) and run into him to do a little damage. You can also get off the skateboard if you get close to him and swipe the katana (or another melee weapon) at him for some good damage. He may run away and drop a grenade behind him. If he does that, hang back and take a few shots at him. I found that strategy to work pretty well - get close to him on the board, hop off the board, take a swipe, wait for him to run, take a few shots, then skate away. Keep an eye on Brad's health - if he dies, you fail the case and can't finish future cases - but keep in mind that he's shooting at Carlito too. He can do a lot of damage if you keep Carlito distracted. Good luck, it's much tougher than the first Carlito battle.

Flay 08-10-06 03:23 PM
:lol:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20060809.jpg

HotThang 08-10-06 04:15 PM
MasterofDVD: I thought pressing "Y" told the survivors to follow you. Have you been pressing "X"? :-)

Only complaint I have is that one of my followers got stuck in the fountain wher I found the uzi. Ugh! He would not jump out! I also found out later that you can give the survivors food and weapons. :-)

fmian 08-10-06 05:01 PM
Dang. Have to wait a month for this to come out in Aus. Will have to try out the demo.

eatntae 08-10-06 05:04 PM
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Man I keep coming back to this thread and I'm wanting this game more and more. I am dead broke though. :(
Same here. I'm not looking to buy it though. I'm just waiting for Blockbuster to get it in so I can rent it.

hail2dking 08-10-06 05:32 PM
Originally Posted by Rob V
I don't know why, but that struck me as f'ing hillarious.

Im picking up my game tomorrow from Gamerush. I wish GR would get their games in on launch day instead of 3 days later!
Chances are they already have it in. If you are calling, they will tell you it comes out on Friday (they say this about every game). That is the rental release date. Tell them you are buying a copy and have them check the shelf if necessary. Oh, and don't bother pre-ordering from GR...if you aren't there the minute it comes in, there is a good chance that they will sell it to the first person that walks in the door.

The Dude 08-10-06 06:29 PM
Originally Posted by eatntae
Same here. I'm not looking to buy it though. I'm just waiting for Blockbuster to get it in so I can rent it.
My wife picked it up from BB for me today, although I haven't had a chance to play it yet (damn cold :( )

eatntae 08-10-06 07:00 PM
Originally Posted by TheDude
My wife picked it up from BB for me today, although I haven't had a chance to play it yet (damn cold :( )
My friend that lives 30 min away called his local Blockbuster and they told him they have it, but can't rent it out until tomorrow. So for the hell of it, I called mine, and they said they had 1 (out of 5) left available for rent. I asked if they could hold it and they said no, since people have been calling all day for it. When I got there, the game wasn't on the shelf, so I asked and they had the last copy behind the desk. Too bad I have to wait until tonight to play.

MasterofDVD 08-10-06 08:44 PM
Originally Posted by MaxF
Spoiler:
This one took me a while, and here's what worked for me. I had 3 OJs, plus a katana and the sub-machine gun. At the start of the fight, I walked up the steps and went left to the sports store. I dropped an OJ and picked up the skateboard. For a while I just skated around to distract Carlito while Brad took shots at him. If you're lucky, you can charge at Carlito while on the board (keep weaving to make sure he misses if he takes a shot at you) and run into him to do a little damage. You can also get off the skateboard if you get close to him and swipe the katana (or another melee weapon) at him for some good damage. He may run away and drop a grenade behind him. If he does that, hang back and take a few shots at him. I found that strategy to work pretty well - get close to him on the board, hop off the board, take a swipe, wait for him to run, take a few shots, then skate away. Keep an eye on Brad's health - if he dies, you fail the case and can't finish future cases - but keep in mind that he's shooting at Carlito too. He can do a lot of damage if you keep Carlito distracted. Good luck, it's much tougher than the first Carlito battle.
Spoiler:
But is Brad even doing damage to Carlito at all? I wore that SOB down to no health, as far as I could tell on my TV, and then ran out of bullets. I ran around while Brad shot at him. Brad plugs him for a bit and before I know it Brad and the Professor are dead and I'm fucked yet again!


Edited to add:
Spoiler:
The last time I fight Carlito was a freaking close call. He was aiming at me as I aimed at him and whoever was shot next was dying. The skateboard method didn't work for me at all so I went into the jewelry store behind him and took shots when I could. The medicine run mission was thankfully a MUCH easier boss battle but it was a really close call getting there, fighting and get back in the alloted time. I had to turn the game off for the night after that!

Mok 08-10-06 09:59 PM
I heard people who have Standard TVs are complaining that the text is unreadable in the game. You should see the amount of people bitching at the xbox forums, it shows you how many people still don't have HD sets most of them probably kids.

RichC2 08-10-06 10:18 PM
Originally Posted by Mok
I heard people who have Standard TVs are complaining that the text is unreadable in the game. You should see the amount of people bitching at the xbox forums, it shows you how many people still don't have HD sets most of them probably kids.
Hell, my 30" HD is so far away I can't read it either, it's just too small, they need a text size option.

ChrisHicks 08-10-06 10:55 PM
so how exactly do you get a score in this game? I've been playing for a bit but when I check out the leaderboards including my friends list mine shows nothing.


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