Dead Rising 3

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 994 Ratings

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  1. Krirub
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    Killing zombies is fun, as always.
    + There are A LOT of different weapons.

    - DR3 doesn't feel next-gen, because graphics don't look cool and the game runs at 30fps.
    - Frame rate drops (the game went down to 14fps once)
    - After a few hours you will get bored, killing zombies randomly without a reason is not fun
  2. Nucacola
    Dec 22, 2013
    2
    I have to be honest here, Dead Rising 3 suck big time.
    Now before you start accusing me of being a PS4 fanboy and that I'm jealous, I'm not ok. I own a Xbox One and one of the games I got for it was DR3, and holy do I wish I saved myself $60.
    I've only gotten through 3 chapters before I popped the disk out of the tray for good. It's boring for one. Not once did I feel for any of the    I have to be honest here, Dead Rising 3 suck big time.
    Now before you start accusing me of being a PS4 fanboy and that I'm jealous, I'm not ok. I own a Xbox One and one of the games I got for it was DR3, and holy do I wish I saved myself $60.
    I've only gotten through 3 chapters before I popped the disk out of the tray for good.
    It's boring for one. Not once did I feel for any of the characters I was interacting with.
    Navigating through the world is a chore, it feels loose and unrefined.
    The map is terrible, can't set waypoint (if there is they didn't make it easy to figure out how), you can't tell where you are, they didn't make it easy to set up what your priority mission is, and the menu is a to navigate though.
    The weapon selection and how you manage your weapons is crap to. If you inventory is full, you have to drop what your holding to pick up a health item. So if you're low on health and you've got a hoard of zombies right behind you, good luck with the controls long enough to grab that health without getting swiped at by a zombie. The character has two hands and can only use one of them? bull****.
    All the weapons feel slow and break too easily (I know you can upgrade the health of the weapon but you if you think I'll play through this ****fest long enough to get that). Aiming with a gun is loose and slippery and flies all over the screen, making it hard to do precise aiming.
    And the boss battles, OMG the bikers were so unrelenting they wouldn't let me catch a break to find health or change a weapon because they wouldn't stop throwing malitaves at me. And the main boss, that guy, your character is too slow, and he's too fast. I had to trick the AI into slamming into a pillar for me to get at him. I had to cheat to beat a boss, that should NOT be the case in a game just to get past it. The side missions are garbage, they just tell you to find a collection of items and don't tell you where they are, nice.
    In this collective pile of there was not a single moment where I had fun or had a smile on my face. I remember playing the first one years ago and was immediately turned off at the fact that I was being rushed by a timer. your timer, I'll go at the pace that want. So after skipping the sequel, I heard that DR3 wasn't going to have a timer. That peaked my interest and got me to get the game. While they got rid of the timer, the rest of the game was complete garbage.
    **** this game, I'd have more fun watching a fat guy jump up and down for an hour having his fat rolls fly everywhere.
    One of the worst games on the Xbox One, PS4 fans, your not missing a thing.    … Expand
  3. aaron8596
    Dec 27, 2013
    4
    It's fun killing zombies and running them over with various vehicles. The story mode is not very well thought out though. Some of the encounters in the game are just strange, this is a very silly game with not much realistic feeling to it. For example. You can catch bugs and crush them so the heads of the zombies close to you explode. For me that just puts me off a little. Another downfallIt's fun killing zombies and running them over with various vehicles. The story mode is not very well thought out though. Some of the encounters in the game are just strange, this is a very silly game with not much realistic feeling to it. For example. You can catch bugs and crush them so the heads of the zombies close to you explode. For me that just puts me off a little. Another downfall is while you can make some pretty sweet weapons they don't hold up for long and break easy. A good note though is the graphics, for one of the first games on the shelf the graphics are pretty good. So if you like strange silly games this is the game for you.… Expand
  4. righteous_hack
    Nov 22, 2013
    2
    Honestly if this was the only thing I played on X1...I would be listing my new console on eBay right now. The graphics are completely BAD, the other commenter mentioning it was a port from 360 hit it right on the head! The other issue is I was hoping to do local co op with my friend last night, nope.This game is painful to play, the framerate is sad..(how could it do local co op when oneHonestly if this was the only thing I played on X1...I would be listing my new console on eBay right now. The graphics are completely BAD, the other commenter mentioning it was a port from 360 hit it right on the head! The other issue is I was hoping to do local co op with my friend last night, nope.This game is painful to play, the framerate is sad..(how could it do local co op when one screen is too much for it, let alone another player)and it makes me sad because I was so looking forward to playing this!… Expand
  5. Cottagecheese
    Aug 9, 2014
    4
    This is just a pretty bad game in a lot of ways, I'd avoid it. The graphics are awful for a supposedly next gen game, there's nothing the 360 couldn't do really, everyone says it's the number of zombies on screen that makes this next gen but to be honest, Dead Rising 1 had plenty and that was a much tighter game control wise too, and it was better aesthetically in my opinion.

    There's a    This is just a pretty bad game in a lot of ways, I'd avoid it. The graphics are awful for a supposedly next gen game, there's nothing the 360 couldn't do really, everyone says it's the number of zombies on screen that makes this next gen but to be honest, Dead Rising 1 had plenty and that was a much tighter game control wise too, and it was better aesthetically in my opinion.

    There's a plane featured at the very beginning of the game, and it looks like it came straight out a PS2 game, the controls are wonky and all over the place on the controller and the story is non-existent.

    The Super turbo blah blah is slightly better but if you have to play this, don't buy, borrow.    … Expand
  6. Muzze
    Sep 5, 2014
    3
    Like its predecessor, Dead Rising 3 has a lot of the common mistakes of an unpolished game. A poor storyline, bad dialogue, stupid A.I. and a truly horrific combat experience are among the worst qualities of this action zombie game.

    The zombies, though numerous and scary looking, are buggy, glitching through walls, like in the previous title– mind you I played Dead Rising 2 in the    Like its predecessor, Dead Rising 3 has a lot of the common mistakes of an unpolished game. A poor storyline, bad dialogue, stupid A.I. and a truly horrific combat experience are among the worst qualities of this action zombie game.

    The zombies, though numerous and scary looking, are buggy, glitching through walls, like in the previous title– mind you I played Dead Rising 2 in the upcoming days of the release of this game, and it was still a buggy, unfinished mess. But surely this time it will be different!

    Having the ability to craft weapons everywhere seems well placed in a game such as Dead Rising, and is definitely a step in the right direction. No need to complicate the game any further, mashing buttons is hard enough as is. It is too bad, however, that when you find a blueprint, there are always matching items for the recipe right next to you. In fact, it seems that most every weapon that you find is near another weapon that you can combine with it! Awesome, right? No - it takes away the very experience of the craft weapons, making them as mundane as if you were to simply pick up a regular one. But I guess that you do get half a cutscene to watch, every time you craft a weapon. And there is a new attribute system. Neat!

    Yes, surely Capcom cares about delivering a good product to us, the consumers. This cannot be yet another example of unoriginal, unpolished, uninteresting undead action garbage. Did someone say day-one DLC? More DLCS to come? We should all purchase this game and its coming extra material; we should have even pre-purchased it, despite pirates having access to it days before us. It’s not like we have anything better to spend our money on, right?

    TLDR:

    Dead Rising 3 is not worth buying, just like Dead Rising 2 was never worth buying. Do not let yourselves be convinced by expensive trailers and paid off reviewers – this game is, I am sorry to say, just another example of overhyped trash.    … Expand
  7. lien717nc
    Nov 27, 2013
    3
    Game is graphically very good, but as an occasional game player, the game is extremely frustrating with the difficulty of the duels and the constant requirement to go back to a checkpoint with the need to watch the whole movie sequence. Good game design should allow you the option to skip. Not enough time in the day to waste watching the same sequence over and over.
  8. Athomeonarock
    Jun 23, 2014
    3
    Starting with the good, the thousands of zombies is cool, and the home made weapons are fun. That said, the story line is really annoying, and the boss fights are pathetic, out of place, and ruin the feel of a zombie apocalypse. Also,This absolutely is not an open world game!!! It is as linear as a game can be. A true disappointment
  9. SilzzlinBac0n
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    For 3 hours I ran around doing the most repetitive boring challenges known to man for extra PP. At the end of my little escapade I was grabbed by a zombie and for 30 seconds it prompted me to shake the controller. I shook and shook as it ignored all my input and I died. Where does it respawn me? All the way back to where I started 3 hours ago. Not once did the game have to enough sense toFor 3 hours I ran around doing the most repetitive boring challenges known to man for extra PP. At the end of my little escapade I was grabbed by a zombie and for 30 seconds it prompted me to shake the controller. I shook and shook as it ignored all my input and I died. Where does it respawn me? All the way back to where I started 3 hours ago. Not once did the game have to enough sense to autosave my progress. 3 hours of work lost. Not only did the game kill me unfairly, it doesnt even have the decency to save my progress. Do not buy.… Expand
  10. MegaGamer2006
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    I played Dead Rising 1,2 and 4 and this is without a doubt the worst game in the franchise. The open world is bad and the story are bad. I cant think of anything good about this game. Dont purchase this game. I am saving your time and money
  11. MoonlightWolves
    Jul 8, 2016
    3
    Dead Rising 3, the first dead rising to make it next gen but how does it stand up in the game market? With each new installment of the series Dead Rising has topped itself not only in finding interesting and funny ways to kill zombies, but also in writing a interesting story, and well written characters. Not to mention the increase the number of zombies on screen at a time pushing yourDead Rising 3, the first dead rising to make it next gen but how does it stand up in the game market? With each new installment of the series Dead Rising has topped itself not only in finding interesting and funny ways to kill zombies, but also in writing a interesting story, and well written characters. Not to mention the increase the number of zombies on screen at a time pushing your hardware to its limits showing what its capable of.

    It seems Dead Rising 3 has missed the point of why we are wanting to play the game. It clearly shows in the poorly written story, bland characters, and far too easy difficulty. It assumes we are wanting to play the game to depose zombies with wacky weapons and wear goofy clothes. While that is all in fun, but without a half decent story, believable characters, or a challenge this game doesn't have much legs to stand on. If you aren't interested in the story or can't relate to the characters you don't have much incentive to keep playing. Once you've tried all the weapons your going to get bored with game fast.

    You could go back and play any of the older games despite being at max level still face some challenge, but that is not the case for this game. Once you are maxed out, you are basically a god. Especially with any of the over powered gun combo weapons. I didn't find myself dying once through out my several play throughs. The only way you could die is if you were actively trying to kill yourself. You might as well be playing a flash game for three year olds that is how easy the game is. Even playing on nightmare mode which is basically Dead Rising 3's hard mode which was supposed to make the game's difficult more on par with the first game which was the hardest one in the series. It didn't make the game any harder. It just made the game play a bit more inconvenient.

    You have six in game days to complete the story before its too late, but don't worry the game's overly easy difficulty ruins the timed aspect of the previous games. Its possible to complete the game's story all within the first day in approximately 3-4 hours, 2 if you skip all the cut scenes and do none of the side missions. On top of these many complaints, Capcom expected players to play $30 for 4 dlc, that added barely 2 hours of additional story in total and tons of collectibles and challenges to pad the game's total play time. Not to mention there is a 5th dlc that isn't covered by the season pass costing you additional $10 which is a repetitive and boring mini game type arcade game.

    Do not buy this game if you enjoyed all of the previous games.    … Expand
  12. Broyax
    Mar 13, 2017
    4
    Après les deux épisodes précédents qui étaient de véritables calamités, je n'attendais pas grand'chose du 3 ou rien pour ainsi dire, car il faut avouer que Capcon faiseur d'étrons depuis bien des générations, ça ne fait pas du tout rêver. Et pourtant ! et pourtant si Dead Rising n'est pas devenu bon, il est devenu presque acceptable...

    Quelques détails symptomatiques du particulièrement    Après les deux épisodes précédents qui étaient de véritables calamités, je n'attendais pas grand'chose du 3 ou rien pour ainsi dire, car il faut avouer que Capcon faiseur d'étrons depuis bien des générations, ça ne fait pas du tout rêver. Et pourtant ! et pourtant si Dead Rising n'est pas devenu bon, il est devenu presque acceptable...

    Quelques détails symptomatiques du particulièrement mauvais "game design" ont été lissés comme la sauvegarde qui n'impose plus d'aller aux gogues ou la possibilité de fabriquer des armes à la volée. Et les véhicules ! la partie vraiment réussie du jeu qui se marie à merveille à ce bac à sable désormais assez grand pour boulotter du zombi à une cadence industrielle. Du coup, il est possible en farmant comme un gros porc de se construire un perso enfin moins balourd et nul à chier.

    En ce qui concerne le reste, on surnage toujours quoi qu'il en soit dans le maniement foireux, le même inventaire merdique, les QTE à foison, les boss bien lourds, l'histoire sans intérêt et les missions chronopost. Le remplissage affecte bien entendu la carte truffée de conneries à récupérer et ramasser pour les victimes de la collectionnite. Le temps limité demeure pour la campagne et le reste, ce qui implique de recommencer de nombreuses fois pour tout faire : principe complètement con dans un monde ouvert !

    Techniquement si le jeu n'est qu'en 720p, il n'en est pas moins agréable à l'oeil et maintient son 30 im/s malgré le nombre astronomique de morts vivants à l'écran, rapidement écrasés et éviscérés. Naturellement gore et riche en hémoglobine, il satisfait les instincts primaires avec un empressement étonnant. Enfin, dernier bon point (si, si, je vous jure) Dead Rising 3 est entièrement doublé en français, un doublage de qualité qui plus est !

    Tout bien considéré, la licence Dead Rising a toutes les cartes en main pour devenir éventuellement un excellent jeu un jour ou l'autre si Captron se sort les doigts et prend des leçons de "game design" (on ne sait jamais). Présentement ce DR3 n'est qu'un brouillon bordélique et mal dégrossi qui parvient à divertir de temps à autre... c'est déjà une petite révolution en soi !

    PS : signalons que DR3 se signale par un patch de 16 Go (seize gigas ouais ouais ouais) et qu'il se permet de grossir de 7 Go à l'issue, grimpant ainsi à 27 au lieu de 20 : c'est le contenu des DLC, prêt à être acheté...    … Expand
  13. LordMOrion
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    This is Dead Rising repackaged and ported to the Xbox One. As a launch exclusive it really doesn't do the console justice. No innovation, no changes, just a slightly darker version of the original game.

Awards & Rankings

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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2013
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2013
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#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2013

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 69
  3. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. Gamereactor Sweden
    Sep 7, 2014
    70
    A fun, wild waste of time that doesn't really live up to its predecessors.
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  2. Quarter to Three
    Jul 2, 2014
    40
    Get ready for a new generation of zombie-slaying thrills where there's only minimal gameplay to get in the way of the thrills!
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    87
    Out of all the Xbox One launch titles Dead Rising 3 is definitely the most entertaining. There's no denying that mowing down crowded streets full of zombies isn't a guilty pleasure. What Dead Rising 3 lacks, though, is next generation visuals. The game could easily pass as a fancy looking Xbox 360 title. [Feb 2014]
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