Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster completely refreshes the original game but fans who don't love the revised character design of protagonist Frank West can switch back to the original — as long as they preorder.
The wholly single player game, which arrives September 19, 2024 at $50 or $60 for the Digital Deluxe Edition, comes with preorder bonuses too, publisher Capcom revealed in an X/Twitter post. Players gain access to the Frank West 2006 skin, the Chuck Greene Skin (from Dead Rising 2), and the Willamette Parkview Mall Bee skin alongside three music tracks.
This bonus content isn't included in the Digital Deluxe Edition content by default either despite it including myriad skin packs including ones from Resident Evil and Mega Man. Capcom hasn't announced post launch pricings for additional content but the original Frank West and other skins will likely be available for an additional cost.
Time to chuck out those dirty clothes and "bee" yourself with some bonus outfits and matching mall music!
— Dead Rising (@DeadRising) July 1, 2024
Pre-order #DRDR for the Dead Rising Original Pack:
?️Chuck Greene
?Frank West 2006
?Willamette Parkview Mall Bee
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While this is fairly standard for a 2024 video game, many fans have already expressed dislike for the updated Frank West model so will likely be frustrated to hear they can only mitigate that grievance by committing to buy the game early (or perhaps paying extra later).
"2024 Frank West looks like 2006 Frank West in 2024," one fan commented on Reddit. "This Frank West 2006 outfit genuinely fixes the main issue I have with the remaster changes, so it's a bit mad to hide that behind a preorder bonus," X/Twitter user @Toadsanime said. "But at least it's here."
The look isn't the only thing changing, however, as original Frank West voice actor Terence J. Rotolo isn't returning for the remaster. "I simply wasn't called for this mission," he said.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches with 4k graphics and 60 frames per second support and running in the RE Engine. Capcom has made quality of live improvements too, "fine tuned" the interface, added autosave functionality, and more.
In our 8/10 review of the original Dead Rising, IGN said: "Though Dead Rising may seem like a simple, mindless game when you first pick it up, it eventually reveals itself as a deeper experience."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
