Dead Rising 4

unjustified hate. i purposely stayed away from this game for years after the DR community clowned on it for years. what a mistake that was. this game is fun. i probably wont play it a billion times like DR2, but for $5? this is great...
once again, i am learning to stop listening to peoples opinions. i made that mistake too many times, the worse being when people clowned on Dark Souls for being a hard and unfair game, tried it for myself a decade after release after staying away, and its one of my favorite franchises ever.

Great zombie game…..sad they cancelled dead rising 5 but hopefully we get at least a remake

Dead Rising 4 is a decent, but not outstanding, addition to the series. It's a fun, action-packed romp, but it misses the mark in terms of capturing the essence of what made Dead Rising so great. The loss of the timer and more open-world elements takes away from the experience. However, the holiday setting and some creative new weapons are highlights. If you're a die-hard Dead Rising fan, you'll still find enjoyment here, but it's not the best the series has to offer.

Dead Rising 4 is not as bad as people say it is
the game is pretty fun and has good gameplay. story-wise, really sucks
doesn't have a good balance between seriousness and funny, it is mostly not that dark or serious
and the way that game ends is pretty poor
in the end, the game does not meet the dead rising experience
but it is fun at times. I highly recommend buying in a sale, and mostly in the holidays times, since the whole game takes place at Christmas. 7/10

There is an elephant in the room that is hard to ignore when playing Dead Rising 4. For anyone familiar with the franchise, the slew of downgraded game mechanics hang over the experience and can make for a disappointing early experience. With the removal of mechanics such as the time limit and the psychopath boss battles, much of what made the series unique has been dialed down or outright removed.
Despite this, I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy my time with Dead Rising 4. Even with its obvious flaws, the core experience was still enjoyable: running around exploring the map grabbing collectibles, playing around with the vast arsenal of weapons, completing missions, and overall causing chaos still make for an engaging gameplay loop. The combo weapons that have become a series staple have been dialed up to 11 and using them on a crowd of zombies still scratches a very particular itch. The Christmas atmosphere is a bold choice that only half pays off, on the one hand, it provides the game with some much-needed personality, but hearing Christmas songs when playing in July can be jarring, to say the least.
The writing and dialogue is serviceable at best and eye-rolling at worst. With a significant personality change from previous games, Frank West comes across as a surprisingly unlikeable person and much of the game's one-liners fall flat. Outside of Frank, there’s little in the way of memorable characters from the game’s supporting cast. The tongue-in-cheek nature of the previous games has been replaced with a more crass humor that sometimes feels patronizing.
Even in a vacuum, Dead Rising 4 still fails to achieve its full potential, but when taken held against the standards of its predecessors, it’s easy to see why its garnered such a poor reputation among fans of the series. And yet, I find myself unable to condemn Dead Rising 4. It’s certainly rough around the edges and it’s not hitting the high notes of the games that came before it, but there’s still a generous portion of enjoyable content here. It’s more fast food than fine dining, but there’s enough here to give even the most critical of players a few hours of enjoyment.

This game honestly isn't as bad as many say, but that doesn't mean that it's above a 7/10.
First of all, the gameplay is pretty good. I found myself just standing in a crowd of zombies and getting my combo meter as high as I could. Combat in this game is my favorite in the series.
The vehicles are also the best in the series, but they weren't that fun to drive because of the map.
The map is the biggest in the series, with the best mall. I remember when I left the mall for the first time and was extremely disappointed.
The outside of the mall has nothing but zombies and "story" content.
There were also random events that let you unlock EXO suits and credits, but they sucked.
Now, the worst part of the game is the "story." They tried to make Frank a "funny guy" who was constantly saying quips. The voice acting for Frank wasn't great, but it wasn't bad.
I really wish they had made the story more gritty.
So honestly, this game is good, but not worth your time if you expect another Dead Rising 2.
Overall rating: 6.7/10

Dead rising 4 is a title that people can look at and hate if they are huge fan of the series. I think if you have an open mind and take your time. Explore the open world and find secrets. Play the game as casual game to have fun and enjoy yourself. You will find so much enjoyment. Over the top combo weapons and the story isn't bad. Dead rising has so many levels and content built in this game. Now you can get it all for 10 dollars or less on 3rd party websites. I recommend it because I am huge dead rising fan. I found more appreciation now playing it since I played it on launch day. People are so negative about games. This is a game that the timer being taken away allows me to explore at my own pace. It makes me play it more like an open world game where I try to find everything. My original play through I was on winter break. I rushed through this game and it left me wish it was more like the other games. I look at it with a different perspective now that it's solid open world game with fun to be had. Sometimes you just need a game that makes you smile with all crazy combo weapons to build. Capcom references and it's a miracle that this game came out like it did. Main studio lead was fired for making a prototype for another game. Microsoft devs took over the project. They were fired and this team that was left a short deadline to put together this game after Microsoft devs made poor decisions adding detective mechanics. This game was made in 1 1/2 to 2 years. Smallest development time and there is still dna of dead rising here. If given more time and better team. Capcom shouldn't have fired the studio lead for wanting to make something new. As we look back at old games we start to appreciate them more because people are super critical when it's a 60 to 80 dollar game. Now that it's 10 bucks or less. Pick it up you will have a good time. Find what is good about games and stop focusing on all the bad.