Slick wrote on Sep 14, 2016, 17:21:
any word on the framerate cap?

If I remember correctly, Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse edition on steam was locked at 30 FPS.

Which is frankly unacceptable.

30 FPS was the default limit but was very easily disabled. The game itself wasn't very well optimized (on any platform) but with good hardware, you'd get 60 FPS about 90% of the time.

In any case, no, Dead Rising PC does not have any framerate cap.

any word on the framerate cap?

If I remember correctly, Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse edition on steam was locked at 30 FPS.

Which is frankly unacceptable.

Retired wrote on Sep 14, 2016, 08:08:
Good post V.

+1

Good post V.

Jerykk wrote on Sep 14, 2016, 03:02:

El Pit wrote on Sep 14, 2016, 00:58:

Jerykk wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:28:
Dead Rising is not supposed to be a relaxing walking simulator.

Yes, you are so right. Dying Light was absolutely a "relaxing walking simulator."

https://youtu.be/BNsrK6P9QvI

I am hopeful there will be a trainer/mod that will let people play the game like they want.

Dying Light didn't have any sense of urgency. The only time the game had any real intensity was when you were dealing with the Volatiles.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Dying Light a lot but it had a pretty relaxed pacing, just like 99% of open-world games. You were able to do everything so you never had to make any difficult choices. Dead Rising is a very different kind of game. If you disable the time limit, you are fundamentally changing how the game is meant to be experienced. It's equivalent to disabling permadeath in a rogue-like. Sure, such changes make the game more convenient but they remove much of what defines the experience as a whole.

Dead Rising is designed for multiple playthroughs and as such, you shouldn't expect to see or do everything in a single playthrough. If you can accept that, you should be able to understand why the time limit is a core to the experience.

To further his point: The levels you get to keep through playthroughs come with 3 separate speed upgrades, which are in essence time extensions for letting you do more things with the time you are given. Once you get all 3, you have more than enough time to do everything you need to do with plenty of time to spare.

I will also add that failing one of the main objectives because you ran out of time to be where you needed to be doesn't mean game over, it means you'll get a different ending. The only way to game over is if you die.

There's a reason doing a 72 hour + overtime mode clear off a level 1 save with all survivors saved is considered a huge deal, it's absolutely considered a challenge run in the like of a speedrun or a "fists only" type run if you attempt it.

nin wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 21:04:

MacLeod wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 20:53:
I remember wanting to play this game, but I have a thing against strict time limits in games. Completely switches me from interested to not interested.

From what I remember playing of the first one, as well as cheating like a mofo to finish OTR...you're designed to fail. Many many times...

I still don't know how you finish OTR w/o using a trainer...

This first one on xbox I think I did darn near everything except save everyone....or was it DR2? I dunno. It was the part where you had to drop ALL weapons and save the Army guys, I kept dying at that part.....I think it is DR2.

DR1 was HARD. Once you figure out the smoothies though, you can time them to pick up, etc. I am sure I have diead HUNDREDS of times in each game.

Still trying to get my DR2 save to import.....

El Pit wrote on Sep 14, 2016, 00:58:

Jerykk wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:28:
Dead Rising is not supposed to be a relaxing walking simulator.

Yes, you are so right. Dying Light was absolutely a "relaxing walking simulator."

https://youtu.be/BNsrK6P9QvI

I am hopeful there will be a trainer/mod that will let people play the game like they want.

Dying Light didn't have any sense of urgency. The only time the game had any real intensity was when you were dealing with the Volatiles.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Dying Light a lot but it had a pretty relaxed pacing, just like 99% of open-world games. You were able to do everything so you never had to make any difficult choices. Dead Rising is a very different kind of game. If you disable the time limit, you are fundamentally changing how the game is meant to be experienced. It's equivalent to disabling permadeath in a rogue-like. Sure, such changes make the game more convenient but they remove much of what defines the experience as a whole.

Dead Rising is designed for multiple playthroughs and as such, you shouldn't expect to see or do everything in a single playthrough. If you can accept that, you should be able to understand why the time limit is a core to the experience.

Jerykk wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:28:
Dead Rising is not supposed to be a relaxing walking simulator.

Yes, you are so right. Dying Light was absolutely a "relaxing walking simulator."

https://youtu.be/BNsrK6P9QvI

I am hopeful there will be a trainer/mod that will let people play the game like they want.

NotOneOfUs wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:50:
The time mechanic was a, well, core mechanic. If that ain't your thing, you won't like this game.

For me, it was fantastic. Will pick this up later in the year again.

Yeah I am looking forward to grabbing it

The time mechanic was a, well, core mechanic. If that ain't your thing, you won't like this game.

For me, it was fantastic. Will pick this up later in the year again.

It's a pretty good game and would love to play it again on steam co-op. Yeah it has some time issues but actually thought it added to the game.

JohnBirshire wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:04:
If you buy this, you are a moron.

Sell your PC, buy a potato, plug a playstation controller into it.

Not sure what you're trying to imply here. That old games are bad? Or that only old console games are bad? Either way, it's a silly mentality.

Anyway, the time limit is a fundamental part of the design. It forces you to make meaningful choices because you can't do everything. As such, DR1 and 2 are designed for multiple playthroughs. With each playthrough, you learn where the best weapons/items are, where the Psychos and survivors are, the most efficient ways to deal with said Psychos and survivors, the best shortcuts, etc. It's almost rogue-like in that respect, only without the permadeath and procedural generation. DR3 lost any sense of urgency and I think it suffered for it. Dead Rising is not supposed to be a relaxing walking simulator.

This comment was edited on Sep 13, 2016, 23:33.

JohnBirshire wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 23:04:
If you buy this, you are a moron.

Sell your PC, buy a potato, plug a playstation controller into it.

Easy, CJ...

If you buy this, you are a moron.

Sell your PC, buy a potato, plug a playstation controller into it.

Yeah, i hated the time limited on the first one... it completely turned me off the game.

Played DR3 in co-op and quite enjoyed it though.

I remember playing the First one on console and being really annoyed by the time limit. The fact you keep your stats when you fail is okay, but never enough comfort to make me finish the game.

MacLeod wrote on Sep 13, 2016, 20:53:
I remember wanting to play this game, but I have a thing against strict time limits in games. Completely switches me from interested to not interested.

From what I remember playing of the first one, as well as cheating like a mofo to finish OTR...you're designed to fail. Many many times...

I still don't know how you finish OTR w/o using a trainer...

I remember wanting to play this game, but I have a thing against strict time limits in games. Completely switches me from interested to not interested.