Things We Liked:
Strong, Solid Game-play
Great Scavenging Element - weapon crafting is fluid and makes sense (some of the time)
Graphics are Beautiful - really nicely done textures
Voice Acting is Great - even though it's clear story isn't the focus
Challenging - not impossible, but difficult
Things We Didn't
Difficulty - can be a little too challenging at times (I am stuck about halfway through the story)
Leveling is a Little Weak - could be better, but could be worse
Can Get Repetitive and Brainless - large swarms of zombies are too easy to deal with
Overall Rating - 8/10
Dead Rising 3, arguably the strongest game in the opening line up for the Xbox One, is a great game. It's thoroughly enjoyable to pick it up and play it for a couple of hours and bash some zombies to pieces in good old Dead Rising Fashion.
The number of zombies this machine can handle is incredible. I've seen literally hundreds of zombies surround me as I stand on a car, mowing them down and waiting for more to come and get me. It's a surprisingly atmospheric game, very dark and sombre at times, although the bear-turret thing can ruin the moment a little.
The only complaint I have about the game is the repetitiveness. Hordes of zombies can be felled with a single weapon, or could be if there wasn't a deterioration mechanic.
I don't mind the deterioration, in fact I think it works well, but I wish there was a bar or a level or something other than a flashing red icon when the weapon's near broken. I wish I could measure the deterioration past "It's fine", "it's about to break", "it's broken".
Anyway, this game isn't all about the game itself. It's a tech demo, designed to show off how good the Xbox One can be, and it fills it's quota through and through. If you have an Xbox One and are waiting for Titanfall and/or Elder Scrolls Online to come out, this is certainly worthy of a few hours play time.
Euan
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