I?ve put a dumb amount of time into Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, searching out collectibles and blueprints, attempting to clear Nightmare mode, and to see just how many zombies I could kill in one continuous combo. It?s a game that I didn?t think I would enjoy based on its initial lackluster reveal, but it quickly became my favorite in the series. Dead Rising 3?s protagonist Nick is no Frank West, sure, but by and large it?s a really fun game.
It?s a shame that this PC port isn?t better though. Dubbed Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition, this port features the core game and the four DLC packs labeled as ?The Untold Stories of Los Perdidos?. And of course it features the typical bells and whistles you?d expect from most Steam products, like achievements, trading cards, controller support, and even mouse and keyboard support. As an overall package it?s not bad, priced at $49.99, which is essentially where the standard MSRP is for the Xbox One title. Sure, you can argue that sale prices and used prices drive that bargain down a bit, but with the DLC included it doesn?t feel like PC players are being screwed here.
Essentially, the game will work on a mid-range system, but you?ll be sacrificing a hefty amount of visual fidelity if you?re dead set on higher framerates. And while the game never ran particularly well on the Xbox One either, it at least looked better than this even when the framerate took a dive. I might be a bit behind the curve on my PC system specs, but I?d expect a better performance out of this system than what I saw in Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition.
I can?t suggest picking this up over the Xbox One version, at least until some of the performance kinks get ironed out (assuming they ever do). But if you have yet to experience Dead Rising 3, then this might be worth a look. But if you value performance over everything else, you?d do well to play the waiting game and see what fixes, if any, the community may produce.
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