Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster announced and Frank’s had a makeover-Adam Starkey-Entertainment – Metro

Frank now looks more like a Frank (Capcom)

Capcom has revealed a remastered version of Dead Rising, but not everyone is sold on the new version of its lead protagonist.

Despite getting a HD remaster in 2016, Capcom is giving the first entry in the zombie series another overhaul in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

The original open world zombie game came out in 2006 on the Xbox 360, which was followed by an updated 10th anniversary release in 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The last sequel, Dead Rising 4, was released in the same year.

It seems Capcom is now trying to revive the franchise once again, with the announcement of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster for the ‘newest generation of platforms’ – which presumably means PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The remaster was announced in a teaser trailer which shows off the title’s ‘brand new look’ – including a noticeably different face for protagonist Frank West. The original voice actor, TJ Roloto, also seemingly hasn’t reprised his role.

Frank’s appearance now looks more in step with his character model from Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, but some haven’t quite taken to the change. ‘You know I love Dead Rising but what the hell did they do to Frank?’ one Twitter user wrote.

‘What the hell did they do to my boy Frank West,’ another echoed.

No release date is given for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, but the official Twitter account has teased more information ‘soon’.

Capcom Vancouver, the studio behind all the sequels after Dead Rising 2, was closed down in 2018. The series hasn’t been touched since, but this remastered version suggests Capcom is perhaps looking to gauge interest in a new mainline entry.

The ‘Deluxe’ name implies this will be more than a simple remaster of the original, but we’ll have to see if the gameplay holds up almost 20 years later.

Do you want to kill zombies, again? (Capcom)

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