Dead Rising project being slightly derailed because i'm currently finding more inspiration in a slight deviation from the main topic.
Reasons why the series is DEAD: Reason no. 1 Dead Rising is dead: BlueCastle Games have no ideological principles. DR2 squandered the thematic potential of DR1; Frank should've been a passionate political activist radicalized against the American government but they assassinated his character and made him a rockstar burnout celebrity instead.
Reason no. 2 Dead Rising is dead: Chuck Sucks. Lowest common denominator, focus-tested character, engineered for broad appeal. Single father, unremarkable-looking but conventionally attractive and masculine, works with tools and hardware, cares about his kid. That's it. The design of his character is so cynical it frustrates me that more people don't see it. Stupid. Gets some consolation points for his willingness to crossdress, but not counting for much since that was an option in Dead Rising 1.
I'm just going to embrace my capacity to rant about shit that irritates me and see where it leads.
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Dead Rising project being slightly derailed because i'm currently finding more inspiration in a slight deviation from the main topic.
Reasons why the series is DEAD: Reason no. 1 Dead Rising is dead: BlueCastle Games have no ideological principles. DR2 squandered the thematic potential of DR1; Frank should've been a passionate political activist radicalized against the American government but they assassinated his character and made him a rockstar burnout celebrity instead.
Reason no. 2 Dead Rising is dead: Chuck Sucks. Lowest common denominator, focus-tested character, engineered for broad appeal. Single father, unremarkable-looking but conventionally attractive and masculine, works with tools and hardware, cares about his kid. That's it. The design of his character is so cynical it frustrates me that more people don't see it. Stupid. Gets some consolation points for his willingness to crossdress, but not counting for much since that was an option in Dead Rising 1.
I'm just going to embrace my capacity to rant about shit that irritates me and see where it leads.
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