Sometimes, in previous titles, you wouldn’t have enough time to complete all your missions, so you would have to prioritize and let some survivors die. Events are no longer timed, so you no longer have to play smart in order to get every mission done. The counter obviously didn’t actually equal three days, however, you did have a timer and timed events to complete that kept the challenge ever-present and the truth slowly fading away.Īpparently, the company decided to scrap this core element due to claimed complaints from a lot of fans. One of the most advertised parts of the original game was how you have 72 hours to solve the outbreak.
Wielding his spiked bat and camera once more, Frank has more photo-taking abilities and features than ever before and more Combo Weapon crafting skills than the “Tape It Or Die” crew could ever hope to achieve.Īlthough it seems like the company is doing everything right with the next installment in the series, not all the same elements that became iconic to the series are returning. The mall has been rebuilt but with throwbacks to the original model, so long-time fans of the series can bathe in the nostalgia along with zombie blood. The fictional town of Willamette, Colorado, rebuilt after the initial firebombing that destroyed the town after the events of the first game, is taken on once more by Frank West, the original protagonist who is back to uncover one more outbreak.
in Off the Record is nearly identical to Dead Rising 2.Capcom is bringing its critically acclaimed “Dead Rising” series back from the dead on December 4 with a holiday-themed apocalypse in the town that started it all with the wise-cracking journalist that uncovered the original truth.
Pard'ner, you seen my wife, Doris? Real sparkplug, that gal! If you dun anythin' to my girl, you better run like hell!
Hey, that's my wife! Doris! Why she tryin' to beat the snake skin right off you, boy?! What you dun!? You're a gonna pay, mister! Lil ol' Doris has plenty of bullets left! If'n my Doris ain't in this dad-burned world, I shore don't see much reason for me to be here neither. Ya'll are sumkinda hero, since ya helped my Chad here find my needle in this haystack, and kept him lookin so dapper and young. Wait just a doggone minute! Yer that fella from the TV! Frank West, right? My Chad jus loves that baldness remedy ya'll were sellin! Hate to interrupt your reunion, but we'd better get to the Safe House and away from these zombies. Sweet thing! Where in tarnation have y'all been? There's my girl! Let's get out of this damned zombie mess to somewheres safe! That's right, you undead sunuvabitches! Keep goin' to those flashy lights and loud noises! Doris's too smart for suckers like you!! Well, we got to find her! We made a deal if we wuz lost we'd meet here, but I been all over this damn place, and there ain't hide nor hair of her!
Listen, you ain't seen my darlin' Doris, have ya? Real cute lil' gal? I ain't leavin' her out here, even if she is a crack shot! Listen, I can take you to the Safe House where it's safe. Woooooeeee! Blazes, it's a real live one! Brother, am I ever glad to see you! 'Appreciate the thought, stranger, but I ain't going nowheres until my man Chad finds me here. That's him! Did you find him? Is he alright? Please tell 'im I'm here if you happen to find 'im. We were heading towards the Platinum Strip before we got separated. All text may not be actually used in the final game.
mission in the Off the Record game files. Mission Dialogue More dialogue of the Lost. It wasn't me.ĭoris: Well, I guess if you helped my Chad here find my needle in this haystack, you must be an okay fella.Ĭhad and Doris are escorted to the Safe House Chad: My woman, god bless her, is always getting me into trouble.
Doris: Heh, these firecrakcers are great for luring those zombies into my sights!ĭoris: That's right, you undead sunuvabitches! Keep goin' to those flashy lights and loud noises! Doris's too smart for suckas like you!!Ĭhad: Not now, mister! Help me kill these here zombies, then we can chew the fat!ĭoris: Sweet thing! Where in tarnation have ya'll been?Ĭhad: There's my girl! Let's get out of this damned zombie mess to somewheres safe!Ĭhuck: Hate to interrupt your reunion, but we'd better get to the Safe House and away from these zombies.ĭoris: Wait just a doggone minute! Yer that fella from the TV! You started this here outbreak! Why, I oughta blow yer damn head off!Ĭhuck: Lady! Hold on! I swear I was set up.