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4 Games Considered

4 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingController Support
Resident Evil HD Remaster
Very Positive–
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Mostly PositiveFull
Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition
Very PositiveFull
Metal Gear Survive
Mixed–
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Resident Evil HD Remaster

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Ryan
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Immersive exploration

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The entire game is set in a massive mansion and its surrounding area. It's very quiet, spacious, and has many locked doors that will pique your interest. You'll gradually unlock more of the mansion, slowly uncovering its mysteries. This includes hidden passages, secret laboratories, and rot...
Ryan
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Fixed camera angles create a cinematic experience

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Resident Evil HD skillfuly balances visibility and tension with fixed camera angles. It can be the view from behind a fence as your character passes it by, giving you a sense of looming danger. It can be an upwards angle on a giant statue, making it seem more imposing. Or it can be the zoomed out...
Ryan
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The puzzles feel just right

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The developers have done a great job of balancing difficulty of the puzzles. You'll still have to look for clues, reading through documents and examining objects, but it won't ever feel daunting. It won't feel too easy either, giving you a sense of accomplishment when you open that secr...
Ryan
Top Con

Combat feels awkward at times

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In various areas you won't be able to see the enemies on-screen because of the fixed camera angles. This might make combat somewhat unpleasant since you won't be sure if you're hitting the enemy or how far they are. The auto-aim function helps with that by pointing your character towar...
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition

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Kristaps
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Absurd, over-the-top, zombie-filled apocalypse experience

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The story and action in Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is pretty over the top, a staple of the series at this point which should appeal to those looking for zany zombie killing fun.
Kristaps
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Great variety in weapons

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There is an almost never ending supply of weapons to use and customize. This plays into how enjoyable it is to fight the zombies as there are so many weapon combinations available.
Kristaps
Top Pro

Extended gameplay through side-missions and collectibles

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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition offers plenty of side missions so players can take breaks from the main story line as well as lots and lost of collectibles. Taking the time to collect or complete side missions makes for plenty of hours spent in game.
Kristaps
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Enjoyable, impactful fighting mechanic

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The combat in the game never gets old as there is always a new weapon to try out which makes for so many different ways to fight enemies depending on the weapon being used. This is basically a sandbox of killing zombies, there are so many combinations of doing so that one can be hard pressed to rep...
Kristaps
Top Pro

Co-op support

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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition supports 2 player online co-op with a few DLC missions supporting up to 4 player online co-op. Sadly there is no local co-op to speak of.
Kristaps
Top Con

Dull, grey aesthetic

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Yet another in the long line of brown and grey video games. This aesthetic may be tiresome to those that are sensitive to this type of design choice.
Specs
Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:2 Player Online
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Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition

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Kristaps
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Fluid parkour movement

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The main protagonist is capable of scaling buildings, jumping over obstacles, and vaulting over zombies with ease, making traversing the open world city a lot more enjoyable.
Kristaps
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Satisfying combat

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The combat is impactful, visceral, and offers a great deal of variety in terms of available weapons and different enemy types. It presents a reasonable amount of challenge that is rewarding to overcome and offers multiple ways of emerging victorious in each encounter.
Kristaps
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Expansive weapon-crafting system

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There are blueprints found throughout the gameworld that can be used to modify existing weapons in a wide variety of ways by adding various elements to them and creating weapons such as enemy-seeking grenades, exploding throwing stars, and makeshift bats with nails through them.
Kristaps
Top Pro

Rewarding side-missions

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There's a wide variety of side-quests and a large chunk of them are multi-part adventures with great storytelling.
Kristaps
Top Con

Poor plot and characters

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The story is nothing new with many elements that are just too familiar at this point. A reluctant hero and a cold government agent mixed with a rather basic plot points to a lack of imagination and an obvious attempt to create a game for the masses.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Open-World / Survival / FPS
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player LAN
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Metal Gear Survive

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Yoshiyuki
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Base-building is great for those who like to micromanage small details

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As you collect resources like metals and wood from around the open world, you'll return to your base where you can improve the structures to better protect you from the zombie invasion. Building more walls and tougher enclosures will be your main focus to help make sure you have a place to esca...
Yoshiyuki
Top Pro

Only costs $39.99 USD at launch

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The game is a bargain right away, costing less than most retail non-indie games at launch. If you don't want to pay the usual price to purchase other new games, then this is an option for you.
Yoshiyuki
Top Pro

Smooth graphics

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The Fox Engine used for Metal Gear Survive looks great, with human faces and models that look believable, and great textures for environments. Characters are fine to look at during cutscenes, almost true-to-life in how realistic they seem at times. Even though the open world itself is pretty empty,...
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Bare-bones, tacked-on multiplayer

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The multiplayer is basically the same horde mode against countless zombies, except you get to play with other people. Nothing feels new or exciting here, other than how easy it is to obtain resources here compared to the tedium of single-player mode. Other than that, it's the same gameplay with...
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Extra save slots locked behind real money purchases

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It's frustrating that you can only have one save file for free. If you want to make a new save slot for another playthrough, you'll have to fork over $9.99 USD first. Gating such an integral game mechanic behind a microtransaction is unnecessary.
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Combat is bland and boring

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Whether you're fighting with a spear or a bow and arrow, combat is incredibly bland, with the same repeating animations over and over. Battles with spears are the worst offenders, since your character will do the same 1-2-3 motion over and over again. Combat lacks weight and realism and will pr...
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Fights against zombies are easily exploitable

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At first, you'll notice that zombies do quite a lot of damage to you, but there are a few simple ways to deal with them that cheapens the entire game. Hitting enemies while you're on higher ground from them keeps you from taking any damage whatsoever, making these battles trivial. You'...
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Phoned-in story presentation

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Cutscenes are really boring, lacking the inventiveness that the Metal Gear series is known for. There isn't much flavor to the cutscenes or voice acting to keep you invested in the story. Important segments will show slides of dialog with the character's picture while their voice actors dro...
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Hunger, thirst, and stamina reminders are a pain

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As you run around the world, you'll have to manage your hunger, thirst, and stamina, with constant reminders from the game when you need to watch out for these three things. Your AI companion is in charge of telling you when you need to eat food, drink water, or slow down to conserve your stami...
Specs
Steam Rating:Mixed
Genre:Action-Adventure, Survival
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