When comparing Grand Theft Auto IV vs Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition, the Slant community recommends Grand Theft Auto IV for most people. In the question“What are the best third-person open world action-adventure games for PC?” Grand Theft Auto IV is ranked 19th while Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose Grand Theft Auto IV is:
Framerates can even exceed 120 frames per second.
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Pros
Pro Supports arbitrary framerates
Framerates can even exceed 120 frames per second.
Pro Up to 4 player online co-op
There are multiplayer games built into GTA IV (not the story mode) that have up to 4 online co-op players such as Hangman's Noose or Bomb Da Base.
Pro Detailed story and world
Grand Theft Auto IV has an extremely detailed world as well as a intriguing and well written story.
Pro Cabs
For those that do not want to deal with the inconvenience or danger of driving across town there are now cabs that will take the player to certain waypoints on the map.
Pro Social commentary through exaggeration
GTA very smartly critiques many aspects of the modern world through exaggerated situations and plots.
Pro Enjoyable, impactful fighting mechanic
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 repeat themselves.
Pro Absurd, over-the-top, zombie-filled apocalypse experience
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.
Pro Co-op support
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.
Pro Extended gameplay through side-missions and collectibles
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.
Pro Great variety in weapons
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.
Cons
Con Very poor performance
Con Frequent crashes
Playing the game can lead to crashes at any time, which can ruin the amount of content played if it was not saved as well as just cause a lot of headaches due to fear of being booted at any time.
Con Dull, grey aesthetic
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.
Con 30fps cap
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition has a 30fps cap placed in the game by the devs (most likely being that this is a lazy port) that can be uncapped by editing an .ini file. Though once uncapped it is extremely difficult to get a stable 60fps, even on the most high end of systems.