I have yet to play Dead Rising, and I see a sale on it and 1-3

I have yet to play Dead Rising, and I see a sale on it and 1-3

Original is $16, 1-3 is $23.21

Should I get just number 1, or 1-3? Which ones are worth playing?

1 is the best, hardest and most original, 2 and OTR are OK and 3 was somewhat playable but not really that good.

They're all shit. The mechanics are not deep enough and the gunplay feels awful. But if that's what you want, get it

The first one is the only real deadrising.
Everything else that came after it was a mistake and 4 should never have been made.

This is a series that slowly loses its identity with each entry as it strips away it's unique features little by little in order to appeal to a wider audience

If the idea of watching something die slowly appeals to you, get the bundle. Otherwise, stick to 1, maybe play 2 and it's spin off, but avoid the rest.

Would comparing it to the Saints Row games be apt in the direction they headed?

Having played them all, I'd recommend them in chronological order. 1 is by far the most enjoyable and has the most "together" story.

If you're one of the people who dislikes the "dumbing down" of games, don't bother with the 3rd of 4th. That shit is really shallow, only good if you want to feel like a zombie slayer action man.

The first one is really fucking fun but needs save states so fucking bad.

I got to the 7th day and went to where the fucking arrow pointed me, but apparently I was on the wrong floor which the game gives no indication of so I failed and went back to day 1. I was so fucking pissed.

I also thought this, seriously
1: Serious game but lets you goof off.
2: Silly game with serious plot, considered to be the best
3: identity crisis
4: Doesn't even attempt to take itself seriously, considered either worst or best game depending on opinion anyone who doesn't think it's worst is probably an idiot

4 is fun, but not as a Saints Row game.

REAL TALK
1 is the best but most challenging, if you want to free roam/level up/fuck around then just fail the timer, it'll give you the option to continue. it's recommended because the game is fuckin hard. my personal fav.

2 is similar but with cash, a boring main character and online coop.
if you've got friends that wanna play then get this one, slightly less challenging and slightly worse map but still a good game.

absolutely ignore 3 and 4, they don't exist. okay?

1 is best
2 is good with coop

thats all you need to know

not nearly that bad, no

if i had to explain it shortly in those terms, Dead Rising has breast cancer, and Saints Row is Hisashi Ouchi

It was designed with the intention of preventing save scumming.

Either reload your last save and try again or start over from day 1, but do it better and faster

i would get all 3 and gift them to people since I own 2 and off the record

don't care for 3 or 4
but steam doesn't allow that

just get the 1-3. its only an extra $8. thats pocket change.

I never understood why people found the save system flawed. Sure it's not intuitive or explained well at first, but there's a bathroom in every single wing on every single floor. It's no different from the thousands of other games with designated save points.

Saint's Row got dumber with each entry, but it wasn't straight up copying or removing other popular trends at the time. It lost its identity as a rip off GTA clone and became something else entirely.

Dead Rising started off as something incredibly unique that needed polishing. Instead of fine tuning it in the sequels, they removed shit and replaced it with generic shit you see in every game nowadays.

What was once a time attack survival game using any items available and a unique leveling up mechanic turned into a generic third person shooter with a shallow level up system, crafting system and kill streaks.

game would be shit with save states

therefore you are a cunt

Morons don't want to be held responsible for fucking up. They want to win every time and they'll save scum for it.

It's why everyone hates DR1's save system the most. You only have one slot. If you can't get it right, reset. Most people refuse to start over. The very idea of replaying the game offends them.

>You only have one slot.
That is quite dumb.

No it isn't and you can't kindly go fuck yourself

It is.

You don't know shit about fuck.