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It’s the worst kind of Ubisoftitis since the lowest points of the *Assassin’s Creed *franchise. Outside of the main thread, the game populates the world with a dirge of side missions, but these all follow three similar formulas: saving people from zombies rescuing them from Obscuris (that collective of aforementioned army dudes) or blowing up Obscuris equipment that lies around the world. These should be compelling draws to find answers about the various conspiracies lying at the core of Dead Rising 4, but instead of creating a sense of investigative fervour as per Rocksteady’s Batman series or The Witcher 3, this zombie-fest is content with making its main objectives feel like a tiresome irritation rather than a compulsive reason to continue pushing forward. Your missions rarely ever switch things up, resulting in boring investigations that force you to use Frank's camera to scour the environment for clues.

In terms of an open world experience, that should be an improvement – one that unfetters up your thinking and allows for more freedom to explore and take your time – but in reality it results in a place where nothing feels compelling. That’s not to say the game needed to be more horror-focused, but the zombies you fight end up acting more like annoying interruptions instead of satisfying targets for your arsenal of weapons, while the complete removal of the timer removes any urgency. A lack of tension results in an absence of atmosphere, and compared to zombie contemporaries like Dying Light, Dead Rising 4’s sillier side can’t make up for the lack of “wow” moments. Overall, though, Willamette is a bit of a flat place to be. The Mall itself has evolved beyond recognition in the ten years since we last visited it, with all new sights and sounds including a small race track that you can commandeer, and an entire Santa’s village to fit the festivities.

Willamette itself is a big, sprawling open world made up of a huge mall and several surrounding suburban areas, but it’s not a captivating place to explore despite its wintery Christmas aesthetic.