Dead Rising vs Saints Row - FIGHT!

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 10:58 AM

Seems to me that these are two of the most fun games to arrive on X360 - indeed, on any system - in quite some time. But which is better? Fight!

Jason Cross · 09-01-2006, 11:06 AM

Both are must-haves, and are the kind of games that should get fence-sitters off and make 'em buy a 360. I think they both deserve a 9 or greater on the 7-10 scale, based just on how glued I've been to both.

Of course, if you're not ON the fence about a 360, nevermind. :)

It looks like the 360 is right on track with every other console - it's real promise starts to show about 9 months after launch.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 11:07 AM

Jason I did not expect such blatant apostrophe abuse from you.

Back on topic: I am abstaining my own vote until I figure out which way to go because right now I honestly can't choose between the two.

BobJustBob · 09-01-2006, 11:09 AM

I vote Saints Row because of the larger play area, greater variety of activities, and because of how much easier it is to ignore the objectives and goof off. But they're both fantastic best-of-system games and you shouldn't and don't have to decide between them. Why decide steak vs. lobster when you can have both?

Xemu · 09-01-2006, 11:11 AM

Yeah, I went with SR but man, what a tough choice. DR is more unique and intense, but fundamentally a shorter experience. SR is open ended awesomeness.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 11:11 AM

Bob makes a good point about time. Dead Rising does a brilliant job of inducing that feeling of "temporal claustrophobia" with its tight time restrictions. But after all that stress it's really nice to just be able to roam around Stilwater and do what you want and not give a fuck about the time :-)

Jake Plane · 09-01-2006, 11:18 AM

True. But what Dead Rising lacks in roaming, it more than makes up for in original gameplay.

I like Saints Row but in some ways, I've played it before. What I've never done in a game before is skateboard around a mall filled with zombies, clear a path with an umbrella for survivors, defeat a chainsaw weilding clown, or discover that I can speak rudimentary Japanese.

If I had to chose, I'd go with Dead Rising.

Balasarius · 09-01-2006, 11:23 AM

I'm still on my second run through of DR. Between the disk read errors and the retarded, counter-strike-like hostages, not sure I'm going to finish it... But I'd like to try to finish it before I pick up SR.

Jazar · 09-01-2006, 11:28 AM

Don't you mean Saint's Row?

BobJustBob · 09-01-2006, 11:33 AM

Nope.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 11:34 AM

Capcom and Volition need to team up for a joint crossover sequel. Zombies infest Stilwater and the warring gangs must team up to fight them.

GAMING NIRVANA ENSUES.

Thomas Wilde · 09-01-2006, 11:41 AM

So eight people are Dave Long?

Is this like how everybody would be out there saying they were Spartacus?

Troy S Goodfellow · 09-01-2006, 11:52 AM

I like to think there is a little Dave Long in all of us.

Troy

delirium · 09-01-2006, 12:00 PM

ha! proof at last that 36% of Xbox 360s are faulty.

Moore · 09-01-2006, 12:08 PM

NO contest, Dead Rising. Saints Row is alright, fun and all, but c'mon.

Tom Ohle · 09-01-2006, 12:17 PM

I just picked up a 360 with both games... logged about half an hour on each, and so far I'm having more fun with Saints Row... the start of Dead Rising is horribly slow, but I'll reserve full judgement until I've spent more time with both games.

Jake Plane · 09-01-2006, 12:22 PM

Can I just say that reading these boards has caused a significant spike in the amount of my disposable income that I'm using for gaming?

quatoria · 09-01-2006, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake Plane

Can I just say that reading these boards has caused a significant spike in the amount of my disposable income that I'm using for gaming?

What about the amount of disposable income you use for making polls?

Jason Cross · 09-01-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake Plane

Can I just say that reading these boards has caused a significant spike in the amount of my disposable income that I'm using for gaming?

As long as we're not steering you wrong, I can live with it. :)

Wholly Schmidt · 09-01-2006, 12:42 PM

Augh...Qt3...groupthink...must..fight....

I really shouldn't get Saints Row until the next paycheck's in the bank, but you guys have already broken down my resolve to not get it at all. Now it's just a question of when.

Justin Fletcher · 09-01-2006, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Whitta

Capcom and Volition need to team up for a joint crossover sequel. Zombies infest Stilwater and the warring gangs must team up to fight them.

Now this is a game I'd buy.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin Fletcher

Now this is a game I'd buy.

The only question now is, DEAD ROW or SAINTS RISING.

Jake Plane · 09-01-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Cross

As long as we're not steering you wrong, I can live with it. :)

Well, I worked up myself into such a frenzy that I would buy anything mentioned ad naseum on these boards... That's how I ended up with Barbie's Horse Adventures, unfortunately.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 12:53 PM

Yeah this board can seriously damage your wallet. Usually in good ways though. I would never have discovered Chromehounds without QT3, and I love that game now.

I came very very very close to buying Steel Batallion back in the day, though. I'm glad I didn't.

quatoria · 09-01-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Whitta

The only question now is, DEAD ROW or SAINTS RISING.

DEAD SAINTS.

Thrag · 09-01-2006, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy S Goodfellow

I like to think there is a little Dave Long in all of us.

We all have our own Dave Long, for us Dave Long is a guy on the internet with a broken xbox.

Gary Whitta · 09-01-2006, 01:08 PM

What is Dave going to do if his Wii breaks? The universe would implode!

Flowers · 09-01-2006, 01:17 PM

Dave won't be able to tell if his Wii doesn't work. He wants it to work so bad that he will hallucinate rad graphics and versatile gameplay if necessary. If he wanted, he could form his own school of Yellow Bamboo based on veneration of Nintendo. This is the power of positive thinking.

RepoMan · 09-01-2006, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quatoria

DEAD SAINTS.

RISING.

DEAD SAINTS RISING.

<drool>

Angrycoder · 09-01-2006, 02:01 PM

Night of the living wiggers?

View Poll Results: Which game do you prefer?
Dead Rising	20	37.74%
Saints Row	13	24.53%
I'm Dave Long and my Xbox 360 is broken	20	37.74%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

09-01-2006, 10:58 AM	#1
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,748	Dead Rising vs Saints Row - FIGHT! Seems to me that these are two of the most fun games to arrive on X360 - indeed, on any system - in quite some time. But which is better? Fight!

09-01-2006, 11:06 AM	#2
Jason Cross New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gamertag: JasonC Cassiae/Elmindrea on WoW (Moonrunner/Alliance)......... Posts: 5,190	Both are must-haves, and are the kind of games that should get fence-sitters off and make 'em buy a 360. I think they both deserve a 9 or greater on the 7-10 scale, based just on how glued I've been to both. Of course, if you're not ON the fence about a 360, nevermind. :) It looks like the 360 is right on track with every other console - it's real promise starts to show about 9 months after launch.

09-01-2006, 11:07 AM	#3
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,748	Jason I did not expect such blatant apostrophe abuse from you. Back on topic: I am abstaining my own vote until I figure out which way to go because right now I honestly can't choose between the two.

09-01-2006, 11:09 AM	#4
BobJustBob New Romantic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Madison, AL PSN&Live:BobJustBob Posts: 8,590	I vote Saints Row because of the larger play area, greater variety of activities, and because of how much easier it is to ignore the objectives and goof off. But they're both fantastic best-of-system games and you shouldn't and don't have to decide between them. Why decide steak vs. lobster when you can have both?

09-01-2006, 11:11 AM	#5
Xemu Social Worker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,669	Yeah, I went with SR but man, what a tough choice. DR is more unique and intense, but fundamentally a shorter experience. SR is open ended awesomeness.

09-01-2006, 11:18 AM	#7
Jake Plane Social Worker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gamertag: Mr Stone Posts: 3,368	True. But what Dead Rising lacks in roaming, it more than makes up for in original gameplay. I like Saints Row but in some ways, I've played it before. What I've never done in a game before is skateboard around a mall filled with zombies, clear a path with an umbrella for survivors, defeat a chainsaw weilding clown, or discover that I can speak rudimentary Japanese. If I had to chose, I'd go with Dead Rising.

09-01-2006, 11:23 AM	#8
Balasarius Social Worker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Hampshire - XBL: Balasarius Posts: 2,588	I'm still on my second run through of DR. Between the disk read errors and the retarded, counter-strike-like hostages, not sure I'm going to finish it... But I'd like to try to finish it before I pick up SR.

09-01-2006, 11:28 AM	#9
Jazar New Romantic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Gamertag/PSN: Jazar Posts: 8,748	Don't you mean Saint's Row?

09-01-2006, 11:33 AM	#10
BobJustBob New Romantic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Madison, AL PSN&Live:BobJustBob Posts: 8,590	Nope.

09-01-2006, 11:34 AM	#11
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,748	Capcom and Volition need to team up for a joint crossover sequel. Zombies infest Stilwater and the warring gangs must team up to fight them. GAMING NIRVANA ENSUES.

09-01-2006, 11:41 AM	#12
Thomas Wilde Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bellevue, Washington -+- GamerTag: TvsWanderer Posts: 1,583	So eight people are Dave Long? Is this like how everybody would be out there saying they were Spartacus?

09-01-2006, 11:52 AM	#13
Troy S Goodfellow New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,082	I like to think there is a little Dave Long in all of us. Troy

09-01-2006, 12:00 PM	#14
delirium Social Worker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver, CO Gamertag: delirium266 Posts: 2,228	ha! proof at last that 36% of Xbox 360s are faulty.

09-01-2006, 12:08 PM	#15
Moore New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: S. Carolina Gamertag: fulci zombi Posts: 8,947	NO contest, Dead Rising. Saints Row is alright, fun and all, but c'mon.

09-01-2006, 12:17 PM	#16
Tom Ohle Social Worker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 2,489	I just picked up a 360 with both games... logged about half an hour on each, and so far I'm having more fun with Saints Row... the start of Dead Rising is horribly slow, but I'll reserve full judgement until I've spent more time with both games.

09-01-2006, 12:22 PM	#17
Jake Plane Social Worker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gamertag: Mr Stone Posts: 3,368	Can I just say that reading these boards has caused a significant spike in the amount of my disposable income that I'm using for gaming?

09-01-2006, 12:42 PM	#20
Wholly Schmidt Battle Dancer How To Go Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Space Planet Posts: 11,154	Augh...Qt3...groupthink...must..fight.... I really shouldn't get Saints Row until the next paycheck's in the bank, but you guys have already broken down my resolve to not get it at all. Now it's just a question of when.

09-01-2006, 12:53 PM	#24
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,748	Yeah this board can seriously damage your wallet. Usually in good ways though. I would never have discovered Chromehounds without QT3, and I love that game now. I came very very very close to buying Steel Batallion back in the day, though. I'm glad I didn't.

09-01-2006, 01:08 PM	#27
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,748	What is Dave going to do if his Wii breaks? The universe would implode!

09-01-2006, 01:17 PM	#28
Flowers New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Above the Legal Limit Posts: 5,933	Dave won't be able to tell if his Wii doesn't work. He wants it to work so bad that he will hallucinate rad graphics and versatile gameplay if necessary. If he wanted, he could form his own school of Yellow Bamboo based on veneration of Nintendo. This is the power of positive thinking.

09-01-2006, 02:01 PM	#30
Angrycoder Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,912	Night of the living wiggers?

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