In Dead Rising 4 you don’t even have to face the right way, whereas the original Dead Rising accounts for the trajectory of the bat and only smacks zombies in its path.
But what Dead Rising 4 has gained in draw distances and whatever its definitely lost in that ineffable charm that made us love Dead Rising in the first place.
Dead Rising 4 probably has a lot going for it, but dear oh dear: it really doesn’t have the charm of the original.
Still, I think it’s fair to say that in chasing triple-A open world graphical standards, Dead Rising 4 lost some of what gave the original so much character and made it special.