The Dead Rising series has been, well, dead after the fourth game. Capcom Vancouver was abruptly shut down, meaning fans of the series wouldn’t get to see another installment. However, something was in the works indeed. It seems that an unannounced Dead Rising project was under development at the studio, and there’s even gameplay footage of it. Dead Rising: Dia De Los Muertos was, of course, cancelled with the studio shuttering, but one of the devs that worked on it has used the game’s footage in their portfolio.First spotted bySTiP0, a familiar name in the Dead Rising community, thedeveloper’s portfolioreveals a few clips of early design, as well as some gameplay. The protagonist looks like a younger version of series mainstay Chuck Greene, leading to the theory that this was supposed to be a prequel set in Mexico. Besides running around and pummeling zombies with anything he can get his hands on, Chuck can also be seen attacking an enemy stronghold with all guns blazing, taking on a boss, and another clip showcases the looting systems and animation.RELATED:Dead Rising Is Proof That Sometimes You Shouldn’t Listen To FeedbackAn early rendition of theDead Rising: Dia De Los Muertos logohas also been revealed. According to the date in the videos' titles, this was the state of the game around 2016 - 2017; it’s not final gameplay, of course, but it’s still quite a way into the developmental cycle. Perhaps if the studio had a few more months, we would have seen the final version, but – truth be told – even with polishing and final touches, the gameplay looks pretty bland.
The videos were uploaded to YouTube around two years ago as Unlisted, and have only come to light as of a few hours ago.
As for what fans have been doing to fill that Dead Rising shaped hole, well, they’ve been perfecting their Dead Rising 2 playthroughs to such an extent that one player has managed tocomplete the game without killing even a single zombie.
