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Those who played both the original Dead Rising and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster may have noticed that protagonist Frank West looks older and bigger in the new version. According to an Inverse interview<\/a> with art director Satoshi Takamatsu, director Ryosuke Murai, and the original game\u2019s director Yoshinori Kawano, this change was part of the development team\u2019s efforts to give the remaster a more realistic visual art style.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Takamatsu originally planned for the remaster\u2019s Frank West to mimic his original appearance in 2006\u2019s Dead Rising. However, as development of the game progressed, the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster team found it harder to combine the concept of Frank being an opportunity-seeking photojournalist with his \u201c\u2018average American tough guy\u2019 (…) on the verge of turning 40\u201d appearance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This prompted Takamatsu and the development team to \u201creorganize\u201d Frank\u2019s appearance; using concepts like \u201caverage Joe\u201d and \u201ctough physique\u201d as guides. Frank was changed from a stocky, young-looking man with a smushed nose to a beefy, older-looking individual (also with a smushed nose). Takamatsu states that they \u201copted for a beefier body type that resembles someone who\u2019d trained as an American football player in school, occasionally goes bowling on the weekends, and has enjoyed his share of beer and bacon cheeseburgers.\u201d Truly, Frank looks less like a man who has covered wars, and more like an average American dad who cooks barbecue on his days off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Frank sports more wrinkles and an obvious widow\u2019s peak, Takamatsu and the rest of the team made sure that his body type was versatile enough so that he could fit into a wide array of situations \u2013 many of which have him donning everything from children\u2019s clothes to a full-on cosplay of Ashley Graham from the Resident Evil 4 remake<\/a>. Despite the change, Takamatsu thinks that Frank\u2019s new look works well within the context of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available now on the PC (Steam<\/a>), PS5<\/a> and Xbox Series X|S<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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