The problem with reviewing the Xbox One and its myriad of launch titles all in a week and a half is that you’re bound to get a bit wrong. Even playing through an entire game, you can’t possibly capture the its entire essence, and most importantly, how it will feel to play when you’re not having to frantically fly through its story.
Long story short, I feel like I missed the mark a bit with Dead Rising 3. Whilst I graded it a very respectable 7.5, I couldn’t possibly appreciate how well the game functions as a relaxing tool for stress relief.
A relaxing tool for stress relief that involves decapitating and blowing up mountains of zombies, of course.
Enter Dead Rising 3’s first bit of DLC, “Operation Broken Eagle”. Part of “The Untold Stories of Los Perditos” (and much more economical as the bundled 4-part “Season Pass”), the DLC places you in the shoes of Spec Ops Commander Adam Kane in a storyline that runs parallel to that of the game’s main character, Nick Ramos.
If you’re solely interested in grinding out the DLC’s story, you’ll find that “Operation Broken Eagle” only takes about two to three hours to play. But you’re really not meant to do that.
Intended for play after the main story itself, your PP and skills carry over from the main game. Better yet, your PP and skills feed back into the main game if you get the urge to jump back in after “Operation Broken Eagle”. Collectables in both the main game and the DLC remain in Los Perditos, and a new vehicle and various sidequests really mean that developer Capcom Vancouver just wants you to run around freely, wreaking havoc.
How fun it is to do just that.
Go ahead, guys and gals; make those weapon combos you didn’t get around to in the main game. Delight in firing an automatic dildo gun at zombies. Drive a hybrid steamroller-motorcycle through a horde of zombies, and then double-back and do it again. Simply lose yourself in the zombie apocalypse.
It’s not all gumdrops, rainbows and intestines, however. Kane is a lifeless character with absolutely zero charisma when compared to mainstay Nick Ramos. The DLC’s story is uber-predictable too boot. But again, it’s not really about all that – it’s just something to get you back into Los Perditos and Dead Rising 3, and frankly, it’s quite welcome in the face of the game lull we’re (thankfully) almost at the end of.
Dead Rising 3 is a must-have for those with an Xbox One, and “Operation Broken Eagle” is a must-have for those with Dead Rising 3. Even a zombie with barely any brain function could figure that one out.
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