Inafune details Dead Rising 2

Creator of Mega Man Keiji Inafune, has talked of how Dead Rising 2 will massively benefit from working with a western developer.

Inafune explained how Western developers are great for bringing a new perspective to a game. He thinks that Blue Castle will be great for bring new ideas to the next Dead Rising.

“When we started developing Dead Rising 2 with Blue Castle, one of the first things that Blue Castle did for us was to list all of the good and bad things about the game,” Inafune stated on a Bionic Commando podcast.

“Working with Blue Castle has really shown us how we can not only fix the problems with the original game, but also extend and expand upon the really fun parts as well.

“[Blue Castle] really understood the Japanese flavor that made Dead Rising so unique, they show me that they are serious about creating a game that keeps that Capcom spice intact,” Inafune said.

Apparently Capcom are working very closely with Blue Castle on Dead Rising 2. The leading planner, director, and several “key staff” from the first game are apparently in contact with Blue Castle at least once a week via video conference.

The relationship between Capcom and Blue Castle, Inafune says, will become blueprint for Capcom’s future efforts.

“We really want to create a game that has Western sensibilities mixed in with our Japanese design ideas. That’s the next step in our global design in which Dead Rising 2 plays a very significant role,” he added.

Inafune didn’t divulge any more unfortunately, but did inform us that the sometimes-griped-about save system, and other issues players have had with the first game, are being looked out.

“I can’t promise that we’ll address every player’s gripes, but we are planning on fixing problems that we think should be fixed,” Inafune said.

Inafune refused to state whether the casino was in Vegas or Reno, though he did say the clock would return. Apparently there are to be a larger amount of goals; more than just the time-limited escapes and waits for rescue.

Dead Rising is being made for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Though consoles don’t sell as well as handhelds in Japan, Inafune hopes to see Western and Japanese tastes merge as the computer games market becomes global.

“As more shooters come into the Japanese market, as Japanese publishers like Capcom focus on sandbox games, I think you will start to see a change in Japanese gaming taste,” concluded Inafune, pointing at Dead Rising 2 as a frontrunner.

Keep checking back here for more news on Dead Rising 2 as it comes.