The original Dead Rising is coming back in full force this September thanks to a fresh remaster, but not all things from the OG release are being kept the same. While it seems that most of the changes will be visual, alongside a few gameplay tweaks, we now know that the voice behind main character Frank West is also changing.
As picked up over on Twitter, Frank West's original voice actor Terence Rotolo has been asked about why he's not returning for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster later this year. Rotolo seems unsure why, but largely at peace about not returning for the new release. Here's the actor's exact response:
"Hello y'all,
Your question and support is seen and appreciated... The answer to your question is I have no answer. All I can say is I've been grateful for every opportunity to help bring Frank to life.
An actor's job when called upon is to show up prepared, deliver your best, and when done, move on to next mission; I simply wasn't called for this mission. The reasons are the producers' own...
All the best to you and the DR fans... appreciate y'all..."
With a new voice for Frank West also comes a huge change to the character's appearance. The switch to Capcom's RE Engine has allowed for some major enhancements here, and Frank looks much more detailed in the upcoming remaster - as you'd expect!
You can check out those enhancements in the article down below, and thankfully, we don't have long to wait for this one at all. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches for Xbox Series X|S on September 19th, 2024.
What do you make of this news about Frank West? Tell us your thoughts down below.
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Probably they know if the reremaster goes well they will just use the bloke that's in that for the next game in the series and the frank in dead rising 4 was a different voice actor aswell as far as I know and frank wasn't half as ugly in that one either
I love TJ but I don’t hate the new guy. He sounds pretty passionate voicing the role. Can’t wait.
Makes no difference to me - a voice is a voice and I couldn't tell you what the character should/shouldn't sound like. If it suits the character, the game, the writing etc, I couldn't care less who voices a character.
All this talk about 'professional' voice actors and potentially being 'replaced' by AI, I couldn't care less. If I can't tell or it suits the game (because the voice is supposed to be AI like Cortana), I couldn't care less that it wasn't voiced by a 'human'. So why would I care if a voice isn't by an OG voice actor or even by a Human...
I'm just confused how they manage to make Frank look uglier each iteration. From Case West to Project Cross Zone and ultimately Dead Rising 4.
It’s a shame but the original holds up perfectly for me, so have at it new guy!
I love the series and always thought Terence Rotolo did a great job as Frank West. I would have liked to of seen him return but I’ll give this new guy a chance. From what we heard, I thought he did a decent job.
Just another reason this new release seems like it will be easy for me to pass on. The PS4/One versions have held up well, and this is a game I originally bought on 360 way back. I feel like I have moved on from this game for the most part, last gen releases are fine if I am ever in the mood to go back.
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