I stand corrected. I checked out some DR3 videos to refresh my memory, as I've got a jelly brain, and it does still have some of that old DR absurdity. I dunno though I do still think it was trying a bit hard to sprinkle in "serious" themes that the others didn't. I can't really explain it, it's simply a feeling I get while looking at it.
I completely agree Dead Rising 4 was an absolute travesty and you could tell a mile away that it was supposed to be a completely different game before they did a u-turn at the last minute. The zombies were no threat at all, all the weapons were over powered, less combo weapons, I could go on. Getting someone else to voice Frank was sheer stupidity as well.
If they want to make good games maybe they should fucking start doing that instead of making sure there is enough "diversity" in their games. Or they could continue trying to appeal to spastics who don't play video games in the first place as that's a sure fire way to success.