[STEAM] Capcom Reveals Who's Voicing Frank West in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

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***** Rising fans rejoiced a few months back when Capcom announced that it was remastering the first game in the series. But many were surprised that Capcom had recast the voice of beloved protagonist Frank West. After weeks of speculation, Capcom has finally announced the new West: Jas Patrick.

Speaking to

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, the development team behind ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster confirmed that Patrick would voice Frank West. Patrick is best known for his work on Octopath Traveler 2, where he voiced Partitio. Additionally, Patrick has lent his voice to other projects, such as

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"Jas Patrick is the new voice of Frank West for ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster. We're very pleased with the work he's done for this project," the ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster Development Team confirmed to IGN in the interview.

***** Rising Deluxe Remaster was announced in late June. The

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revealed that T.J. Rotolo, the original voice actor for Frank West, was not voicing the character. Following the trailer's release,

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that he was not reprising his role in Deluxe Remaster because Capcom did not contact him, and "the reasons are the producers' own."

When we asked them about this, the development team said they regret that "[they] were unable to have TJ Rotolo reprise his role in ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster." However, Capcom added that the studio "sincerely" appreciates all of the work Rotolo did for the ***** Rising series.

Frank West is just one of many characters who received a new voice actor in Deluxe Remaster. Nevertheless, as I mentioned briefly

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, Frank West's new voice grew on me.

***** Rising Dexlue Remaster is the second remastering of the 2006 original. Powered by the

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, Deluxe Remaster improves the lighting, in-game backgrounds, and environments. More importantly, a ton of quality-of-life changes have been introduced, such as the ability to move while aiming and improved survivor AI. Some things have also been removed,

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in the photography mini-game.

***** Rising Deluxe Remaster will be released on September 19 for digital storefronts, while the physical version will be released on November 8. For more, check out

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