1. Use food processor to make some purpa drank
2. Get wasted with a few thousand of ya undead bros.
3. ???
4. Become zombie ;__;

It's impossible to save EVERYONE in a single playthough, the highest you can get is 51.
SAVE
FUCKING
OFTEN.
This isn't like a usual game where if you die, you can just breeze through all the stuff since you know what's going to happen, oh no. If you go an entire in-game day without saving and you die, you have to replay that entire day. TWO HOURS.
Psychopaths are designed to fuck your shit up, and survivors are fucking retarded, even if you do get the book that increases how effective their AI is.
Expect to hear lots of "FOLLOW ME!" "FOLLOW ME!" "COME ON!" "FOLLOW ME!" "FOLLOW ME!" "FOLLOW ME!" "COME ON!" "COME ON!" if you plan on rescuing survivors.
Here's a slight trick: The mannequin Torso is actually one of the strongest and most durable weapons in the game, and it's easy as hell to get: just break one of the mannequins in the storage room and take the torso. It easily defeats any boss in 3-4 hits, with the exception of the clown (because he has to be stunned first or he destroys any weapon you attack him with)

Hard game is hard at first. Level up some or die and do a status save to give yourself a jumpstart.

The mind control book sometimes helps as well as waypointing. Instead of "follow me," just point to where you want them to go and they'll make their way there with minimal bullshit and wait for new directions. It's kind of tedious after a while, but less annoying than if they're just running around in a frenzy.

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OP here, this is the kind of advice I'm seeking.

The completionist in me wants to save everyone in one playthrough but Dead Rising just isn't that kind of game.

Any tips on how to manage your time more effectively?
Also, are the drink recipies found ingame or am I going to have to gamefaq them?

Fuck, I hate rescuing survivors.

As if leading them through tons of zombies was hard enough, there's one particular obstacle (near the air-ducts to the sec room) that will almost always fuck any group of survivors, plus giving me a fucking hard time.

You'll know what I'm talking about.

Hint:CLIMBING THE DAMN STEP

WHY CAPCOM WHY

1. Defeat Adam the Clown
2. Get the criminal psychology, engineering and entertainment books
3. Get 2 or 3 of Adam's small chainsaws
4. ????
5. EASY MODO