Psychopaths are very unique boss encounters inDead Rising Deluxe Remaster, having Frank West square off against formidable and absolutely unhinged humans that have lost their way during the outbreak. While most will be a one-on-one battle, some will run in groups, which can make things much harder.

Speaking of which, the Hall Family is a family of three that utilize their hunting skills to snipe anyone and anything they deem a threat, placing Frank West between a rock and a hard place when he comes across them. This is one of the more challenging encounters in the game, so be prepared for a battle!

Frank West receiving a call from Otis detailing a guy hiding in a Cosmetics Shop in Entrance Plaza, taking cover from a sniper in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

How To Find The Hall Family

TheHall Familyis a formidable Psychopath encounter that becomes available during thesecond dayof the outbreak at5pmafterOtis calls Frankand mentions aguy hidinginside aCosmetics Shopin theEntrance Plazafromsomeone taking shots at him,starting the ‘Mark of the Sniper’ Scoop.

ThisScoop will expire at midnight,so you have some wiggle room to hold it off. So, we suggesttackling the Main Story Scoop ‘Girl Hunting’ firstand returning to this one later. After doing that,head to the Entrance Plaza to trigger a cutscenewith the Hall Family zooming in on Frank with their rifle, kicking off the boss battle.

Frank West running up toward the escalators with a Katana in his hand, heading toward Thomas Hall, who is actively trying to snipe him in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

There will be one Survivor held hostage by the Hall Family, so you may have to rescue some Survivors around the mall before this Scoop becomes available. If Otis doesn’t call you about this Scoop at 5pm, that’s likely the reason.

How To Defeat The Hall Family

Before you dive head first into this Psychopath encounter, there aresome things you must grab first,as they will be crucial to your success. First, head toParadise Plazaand grab theKatana, Submachine Gun,andthree things of Orange Juice.

TheSubmachine Gunis hidden awayatop the awning above the Shoekin’sshop, and theKatanais found onanother Awning just below Colombian Roastmasters,where you canalso grab the Orange Juice.With these in your inventory, we also suggest heading to theAl Fresca Plazaand snagging asecond Submachine Gun from the fountain.

Frank West rescuing Wayne after defeating the Hall Family in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

The Hall Family’s Moves

So, we came into this encounter a bit ill-prepared and had to use guerilla tactics to emerge victorious, but you won’t have to rely on that too much if you came prepared with the arsenal of goodies we listed above. The good news is they don’t have any special abilities or tricks;their skill just varies when it comes to landing a shot.

Thomas is the worst shotof the group, withRoger being the bestandJack being in the middle,so it’s crucial togo after either Thomas or Roger first.If you’reprepared with healing items, Submachine Guns, and a Katana,we strongly recommendsingling Roger out first.

If not, we recommend trying to defeat Thomasas fast as possible andusing his rifle to out-snipe one of the others,thengrabbing their rifle and repeating the processfor the final one. This is much harder, so please come prepared for this encounter.

With Roger out of the picture,thisencounter becomes relatively trivial,as you canfocus on Jackwithout worrying much about Thomasat all.Closing the gapon them will have them try and create distance, sorushing down Jack willessentially allow you toavoid taking damage and defeat him with several Katana slashes.

Justkeep moving and rolling to evade most of the fireandstay close to your primary targetto keep them from firing.Rinse and repeat this strategy for the remaining membersof the Hall Family, and you will have them defeated in no time!

Rewards For Defeating The Hall Family

Unlike some of the other Psychopath encounters in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, there areno permanent rewards for defeating the Hall Family.However, you will be able topick up their Rifles and use them until they run out of ammunition.If you like this weapon, youcan also obtain itin theHuntin' Shackin theNorth Plaza.

Additionally, you canrescue Wayne BlackwellfromEstelle’s Fine-Lady Cosmeticsshop after defeating them andlead him back to the Security Roomfor a decent amount of PP. We recommend leading him back as soon as possible, as it can open up other Psychopath Scoops for the second day of the outbreak!

Rodger, Jack, and Thomas count toward the ten Psychopaths you need to eliminate to obtain the ‘Punisher’ Trophy/Achievement. So we strongly urge you to seek them out and defeat them if you’re gunning for it!