Poll: How do you like your zombies?

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Ryokai

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The question is whether you like 'em undead or living. Undead zombies are the slow, shuffling, rotting corpses. Living zombies (like in 28 days later, or Left 4 dead) are the humans infected with the rabies-like zombie virus, still technically alive but now a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.

Though I like what valve did with L4d. Fast, insane zombies, but they stumble and shuffle in a daze, resting and leaning, if no one's around.
 

Layz92

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Hurr Durr Derp said:
Layz92 said:
Am I really the only one (I always halt after using that phrase but whatever) that is tired of zombies? Why can't we use other undead in movies/games as the main enemy creature? (vampires don't count) Like wights or shades or something similar. I personally wouldn't mind seeing a skeleton horde for a change. So in answer to your question I would prefer my zombies in the form of another monster.
Because of pop culture. Zombies and vampires are more or less accepted as 'mainstream' monsters, but skeletons and mummies and other undead are still very much in the 'pulp' domain.
That and skeletons and wights etc would need some expensive CGI most likely, zombies can just be cosmeticed up human actors. But still it would be nice to have different undead for a change. Lets start a petition to get some newer undead into the culture and give it to... bioware lets say hehe.
 

CNKFan

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I like real zombies. You know the ones that are reanimated corpsed as opposed to people with Super Rabies. Godamn I hate Super Rabies.
 

Layzor

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As far as watching them goes, I like them fast and mental but killable as any person would be, none of that headshots only malarky.
 

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I love slow zombies and I'll pick them over fast zombies any day.

I have a nice zombie plan in place in the event of slow zombies. In the event of fast zombies however the plan is to kill myself as soon as possible. You can't survive that.
why not become a fast zombie?
It's against my principles.
 

Koganesaga

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Depends on the situation really, the fats moving zombies create a sense of panic more than anything, clouding the survivors mind with what their survival instincts tell them to do. This is great if you wanna see perfectly health people get ripped to shreds and gives you more of a sense of wonder as to who is going to die because the fast movers are easily capable of catching them.

Then there's the slow moving zombies that give you a sense of extreme terror (there is a difference between terror and panic, but in the situation you probably won't care to make the distinction). Also slow moving zombies tend to be in significantly greater numbers as their prey can often escape after a single bite. There is also the surround factor which slow zombies do well because they don't make as much noise as fast zombies and because they move slowly, they cluster easier. Also, you've probably notice that slow zombies are usually coupled with some type of super zombie (Lickers from R.E. for example).

I don't have a preference as to which I like better, however if I was thrown into the zombie apocalypse, I'll take the slow zombies despite the semi-stealth, large numbers, and super zombies, simply because you can always outsmart a zombie, but you can't always outrun them, because it seems fast zombies don't understand the concept of "tired", and therefore unless you can manage to find some place to hide or get behind, you'll eventually be screwed.
 

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I think that the terror of zombies comes from the massive slow unstoppable hordes. Making then run fast and look like they've just taken a hell of a lot of crack just makes them not scary for me
Just think of a horde of fast zombies on crack! [HEADING=2]AAAAAHHHHH!! RUN![/HEADING]
 

TheRealGoochman

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I like the Resident Evil (T-Virus)/Dawn of the Dead (old school) style....part of the reason why they freaked me out so much was because they were A: sneaky, someone would go in a room and all of a sudden out of no where one would moan its booty out of a shadowy corner give em a moan and bite them. B: although they are slow and easy to avoid, the thought of suddenly having 20 corner you and slowly limp to you is sort of a freaky thought.

I do like the speedy "haul ass or you die" type zombies, but I like the slow ones when it comes to terror.

OH!!! and the thought of getting turned into a slow mindless hungry mofo is more freaky that turning into a speedy strong "Im gonna catch you and tear you to shreads" cause then you are like...well I may be dead but at least I will kick some ass
 

Z(ombie)fan

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out of those two, fast and insane.


but i like my zombies slow and smart.

have you read brian keene's zombie novels? (dead sea aside , its traditional slow.)

basically, its worse than fast, cause they can plan, talk, make homemade flamethrowers, etc.
 

Bullet Alchemist

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Deadlock Radium said:
Bullet Alchemist said:
I think that the terror of zombies comes from the massive slow unstoppable hordes. Making then run fast and look like they've just taken a hell of a lot of crack just makes them not scary for me
Just think of a horde of fast zombies on crack! [HEADING=2]AAAAAHHHHH!! RUN![/HEADING]
That would own more than chuck norris leading the bear cavalry.
 

Zhang

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I've yet to see it, but personally I'd like the best of both worlds. The freshest zombies being fast, while the ones that have had rigor mortis set in slower. It makes sense to me at least that there could be both.
 

GodofDisaster

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Preferably, away from me.

Joking aside I like my zombies slow, as I find them to be more frightening.
 

Vohn_exel

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I think a distinction needs to be made with the fast "zombies" and slow zombies. Because usually, fast zombies are actually infected, and refered to that in the series. Infected are essentially still zombies, but they're not undead and most of the time it takes less then just a brain shot to kill them.

Now then, to answer the question, I prefer the slow, undead zombies. Sure, running zombies is scary, but more in a "boo!" kind of way. I like the slow shuffling and inescapable fate that the slower zombies provide. The fact that they're dead, anyone that dies can become one, or that you can become one is just a great way to bring about fear. If they're slow and shuffing, you're lured into a false sense of security until it's too late, and then you're over whelmed.
 

StarStruckStrumpets

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I like-a mine with a kiss...

Shambling are the best, zombies Dead Rising style are the ones that kick the most ass, because they are the scariest ones.
 

xHipaboo420x

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I like my zombies how I like my women: shambling, cadaverous and moaning.

Having said that, I've got nothing against the faster types.