What do you wanna see out of Zombies in the future?

[tyzzni]

Well with the recent release of Left 4 Dead (not super recent but ya) and the soon to be released Dead Rising 2 the zombie apocalypse game has begun to make its mark.

Let's say you had a chance to design only 1 feature in a zombie apocalypse game, or re-design only 1 feature from a different zombie game already out.

What would it be?

Personally: I would make a left 4 dead style shooter, but go back to the good ol days. When zombies were extremely numerous but slow, and would ONLY die from a hit to the head.

 

[AkJay]

Basic intellegence = frightening as hell.

 

[dontworryaboutit]

Less of them.

 

[Mr. Socky]

Less of them.

You stole my line. I love zombies (not in that way) but they have been really overdone recently.

 

[dontworryaboutit]

Less of them.

You stole my line. I love zombies (not in that way) but they have been really overdone recently.

I'm actually really glad that vampires are making a comeback, what with Let The Right One In and the upcoming Guillermo del Torro trilogy. Not because I'm a tremendous vampire fan but because it's a change of pace...plus someone needs to slay the delusions conjured up by that Twilight trash (actually Guillermo talks about that so bonus points to him).

My first statement also serves a dual purpose: if there are zombies, I think it's safe to agree fewer is better.

 

[Kimberland]

An RTS style game where you control a Zombie hord and have to take down humanity

 

[mikecoulter]

Less of them? I dislike Zombie games so far.

 

[not a zaar]

Nothing. Zombies are an overused cliche and a crutch for lazy enemy designers.

 

[PhantomCritic]

I want them back in the Resi series, but seeing how the storyline for the plagas is going, i assume they've taken over the zombies' place on Resi, so yeah maybe once or twice I'd like to see a zombie in the next mainstream Resi game

 

[KeiraZodiac]

definitely a MMORPG, that would be cool, having to rely on other people, trying to set up save houses, learning skills and stuff, that would rock.

And slow zombies, none of this running Left For Dead rubbish, if you're dead you cannot run dang-nabbit!!!

 

[not a zaar]

I want them back in the Resi series, but seeing how the storyline for the plagas is going, i assume they've taken over the zombies' place on Resi, so yeah maybe once or twice I'd like to see a zombie in the next mainstream Resi game

There's really no difference between plagas and zombies. In fact, the plagas victims are zombies if you go by the traditional definition.

 

[tyzzni]

ya but the plagas victims break the 1 zombie rule
they get show in the head, and they survive

 

[squid5580]

I want them back in the Resi series, but seeing how the storyline for the plagas is going, i assume they've taken over the zombies' place on Resi, so yeah maybe once or twice I'd like to see a zombie in the next mainstream Resi game

There's really no difference between plagas and zombies. In fact, the plagas victims are zombies if you go by the traditional definition.

Plagas victims can use weapons with accuracy. Since when can a traditional zombie light a stick of dynamite and lob it at a survivor? Sure in Land of the Dead they did eventually figure out how to shoot but they weren't very efficient. There is no way they could throw an axe from 100 feet with pinpoint accuracy.

Also the plagas were controlled. Traditional zombies cannot be controlled.

 

[zlic]

Default zombie is a dead body which lacks the energy to run, fight, throw, shoot, etc. but is a highly infectious thing. So if the world got zombiefied we would have billions of those. So the games should focus on numbers and cornering tactics on the zombie side with the player equipped with weapons designed to devastate thousands in seconds, like uranium shelled dual miniguns with mini nuke throwers. Such a game could be nice and interesting provided someone thinks of an engine which could stand thousand zombie guts blowing up without crashing the system and putting your CPU on fire

 

[TsunamiWombat]

An RTS style game where you control a Zombie hord and have to take down humanity

Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel without a Pulse. It's on XBLA I believe. Was an original Xbox game. Got good reviews.

 

[the Tadman]

An RTS style game where you control a Zombie hord and have to take down humanity

Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel without a Pulse. It's on XBLA I believe. Was an original Xbox game. Got good reviews.

Isn't more like an action game rather then an RTS?