Forget reviews, ZombiU is a blast

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

IMAHAPYHIPPO

Lmao, I got a kick out of the bolded part, best post I've seen in a while :lol:

The game looks like Condemned and Resident Evil had a child to me tbh.

I'm considering buying it because on Miiverse many people are comparing it to games like Resident Evil 1 & 2 in spirit and I even read someone say they feel it has the same hardcore feel as Demon's Souls. I will probably pick it up soon.

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

IMAHAPYHIPPO

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

Jaysonguy

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

bonesawisready5

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

bonesawisready5

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

You think this is bullying? lol

Wow, well aren't you fragile, hug your quota of trees today?

i had it preorderd but i still didn't get it.. not because of the reviews but becuz i was disappointed that there wasn't any online multiplayer modes except for that lame king of the zombie thing. it just looked like it would get repetitive & lack replay value. the only reason i preordered it in the first place was because i was drunk when i walked into gamestop & they always try to get u to preorder something

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

Jaysonguy

You think this is bullying? lol

Wow, well aren't you fragile, hug your quota of trees today?

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"] You like bullying people on the internet because you don't like their personal taste in games. Don't think that everyone will buy your garbagebonesawisready5

You think this is bullying? lol

Wow, well aren't you fragile, hug your quota of trees today?

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"] You like bullying people on the internet because you don't like their personal taste in games. Don't think that everyone will buy your garbagebonesawisready5

You think this is bullying? lol

Wow, well aren't you fragile, hug your quota of trees today?

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

You think this is bullying? lol

Wow, well aren't you fragile, hug your quota of trees today?

yellonet

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

Jaysonguy

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

and you think the reviewers are professionals or something, they are a joke. how much does it take for someone to like a game or not? pretty damn easy and then people want to go further than that and then everyone is a critique

The majority of the current scores of Zombi U on metacritic is 80 or higher.

Many critics and non critics consider this to be a strong launch title. The responses and opinions of the Gamepad are scattered and mixed from horrible to incredibly immersive and everywhere in between. At this point, I don't know which to trust for Gamepad functionality for responsiveness and execution of ideas because they're so scattered

But you tc, enjoy the game, and that matters.

It's much better to hear gamers enjoying games that with very universally negative reception (not accusing Zombi U here) than any kind of negativity and whining of all blockbuster, AA or major franchise games that will be repeatedly be said for the next 4 years.

From the sounds of it, this game is a love or hate kind of game. I don't have this game so I can comment on how good or bad it actually is.

I havent played the game, but from the sounds of it (from what I've read from the Zombie U community on Miiverse off of the people that Miiverse says who actually played the game before) the game is pretty good. Not game of the year or anything like that, but it is a good game, or atleast people seem to be really enjoying it. Either that or everyone is lying.

The thing is, as like it was with Wii, this tablet is a new kind of interaction which means there is not a fleshed out conventional standard for games to be merited and be scored thus reviews will be even more personal than usual. Everybody knows that everyone responds differently to a game (to any medium in fact) that is why it is always advised to take the reviews with a grain of salt and with these new toys presenting unique ways of interaction with the medium, it is even truer.

Going back to Wii, Red Steel was a game I enjoyed endlessly. It's unique art style and it being my first experience as a fps with wiimote controls, I was amazed by the game and spent countless times playing it. In the end it scored generally low at the field because the game really had flaws. Still though it was very enjoyable for me.

In short, skip the reviews and stick to let's plays, that helped me more in deciding what game to buy before.

The game has one major problem, and it's inescapable whether you like the game or not. The melee just flat out sucks. It's not that I mind countlessing caving in the skulls of deadites with a cricket bat, but it's just so not fun doing it. For instance, why do some zombie take four while others take eight swings? I once killed one in one swing. Why can't I do that more often? Why can't I have control over my swings? They're inconsistent. Some will swing right away, while others hold the bat over their head far too long, making it too hard to time your attacks when you're up close. When I try to kill my previous survivor to get my loot back, I don't even attempt it with the bat anymore. The game has some major problems that you just can't shrug off.JustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="yellonet"]

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"] Go ahead and talk in circles now like you always do when people respond to your flamebait posts, hijacking threads. You're putting him down for enjoying something that you think is "garbage". Usually when you say someone enjoys garbage that is an insult and implies that you don't think they're intelligent enough or capable enough of understanding why the thing they enjoy is bad and that they couldn't possibly enjoy things "above" their level of intellect. Why can't he enjoy the game? If you bought it, rented it, played it and didn't like it than go right ahead and say what was so bad about your experience with it. But if you haven't even touched that game then you just come across like a bully. Why do you have to tell him that he enjoys garbage? What would you gain from it? I can understand "Oh man I hated the game waste of $60!" but not "You like garbage".bonesawisready5

This guy has been on Gamespot for as long as I can remember and he's getting so annoying as of late that I seriously don't understand why Gamespot hasn't kicked him out of here yet.

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

Jaysonguy

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

One man's trash is another man's treasure. To each his own.

i had it preorderd but i still didn't get it.. not because of the reviews but becuz i was disappointed that there wasn't any online multiplayer modes except for that lame king of the zombie thing. it just looked like it would get repetitive & lack replay value. the only reason i preordered it in the first place was because i was drunk when i walked into gamestop & they always try to get u to preorder something

sum_guy09

LOLOL

Jasonguy continues to be a Nintendo hater/troll and you guys continue to feed him...sigh...

Jasonguy continues to be a Nintendo hater/troll and you guys continue to feed him...sigh...

Master_Of_Fools

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"][QUOTE="yellonet"]No use getting all riled up over Jaysonguy. He's not worth it.

ChAlDo205

This guy has been on Gamespot for as long as I can remember and he's getting so annoying as of late that I seriously don't understand why Gamespot hasn't kicked him out of here yet.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]The game has one major problem, and it's inescapable whether you like the game or not. The melee just flat out sucks. It's not that I mind countlessing caving in the skulls of deadites with a cricket bat, but it's just so not fun doing it. For instance, why do some zombie take four while others take eight swings? I once killed one in one swing. Why can't I do that more often? Why can't I have control over my swings? They're inconsistent. Some will swing right away, while others hold the bat over their head far too long, making it too hard to time your attacks when you're up close. When I try to kill my previous survivor to get my loot back, I don't even attempt it with the bat anymore. The game has some major problems that you just can't shrug off.goblaa

Overall I'm having a blast with the game as well...

The few shortcomings that could be easily fixed via patch in my opinion are:

1. Slow down the zombies... they move as fast as your character and unbalance the gameplay because you don't have time to actually prepare for anything and often times are forced to switch back to your...

2. Cricket bat... this is the only melee weapon... hey UBISOFT patch in new ones! Easy fix there.

3. (minor issue) all zombies die the same way the head completely flies of the shoulders and disappears. Pretty cool at first but after a while it starts to become apparent that it lacks variety... again minor gripe not really an issue but worth mentioning for those interested.

Those things said this is a great game and I'm having a blast playing it.

Things that experienced gamers would appreciate about the control scheme that reviewers don't mention:

1. You can open and close your backpack by pressing the select (-) button, and you can move away from any looting screen by pressing away on the analog stick you don't always have to click or swipe the gamepad (sounds minor but definitely helps it not feel like your playing an iphone game where every action has to be touched)

2. when you're scanning you can use the analog stick so you don't have to move your arms around your actual room (although I'll be honest that is a freaking awesome feeling to actually spin 360° and have it register but some people may not like doing it everytime...)

3. The controlls can be tightened by upping the sensetivity (85% for me feels great.)

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

From a first hand standpoint, and not from the perspective of a professional journalist, ZombiU is amazing.

The reviews don't lie; the game is full of flaws. But I will say its very easily counterbalanced by the fact that you've never played anything like this before. If you're someone that will get consumed by the "new" factor, than ZombiU will provide you hours upon hours of fun.

If you're going to poke at every flaw in the game, don't bother. Get an accounting degree.

YearoftheSnake5

You like garbage

Don't think that everyone will buy garbage

One man's trash is another man's treasure. To each his own.