Gears of War 3? What zombies, the Lambent? I agree with Halo and from what I've heard Uncharted's were pretty stupid, no idea Mass Effect had them though. EDIT: Ooh it's the weird zombie things in Gears 2 not 3. They were annoying but at least they were only in it for a bit and they were quite powerful, not like normal zombies. EDIT: Also, lol at the Want More section, "8 games that would be better with zombies, because, save for shopping malls, the undead make everything better"
I disagree a lot about Halo, i mean sure the Flood to some aren't fun to fight (but to me on legendary they are extremely fun). But where would Halo series story be without the flood?
1. Mutated people, aren't they? 2. Not Zombies. Zombies are undead. These people were cursed. 3. We don't know exactly what Sires are. But they aren't dead. 4. I guess you could call the people that become infected by the flood zombies. Though its a major part of the story so not having them would have kind of ruined the plot in the first one. (they needed to destroy the ring or else the flood would destroy everything.) in 2 and 3, they became the biggest threat to the galaxy. 5. I guess I agree. We had Geth. No need to havethe dumb and slow husks. 5. This had zombies?! I don't remember that.
since what does a game need to be survival horror to have zombies? there are lot of games that have zomibes that arent survival horror. also in the expanded universe of star wars there are zombies.
Unlike those games (except RDR which I think they're over-reacting too since we don't even know what the DLC will be like) it was just a side mode. It didn't effect the game in a negative way like those did. And the people saying the Flood are good because of story, urm, couldn't they have just made a different story, hell they could've had the same one just with a different enemy, something that was actually fun...
since what does a game need to be survival horror to have zombies? there are lot of games that have zomibes that arent survival horror. also in the expanded universe of star wars there are zombies.
TheShadowLord07
*looks at avi, even though THAT character isn't a zombie* Don't forget the (hated) Mortal Kombat games, Deception and Armageddon. Those have zombies as well.
since what does a game need to be survival horror to have zombies? there are lot of games that have zomibes that arent survival horror. also in the expanded universe of star wars there are zombies.
nintendoboy16
*looks at avi* Don't forget the (hated) Mortal Kombat games, Deception and Armageddon. Those have zombies as well.
scorpion and noob saibot arent zombies, their spectres and wraith(scorpion = spectre, noob saibot = wraith).
since what does a game need to be survival horror to have zombies? there are lot of games that have zomibes that arent survival horror. also in the expanded universe of star wars there are zombies.
TheShadowLord07
*looks at avi* Don't forget the (hated) Mortal Kombat games, Deception and Armageddon. Those have zombies as well.
scorpion and noob saibot arent zombies, their spectres and wraith(scorpion = spectre, noob saibot = wraith).
But I looked at your avi in reference of MK in general though. I know those guys aren't.
[spoiler] Like what happened to Liu Kang when he became a beserk zombie. [/spoiler]
I don't understand all the hate for the Flood in Halo that was my favorite part of Halo. Why do they consider anything with soft tissue and exposed muscle a zombie.
I don't understand all the hate for the Flood in Halo that was my favorite part of Halo. Why do they consider anything with soft tissue and exposed muscle a zombie.infamousxii
THEY ARE FREAKIN' EVERYWHERE AND WILL KILL YOU!!!! KILL YOU!!!
I completely hated the last Mission with the Flood. UGH! Near Impossible!
Uncharted wasint zombies. Its a curse. Also RDR zombie thing is still yet to be seen and is dlc. So as long as you dont download it it wont be in the game. This list is dumb.
"Same reason as Halo – this is science fiction, not survival horror. I'm the captain of a shiny, state-of-the-art spaceship with a crew of highly exotic, highly intelligent and highly diverse aliens at my command, not some depressed widower searching for his dead wife. I'm exploring the farthest reaches of the universe, not looking for a rusty key in an abandoned hospital. Most importantly, I'm playing a goddamn BioWare game – the masters of originality in storytelling – and I shouldn't be encountering anything close to a zombie anywhere in this entire experience."
Who said science-fiction can't have zombies, or horror for that matter? Has this guy ever played System Shock 2? Guess not...
This guy seems overly distraught over zombies being in games. They are a staple of the horror iconography, and they can be integrated into almost everything. I half expected this guy to say they weren't necessary in Dead Rising because he seems to hate them so much.
I don't understand all the hate for the Flood in Halo that was my favorite part of Halo. Why do they consider anything with soft tissue and exposed muscle a zombie.infamousxii
i agree i thought the Flood was fun to fight and added some good variety
that said, i wished they had done it a little more Starcraftian and made the Flood more sophisticated and evolved in the sequels than just "one or two" new units that basically still do the same thing
[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]Uncharted had zombies?LegatoSkyheart
Uncharted 1 apparently had them.
Uncharted Spoilers
[spoiler] Uncharted had Cursed Spaniards in it with clues leading up to them. The actual treasure in it caused the transformation, and early in the game Sully (an NPC) even asked if the cave drawings were of humans. That was just one of the clues. However, it was actually pretty funny to see people freak out about these things, and how they "came out of nowhere", even though the game had plenty of clues leading up to them. I enjoyed the element, and thought it tied in well to the plot. Plus, it's not like they were around for much of the game. Not to mention, the best way to take those things out was to run and gun with a shotgun, as opposed to the video on GameRadar. [/spoiler]
"Same reason as Halo – this is science fiction, not survival horror. I'm the captain of a shiny, state-of-the-art spaceship with a crew of highly exotic, highly intelligent and highly diverse aliens at my command, not some depressed widower searching for his dead wife. I'm exploring the farthest reaches of the universe, not looking for a rusty key in an abandoned hospital. Most importantly, I'm playing a goddamn BioWare game – the masters of originality in storytelling – and I shouldn't be encountering anything close to a zombie anywhere in this entire experience."
Who said science-fiction can't have zombies, or horror for that matter? Has this guy ever played System Shock 2? Guess not...
This guy seems overly distraught over zombies being in games. They are a staple of the horror iconography, and they can be integrated into almost everything. I half expected this guy to say they weren't necessary in Dead Rising because he seems to hate them so much.
foxhound_fox
Suggestion for Charlie Barratt (writer of the article): take a little break from games with zombies or zombie-like enemies. He obviously needs it.
Personally, I'll keep playing those games as long as the existence of zombies make sense to the fiction of the game.
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