Always-honest
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Don't buy it.
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New Amazing ZombiU trailer
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CrunchyFrog
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hnnnnnnghhhh
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
An all around amazing horror FPS with a shitty endboss that sold enough copies to warrant a still good but not AS good sequel?
I am okay with this!
Because its everything Resident Evil 5 and 6 should had been before it turned in to Call Of Zombies.
Zoramon089
Banned
Red Steel comparisons piss me off. It's such a stupid analogy with no similarities that people just use because it's on a Nintendo console
eXistor
Member
From what I understand this game has a semi-open world. Kind of like Deus Ex (with similar level-design to boot from what I've seen). That alone should put the game on everyone's radar. I think the mechanics look really fun actually and I'm definitely getting it on launch. I'm not expecting a classic, but a rather a solid game with some cool concepts.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Not at all, and you shouldn't assume I was saying you don't know anything about games.
Like ScreenSplitter said, what SpanishWrath posted is at odds with most of the impressions I've read on reputable gaming websites. And without this post, right here, telling me you're 45 (your age is irrelevant btw) and how long you've been following games, how am I meant to know you from Adam or trust you?
If it's a turd, I'll be disappointed. Games like Funky Barn and Wipeout 3 look like obvious turds, whereas this doesn't look or sound like a turd to me at all -- in fact, the conceptual ideas in play sound really good. The impressions that I've read personally are mostly positive too. I've got an open mind that this could turn out to be rubbish - and who knows, maybe Funky Barn is awesome...
but my point was, and still is, for games that have yet to be released or exposed to a wider public - I'll trust impressions from the sites and journalists I follow, rather than one or two posters I don't know on GAF. Especially on a day like today.
I apologise for my snark earlier anyway, I don't like to offend.
lots of cheesy jump scares for my liking. Rather than actually trying to avoid zombies etc, seems like you just get a lot of darkness so you use your tunnel vision torch, and lots of right angled corners in narrow areas so you are 'surprised'
The Mana Legend
Banned
Yet everyone loves the first two Resident Evil games, which is 100% what you described.
Phife Dawg
Member
Sounds like survival horror. You're not supposed to be a bad ass that runs around head-shotting everyone. Though I reserve judgement on controls until I actually play it.
Well certainly not a looker, although I do appreciate the mood.
Thrillhouse
Member
ZombiU?
Condemned?
Not alot has happend in 7 years...
Ok there's alot more going on in the ZombiU screens, but still
Everyone hands-on impressions says the WiiU features are great.
I am interested by the premise and different approach. It'd be easy enough to make a 4 player co-op zombie shooter (and people here would probably rave for it) but that has been done.
I have to commend Ubi Soft for their creativity, and this is definitely become a major hit for the launch. I predict over a million in sales.
Phife Dawg
Member
Eh, what? I played Condemned on PC and it hasn't aged well.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Hasn't aged well? I wasn't very good the day it was released.
Projectjustice
Banned
Day 1 for me. Anyone hating it should go play RE5.
Phife Dawg
Member
Ah, well it had the lighting going for it. I'm not saying it was impressive or anything, mind you.
fabricated backlash
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It's the straw that gets pulled everytime from people not wanting to formulate an actual argument or are too lazy to actually troll.
Error Macro
Member
Yeah, there's red and blue fringing around everything, making it look like some sort of 3D image. It's weird.
Yet to see anything to change my mind about the second screen implementation. Very gimmicky and easily reproducible on one screen unless for some reason you really like the idea of looking down at another screen. And it still beats the purpose of 'hardcore' horror experience if i get an extra character view and all the other things i mentioned before.
radioheadrule83
Banned
These two posts have given me more entertainment that the hour and fifteen minutes I spent watching the pilot of The Newsroom last night.
Ahhh.
Always-honest
Banned
To my eyes the difference is pretty big..
Anyway, looks like it might be the only real hardcore zombie game worth playing. Ofcourse, many won't out of pure insecurity.
Chû Totoro
Member
You're not hardcore enough
I guess I'll have to check but I remember one of the Ubisoft representative saying that Wii-U is actually way more hardcore (gameplay wise) than everyone could imagine. It's not Wii again at all and asymetric gameplay is not that easy.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/09/wii_u_zombiu_premium_pack_confirmed_for_eu
I would bite for £330
I would bite for £330
CaptNfantasy
Banned
I would like to know what exactly about it is generic. Specific details and more importantly, what would need to be different for it to not be generic. I also would like to know how the title somehow cosmically effects the quality of the gameplay. It would also be interesting to hear your thoughts more in depth about how pointer controls are a "terrible idea" for aiming in a game.
CaptNfantasy
Banned
A few things i will say about this game, firstly dont give me screen shots good or bad. Screens mean nothing to me. You need to see a game like this in motion and thats all there is to it. That being said, i think the look is awesome. There is a creamyness to it, it seems slightly better looking than what im used to in other similar games. Not mind blowingly, and not across every facet of visuals, but its enough that it looks good and the atmosphere is elevated by the graphics.
As far as looking down at the Gamepad... i think its great. Its supposed to be a juggling act, thats the point. It will make more sense when you are playing the game alone in the dark, have almost no ammo left etc etc.
To me the best part of the game is the sound. Whoever is doing the audio is trying really hard to make it great. All the zombie sounds are brutal and right up front. All the gun sounds are crisp and very present. The haunting pinging sound of your little scanner thing is great. They picked the perfect sound for it. I have to hand it to the audio department. Everything sounds great.
Great great great.
As far as looking down at the Gamepad... i think its great. Its supposed to be a juggling act, thats the point. It will make more sense when you are playing the game alone in the dark, have almost no ammo left etc etc.
To me the best part of the game is the sound. Whoever is doing the audio is trying really hard to make it great. All the zombie sounds are brutal and right up front. All the gun sounds are crisp and very present. The haunting pinging sound of your little scanner thing is great. They picked the perfect sound for it. I have to hand it to the audio department. Everything sounds great.
Great great great.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Reminds of Red Steel proof of concept
I don't see the amazing I guess
I don't see the amazing I guess
In what way other than both are on Nintendo consoles, which isn't a valid answer?
It's a pretty damn generic looking Ubisoft first-person shooter coming out of nowhere to be launch-window software for a new Nintendo console.
The last time a game like that got extremely positive impressions and tons of hype, the game ended up being pretty terrible in the end. (Yes, Red Steel)
You can't blame people for being cautious this time around.
Ubisoft is making an incredible launch title for Wii U. It's just not this one.
Sammy Samusu
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Probably the only game I'll buy at launch, so please, don't suck!
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Red Steel never had extremely positive impressions :lol
You can be cautious, but not for some stupid ass reason like Red Steel. Seriously, if you are concerned about ZombiU because of Red Steel, then I hope you are concerned about Watch Dogs as well.
because it looks different that the majority of zombie games/modes out there...at least for me
brochiller
Member
I'd be very interested in a North American version of this. Hear that Ubi!
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Like as a game I don't see what's so interesting or unique about it besides using the pad for inventory management and things like shooting a turret or aiming down a sniper scope.(acts that don't look like they're made more enjoyable by the functionality)
Kinda like how Red Steel was a pretty generic shooter that hyped/sold people on the concept of aiming/sword fighting with a wiimote.
Main difference being that even in hindsight I can understand why Red Steel was an exciting concept to people.
This I don't get at all.
How?
That's what I'm curious about.
UncleSporky
Member
I love that it says "hell."
I knew it. If there was going to be a 3rd party game bundled it would be Zombi U (or at least one of the games to get that honor) considering how well it seemingly uses the controller and the support Ubisoft is putting behind the system.
Short term memory loss? Revisionist?
I agree! I was watching the trailer and I thought the gameplay looked pretty good and then I noticed there was no ui on the tv and I was like day one!
The Elite
BOSS
I played this game a few weeks ago and I played Red Steel before release as well. I got the same feeling and it wasn't good.