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[Artimities]

So first off, I have to say not being able to create a post sucks. Anyway... There was a gameplay trailer released today.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7bj2Qgp2XE

 

[Samurai Penguin]

This is due out in March???? Dat Activision promotion!!!

 

[Squire]

This is due out in March???? Dat Activision promotion!!!

They won't shut up about this once the show comes back this Sunday, I'm sure.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

This is gonna outsell Telltale's game, I just know it

 

[Frazley]

I will buy it only after I hear how good it is. I don't want to pre-order what I know nothing about.

 

[WickedLaharl]

This could have been a slam dunk if given to a competent dev.

Playing as daryl in a survival oriented FPS could have been awesome as fuck.

 

[Squire]

This is gonna outsell Telltale's game, I just know it

Oh, people should have come to terms with this the day SI was announced. It's inevitable.

 

[basic_text]

So first off, I have to say not being able to create a post sucks. Anyway... There was a gameplay trailer released today.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7bj2Qgp2XE

'Gameplay' seems to be a bit of a loose term there, I'd actually like to see how the game plays rather than in engine cut scenes.

 

[Artimities]

So we are a few weeks away from release and still nothing. Has anybody heard anything regarding gameplay?

 

[Gorilla Shark]

I was pretty interested in this since I love The Walking Dead, but being 2 weeks out and having next to no info or gameplay worries me.

 

[Symphonic]

This is going to suck isn't it

 

[RoKKeR]

This is going to suck isn't it

It was bomba the second it was announced.

 

[Sec0nd]

Oh wow, they probably realised it was going to be a crappy game. They probably hope people buy the game because of the stories of this awesome Walking Dead game, not realising it's actually another game.

 

[Mario]

So we are a few weeks away from release and still nothing.

That is not surprising given this is being managed out of Activision Minneapolis. They lean on the license and wide distribution for awareness and sales to their (casual) target demographic, not enthusiast press.

 

[Dead to Rights]

So we are a few weeks away from release and still nothing. Has anybody heard anything regarding gameplay?

I've been wondering myself as well. Norman Reedus twitted the following photo last week so the game is basically done. Where are the previews?

 

[Trigger]

Norman Reedus deserves much better.

 

[Gorillaz]

I can't believe they aren't giving this press. Yea it might be a bomba but atleast try to remind people who aren't aware that it's a game in the first place. They are seriously going to use the "word of mouth" approach lol

 

[RoboPlato]

I can't believe they aren't giving this press. Yea it might be a bomba but atleast try to remind people who aren't aware that it's a game in the first place. They are seriously going to use the "word of mouth" approach lol

They're going to use the "hope it sells based on the license and confusion with the other Walking Dead game" approach.

 

[Escape Goat]

Game looks downright sedate.

 

[unknownhero]

man, norman reedus, micheal rooker, and the walking dead series deserve much better than this :/.

 

[Escape Goat]

Every time the guy says "You know" take a swig of *insert your alcohol of choice*

 

[Mario]

I can't believe they aren't giving this press. Yea it might be a bomba but atleast try to remind people who aren't aware that it's a game in the first place. They are seriously going to use the "word of mouth" approach lol

I'm not sure why you are laughing. Activision Minneapolis is very, very successful financially speaking using this approach.

 

[jond76]

I can't control myself when it comes to zombie games. So unfortunately, for better or worse, I will buy this...

 

[Big_Al]

Ah good ol Activision Value, the same brand that Soldier Of Fortune 3 was put under.......bastards.

 

[RoKKeR]

I can't control myself when it comes to zombie games. So unfortunately, for better or worse, I will buy this...

Part of the problem.

Spoiler

Mostly sarcasm.

 

[tha_devil]

so any predictions on metacritic avarage?

 

[Neuromancer]

I have this game preordered

It might be ok

so any predictions on metacritic avarage?

5-6

 

[Square Triangle]

so any predictions on metacritic avarage?

57% with 1.5 million units sold.

 

[RoboPlato]

so any predictions on metacritic avarage?

32

Gave it an extra 2 since I'm feeling generous.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Man you know this is going to be a stinker. Shame too because I love the characters they're using too.

 

[daegan]

57% with 1.5 million units sold.

I'll take 800k with a 40 meta.

 

[MormaPope]

38% on metacritic and 200K copies sold.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Ads showing in the UK, have been for a couple of weeks now. Mainly during the ad breaks for TWD on FOX.

 

[jond76]

Part of the problem.

Spoiler

Mostly sarcasm.

Hey now, I'm just optimistic where you are pessimistic.

 

[BY2K]

I've been wondering myself as well. Norman Reedus twitted the following photo last week so the game is basically done. Where are the previews?

Needs more AMC logos.

 

[Artimities]

This is why I love gaming. I hold out hope that a game I really want to play will actually be fun. I just hope it's a under the radar gem waiting to happen.
This is also why I hate gaming.... Cuz it will prolly suck....

Yet I still hope!

 

[grosvenor_92]

This is why I love gaming. I hold out hope that a game I really want to play will actually be fun. I just hope it's a under the radar gem waiting to happen.
This is also why I hate gaming.... Cuz it will prolly suck....

Yet I still hope!

Well seeing as Activision hasn't been promoting this game very much, if at all you might wanna stop hoping.

 

[LiquidSolid]

That is not surprising given this is being managed out of Activision Minneapolis. They lean on the lean and wide distribution for awareness and sales to their (casual) target demographic, not enthusiast press.

The same one that published Blood Drive?

 

[Grief.exe]

Its weird that this game was officially cancelled on PC, but they are constantly updating the Steam database entry.

http://steamdb.info/app/220050/

Really not common for a cancelled game and unheard of for them to add purchasing options.

 

[Professor Renegade]

There's no way this will give me the same feels as Telltale's game.

 

[Mario]

The same one that published Blood Drive?

Activision Minneapolis published Blood Drive, yes.

 

[Artimities]

Another day, and still nothing about this game. I dont think I have ever seen a game this close to release with so little information about it. Given the franchise and its popularity... this is really strange!

 

[Neuromancer]

After hearing more about the game, it’s clear that it’s not a straight first-person shooter.

Guns are sparse and make noise that attracts the horde, you need to scavenge for resources silently. There are moral choices based on which of each stage’s survivors you help, and which you leave to die – as you can only rescue so many in your truck at the end of each stage.

There are multiple mission branches, random encounters mid-stage and more. Its certainly not sounding like a straight up corridor shooter

“Oh yeah,” [Terminal Reality’s principal effects art and system designer Glenn Gamble] replied. “We really do want to challenge the traditional undead game. If you notice a lot of undead games throw a lot of zombies at you – or if they call them ‘Infected’ or whatever else. That’s their game type, that is the game they’ve crafted.

“As we are working within The Walking Dead universe, we have a very specific type of undead that we’re dealing with, which are the Walkers, these classic, slow-moving, shambling, very stupid undead creatures.

“The big challenge was, how do you make a game with this slow-moving, methodical enemy feel dangerous. That was a big challenge for us, and that’s why we went with the idea of – if you watch the show, three Walkers almost overpower Rick in season two.

“That is our benchmark. Three Walkers should be something that a skilled player could take on hand-to-hand, but a novice player may need to take a step back and say, ‘I may need to think of a way around this’. I helped design the combat system and my record is six. I can only take on six Walkers in hand-to-hand combat.”

“Six enemies is usually pretty easy to deal with, so we have a pretty low amount of enemies that are dangerous to the player. Because of that we could make these slow, methodical walkers.

..."One of the reasons we went first-person with this game is with a first-person camera you can’t look around the next corner in front of you.

“So that helped create that tension you see in classic movies and in The Walking Dead show, especially in the prison when they’re running through the hallways, and they don’t know if there’s no Walkers, one Walker or twenty down the next hallway until they actually get there.”

http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/08/walking-dead-survival-instinct-dev-keen-to-challenge-shooter-pre-conception/

 

[Artimities]

Good information, but still I think it's not looking good. Surely they have employees or somebody with their war to the street.... Need more info.

 

[mujun]

All signs point to this game being a pile of crap but I love the show and zombies in general (especially the traditional, slow ones) so I am grabbing the game on release.

 

[Artimities]

Yeah me too. I will support things I like. I would live to see it be a sleeper hit

 

[Dead to Rights]

Does this game have co-op? Surely a game with Merle and Daryl must have co-op, right?

 

[abstract alien]

Maybe it's just me, but this game doesn't look nearly as bad as it's been painted to be. Not that it's looking like a barn burner or anything, but it looks...I don't know...decent. Average. A bit run of the mill. I could say all of those, but I couldn't say that it looks like complete dog shit or anything.

Probably just me. I'm not buying it anyway(even if it was above average), nor am I a part of the target audience, so my opinion doesn't matter.

 

[Jofamo]

From the brief comments by the developers, it sounds like exactly what they're wanting to make is ZombiU. I could barely handle two zombies in that game at a time.

I'd love for this game to turn out good, and be another game along that style, but honestly, I hardly expect it.

 

[Neuromancer]

Does this game have co-op? Surely a game with Merle and Daryl must have co-op, right?

I haven't heard anything like that so I doubt it.