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Anyone else playing this?
Seriously, it's a game that had my name written all over it from the moment it was announced. 4-player online co-op zombie apocalypse fun.
I've only played a couple of online games so far, but it's BEAUTIFUL. And so much more fun when you know your teammates are real people.
The most interesting part is the "AI Director" system, which tailors the amount of zombies, and how they attack, to how the game's been going. Not in a Max Payne kind of "if you're shit, we'll give you fewer baddies" kind of way, but in a "hmm, let's have NO zombies here in the really creepy bit and then, just when you think you're safe, we're gonna SWARM you" sort of way. Haven't been playing long enough to know just how effective that is and how much is marketing, but so far the tension seems to build just when it's needed.
And much as I've always been a fan of a decent storyline, this game has absolutely bugger all beyond what you already know from all the movies, games and comics, yet still manages to be completely immersive. (I guess it's BECAUSE of all the movies, games and comics- once we've established the particular house rules for THIS zombie apocalypse, we know exactly what's going on).
Gameplay-wise it's an FPS stripped to the bare essentials- move, look, shoot (one big gun and a handgun- or two, one explosive, one medikit, one bottle of painkillers- that's all you're carrying when maxed out on inventory), jump, open doors and pick up ammo/weapons/health. That's IT. But what it DOES with that is nothing short of stunning.
As I say, a few plays of single player and a couple of games online mean I'm still overwhelmed by the sheer novelty of it all, and it probably has HUGE flaws I have yet to notice, but right now it's the best game I'm laying. |
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That's a big decision maker for me, having both an XBOX360 and a hulk of a PC.