Monday, November 22, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Undead Nightmare
One hour in to Undead Nightmare, and I am already hugely impressed. When Rockstar announced that they were going to be putting out a zombie themed add-on for Red Dead Redemption, I was pretty uninterested. I, like many others, am suffering from zombie fatigue. They're everywhere, and many games are cashing in on their newly found main stream appeal.
When I heard about it I assumed it would be a rather dull multiplayer mod. It seams I should have had more faith in Rockstar. It is a full narrative single player experience, rivaling many full releases in length. It takes all the familiar characters form the main game and places them in the midst of a series of typical horror movie scenarios beginning with, but not limited to, a zombie outbreak.
One of the most fun things is meeting the old characters again. The writers did an amazing job the first time round and their creations are being put to good use here again. An early encounter with the mad grave digger Seth is particularly enjoyable. The blending of familiar characters with fimiliar scenarios in a unfamiliar way has been extremely successful.
When I heard about it I assumed it would be a rather dull multiplayer mod. It seams I should have had more faith in Rockstar. It is a full narrative single player experience, rivaling many full releases in length. It takes all the familiar characters form the main game and places them in the midst of a series of typical horror movie scenarios beginning with, but not limited to, a zombie outbreak.
One of the most fun things is meeting the old characters again. The writers did an amazing job the first time round and their creations are being put to good use here again. An early encounter with the mad grave digger Seth is particularly enjoyable. The blending of familiar characters with fimiliar scenarios in a unfamiliar way has been extremely successful.
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