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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:34PM PR0F3TA said

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It's an RPG set in the fictional town of __________ which is in the grips of a full-on zombie apocalypse"

*sigh* yea i bet
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:37PM Haelie said

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@PR0F3TA; Why so negative? Someone stick a sword in your weak spot this morning?
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:42PM Fishstick said

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@Haelie Awesome.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:43PM PR0F3TA said

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@Haelie

where was i negative? but ok fine. Too many zombie games, too much of the same premise
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:57PM Acosta02 said

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@PR0F3TA

I'm really not sure how many different premises you can get out of Zombies :/
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:58PM MystileArmor said

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@PR0F3TA

Too much of the same premise? What would you expect someone to do in a zombie apocalypse? There isn't much to do other then maybe find a cure for said zombie apocalypse or survive.

What do you want the premise to be like? Give the zombies some salsa lessons?
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:03PM Foetoid said

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He wants Space Zombies!
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:12PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said

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@PR0F3TA I know!

I mean, goddamn.

All these Zombie RPG's lately are pissing me off.

Oh, wait....
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 9:52PM Chareth Cutestory said

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@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

The Zombie Apocalypse is the true Final Fantasy.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:43PM Chris Smack said

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I'd highly recommend following that Rock Paper Shotgun link at the bottom of the article. This game looks very interesting, and is probably the closest to a George A. Romero simulator yet.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:43PM ZexionArmando said

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Wow. Sounds fun. Digital Distribution Services, so... Steam and/or Impulse?

If its cheap, which usually indie is, then this sound rather fun
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:43PM Crayola Q Pants ESQ said

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As soon as I saw that screenshot I got Fallout 1-2 vibes (sans apocolyptic wasteland). And as soon as I read "turn-based" I had to change my pants due to the potential pants soiling (too late) awesomeness this could be.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:36PM Courtney said

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@Crayola Q Pants ESQ

Troika was made up of a lot of people who worked on making F1 and F2, who then went on to make Arcanum, which while it had some flaws, was still one of the best PC RPGs of the very early 2000s. Troika games tended to be brilliant on content, but with serious bug issues.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 6:53PM Acosta02 said

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Video game allows children to virtually stockpile weapons in a school - tonight on FOX.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:07PM HybridPara said

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My dream game is a game like L4D but open-world and you can claim and reinforce your own improvised stronghold. And you have RPG-esque stats.

I will continue dreaming
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:08PM HybridPara said

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@HybridPara

Really I meant to put in "This is as close as a game will get to that dream" but hit submit on accident
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 8:05PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said

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@HybridPara Sounds like a really badass Borderlands Mod.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:21PM KyGuyTC7 said

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@HybridPara

Ive always wanted a game like that too
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:10PM Kyammi said

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You mention Obsidian and Troika vets, but isn't there just a SINGLE WRITER who came from Troika and Obsidian? Not even any of the producers or designers?
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:16PM Kleptomaniac said

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@Kyammi
I'd be a little worried if anyone from obsidian was really involved with this. After their last game!
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:24PM finnith said

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Bethesda and Troika? That can only mean that the game will release unfinished, only for DoubleBear to go out of business just prior to releasing a game-fixing patch. It is, of course, a critically applauded game that everyone ignores.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:44PM The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross said

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The zombie apocalypse just needs to happen already.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 7:58PM den69 said

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I was excited until I read turn based for some reason? I can't imagine that.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 8:19PM gevenstaines said

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@den69
brains! BRAINS! o wait, sorry. its not my turn yet.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 9:23PM den69 said

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@gevenstaines

Exactly lol how scary are zombies gonna be while waiting for their turn...
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:20PM Aerothorn said

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@den69 Hey, it worked for Fallout.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 8:32PM Teh Rei said

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FAQ:
"So don't throw away your Neo-Geo Pocket just yet!"
GOD DAMN IT.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 9:14PM Mortegro said

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People been talking about dreams?

My dream? This game is like Fallout 1 and 2 but with Zombies and the "build your own base/castle" elements of Suikoden.

That is my dream.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 9:35PM Jawmuncher said

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Another zombie game really?
Dont get me wrong I love zombies but man they're starting to become as annoying as when we had nothing but WW2 shooters.

Why hasn't anyone done anything with dinosaurs this gen?
We've had what Jurassic the hunted and Turok?

Im sure someone could make a badass dinosaur game if they tryed
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Posted: Aug 26th 2010 11:07AM Petebot330 said

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@Jawmuncher This isn't a shooter though. The idea is that this will focus more on survival rather than the killing of zombies. Getting supplies, keeping supplies, managing your group of survivors by leading them well. Read the RPS link they go into depth about the game it sounds pretty deep and amazing.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:21PM Aerothorn said

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While I, too, am tired of Zombies, I'm glad to see ex-Troika people soldier on. And Bethesda/Obsidian people? The article is unclear on if they mean both...
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:22PM Aerothorn said

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Apparently this studio is lead by the writer of Bloodlines. I'm so on board now.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:34PM SirEdgeworth said

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I am sick of all you kids whining about zombie games. Seriously, nobody whines when a space marine FPS comes out, or if a realstic FPS comes out. The truth is there hasn't been a zombie game done right. It is all on the level of cheesy kill so many zombies with machine guns. A game that doesn't focus on the zombies instead uses them as a plot tool will be the game that gets it right. Dead Rising was on that level, but a game that incorporates survival, LIKE THIS ONE. Will be awesome.

Anyways I think the zombie hatred is just people jumping on the band wagon in hating them. Truth is the zombie game market isn't as oversaturated as WW2, Space Marine, REALISTIC combat FPS genres have become.
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 10:54PM BigD145 said

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I could play Fort Zombie right now. No waiting.
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Posted: Aug 26th 2010 12:51AM NuttyBalls said

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Worth using a pc to play some games .... Im a console guy but this has piqued my curiosity for sure
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Posted: Aug 27th 2010 7:51PM Its X with Guns said

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Uh.. I kinda hate the zombie-defense/survival-gore-er genre. Slapping Troika onnit doesn't do a thing for me. Obsidian is so far removed from any highly-regarded games (Fallout, Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate) that their name is a curse to me.

Zombies are the new dead "World War II" horse (the horse formerly known as Space Marines), and there's not much you can do to revive that theme, other than throwing some Bruce Campbell up-ins. Or maybe have a SWAT team involved.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2010 7:52PM Its X with Guns said

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