Rogue Keeper on 14/5/2007 at 14:01
Quote Posted by Spitter
The zombies in Stalker aren't dead, merely brain dead
Because brain death isn't death. :cheeky:
They didn't describe the process of zombification good enough in the game, but it's basically a strong "mind control" which affects anyone close enough to the transmitter. What is not logical that some mind-controlled zombies do appear far from these areas among normal people or even in the radius of psy-transmitter after it has been shut down.
If somebody still behaves like a zombie after the transmitter has been shut down, it means he suffered irreversible brain damage and basically is a real permanent zombie.
That makes a good sense, no? I guess not. :laff:
D'Arcy on 14/5/2007 at 16:38
They're not zombies (real zombies, at least), they're just retarded ;)
As for the 28 Days Later zombies (and also the Dawn of the Dead ones), there seems to be a new and bad tendency to make zombies move really fast. Classic zombies shouldn't move like that (I think I already had this discussion with GBM).
steo on 14/5/2007 at 17:58
You must admit, it takes some of the scare out of zombies when you realise that they can only fight with hands and teeth and only stumble slowly across the floor. Without the lovely tight corridors of the Resident Evil mansion, there's just no scare. (Alright, hordes of the undead, slowly moving but unstoppable and all that rubbish but something that you actually have to run away from is somewhat more scary than the classic zombie, hence all the other beasties in RE.
Microwave Oven on 15/5/2007 at 02:16
The traditional zombie's fright factor doesn't come from their speed or armament, it's their tenacity and numbers that do it. Sure, if you've got plenty of ammo and room to run, zombies are no threat. It's when you're down to only a pointy stick and are cornered that things get scary. Oh, and did I mention their numbers? You need a horde of them, it's mandatory. Also, a proper zombie is supposed to be next to impossible to kill, not just a simple headshot dealie. It's like, how can you kill something that isn't alive? Real zombies won't be stopped by anything except a chainsaw or grenade. And that won't kill them, that just dismembers them enough so that they are no longer mobile. They'll still try to eat your ankles if you get close enough though.
You know what? Video game zombies suck, I want classic zombies! Arrrg!
/rant
GRRRR on 15/5/2007 at 18:23
Thou canst not kill which doth not live
But thou canst blast it into chunky giblets
Good ol Quake zombies :cheeky:
Bad Breath Dude on 15/5/2007 at 19:10
Looks like bloodsuckers if you ask me.
D'Arcy on 15/5/2007 at 21:06
Bloodsuckers don't wear clothes.
Aerothorn on 16/5/2007 at 01:41
For what it's worth, the folks in 28 Days Later weren't zombies, as they weren't dead, I don't believe. Just infected with a virus that makes em go all loco.
steo on 16/5/2007 at 08:20
For what it's worth the zombies in resident evil weren't zombies, just infected with a virus that makes them look/walk/act like zombies, causing everyone to refer to them as zombies.
D'Arcy on 16/5/2007 at 10:01
I think that the ones from Dawn of the Dead (the remake) were real zombies though. And those could move damn fast.
