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Title: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Claimh Solais on September 02, 2011, 10:19:27 PM
There seems to be a lack of interesting zombie things (in my own opinion). The only ones I can think of that are worth playing/watching/reading/etc. are Resident Evil (not the live-action movies), Left 4 Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, World War Z, and Survive: The Undead Assault. Anyone have any other suggestions that I could hit up?

And I swear to God. If anyone says something like Nazi Zombies or RDR: Undead Nightmare, I will find you. And I will slap you. I don't even care if you slap back. I will. I find a lot of the zombie things coming out lately as sad excuses for interesting Undead stories.

:)
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: crisis on September 02, 2011, 10:51:57 PM
I remember getting House of the Dead 2 when it launched for Dreamcast, it was pretty fun

House of the dead 2: Chapter 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8AEaAFuDM#)
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: KaZudra on September 03, 2011, 12:09:04 AM
Movies: any Romero Zombie flick, Planet Terror...

Games:
Borderlands - Zombie DLC
Left 4 Dead 1+2
Dead Rising 1+2
Resident Evil 1-3 +4(because no zombies, but recommended anyways)
Plants vs. Zombies
Any first Room of a Castlevania game
Typing of the Dead
CoD World at War + Black Ops Zombies
Alone in the Dark
Zombie ate my neighbors
Dead Space 1+2 (Not Zombies, but close enough)
Stubbs the Zombie
Halloween Harry / Alien Carnage
DOOM 1-3

Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 03, 2011, 02:37:54 AM
Films:

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore
Dead Alive/Braindead
Re-Animator
Bride of Re-Animator
Beyond Re-Animator
The Beyond
City of the Living Dead
House by the Cemetery
Return of the Living Dead

and others that my mind isn't drawing up at this time.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Mooning Freddy on September 03, 2011, 09:05:12 AM
There seems to be a lack of interesting zombie things.

Hmmm, let's see, so zombies are basically flesh-hungry, brain-dead creatures that are only controlled by a basic necessity to feed on living tissue. That is undoubtedly the most stupid and unoriginal concept created by mankind. The fact that this concept has given birth to hundreds of films, books and video games is a disgrace that only proves the further downfall of intelligence in human society.

So I say, the combination of zombies and "interesting" is not quite possible from the start.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Nail_Bombed on September 03, 2011, 11:16:08 AM
Go watch/read The Walking Dead. The comic book is awesome and so is the TV series.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Claimh Solais on September 03, 2011, 10:54:08 PM
Hmmm, let's see, so zombies are basically flesh-hungry, brain-dead creatures that are only controlled by a basic necessity to feed on living tissue. That is undoubtedly the most stupid and unoriginal concept created by mankind. The fact that this concept has given birth to hundreds of films, books and video games is a disgrace that only proves the further downfall of intelligence in human society.

So I say, the combination of zombies and "interesting" is not quite possible from the start.

Its what makes it so interesting...

I will jot these down with my blue crayon in my handy dandy notebook. Thanks all.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: KaZudra on September 04, 2011, 12:04:51 AM
Its what makes it so interesting...

I will jot these down with my blue crayon in my handy dandy notebook. Thanks all.

A CLUE! A CLUE! XD
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Arcraith on September 06, 2011, 09:05:06 PM
Sankarea? :P
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Bloodreign on September 06, 2011, 10:07:09 PM
Films:

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore
Dead Alive/Braindead
Re-Animator
Bride of Re-Animator
Beyond Re-Animator
The Beyond
City of the Living Dead
House by the Cemetery
Return of the Living Dead

and others that my mind isn't drawing up at this time.

Your mind forgot Day of the Dead.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 07, 2011, 08:59:54 AM
Day of the Dead's all right. I dunno, not exactly a favorite of mine.

I did forget to name drop Zombie (a.k.a. Zombi 2, the unofficial sequel to Dawn of the Dead/Zombi; or Zombie Flesh Eaters if you're a wacky Brit). Not my favorite of Fulci's though it's his most popular, but it is a really good movie. Zombie Holocaust—a.k.a. Dr. Butcher, M.D. (Medical Deviate)—is a nice rip-off, heh.

Zombi 3 (Zombie Flesh Eaters 2) is also a flick worth seeing just 'cos of how batty it is. You'll have never seen the variety of zombies featured here—normal slow zombies, super-fast machete-wielding zombies, underwater zombies, and even a zombie head that flies. It's not a good movie by any means, but it's entertaining.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Claimh Solais on September 07, 2011, 11:56:35 PM
Are you all referring to the original Dawn of the Dead? I've only seen the new one, though I heard the original is superior by far.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Aridale on September 08, 2011, 01:57:22 AM
dead island is pretty damn good! Just came out monday!
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: KaZudra on September 08, 2011, 04:09:28 AM
dead island is pretty damn good! Just came out monday!

How is it? right now all the reviews are giving it pretty bad reviews... but I take the words from someone who actually played it before a reviewer.
Title: Re: Good Zombie games/movies/stories/etc?
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 08, 2011, 04:14:16 AM
Are you all referring to the original Dawn of the Dead? I've only seen the new one, though I heard the original is superior by far.

Yeap, the original. Though I like the remake, too.