SOLD!!! *drools*

emeraldgsl

@thespyderboy: Hit-a-zombie mini-game w/ Queen soundtrack FTW.

deadjesterx

@thespyderboy: Hehe, just like the fact that you put down "drugs" as an essential. :)

@Mommar: That could work, but it would be a little harder to pull off. Most players would probably run for the mountains right off the bat 'cause there would be less zombies in the area. I could see the balance being restored by having less necessary resources like food, water,...ah, what the hell and drugs being in those areas.

@MeanMF: "/not a zombie"
Riiiiiight...*loads hunting rifle*

deadjesterx

@rhoq: Damn, you figured me out. Yeah, that'd be awesome, with all the British humour and complete with a Queen soundtrack.

thespyderboy

The more I hear about SR2, the more I yearn for it. It just keeps getting better and better with each info bite released.

I've been awaiting the game since I first heard it was being developed (I was a huge fan of the first one).

Stop teasing me and release the damn game already! >:O

Coquiton

Braaaiiiins. Braaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnns.

No wait, what I meant to say is that this is great news and I'm really looking forward to this title.

/not a zombie

MeanMF

@thespyderboy:

Shaun Of The Dead: The Game?

I'm in!

rhoq

@deadjesterx: That would be another excellent transition - what starts as missions for essentials like money and drugs, turns into missions for actual essentials, like shelter, health, and ammo (which there should be plenty of). And you can even add some nice character twists by pairing up former enemies.

@Mommar: A range of environments would be great, but going from something like a major city to a small town or wilderness would probably be tricky for a sandbox. However, you could probably change the environments by having parks, suburbs, wealthy areas, ghettos and the like. Abandoned refinery, too.

thespyderboy

A GTA-like zombie game would be pretty awesome. Actually, a San Andreas type setting with multiple cities, smaller shanty towns and some wilderness in between would be even more cool.

Mommar

@Polluted: Hmmm, couldn't tell by your avatar pic. :)

deadjesterx

@deadjesterx: Meh, Horde. Curse my inability to spell sometimes. :)

deadjesterx

It does sound good...and honestly, I think Left 4 Dead looks a little over-hyped.
The graphics just aren't that great, and I like the classic Romero, slow-moving zombies better.

johnpnj

That mini-game sounds better than the actual game. I'm such a zombie addict.

Polluted

@thespyderboy: You just described the basics of my dream game. :)

You could also have mission-esque type of scenarios, like your classic "Hold the barricades from the approaching Hoard" or simply trying to find basic supplies like water and food.

deadjesterx

You know, if this just sparked the idea for what could be an awesome game:

-Take something like GTA IV or SR2's big sandbox environment and start it off as normal
-Weird things are happening in the background and some people take notice
-People start turning into zombies
-Have fun

Basically, what starts out as a normal sandbox game turns into a zombie game over time. Sure, there may not be as much replay-ability, but watching that slow and gradual change (whether its in the background or not, be it on TVs or other rooms, etc.) would be marvelous in a game. I'd buy it. Even if it's just a 10-15 hour (ideally 15-20, or 20-25) game.

thespyderboy

"They are the fixed-gear bikes of horror."

Advantage Houghton.

bleeps

@Burguois, Teabagger of Olde: That sounds extremely awesome, saints row 2 has just entered my list of games to pick up.

Hdfisise

Man, offering me something about zombies is like offering a junkie crack. It's very hard to say no.

I'd be all over that if Left 4 Dead wasn't coming out this year.

Sounds cool and I'd love to see a sandbox game where the main focus is the zombie apocalypse. But to be honest, it looks like Valve already has these guys beat.

Still...one can't have too many zombies...I'll wait and see what the final word on the feature is when the game comes out.

deadjesterx

Hated the first game, but this sounds ownage.

Numanoid

Complete the Zombie Uprising video game

^ Achievement ^

Teamwork Takedown

well its not hidden anymore

Silenced

Hmm, I think I might actually be warming to this game.

MikoKeZ

implement GTA IV in an in-game console in GTA V.

wooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh. **** just got real.

mfwahwah

@Hauler: I was just going to ask what's the difference? Either way they're both the living dead! =D

excaliburps

lol, I just read the achievements and saw one for playing this. And then BOOM, kotaku talks about it!

Anyway, sounds like fun, but my question is...

WILL IT WORK WITH 2P CO-OP?!?!

Teamwork Takedown

I really like how they're carving out a niche for themselves. Saint's Row as the "silly crazy variety" sandbox game, versus the new GTA as "mostly serious" sandbox game.

Erwos

You're actually seriously misrepresenting this.

It's not just a "Zombie mini-game", it's the entire city of Stilwater but instead of pedestrians and gang members it's just zombies as far as the eye can see.

The entire city.

If you've played Total Overdose there's those mini-games where you have to fight off the living dead for a brief period of time, this is similar but totally free-form and not time-limited.

Burguois, Teabagger of Olde

I honestly don't see Zombie Busey being much different than regular Gary Busey.

Hauler

+5 Awesome factor

I mean seriously now, Ninjas, Pirates AND Zombies? That's like the holy trifecta of a gamers dream right there.

LittleBigPlaneteer

Really? That's just awesome. It may sound strange, but this was the one thing I really felt was missing in GTA4. They had the zombie characters, but no zombie mode.

FreakyFavabean

Wow. Why is it that all these companies seem to be clamoring for my money even when I've already dedicated myself to buying their product? I mean, I was gonna buy this, but now, it may have become a 'within release week' purchase.

Paladin58

I gotta admit, I admire this dev team's tenacity. Giving me an opportunity to play a zombified version of ganstaz and hoez? Gimme that shit.

Intellectualdiot

@deadjesterx: Hehe, yeah...

thespyderboy

This game just went from a "hell no" to "wait for reviews" status.

BallPtPenTheif

This looks cool, why can't saints row come out on pc?
Rockstar should see this has a sign

GodKiller0

@thespyderboy: Drugs + Hitting Zombies w/ pool cues + Queen = Epic Win...at least in your drug-addled mind.

deadjesterx

@deadjesterx: And lest we forget the essential: drugs FTW!

thespyderboy

*sigh* this reminds me of the old GTA, the one that you had to break into area 51 to steal a jetpack GTA... I mean, Saints Row could be the next GTA, but their story telling sucks. "yo, dood, i'm like totally hip, lets shootup dem ganstas yo!" everyone knows GTAs stories rock because of the organized crime aspect.

Swizzler121

How would you know he was zombie-Busey?

TSlade

I hope this is as stupid fun as it sounds. I've got money in my budget for one brainless gratuitous violent and silly game, this is shaping up to be that game.

Psudonym

@Swizzler121:

"yo, dood, i'm like totally hip, lets shootup dem zombies yo!"

Fixed it for ya.

Just to explain how awesome this 'mini-game' is.

Hell, I could actually see myself dicking around for once in a sandbox game (Im terrible for sticking to the story missions now, I used to be such a loafer in GTA when I was younger) now. This would mean I might actually put it back in the system from time to time after finishing it.

Komrade_Kayce

@FreakyFavabean: That was my first thought. I was really hoping that R* had put this in as a cheat...

Chork

Hey they stole that idea from 1up yours. Well maybe not but they did wish GTA 4 had a zombie mode, and look Saints row does it...this is becoming quite the competitor

HeyMykie

@Burguois, Teabagger of Olde: Are these the slow shuffling zombies from Night of the Living Dead or the really nasty ones that can run at you like in 28 Days Later? If the latter and it's freeform and the arcade owner will NOT kick you out, because time doesn't pass in the game playing the arcade, that sounds pretty fun just to see how long you can survive almost like a cross between I Am Legend and Dawn of the Living Dead.

Pudgey

This game was a total "no-way" when it was announced because of GTAIV. Now it keeps sounding better and better. Its basically all the fun they took out of the GTA series put into a game.

Refused

This game was already a day 1 purchase for anyone who likes good games. This is a pile of icing on the cake.

KaneRobot

I wish there was a zombie game with a real life mini game in it, and you got to meet the zombies before they turned into zombies...

I don't really wish this game existed, I'm just going against the crowd which is what I'm paid to do.

Laser_iCE

@thespyderboy: I've been wishing for something like that for a long, long time. Possibly in GTA4's engine, with the euphoria physics animation. And combine it with multiplayer like how the Naughty Dog founder talked about in that one issue of game informer, and it would be the best game ever. God I hope a developer is reading this thread and uses these ideas.

If this mini-game is close to what I think it is, then holy crap, whoa. I will buy this game when I get a PS3.

Placentasaurus

fixed gear bikes of horror....I LOLed. Damn hipsters.

Gray665

god i dont wanna pull the "OH MAN THEY'RE RIPPING OFF x" card, but, Gangs of London on PSP did it already didnt it?

pandafresh

@LittleBigPlaneteer: Yeah actually this is awesome.

Barf#1

I miss Zombie Lynn

lordargent

Zombusie!

Or is that over now?

Campion of Drymouth

BallPtPenTheif: This game just went from a "hell no" to "wait for reviews" status.

It went from 'day 1 purchase' to 'skip a day of work' for me.

/fan of saints row 1

lordargent

@Burguois, Teabagger of Olde: Are you serious? oh my god, this game just shot up into my must have list.

SamuelJackson1

@LittleBigPlaneteer: don't forget transvestites.

subterfunk

@deadjesterx: I agree completely. Basically a sandbox 3D version of Urban Dead would be Teh win!

Rummaging abandonded buildings for supplies, teaming up with other people to survive, turning into a zombie if you die, different skills to unlock, time advancing even if you're not playing, so you need to rely on barricades and other players to keep you safe.

OMG, I would buy 10 copies of that game, just to have some spares for when I wear them out. Also, this game would be the ultimate game for DLC. Think new weapons, buildings, skills, zombie-skills, clothes, etc.

Gringorilla

Zombies are allways good

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