A lot of zombie fiction seeks to explore the dark underbelly of humanity — sure, there are flesh-eating undead shambling around, but we are the real monsters. DayZ, the popular Arma II mod, captures that human desperation and darkness in an often unsettling manner.
In this video, a man gets onto a bus. His drivers promise him a refugee camp where he can get all sorts of great gear and weaponry; all he has to do is lay down his arms and go on a ride. After that comes… well… watch it for yourself.
(Via Quarter to Three)
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That was incredible. I guess I know what I'm playing this weekend...
I spent 3 hours last night lost in the woods, I don't know if I was going in circle or what. :|
Last night i spent 2 hours playing with a guy we met each other when we had hatchets we eneded up with awesome kit he then attempted to murder me and i had to shoot and kill him. He managed to wound me and i didnt have time to apply a bandage. I passed out from the pain. The shots attracted zombies which then proceeded to eat me. i died at 10:31pm neither one of us gained from his betrayal.
Those guys are f**ked up!
Man thats disturbing!
Awesome. I love that these guys created an experience that would be right at home in any post apocalyptic movie. And the fact they let him go alive was great, strangely honourable.
Brilliant.
I really want to try Day Z but I fear there may be too many downloads (even if I get ARMA2 retail) I've strechted my internetcap enough fpr this month
EB Games sell it. I saw pre orders for the next expansion on their site :)
that's actually scary. Those guys would probably try to do this in real life if zombies rose up and took over the world.
Human kind worries me.
That's exactly what I thought!
The guy doing all the talking seemed to be enjoying that WAY too much.
Dude really? You guys are too old.
Gold
This game makes me want to install a partition on my Mac.
You know you want to dude =P
It would be an impressive feat to state that he wants to without knowing he wants to.
Man that's ruthless....
I'm glad I picked this up during the steam sales.
Can't wait to give it a go.
Staged as.
Ae you not entertained?
I'm spewing that I did pick up ARMA2 from the steam sales :/
Cant wait for a Battle Royale style mod for this mod :)
Creepy/Cool/Weird, but agree that it is staged for sure.
Still can't get Day-Z to work...
can it be said that i am definitely NOT getting sick of dayZ videos. keep them coming!
Fake and gay
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
Been alive for 9 days now. Been all over the country, even spent yesterday cycling and hunting game around the North West. Occasionally I dip into and airfield to pick up medical supplies and ammo. With a hatchet, knife, matches and water bottles I'm totally self sufficient now. I stay out of the big southern cities because of all the grievers and low lifes.
I'd track them down once I'd found a suitable weapon and kill them from a distance. Laughing as I took my revenge.
I've been alive for weeks. The main survival rule is never go near the coast or major cities. That is where you will most certainly be sniped/attacked by gangs of bandits. I raid deer stands mostly and with an AKM and a constant supply of ammo, it's easy to stay alive. I learnt never to trust anyone you don't know IRL. Nothing better than teaming up with RL friends or long-distance mates. The poor fellow at the radio tower who died due to a ladder glitch I weep for you. Your 8 blood bags, Alice Pack, AKM and 8 mags have served me well.
Here are the people who actually ran it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt0i5O5Tu04&feature=youtu.be
I'm having a shit load of trouble getting into a server and the two times I have, I was murdered then gitch died. As much as I love the premise, this horrible start is really taking the fun out. Hoping at the very least these loading/creating character issues are sorted out soon.
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