Topic: Why has ZombiU got mixed reviews?

Here's another USER comment about ZombieU from a guy at CAG, named spicoli420:
"I was very surprised at the various bad reviews and was questioning whether to open my just purchased game. I decided against that because it was one of the main reasons I purchased a u right at launch. Zombiu is terrific......the atmosphere is awesome, the use of the gamepad is so new and refreshing. I am still on my 1st character with 2 hours in and 75 infected killed. I haven't felt this level of supense in a game for a very long time. Those bad reviews are wrong........ "

Apparently, Ben Kuchera (the guy at Penny Arcade) also dismissed the GameSpot review as being rather superficial. He said something along the lines of the reviewer reviewing it negatively for not liking the game's goals, not for not liking what the game attempts to achieve.

Are the graphics in ZombieU really that bad as they look great from all the youtube walk throughs and trailers

@PinkSpider: They're not horrible per sé, but Zombi U doesn't show effectively any graphical improvement from most current-gen titles. However, it's very atmospheric and has bits of detail in abundance (thanks to the Wii U's RAM), so that is an improvement in its own.

So are the reviewers saying the graphics are poor coz there not better than current gen

@PinkSpider: Well, to be honest, the graphics don't look very refined and they are noticeably rough around the edges, more so than a lot of recent current-gen titles. However, one thing these reviewers overlooked is how atmospheric it is, which indeed does qualify it as a substantial improvement.

Do you get Club nintendo points with ZombiU? Also @PinkSpider Who cares about graphics? I know the Wii U is HD, but from what i've heard about ZombiU, it's still pretty awesome to play. I've played some of it at a local expo, it's actually pretty good in both the graphics department and the gameplay department, these reviewers should do a proper job and stop being lazy or hateful PS360 fanboys .
You know I bet you those PS360 gamers are now grinding their teeth now that Nintendo has a HD platform, but oh they'll get really critical once the next consoles come out and point out the obvious enhancements and benefits of their consoles over ours. Oh well....Haters gonna hate.

Agreed.

The graphics aren't going to wow anybody but I certainly wouldn't call them "bad". They're decent.

I personally like the game. It's not the prettiest looking graphically, but the gameplay is very fun IMO. It kind of reminds me a little of Resident Evil because you use lockpicks, keycards etc. to open doors.

that's funny because most of the negative reviews talked about how the game pad wasn't used enough and yeah the idea of a playable game being in the range of 5-10 does need to go away because skyrim was unplayable on my ps3 but was getting perfect reviews from everywhere

The number system needs to go away altogether

If this game sells well and achieves the status of 'sequel worthy', what do you think the sequel'll be called? ZombiU 2 or Zombi U2? I'm thinking the latter would be hilarious! LOL

The reason I bought a Wii U and still looking forward to getting it a lot. Good to see the Review here on NL was also positive but the best reviewer of any game is myself in the end.

You play the zombie, and everyone around you is not a zombie. Gain allies by infecting people, and make the world a place where zombies reign supreme.

The reviews worried me as well when I saw them, but I decided to go with my gut and purchase the game anyways. I don't regret the decision whatsoever...I personally love it!

It's advisable to read the actual review instead of focusing on the score. For example, I knew Risen 2 was a very flawed game, but after all I did enjoy it.
After reading through the varied reviews I came to understand that Zombi U is a flawed game with some potentially frustrating and boring design choices, but with a right attitude provides a unique gaming experience that is sure to challenge, and in the end reward the player.
Can't wait to get my hands on it in a couple of weeks!

I am not usually a conspiracy theorist, but outside of the traditional "hardcore" gaming sites, most everyone likes ZombiU. It seems like those that have spent some time with it have a completely different reaction.

I'll also say that this game deserves a lot of respect. While it's understandable why between hypocritical "hardcore gamers" refusing to buy interesting games and AAA HD titles costing way too much to make, publishers are too scared to support a big title that's remotely different than what's already worked in the past few years. They are terrified. So for Ubisoft to decide not only to heavily support Wii U but to have their big title being a slow survival horror game, almost certainly completely aware at how the brodudes would react to it, took some guts and was a risk. I hope it pays off just entirely because of that.

All this worry over the score and interest in the game is going to absolutely die just a few months from now, garuntee you.
That said, I'll definitely be getting this whenever I pick up a Wii U.

I'm diggin' the Kotaku review!