Once Bitten, Twice Dead Coming to Wii U

Oh geez... I'd rather play N64 games (and that is saying something since N64 games are an eye sore).

That looks an awfull lot like that failed indie PC game "unturned"...
Also, am i the only one being 100% fed up with any type of zombie game ?

Oh man~ another Zombie game on the market ...
a part of me hopes that games on the WiiU do well because this would show others that they can make money on the system so more games would come to the wiiu but this? ... I really don' know ...

This looks like H1Z1 with a Minecraft aesthetic. At least from what I've seen of H1Z1 (haven't played it but my brother does.) The inherent problem with these type of games tends to be that players are a bigger threat than zombies so it might as well not be a zombie game at all. I don't have a problem with zombie games in general, the problem is they've reached a saturation point where it's nigh impossible to find the gems among the turds.

@Einherjar I don't think we can say that Unturned is "failed".

As for this game, wait and see is the only option.

No, thanks

@TheralphWilsonX I never said that it was a bad game per se.
But it was endorsed to be the next "indie game" hit by many big names and people quickly forgot it even exists.
And to be fair, the game is boring as all heck, thats probably why it never really cought on.

So yeah, my wording was a little ambiguous. I meant "failed" in the sense of "came to life, was forgotten" instead of being downright garbage.

@Einherjar i like zombie games but i am fed up with the lack of actually good zombie games.

This looks amazing, in my opinion.

I suppose this could be some fun but the last generation really burnt me out on zombies.

Yep, Unturned clone. If I ever have a craving for open world zombie survival for some reason, I'll just play Unturned since it's free to play.

Wowzers, a Minecraft zombie game that you see all the time on Xbox Live. This is so freaking original that I might stop playing Mario games!

I wish it was Unturned that was announced for Wiiu,not this.

No.

Too bad, unless this alpha is EXTREMELY EARLY ALPHA.

I'll wait so I can judge the game on its own merits.

What's with the ugly visuals? It's one thing if you go for a LEGO/Minecraft hybrid style, but damn, does that look bland! Not only extremely lazy, but still very badly executed. Also, the title sounds more like my opinion on vegan meat than a videogame.

@Einherjar Agreed. Zombies are the most worn-out survival point by far. If developers weren't so freaking lazy with the concept, I wouldn't even mind, but it's always "we found a virus/tried to cure [insert popular desease here], and now we have zombies", no further explanation given. The only ones who at least try to be smart about it are The Last Of Us and Resident Evil.
As a good friend likes to say: Deus Ex Machina's mom.

not sure, i'll wait until reviews turns good,

Looks alot like the free STEAM game, Unturned I think the name is.

Well I don't need to ask if this game is coming to Australia.

Crap! All that work gone into a game and it's crap. .Why do they bother!

Doesn't look too shabby actually. Yes, the style is very simple but it looks like it's actually done pretty well with it.

@Mus1cLov3r Agreed. And this is coming from someone who generally dislikes zombies AND first-person games.

@Einherjar Failed? It's free.

@Kaze_Memaryu What makes them bearable in the Resident Evil series is. that they are given a somewhat plausible backstory.
They are the byproduct of a completely different failed experiment, and in many games, you even get to whitness the decying process through a diary or something similar.

And the most important part: They are a threat ! They arent cannon fodder, not even in RE6, where they are pretty much invulnerable unless you load them with bullets or aim for headshots. Depending on the situation, thats quite stressfull.

But im really really sick of these ever same Zombies that are nothing more than a nuisance...oh well.

@Trapleton I already explained it. Wont do it again.

Not interested. Maybe if it has a sense of humour, but it does not seem so judging from the trailer.

I'm so sick of this stupid block art style. Minecraft was cool and all, but I'm sick of seeing every third indie game try to look like it.

I'll keep an open mind towards it, as I do all new games, particularly indies.

But there is a block-person zombie game I just got on the Vita last month.

Though, my patience for zombie apocalypse stuff is getting a little low. I mean, let's face reality, these are rotting corpses. They're room temperature threats. Where I live, the zombie threat would end after one normal winter freezes the zombies, and the brains not destroyed by the cold would be consumed by scavenging animals.

@Einherjar Just because you forgot about it doesn't mean it was forgotten. It's still in the top 25 most played Steam games. Plus there is an massive update on the way to improve the graphics, the crafting system, adding in Steam workshop, etc. Basically the developer remade the game from scratch. So saying Unturned "failed" because it didn't get as big as something like Minecraft is pretty harsh. (Not to mention Unturned was entirely made by one high schooler.)

Anyway, as other people said I can play Unturned for free so why buy a worse copy for the Wii U? Maybe if it has something to differentiate them more.

@Einherjar lol you called unturned failed haha

I'm sold on co-op. I love the fact that there will be local, too. Day one.

Considering the relative lack of Zombie (and first-person) games on Wii U, I don't entirely understand the reticence of Nintendo fans on this one. The more the better, in my eyes. Hopefully it turns out well and is able to capitalize on a few ZombiU fans such as myself.

As for the visuals, I'm far more interested in the design, mechanics, controls, progression, and overall feel. Nail those aspects and the characters could look like walking turds for all I care. That said, I was a big PC gamer throughout the 90s and there is something charming to me bout chunky polygons and simplistic 3D environments. I'd go as far to say that I have a large affinity for that era and prefer those visuals to most modern FPS (for instance).

Hey guys, thank you all for your comments:)
For those interested, the developers have launched a Kickstarter to help pay for the Wii U devkit & the cost for porting to the platform. If you're interested in pledging, please head over to the campaign. They're only after £10K!

www.darkdayinteractive.com

This game is more unoriginal than you thought. As far as I can see, little to no original work has gone into this.

In case you're not familiar with Unity development: Devs are able to buy "asset packs" which are premade models and textures created by artists which devs can buy and put into their game. In theory the devs are supposed to modify the stuff in these packs to create an original model/texture/whatever off the "template" they bought.

Lately however, Steam has been rife with games that are literally just the base asset pack. THIS game uses multiple asset packs.

The base game appears to be the now-infamous UnitZ pack:
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/26912

The characters and models in the game come from a series of asset packs:
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/50-off-sale-simple-town-military-people-zombies-cars-building-and-more.297597/

DO NOT support this game. It's artistically bankrupt and frankly an insult to gaming as a whole. This is a soulless product with zero passion or creativity. People need to learn that simply throwing a few premade assets together IS NOT good enough.