Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery AKA how to make a quick buck...

[OnlyRazor]

Sincerely, I'd buy any new zombie game that didn't involve the letter 'Z' or 'x of the dead' or 'dead x' or just dead. For fuck's sake, homaging is one thing, but this is just being unoriginal. For the purpose of this statement, Resident Evil and all assorted older (5+ years) horror/zombie games are excluded.

Anyway, this zombie simulator craze is bound to blow over soon. Let's just board the doors and windows and wait it out.

[Mr Burns]

It´s the best thing that could happen to a probably planned DayZ standalone - competition fuels many great things (in gaming terms at least).

A factor thats sadly missing for ArmA2.
No competitors means developers can lean back in their comfort zone.. no need to step out/up.

[DMarkwick]

I'm not familiar with the zombie genre.

Is the use of the letter Z common?

Does it define the genre?

I think it's become "fashionable" to use Z since the book "World War Z" came out. At least, that was the first time I saw it. And of course, since they are making it into a film starring Brad Pitt, I guess it's become the In Thing (for zombie stuff anyway )

WWZ is a great book BTW, even if you don't particularly enjoy the whole zombie thing. I'm no fan of zombie fiction (other than some of Romero's films) but this one got the tone exactly right. It sort of emulates those documentaries you see after the event, where people recount how their war went.

[Tankbuster]

Thanks DM

[jblackrupert]

Borrowing ideas is fine but these guys are doing what you'd expect from a Chinese company.

How much ya wanna bet the name of the city has a familer sounding ring to it... maybe rhymes with Cherno.

Watch Conmasters come out with one next..

[froggyluv]

Borrowing ideas is fine but these guys are doing what you'd expect from a Chinese company.

How much ya wanna bet the name of the city has a familer sounding ring to it... maybe rhymes with Cherno.

Watch Conmasters come out with one next..

LOL - kill and survive Zombehs in the harsh conditions of Chucknarus!

[Minimalaco]

Big map, rivers, natural cover, etc...

I like it!

[Jakerod]

I'd like to see one of these types of games with aliens, war of the worlds or falling skies type

That would be cool.

My other idea would be something similar to the first Halo. Your ship or possibly fleet gets shot down with some kind of cargo or tech the enemy wants (or there is some other reason why they don't bombard you from orbit) over a uninhabited planet. You're the Captain of the ship so you don't only have to worry about your survival but also the survival of your men and the cargo of the ship. You have to deploy men to prevent the enemy from breaking through your lines while also having to find supplies and explore in an effort to find more favorable terrain to defend. The second Halo book had some cool stuff in it about other Marines trying to survive after the Pillar of Autumn was shot down.

http://images.gamersyde.com/image_th...-2558_0013.jpg At this point I think my gun would be aimed at the zombie.

[Celery]

WWZ is a great book BTW, even if you don't particularly enjoy the whole zombie thing. I'm no fan of zombie fiction (other than some of Romero's films) but this one got the tone exactly right. It sort of emulates those documentaries you see after the event, where people recount how their war went.

I have a differing opinion. The book continually feels like the author wanted to seem like he did his background research. It's full of contrived and out-of-place history lessons, factlets and model names of military equipment, and they become all the more annoying when you're not sure whether it's the character or the author who got one of them wrong.

[Sakowski]

Well hopefully it will have a big world like ArmA then I will be more then happy to play it, I like it more then Day Z already and well I can see some war between fans happening one day, which is obvious thing in the internet.