The action takes place on a 2D, sidescrolling plane so getting lost is never an issue. Meanwhile dark, moody colors and macabre background details like “Murphy’s Law Office” constantly reinforce the funny yet bleak tone.Īlso enhancing the horror, but perhaps inadvertently so, is the freemium influence on Zombies Ate My Friends’ gameplay. Raiders, boss zombies, and other characters have big, expressive, chibi cartoon heads and fluid animations that energize the presentation. Complimenting that is the excellent art style best described as " Scott Pilgrim" but without the video game aesthetic.
Sharp writing keeps even the grind-heaviest missions from getting stale. Throughout their quests, players will reconstruct helicopters, recruit new survivors into their camp, and desperately search for cures for their infected teammates. However, since this is an RPG, that is only the beginning of the lengthy, 8-episode story.
While Zombies Ate My Friends is no The Walking Dead, or Zombies Ate My Neighbors for that matter, it still showcases why this combination is so strong in the first place.Īs a zombie apocalypse tears through the town of Festerville, players loot and scavenge just to survive. We tend to forget this, especially as zombies in general become increasingly played out, but it’s a fact regardless. Zombies and video games go great together.
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