026: ZombiU & Zombi

We smack some thick-skulled zombies with our cricket bat in ZombiU & Zombi.

Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier & Straight Right (Ports) | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release Date: November 18, 2012

Jacob, special guest Travis Colenutt and a fully-healthy Mike talk about horror games, prepare our Bug-Out-Bags and reminisce about the launch of the Wii U.

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Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 2:05 “Michael, what do you think of this game?”
  • 3:30 The setup and the story for ZombiU
  • 6:50 Jacob compares the game to Dark Souls & Bloodborne
  • 9:40 The thickest skulls in the world
  • 11:00 The game’s sound design
  • 12:55 “This game could have been so much more”
  • 13:40 Travis’ general thoughts about the game
  • 15:30 Our general feelings about horror games (we talk about Resident Evil, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Condemned, Shadows of the Damned and Until Dawn)
  • 18:00 The dread and the stress of ZombiU/Zombi
  • 22:35 The reason for the thick zombie heads
  • 23:55 How many times did we die in the game?
  • 26:20 We talk about the online features of the game and the glitches
  • 29:35 Wii and WiiU launch titles
  • 30:50 Favourite parts of the game
  • 33:45 The terrifying nursery
  • 35:15 Difference between the Wii U version and the remake
  • 38:30 All of the weapons and what we used
  • 42:00 What about flares, molotov cocktails, landmines and grenades?
  • 44:20 The exploding zombies
  • 45:30 How did you play the game?
  • 47:10 Who were the Ravens of Dee and why is the Prepper so angry all the time?
  • 49:20 Turret (not turd) sequences
  • 52:00 The endings and how would you make a ZombiU 2?
  • 54:35 Final thoughts and wrap-up