Although zombies were originally a symbol of rampant consumerism and modern capitalism, used to criticize these ideas (in Night of the Living Dead, they are a sort of "natural disaster" and the survivors fixate on a mall), they have become quite different. While some people prefer to use them as symbols of their bourgeois natures, they were originally meant as a criticism of this.

 

A zombie is a unique look at man: what separates zombies from men? Well, zombies are "dumb." But how so? Zombies must be intelligent, in order to successful; they defeat the combined forces of mankind. They don't even use tools to do it! They must be masters of strategy and military tactics! They are also the idealized soviet man: preoccupied not with his own selfish desires, but with the needs of the community. A zombie will gladly sacrifice its life for its brethren, and zombies in general are more than willing to do so.

 

Zombies serve an excellent thematic role and can be used to reinforce ideas on the nature of man. I definitely think Obsidian should consider adding them, if they haven't already.

Edited November 8, 200916 yr by Fionavar

 

New LoF topic!

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/alphap...ag=topics;title

 

You're not the same guy, are you, LoF?

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/alphap...ag=topics;title

 

You're not the same guy, are you, LoF?

Every poster is my alt. The sooner you understand this, the better.

Yeah of course, AP is a Dead Rising series spin-off. MUST HAVE.

Edited November 8, 200916 yr by Perseus Veil

Not for that time... This will be happen for AP2: "Undeads and Espions" ^^

Not for that time... This will be happen for AP2: "Undeads and Espions" ^^

 

Right. Those damn espions.

Intelligent zombies?

 

I knew that would happen sometime by eating all those braiiiiiins!

I thought zombies were confirmed back in September..? This is old news.

There will be no zombies.

 

But it's been confirmed that there will be apes, kittens and crates, including all possible combinations of these three.

Whattya think about zombie apes? Damn that would be scary. Maybe as a final boss. A whole zoo filled with'em. OR you're in the Amazon basin or something.

I demand zombie crates.

 

And barrels. 2 smoking ones.

 

Also.

No zombies, unfortunately.

although how zombiefied players will be after sitting for x hours straight playing the game... that could be another matter..

zaombie the **** off

 

edIT; stupid ****

Edited November 10, 200916 yr by Krezack

This is of course the reason for the delay, there weren't enough zombies. After a lot of though the developers decided to replace all the capitalist factions with zombies, to make a statement on the consumerism that plagues America and how brainless it's population is. Of course all of the zombies will be fat.

[in a self-righteous voice] : No zombies! I demand my money back ! How dare there not be zombies! I'm never buying any Obsidian products and I'll forbid any of my ancestors of doing the same ! Every game has zombies ! How can there not be any zombies. This is an outrage ! An outrageous , outrageous outrage! ARghhh!

Didn't you mean "descendants", Mr. Self-Righteous-Voice?

Haha yes I did mean descendants, thank you.

No zombies? THIS WILL BE ALPHA PROTOCOL IN NAME ONLY!!

Seriously though. This game was all sweet-sweet-awesome-nice-great-sweet-sweet with all the new features, then I heard that somehow, those complete idiots didn't put zombies in the game! I'm starting a boycott! How can there not be zombies ! It is an outrage ! I'm never buying any Sega products until 2020! They mean nothing to me now! Nothing!!!! There are no zombies arghghgh !

No zombies, unfortunately.

Come on, you've got a couple months to correct this oversight. Don't let it pass you by.

Actually, an Easter egg zombie locked away in some closet in the Russian embassy (or something) would be awesome. DO EET