We’re no strangers to odd narrative twists, but who would have thought zombies would make an appearance in Army of Two: the 40th Day -- a game that seems grounded in physical reality?
But zombies are exactly what Nick Chester and I discovered during our demo playthrough this afternoon.
The slice opens in a dingy alley somewhere in Shanghai. After a few seconds of freedom, Salem and Rios get cozy with a Space Marine. Servicing as a tutorial device, this calm Space Marine held our hand and told us about the game's various mechanics, expecting precision from us at all times. As the starter mission ended, we were given a choice to kill the kind man in the bulky armor. We chose to end his life.
Salem puts a bullet into his head neck. He falls down ... and then he gets back up.
Seeking brains or feeding off undread adrenaline, we haven’t the slightest idea -- but the fact of the matter is that it took several more bullets and a fall from a building to kill an obviously zombified man. What is this, Resident Evil?
[Update: I guess I should have went more over the top with this. For those of you who didn't get it (and that's fine; it's my fault) we don't really think zombies are in Army of Two: the 40th Day. We just thought Mr. Space Marine ate quite a bit of lead in a ridiculous cut-scene. And, yes, apparently the bullet went through his neck -- not the back of his head as we once thought. That totally explains why he was able to fight, eat three more bullets, and stay standing long enough to be pushed off the side of a building.]
I don't think this confirms zombies at all. Could have just been a very narrow miss. There has been cases of bullets sliding between skin and skull, with the victims surviving. If he did turn zombie, he certainly didn't look it.
No zombie there. The shot could have just grazed his head or something, it doesn't show the bullet actually going into his head and after he's shot several more times he stands their dazed like he was about to drop before being kicked. He did not appear zombie-esq to me.
I went through the scene frame by frame because something didn't add up, and although it looked like a headshot, in fact it was not. In the video you can see that there is no wound on the back of his head or face, and the caliber of bullet they would use would definitely go through from that range.
i then took a screenshot of this frame where it clearly shows a bullet wound in his chest just above his lungs, a deadly shot, but not immediate.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9537/vlcsnap2009121722h39m00.png
It would be really funny if instead of becoming a zombie he retired to the Seychelles only to be assassinated 5 years later by a sneaking frogman who approaches him directly out of the ocean in the middle of a bright and sunny day.
Pretty sure Nathan Drake is a zombie, as well as every other character in Drake 2. I mean those guys suck up 50 rounds of ammo before dropping. Who the hell can charge you after you unloaded a clip into his groin? A zombie, that's who.
That was no zombie, that was an incredibly bad shot to not be able to hit a guy point blank with his back to you.
Is there a game out this year that doesn't have the Uncharted dude voicing someone? Or maybe he's just voicing all the games I picked up. Getting to the point I want to shoot him in the head.
Hire more variety, industry!
I was totally intending to come up with a joke when I watched that, but goddamn, that was grim. Being required to kill your trainer is about as black ops as you can possibly get.
By the way, I'm obviously using the phrase "black ops" as something demeaning and hateful. And not because, well, that's what they call it. Also, kevlar > neck
I convinced my wife to play through the demo with me last night. We were having one of the best times weve ever had playing video games together (Largely due to the fact that she had no idea what she was doing and we were laughing our asses off about it) Then we got to this part, we both kind of went.. "huh.." she put down the controller and turned back to her laptop and I turned the ps3 off and went to sleep. Kind of disappointing.
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7:50 PM on 12.17.2009
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It's in the demo. How the fuck is it a spoiler?
slow news day?
Also, that clearly went through his neck.
LET'S WRASTLE!
...or was it?
BAN THIS SICK FILTH. GO!
I went through the scene frame by frame because something didn't add up, and although it looked like a headshot, in fact it was not. In the video you can see that there is no wound on the back of his head or face, and the caliber of bullet they would use would definitely go through from that range.
i then took a screenshot of this frame where it clearly shows a bullet wound in his chest just above his lungs, a deadly shot, but not immediate.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9537/vlcsnap2009121722h39m00.png
Then you go on to SHATTER MY DREAMS!
...regardless, I'll probably pick this up if and when I beat the first one.
Is there a game out this year that doesn't have the Uncharted dude voicing someone? Or maybe he's just voicing all the games I picked up. Getting to the point I want to shoot him in the head.
Hire more variety, industry!
It was perfect...
By the way, I'm obviously using the phrase "black ops" as something demeaning and hateful. And not because, well, that's what they call it. Also, kevlar > neck
wow. You launched a full investigation. Well done.
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