The Walking Dead FPS coming

News Aaron Birch 6 Jul 2012 - 19:52

Activision has more than CoD zombies up its sleeve, and has a Walking Dead first person shooter in the works…

No stranger to the joys of shotgunning a zombie’s head clean off from a first person viewpoint, Activision is keen to get even further in on the zombie-mashing craze that doesn’t seem to want to end in the world of gaming.

Not content with the popular zombie modes found in the various iterations of Call of Duty, the publisher has a Walking Dead FPS project under way. The game, which will take place before the original series/comics will put players in the role of Daryl, as he and his brother Merle make their way to the ill-fated city of Atlanta.

The game will feature a heavy lean towards a more tactical, survival approach, with limited ammo and recourses, and will feature the choice to tackle the undead with gusto, or to stick to the silent, softly, softly, resource-saving approach.

Under development by Terminal Reality, it’s a sure fire bet that the game will instantly be compared to Left 4 Dead, Dead Island and other zombie titles, but if done correctly, The Walking Dead could be a more strategic and tense zombie shooter, that would surely stand out from the crowd. It’s certainly got the big name license, along with established story and characters to help it along, rather than the generic heroes seen in competing games, so we’ll have to wait and see if this is the ultimate zombie-slayer, or simply a cash in on a big name.

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Submitted by Benji Statham on Sat, 2012-07-07 06:58.

It can only succeed as an open-world title. The zombies in a Zombie Apocalypse have always just been what caused the fun and fascinating part. You're alone, everyone is dead only they are still walking around trying to eat you. It's the heavy survival aspect that needs to be done properly. Think New Vegas HC mode. Drink and eat to stay alive. Raiding shops and gun stores. Scouting out settlements to see if they're safe to spend the night. Yes it has to have a day/night cycle. To be honest I don't think they can be bothered or even if they did pull it off right making it open-world. Which is silly as Far Cry 2 was released in 2008 and it had it all. Time just makes things better right?