Zombies. Gaaah.
Gaaah and Urrrg, indeed.
We can trace back the explosion of interest in the zombie genre right back to patient zero: Max Brooks’ seminal book which was released in 2003.
Sure, 28 Days Later preceded it by a year, but it was the utterly fantastic Zombie Survival Guide which really caught the attention of the dudes in suits. Shawn of the Dead followed, and all of a sudden everyone and their dog was tacking on ‘… oh and it has zombies‘ to the end of their project pitches. Shameless, really, the number of people who jumped onto the zombie bandwagon back when it was peaking.
But while it was interesting back then, surely we’ve had our fill of the undead over the last ten years, right?
You guys must be tired of our stinky, bitey, undead brethren by now. Dead tired, perhaps. Hah.
What’s that? You are sick of zombies?
Daaaang. I probably should have cleared this with you first, then…
Let’s Play Dead Island!
We’re about to take a romp through 2011′s Dead Island. Now that I think of it, I’m kinda surprised this is the first time any of us have embarked upon a zombie game. But it’s my pleasure to bring this survival horror romp to Iron Man Mode, especially since it’s a genre perfectly suited to the main tenet of the site:
You only have one life. Protect it at all costs, because if you lose it, that’s that.
Starting at some point this week, we’ll enjoy a little bit of this:
A touch of this:
And maybe even a spot of this:
If any of that gruesomeness tickles your fancy, check back for the first instalment of our adventure on the island of Bali! Or Banoi! Or whatever they call it in the game!
In fact, check back often! Check back later on today! Check back in the next five minutes! Check back and leave a comment! Tweet at your mother! Tweet your Facebook at a zombie! At least do something, damnit. Think of the children!
No, wrong game.