Obsidian Vets DoubleBear Making Zombie RPG
Former Obsidian employees Brian Mitsoda and Annie Carlson have formed their own studio, DoubleBear Productions (a name clearly inspired by my own nightly ursine ménages) and will be using the Age of Decadence engine to create a "ZRPG," or Zombie RPG.
Mitsoda, who penned and helped design Vampire: Bloodlines, broke the news late last week:
Was hoping to save this for a rainy day, but it is cloudy here in Seattle today, so here we go. As the speculators have correctly guessed, yes, DoubleBear's first game is indeed a Zombie RPG, which we have fondly referred to as a ZRPG internally. Before people start running in all kinds of directions with that, here's what I will confirm:
- Set during the breakdown of society as emergence of zombies causes widespread panic and disorder.
- Slow, shambling zombies. Spreads like a virus/bite transmission. No, you are not a zombie, that would be stupid.
- Serious examination of a national crisis or natural disaster. Humans and a lack of order are a bigger threat than the undead. Think Hurricane Katrina, Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead NOT Resident Evil, Return of the Living Dead, zombie shooter-type games.
- Game is about survival. Scavenging resources, exploring the area, dealing with other survivors, and managing a "shelter" of sorts are the main focus of the game. More on this later.
- Game is open-ended. There are characters and events that could happen, but the story depends on where you go, what you do, and who you meet. Of course, there's a lot more to this and we'll go into more details as time goes on.
More World War Z than House of the Dead sounds like a good recipe to me, especially considering that the Zombie Apocalypse is nearly upon us and we'll need all the practice we can get leveling up our boomsticks before the living dead overrun us. Can't wait to see more.
Obsidian Veterans To Make Zombie RPG: "ZRPG" [RockPaperShotgun]
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Posted to Video Games on 10 August 2009
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Sounds very interesting...I love a good zombie apocalypse
console or pc?
Anyway,funny thing is, some days ago,I was thinking how lovely would be to have a zombie game like Fallout 3... wow, someone heard me... :P