Right my magical people =] Sorry for the late post this week. I've been working and had my brain eaten by Rockstars latest and greatest (Red Dead Redemption) DLC.
Ha some of you probably thought I was going to say greatest of all time! Don't worry I'm not going to say anything to start of any flame wars with the dlc that GTA: IV has had etc....But who knows maybe it could be the best ;) ha!
I've been playing this DLC over the weekend, I haven't read up on any reviews I’ve only just seen IGN give this downloadable content a 10/10 score. Which means perfection?
I thought I'd like to give you guys my own type of review. Packed with pictures and gameplay videos that I created! Yes they may look armature because I don't have certain things like a Capture Card (It’s a machine that can record stuff off the TV and directly into the PC)
But whatever, at least it adds to the fact that I'm going to try and provide you guys with a honest review of how I feel about the dlc and try not to bore you guys with an overuse of technical text that just puts people to sleep XD.
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| Even The nuns are bringing out the guns o_O |
However you've always felt cocooned in this small world where you are restricted from where you'd like to go, you’re in a certain area filled with zombies in the game ( a level) And you can't explore the vast landscapes as such of what the other areas in the game would could provide.
Now I'm not going to say Undead Nightmare is the best zombie game off all time. (DLC...W/E...) but as a stand-alone game. (Red Dead Redemption) [IN MY OPINION] was the most immersive and brilliantly crafted sandbox title that Rockstar have probably ever created.
With such a great world to explore, various things happening while exploring different destinations and miscellaneous events occurring around you at any given time.
The game was full of surprises. And a great, powerful, surprising, humours and dark toned story to boot. (Yes that’s a mouthful but it was truly epic!) (And the brilliant voice acting and character personality it held)
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| The modified map to fit in well with the dlc. The ocean of blood is a nice touch mmmm ;) |
And introduce a hostile takeover of an epic zombie apocalypse!
*The brilliant opening video for Undead Nightmare. There aren't really any spoilers. But your choice if you want to watch it.*
If you did watch the video. You can see how the DLC introduced the adaptation of zombies but kept a slight humorous tone to it. (When John Marston started giving food and talking about a fever =P)
This overrun of zombies have really made the world far more lively then before I'd say, with every corner filled with frantic brain eaters, people trying to risk there lives or running away for safety.
The world is live and kicking and Rockstar have done brilliant with the zombie adaptation, keeping to the same immersive and memorable experience that Red Dead Redemption provided.
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| A despreat soul going to get turned into an undead brain eater. [the crouched man in the blue shirt to the right] |
If you manage to save anyone, you are rewarded with ammunition or any other resources that could aid you through this zombie fest. If not you’ll see them transform into one of them o_O
This is great because it makes sense to not earn money; the vast population has turned into undead killers. So there are no more taxies, trains to take or stores that will sell goods. Due to the hostile takeover.
Gameplay / Soundrack / extra goodies :
The dlc plays just like the original Red Dead Redemption game. Obvious, because It's an adaptation to the game.
That's great so it's an easy pick up and play. Also killing zombies is super fun! You feel great going around taking on zombies which eventually can turn into huge hordes of zombies when your actually running for your life!
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| The horde of Undead who killed that man above, on my case now ¬ ¬ |
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| The Aftermath of what happens to Zombies if you F*ck with John Marston. |
There are various ways to actually eliminate any threat, but also with the open world to explore filled with Zombies, the game gives a truly immersive experience.
With many additions for the added gaming experience, such as the addition of a new weapon. Called the BlunderBust. It's a weapon that uses body parts and organs of Zombies as ammunition.
It makes a great weapon in this kind of environment, since if you are out of ammo at any point, by killing zombies you can reload by using their organs.
And trust me the gun packs a huge punch! Check out the video below ;)
Now you may have noticed that the horse I was using was on Fire. It's because it’s WAR! From the four horses of the apocalypse.
The way to obtain them is by finding them; you may think that it may be hard. However as you progress throughout the game, the game alerts you of any of the horses presence and gives u and indication of the whereabouts of the mount.
All 4 horses have unlimited stamina, so will never slow down. Are very fast and have their own unique Power.
The War horse can set people on fire!
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| Awesome fire magic horse ^__^ |
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| Undead Horse with unlimited Stamina! (John Marston enjoying the view) |
As you will be rewarded with gifts from the survivors. Once a town has been saved from hordes of Zombies. It will be safe for a good amount of time.
Allowing you to save the game at the destination (and don't worry the town won't all of a sudden get overrun by zombies when you come back to the game when you load up your save =P) and then you can look for chests with ammunition or other goodies.
There are three stages. Safe (so your all good) and then it can lead to under attack (So Zombies have invaded) and then this leads to Overrun (The invasion of zombies has grown stronger in that town and finally (the town is lost) That means there are no more survivors in that town for extra bonuses such as weapons or ammo.
In terms of gameplay, seriously the game ROCKS HARDCORE! Its super fun, insane action and the soundtrack keeps on pumping through the speakers to fit in perfect with the scenario.
[Below are 2 gameplay videos that you MUST MUST MUST MUST WATCH!]
1: HEADSHOTS FTW( for the win) 2: DEAD EYE (is your new best friend)
Now what you guys saw above, was a video of one of the towns that needed defending against the hordes of zombies.
However for the bigger towns such as Thieves Landing. Protecting a town can get even more intense. With larger waves of zombies.
Trust things get kind of nuts in this video, when I was playing the game and recording this, I was like o_O Arghh!!!! I'm getting rushed!!!!
With also an addition of a few other special zombies such as one type that can shoot out acid at you, as well as some that are very fast. It adds a bit more variety to the gameplay and helps to enhance the gameplay depending on the situation.
Believe me, it may not sound that there's not enough type of zombies. But when you’re in a huge rush of zombies that are trying to kill and your risking your life and doing insane things to overcome these hordes. You'll be glad there are not any more types of insane abominations o_O
Side Missions & Randomness o_O :
Another addition would be to save 'lost souls' as the game likes to call it. You’re going to look for missing people. If any of you people have played Red Dead Redemption already, you could do 'Wanted' missions where you had to go searching for other people and either kill or send them to prison. Dead or Alive.
A similar concept is being used in the DLC, however this time there are endless hordes of Undead blocking your path from saving the missing person.
He or She may have trapped themselves inside a home however the undead will try to break in, this makes for great combat scenarios, since you never quite know what to expect.
Stranger quests are still around just like the original game. Except of course they are keeping to the whole zombie infested plot. Still brilliantly done, honestly sometimes they feel just as much as part of the main story mode, instead of side quests.
These two videos below are just scenes taken from a certain stranger quest, it's pretty funny and entertaining. Just to show the quality of what is in store for you guys for even the side missions don't fail to impress =P
After that delightful conversation with the delightful shop clerk, you had better got back to the quest at hand. Brilliant how even with a zombie apocalypse, the scenes in the game just put a smile on your face =] and you get a glimpse of one of the random events that could take place.
Hope you enjoyed those two videos....Now with almost every other free-roam Rockstar game. Mainly the GTA series they've always added mysterioes in their game. Such as Big-Foot or any other thing that may lead players to scoat for secrets.
I'm quite glad that in this DLC they just get rid of these random roumers and just let you know about mysterious creaters that my lurk in the wild. One of which is a Unicorn =P (that shoots a rainbow out of it's ass! Trust me on this haha!)
But what I encounterd was a sasquatch XD (I swear that spelling better be correct ¬ ¬ ) I found a few and honestly this guy was hating his life and crying about a lot of things....I guess because everyone in Red Dead Redemption is after killing there species and are roumerd to eat babies O_O
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| Chilling with the sasquatch, by the tree ^__^ |
Alright before you guys say anything. He asked me to do it! He provoked me to shoot him! So yeah I'm innocent.
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| Honestly...Who would do such a thing! |
Not as dark toned as the main story behind Red Dead Redemption, however it is brilliantly told. I'm not going to go far in depth with this, that’s for you guys to find out and buy the dlc! =P
But it brings back familiar faces from the original game, contains great action packed adventures! And holds the classic comedy that Rockstar usually always brings to the table.
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| Seth the grave digger, playing a card game with the undead....Seriously wtf? He's cheating! |
Even Old Man West is back. With old favourites from the original game, it holds a familer feel and bond to the game which I think most fans of the title will appreciate. We <3 old faces ^__^
Overall the story, the side missions and the dlc as a whole will keep you very entertained. With action packed mayhem, brilliantly designed cut scenes and funny moments. It's a package worth purchasing.
The cost is 800 Microsoft points for Xbox Live Arcade and £7.99 on PSN. For all you PlayStation games =3
For that price it's a bargain! For what's in store for all you magic people =] Not to mention the co-op multiplayer mode where you and friends can party-up and take on hordes of Undead. You can become a zombie in multiplayer mode =P
If I was rate this game. I'd give it an overall rating of 90% everyone does this percentage thing or best out of 10 score, I'm going to do this achievement thing.
Don't ask why, it just popped into my head. 0 - 100 gamerscore. Similar to a percentage thing but meh....This game gets a well-deserved 90 and I’ll some this up in 3 words even ^_^
But I've just done it my way. Straight to the point of things, giving you guys the low down of pretty much everything. So when making a purchase you can be really sure if it'll be worth it or not =] And believe me it is!
If you haven't already got Red Dead Redemption. I highly recommend it, it's a brilliant game! And is a great contender for game of the year 2010.
Alright well I'm out now. Going to play Xbox ^__^ Hope you guys enjoyed. And wasn't tooo boring. If so let me know! I can try to change anything I'm always happy to listen to people =3
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