The point
of zombie mythology is our inevitable assimilation into this horde.
There's no guarantee you will survive, and that's a fundamental tenet
of zombie mythology that few zombie games understand.
Not exact matches
christians laugh at other religions /
mythologies but actually believe their
zombie lord came back to life after 3 days
of rotting in a cave.
Science has disproven the «ark» myth, disproves
zombies, disproves creation
of matter from nothing, disproves virtually everything about
mythology.
If I may, although in its inception,
zombie mythology focused solely on the living dead, however with the additions to
zombie myth,
zombies can now be alive or dead depending on the movie or show you are watching, really as long as it's a mob
of people who have lost their humanity and are cannibals are considered
zombies at this point.
I mean sure, Dead Rising 4 was never about its story, but I always enjoyed the
mythology behind the
zombie outbreak and found some
of the characters well executed.
And despite how nutty Norse
mythology can get the ordinary enemies feel slightly uninspired, with lots
of palette - swapped trolls and
zombie guys but few really unique designs.
The rest
of the cast
of no - names contribute
zombie - like performances to a story that makes Greek
mythology even more dull and boring than it already is (which I didn't think was possible).
The Toys for Bob game that Toys for Bob would make if they were still making Toys for Bob games: a sci - fi
zombie soup - to - nuts apocalypse from a couple
of guys who understand
zombie mythology, space combat, open - world RPGs, and the sort
of design trickery that other developers are afraid to try.
Who knew one
of the most insightful videogames about
zombie mythology would be a turn - based iPhone game, where you can experience the anxiety in short bursts at the time and place
of your choosing.
There is,
of course, something fundamentally silly about
zombie mythology, but some silliness is sillier than others.
And like Atom
Zombie Smasher, this is an example
of how
zombie mythology has a lot more to offer videogaming than chainsaws and horde modes.