Pitt, who produced as well, teams with director Marc Forster, a filmmaker better known for moody drama (Monster's Ball, The Kite Runner)
than zombie adventure, but he handles the task with aplomb.
Not exact matches
Although Davis did not become a
zombie - at least not more so
than any other doctoral candidate - his
adventures inspired this thriller in which a Harvard researcher, played by Bill Pullman, ventures into the heart of voodoo and witnesses strange and gruesome realities.
The first episode, available free for iPad (subsequent episodes are about five dollars), has more in common with Choose Your Own
Adventure (CYOA) books
than your usual
zombie video game.
Although none of that sounds particularly unique or exciting, the realistic feel to the setting and the items you use on your
adventure really help Zombi to feel much more like a believable
zombie adventure than many of the others we've seen over the years, and with permadeath present, exploration necessary and save points scarce, this is one
zombie adventure that brings enough tension to keep you on edge, without ever delving into the realms of predictability.
Yes, it's another apocalyptic
zombie game, but this time, rather
than a straightforward narrative
adventure, players get a vast open world to explore and survive in, crafting tools and developing strategies to deal with vast swarms of intelligent monsters.
The voice acting is laughable, the visuals glitchy and unrefined, but State of Decay manages to pack more tension and atmosphere into its open - world
zombie adventure than many more expensive and polished undead offerings.