28 Weeks Later on Planet Terror with the Living Dead MMO.

Halloween is approaching fast. Every year at this time I start getting into Horror movies. Last weekend it was Planet Terror. This weekend 28 Weeks. Both movies are a hell of a good time. But they have one thing in common. The new zombie. Gone are the days of slow lumbering zombies. Zombies in today’s movies are fast, evil, violent. They don’t want just brains they want everything. So this came to mind as I chatted with my partner Wayne. Where are the zombie mmo’s?

I know Turtle Rock/Valve are headed in that direction with Left 4 Dead. That is going to be a co-op experience with maybe up to 8 people.

The concept is so easy. If any developer at all wants the best example of how this concept works they should watch both 28’s. They are the perfect example of how this could work. Instead of being a super warrior like Hellgate:London or a cop like Resident Evil. You are a normal everyday citizen fighting for your life.

Instead of leveling up to make it to that super armor or to raid that dungeon you are trying to make it from point A to point B. Eventually trying to make it to freedom. For end game what you would do is switch roles sort of. Instead of being that ordinary citizen looking to be free. You become part of the army or rebel group trying to help other survivors to safety.

Quests could consist of fetching supplies, trying to clear tunnels and paths for safe travel. Plain out hardcore fighting for the next area. Weapons would be anything you pick up from hunks of wood and rocks to crowbars to high powered pistols.  Gameplay would have to be fast and furious supporting multiple cameras from 1st person (Halflife2) to over the shoulder (Graw, GOW) to third person.(Tomb Raider)

As you level you would become more proficient in everything from weapons to chemicals through use.  No levels, special moves could be learnt via leveling up through use. Say you have been using various objects like boards with nails and such matter.  You start at lvl1 with a common swing animation, keep using it till it falls apart and next thing you know you are 50 and using upswings and downswings, using a pistol in one hand a bat in the other. You could swing at an enemy to stun them then shoot them in head for the kill while using the bat to hit an enemy behind you. All of it flowing together to cause a room killing combo to help more survivors to get through.

I know it sounds over the top and it should be. It should look to the past as well for examples from the Night of series. While mashing with the new generation of Zombie flicks.

I know it is all a dream. It just sounds like such a wonderful glorious MMO wet dream.

What is your dream MMO? We wouldn’t be blogging if we didn’t have an imagination.