I do have a tribute planned for the late Robbie Coltrane, but felt it would be inappropriate to do it here given the name of the games I'm looking at today. So I'll save that for Monday. Survival horror games have been around for a while. You get some really good ones, really bad ones, ones that make you question things and ones that are actually pretty dull. The fact that this game has had a sequel, makes me think that something was done right for it to justify the sequel's very existence. Definitely not one to attach a tribute to a late celebrity too because of the name. So let's see how much killing takes place in this floor or two:
Killing Floor
The story is your typical zombie apocalypse style story in which an experiment on humans, based in London, goes horribly wrong, and those humans become what are known as ZEDs. Thus, it is up to the players to kill them. The first game is a first-person shooter with two modes. One mode lets you take on ZEDs in a series of waves that gradually get more difficult, with a boss being appearing in the final wave. Whereas in the other mode, you complete a series of objectives and challenges which earn you in game money. Between waves, you can use that money to buy stuff, but it's generally the usual guns, ammo and so forth that you can buy from the trader. Weapons can also be spawned randomly too. As it is a co-op game, it's encouraged that players work together to kill the hordes of zombie-like beings. Before every match, players get a choice of perks to use which add bonuses depending on what weapons are used and so forth. Usually as long as one player survives, the others can re-join after each wave if they have died. All matches can be configured to tailor to people's needs, and usually the amount of ZEDs to kill is dependent on the amount of players per match. The game is a pretty enjoyable play and many players are bound to have fun with it. But bearing in mind that it came out originally in 2009, the graphics and some gameplay mechanics are not going to win everybody over, as it's not at all innovative in those areas. But it's certainly a fun game to play despite that, and it certainly did enough to warrant a sequel years later. 7/10
2
The sequel takes place a month after the first game, in which the events that transpired have affected countries that are part of the European Union. Which in turn has seen the downfall of many governments and communication systems. Gameplay, for the most part, is the same as the first game, with bosses now being of a random difficulty and must be defeated differently each time. More ZEDs are added with each wave, and in game currency is now earned by killing said ZED. New to the series is ZED time, in which if you kill a ZED a certain way, time will be slowed down for a bit to allow time for players to adjust and set out a plan for attack. As before, players that die will only respawn when a new wave begins, but there are a few health things around to use. Missions or matches will fail if all players die and bonuses will be awarded to those that survive a wave which can be used at the trader (who has the same purpose as before) between waves. But the Trader is only around for a limited time and in a random place on the map this time. Five difficulties exist, with each being more difficult than the other, obviously. Perks return in the same capacity as before, and new to the series is the ability to be a ZED yourself with its own perks and so forth. The game is only slightly better than the original as not much has been updated and with a lack of story and aim, it does kind of feel like a game without purpose. Replayability is a wonderful thing, but eventually people will get bored and move on to something else. Something that the developers could learn about, but you know not everyone will be like that. Most will enjoy playing this and/or the original and will just carry on doing so. Not me personally though, but it is a good sequel, if only slightly. 8/10
Yeah, not exactly the games that I would want to play all the time, but they have charm and some people will no doubt get a kick out of them. But rinse and repeat of things can work, but not all the time. 8/10
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