It looks like Terminal Reality turned the brightness slider way down since last time we saw footage of the upcoming The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. While this new trailer looks better than the last, it does nothing to answer the questions we have about the game. Questions like: What kind of game are we looking at? The title gives a hint but the trailer has me scratching my head. Is it a game of survival, action, or perhaps a FPS RTS RPG with both deep stat management and extensive base building options? Of course we’re also left with a big question about the game’s main characters: Stories from The Walking Dead universe are character driven with interpersonal relationships being central to plot progression; are the brothers Dixon deep enough to deserve their own back story? Now a Japanese style dating sim that has the player trading off control of high school aged Shane and Rick as they compete for the attention of their female class-mates, there’s a back story game!
I’d like to take the opportunity to address a couple of things said the last time we had a look some video from The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. I’m a big enough person to admit when I’m wrong and am therefore willing to take back the comment about Half-Life puking on Left 4 Dead. Also it seems that publisher Activision is still set on a March release, which means I lose my fictitious over/under wager. So, what goes good on hat?
The Walking Dead Survival Instinct Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2LDZxDHepw
ALEX BAUMAN is COIN-OP TV’s features writer/contributor. Alex is a Seattle area writer who has been covering the games industry since 2008 with three years of contributing for the Examiner.com. Alex has covered numerous events, including regular trips to PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle. Husband, father, and life long gamer Alex embraces his unnatural Xbox 360 obsession with vigor; sometimes sacrificing food and/or sleep for that next achievement.
