That didn't bother me at all, I think the makers of the game put so much realism into it that it might have been a real cemetery, or so close to one as to not know the difference. The zombies were there pretty much immediately and it was obvious to me that it was an intentional trip to hunt zombies. The way Ben and Selene were described on their entrance sounded like a movie entrance, and Kyle was immediately contrasted as a regular joe, so I wasn't surprised at all to find that Kyle had asked to participate in some sort of event.Unblinking wrote:The one thing that bothered me was a major setting mislead near the beginning. In the opening paragraphs, we're told that the boy talked his grandfather into going to the cemetery, then the zombies show up and it's quite a while later, when we jump to the control room, that we find out that it's an amusement park. Which made me think that they'd been somehow tricked into entering the amusement park when they really were looking for a real life cemetery.
Oh dear, and I thought I was making a cheap joke - you see, we don´t have breast cancer awareness month here in Germanydreamrock wrote:There are a lot of complaints about the Breast Cancer Awareness stuff going on in the activism community.
That was the point I was trying to makedreamrock wrote:EDIT: All that to say that Norm's intro rocked.
It makes sense for the park's cemetery to be very realistic, and I was fine with them going there intentionally to hunt zombies.jannypie wrote: That didn't bother me at all, I think the makers of the game put so much realism into it that it might have been a real cemetery, or so close to one as to not know the difference. The zombies were there pretty much immediately and it was obvious to me that it was an intentional trip to hunt zombies. The way Ben and Selene were described on their entrance sounded like a movie entrance, and Kyle was immediately contrasted as a regular joe, so I wasn't surprised at all to find that Kyle had asked to participate in some sort of event.
Even here in the U.S., you have to be extra especially plugged in to have noticed the complaints. The din of the mainstream support for the pink ribbon movement is rather hard to get a word in edgewise around. I don't make a big deal of it on the DC forums, but I spend a considerable amount of my free time involved in activism for a band of political movements which do not begin with R, D, L, C, or S.Polecat wrote:Oh dear, and I thought I was making a cheap joke - you see, we don´t have breast cancer awareness month here in Germanydreamrock wrote:There are a lot of complaints about the Breast Cancer Awareness stuff going on in the activism community.
Sorry for the evasion. I don't mind stating what my beliefs are, but arguments stress me out. Anyone who is curious is free to ask in private so long as they promise not to chew me out or pick a fight. 
Yeah, I didn't suspect otherwise.Polecat wrote:That was the point I was trying to makedreamrock wrote:EDIT: All that to say that Norm's intro rocked.
Respectfully
The Polecat
I was ok with that. It felt like a Buffy open to me. They let us in on the secret pretty early on so it felt like an icebreaker. In a good way and not in that awkward-first-date-with-an-event-coordinator way.Unblinking wrote:It makes sense for the park's cemetery to be very realistic, and I was fine with them going there intentionally to hunt zombies.
What bugged me is that if the characters all KNOW that it is an amusement park and not a cemetery then I should also know. Holding that information back just felt like the story was trying to do a clever misdirection, but which only served to create a very jarring "wait, what? Since when were they in an amusement park?" moment, which ended my immersion for a while as I tried to figure it out. I like to sink into the characters' heads, but when the narration intentionally misleads my picture of the setting away from what the characters are seeing, it destroys that immersion for me.
can i try a cheap joke? So does that mean Germans don't care about breasts as much as the rest of the world? Please remember that was a joke.Polecat wrote:Oh dear, and I thought I was making a cheap joke - you see, we don´t have breast cancer awareness month here in Germany
Last week i protested for the second time ever. It was an employer that hired on the bias of no bearded men. and a bunch (20 or so) of bearded men went and stood very quietly outside the establishment for an half hour. Sadly i think we need new tactics because people thought we were a flash mob next time we will have a sign.dreamrock wrote:i spend a considerable amount of my free time involved in activism for a band of political movements
