It finally happened...
The infection came to champlain, earlier than expected too. Luckily I was the one who brought it, so there was no harm done to me. Instead I just got to spread my infection, first to the loving Sam and then to the bumbling Bryan, whose gun misfired....oh was that delicious.
But seriously, Humans vs Zombies started today at Champlain, and boy is it awesome. Basically the game is Humans are players with Nerf guns and bandannas on any part of their body (accept their head) who have to survive the week against Zombies. If they get tagged by a zombie, well then, they become a zombie too, in an hour of course. If they shoot a zombie, that zombie is temporarily out of play for 15 minutes, before they can give chase again. This is shown by the red head-band around the zombies head, which is put down to their neck when they die.
The greatest part, is the fact that I was chosen as the OZ, the Original Zombie. I don't have to wear anything. In no way do I ever have to show that I am a zombie. It's complete stealth it's great. I can just sneak up to those who haven't heard it's me yet (One group already posted a picture of me on Twitter to warn others) and tag them.
Now quick overview of my hunting past 2 days, including Today which was the first day, and yesterday which was technically the infection day, or as I call it, Day Z.
Day Z:
Had the Flu, felt sick as shit, but didn't want that to stop the fun. Admins told me game was going to start early with a mission, and told me where I can go to round them off, so that's what I did. At 5:00 I was walking down the street and saw a GIANT line of people with Nerf Guns bolting down the street, screaming "HVZ" and in that group I saw Bryan and Sam, who I picked as my first targets already. Bryan and Sam were Screaming "DONNY HVZ HAS STARTED, IT STARTED TODAY" so I just continued to act like I had no idea what was going on, that I was sick and had to "skip the meeting" In my tactics I lured Bryan and Sam closer, and then Tagged Sam, and lunged at Bryan, Who tried to shoot me only to have his nerf gun jam, making him my second victim.
Already I had 2 zombies, and the game had only been on for 2 minutes. The rest of it just went on with people being extreme yelling about who they thought the OZ was. Things could be heard like "DO WE HAVE CONFIRMATION ON WHO HE IS" and "I HEARD HE'S A BLONDE KID WEARING A FADED BLUE SWEATSHIRT" (Mat said when I walked in the Audi wearing that his jaw dropped). I think even one kid yelled "IT'S SOME KID NAMED DONNY, WHO IS THAT?" I laughed a lot. But yeah, after that it was basically just the beginning, and I was going to wait till Day 1 to do anything.
Day 1:
Today started off perfectly without anything me even doing anything at first. Mat Lauro decided that he should help out a bit and let Sam eat him, so he could join my team (But he donated guns and ammo to Red Cell and other people, so no one be mad at him, he's just trying to make the game more fun). With Mat, my other half, on my side we started to stalk and hunt, spending most of our day on it (Though I had to quit a few times cause of my cough, which because of I am laying down now, resting, running around is a BAD idea when sick). Mat and I convened around 11:30, 12:00 at my Hall (After he ate his roommate Dave), and decided we would go to the caf for some food, and to scope out potential recruits for the Zombie Cause.
On the way to the Caf, it was hilarious, anyone with a nerf gun saw me and Mat and started like, wigging out. Since I mean come on, everyone knew I was the OZ and I had Mat who had a headband with me. On the way there were two guys walking straight towards us, who didn't even see us. I was about to circle around a van to get them while Mat distracted but Lucas saw me and warned the 2 guys, but it was good practice. In the Caf we sat next to the Rowell table and told them they were on our hit-list and just messed with them. Whenever someone entered and saw us it was hilarious, even though there were just 2 so far.
After the Caf we went out and decided to hunt, just walk around, get Sam, and evolve the ranks. We went after Lucas and his group of hunters, but stopped once they hid in the Ireland Building, and we didn't want to get tagged. That's when the Zombie Hunter arrived. We call him that cause he's really full of himself and his Zombie Hunting skills. We used the double exits of the Cushing building to our advantage and I had Mat lead Hunter away while I circled around to tag his buddies. Unfortunately I'm a clumsy idiot and I tripped one inch away from the guy, startling him, and getting me shot. Fail.
After that failure we went and rested, and staerted to plan the rest of our kills, and meet up with Sam who had tagged someone without our help. Go Sam. On our way to get Sam we sat on the porch of Hill to freak them out and have them Tweet about where we are (Travis did that), and right then (after leaving hill) we see some random guy leaving hill looking really on edge. So we split up and I walk down the other side of the street pretending to be on a cell phone. When we crossed he looked at me but didn't know, and before he realized it I tagged him and got us a recruit. Very stealthy.
We went on a few random adventures during that time span (Fighting with Hunter, Chasing Mike Letournau, scaring Josh) though we eventually ended up cornering Adam Marks and having him join the Pack (Mat got him from behind when he was focused on me). Dave also got his friend Ryan Warner in that time period, so we were strolling around with a large pack of Zombies.
Eventually it was us like, 7 or 8 against Hunter and we would have gotten him if back up didn't appear like 3 times. He was a quick one, but I scared him a few times, even entering a stalemate where he missed hitting me and I missed tagging him. But he's the highest on our list so he'll be gone soon. All in all my Zombies are doing well, so I have time to rest before going hunting tonight, since I still feel bad.
Worst. Week. To. Get. Sick.
More updates when more things happen. Keep up to date.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Game Hype: Fallout
Hey dere everybodies! I'm so sorry that it's been so long since I've updated. With college being insanity and all, you can understand that when I have breathing time, the last thing I want to do is write some more. So now that I feel like I should update, I will update. I'll try to update more often but not everyday like which was originally planned, since I run out of ideas by then. Now it's time for the first Game Hype in a long time, presenting one of my new favorite games:
Fallout: A Post-apocalyptic Role playing Game:
Now, I'm sure most of you out there have heard of Fallout 3, which was 2008's game of the year released for the PC and Xbox360. Yet I doubt many of you have seen, or even played the original Fallout! Truthfully, if it wasn't for college I would not have either. And I have to say, even though I have never played Fallout 3, I know enough about it to say that these games are VERY DIFFERENT. But different, is never bad, and there is no reason that you shouldn't want to play Fallout if you love Fallout 3.
For Starters:
Fallout takes place around 80 years after 2077, where most of civilization has been completely decimated by nuclear war, and the entire landscape is now a desert filled with tribal people surviving as best they can. You are a survivor who was raised in a high-technology facility known as a Vault. The Vaults were designed before the war, as giant colonies underground. You have never seen the outside world, since your people were always too afraid that it would be filled with radiation, EVERYWHERE. Unfortunately, the water purification chip that keeps your Vaults water supply flowing has broken, so it's UP TO YOU to find another.
Thus the Adventure Begins!
Out of the Box:
Although elements of the two games are similar, where Fallout 3 is a First Person Role playing game, Fallout is a traditional top down RPG, where the player moves their character through hexagonal terrain. It was originally made for the PC in 1997, so the graphics are not "MIND BLOWING" but for the time they were pretty damn good, very nicely rendered. Also the stat system they use known as SPECIAL (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, Luck) makes the game so well-rounded and unique in character creation that it can be played over and over again without feeling boring. I have already made 2 characters who act completely different. Since the best part of this game is social interaction, you can decide if you want to be a dick and kill everyone, or a saint and save everyone.
Attack his Weakpoint, For Massive Damage:
What's even better is the unique battle system this game has. The whole game takes place in real-time, yet when a conflict arises the game switches into turn-based roleplaying mode, where everything is based on action points (Which can be boosted through stats). Since action points are used, if you have bonuses that reduce the number of action points needed to attack someone, you can do multiple consecutive hits in a row. Even more, theirs a precision hit option that lets you pick body parts to attack, such as the eyes or groin (Best places to hit). This is fun cause you can cripple your enemy making it easier to win.
Ice That Cake
What really wraps this game up and ties it together are the witty little jokes that the designers threw in. Such as getting a picture of Elvis off of a crashed alien ship, or befriending Mad Max's dog if you're wearing his leather jacket. Even farther are the little blurbs of dialouge thrown in during a critical hit. Things such as "You crushed his head like a paper bag" or "You critically hit Laine in the Groin for no damage, but have eliminated her hopes of bearing children" Things like that really put a smile on my face everytime I play it.
So what are you waiting for, this is a REALLY good game, and even if you aren't a fan of Role Playing games, try it anyway, if you don't like it, sue me. Who cares, it's your opinion. So just go get a copy, it's cheap now and it's on Steam for any of you steam users.
Now go! Save the World!
Fallout: A Post-apocalyptic Role playing Game:Now, I'm sure most of you out there have heard of Fallout 3, which was 2008's game of the year released for the PC and Xbox360. Yet I doubt many of you have seen, or even played the original Fallout! Truthfully, if it wasn't for college I would not have either. And I have to say, even though I have never played Fallout 3, I know enough about it to say that these games are VERY DIFFERENT. But different, is never bad, and there is no reason that you shouldn't want to play Fallout if you love Fallout 3.
For Starters:
Fallout takes place around 80 years after 2077, where most of civilization has been completely decimated by nuclear war, and the entire landscape is now a desert filled with tribal people surviving as best they can. You are a survivor who was raised in a high-technology facility known as a Vault. The Vaults were designed before the war, as giant colonies underground. You have never seen the outside world, since your people were always too afraid that it would be filled with radiation, EVERYWHERE. Unfortunately, the water purification chip that keeps your Vaults water supply flowing has broken, so it's UP TO YOU to find another.
Thus the Adventure Begins!
Out of the Box:
Although elements of the two games are similar, where Fallout 3 is a First Person Role playing game, Fallout is a traditional top down RPG, where the player moves their character through hexagonal terrain. It was originally made for the PC in 1997, so the graphics are not "MIND BLOWING" but for the time they were pretty damn good, very nicely rendered. Also the stat system they use known as SPECIAL (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, Luck) makes the game so well-rounded and unique in character creation that it can be played over and over again without feeling boring. I have already made 2 characters who act completely different. Since the best part of this game is social interaction, you can decide if you want to be a dick and kill everyone, or a saint and save everyone.
Attack his Weakpoint, For Massive Damage:
What's even better is the unique battle system this game has. The whole game takes place in real-time, yet when a conflict arises the game switches into turn-based roleplaying mode, where everything is based on action points (Which can be boosted through stats). Since action points are used, if you have bonuses that reduce the number of action points needed to attack someone, you can do multiple consecutive hits in a row. Even more, theirs a precision hit option that lets you pick body parts to attack, such as the eyes or groin (Best places to hit). This is fun cause you can cripple your enemy making it easier to win.
Ice That Cake
What really wraps this game up and ties it together are the witty little jokes that the designers threw in. Such as getting a picture of Elvis off of a crashed alien ship, or befriending Mad Max's dog if you're wearing his leather jacket. Even farther are the little blurbs of dialouge thrown in during a critical hit. Things such as "You crushed his head like a paper bag" or "You critically hit Laine in the Groin for no damage, but have eliminated her hopes of bearing children" Things like that really put a smile on my face everytime I play it.
So what are you waiting for, this is a REALLY good game, and even if you aren't a fan of Role Playing games, try it anyway, if you don't like it, sue me. Who cares, it's your opinion. So just go get a copy, it's cheap now and it's on Steam for any of you steam users.
Now go! Save the World!
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