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Ubisoft recently announced that the former Wii U exclusive, Zombi U, would be heading over to the PC, Xbox One and PS4 soon under the name ‘Zombi'. The zombie survival game, which is set in London, doesn't have a release date just yet but we do know what it will look like on the new gen consoles and PC as some gameplay footage has been released.
Obviously there are some differences from the Wii U version of the game, which was one of the first titles to make use of the gamepad. The biggest difference is that the inventory screen will now overlap the game, whereas on the Wii U, all inventory management was done on the gamepad, forcing you to look away from your TV, adding a layer of tension to the game.
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Another stand out feature of the game is the way deaths are handled. When you die, you spawn as a new survivor, who then has to track down your old corpse to retrieve your items, giving it a rogue-like element.
The graphical upgrade for Zombi on the PS4 isn't too noticeable, despite the more powerful hardware compared to the Wii U. However, the game did get pretty good reviews when it first launched, so it may be worth giving a go.
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KitGuru Says: Zombi U made good use of the Wii U's features so it will be interesting to see how the game plays with those removed. Additionally, the Zombie game market is considerably more saturated today, compared to when the game first launched, so people may have a different outlook when approaching it.
“This is what Zombi U looks like on a new gen console ” The title is incorrect as the WiiU is a “new gen console” just as the PS4 is. A more correct title would be “This is what Zombi U looks like 2 years latter.” Also when ZombiU first launced it got horrible reviews as everyone complained it was not like “Resident Evil”.
What would Zombi U look like on a console that doesn’t have the graphical processing of a potato?*
I don’t know, what do games look like on the Xbox1?
I own all consoles, and it is not about numbers all the time. The wiiu is slightly better than a PS3 or 360. Splatoon looks really nice, the thing with the WIIU. Nintendo especially can get the most out of the hardware and art style they use. Look at the new kirby and Yoshi games. You may not like them as games, but they are undeniably beautiful. Meanwhile toukiden on PS4 looks worse than some of my WIIU games but yet no one says anything.
Gameplay and art style > graphics
That was the only game that tempted me at WiiU launch (some good titles came afterwards).
It’s a shame they didn’t offer the possibility to use a second screen (be it Vita or smartphone/tablet) as it provided extra tension while playing.
EDIT: considering the price at which it is sold, I understand they didn’t want to put much efforts with the second screen functionality.