Could You Actually Survive A Zombie Apocalypse?

VGW: Just like their movie counterparts, not all zombie apocalypses featured in video games are created equally. Some of them can easily be survived by exercising common sense and your second amendment rights, while others are so nightmarish that they make George Romero's vision of the zombie holocaust look like a stroll in the park. The question is: which zombie-inspired End of Days scenario is the most horrific, and do you have a prayer of surviving any of them?

[RedDead]

So long as nemesis wasn't there and the zombies were slow...i'm sure I could....

Also, L4d is fu**ing hard on Expert. You have too apply the right tactics to win, and often you just have to leave someone behind to win at the end, for example, I remember on the one where a boat rescues you, 3 friends and I set off the alarm, went back to the safe room you start in and waited, nothing came, we waited till the boat docked, then everyone just ran through the map straight for the boat. Only one of us made it, not me(boomer bile....tank...I was fuc*ed), I think it'd be pretty hard to survive this, the zombies can run too.

Edit---haha, memories though, what a brilliant game

[malamdra]

sure, if what you need is just survive it wouldn't be that hard, if you live in an apartment and have plenty of food, you can easily sustain yourself until they all die of starvation

now if you have to travel to get to your love ones or something then you're screwed

[lociefer]

if you have a mushroom, crowbar, bandanna for infinite ammo, nanosuit, last stand, and martyrdom perk ur good to go , or u can just count on duke to help you

[pangitkqb]

Great point - especially if we are not talking "special powered" video game zombies.

As for a "real" zombie apocalypse - no "powered" zombies that is - I own a second level condo. I would just hack off the stairs leading to my front door and BAM! I'm suddenly out of reach. Then I would just run a ladder down the balcony - about a 12 foot drop - for any needed exit for supplies or what not, all the while carrying my pump action 12 gauge shotgun.

[Fred-G-Sanford]

I'm prepared for pretty much anything (except for strangers at my door...that is always awkward).

[Electroshocked]

It would be pretty awesome if Rockstar made a huge zombie apocalypse survival game, something similar to 28 days later or 28 weeks later, preferably more like 28 weeks later because of it being in a more urban setting than 28 days later.

@lociefer Funny bubble for you, I have to admit, that was funny.

[malamdra]

well, what can of zombies are we talking about?

if it's the classic Romero slow ones it would be easy, I might even go out to kill a few just for fun

if it's the slow ones but mixed with Resident Evil-style monsters then you best chance is to stay home quietly

if it's the Dawn of the Dead/28 days/weeks Later fast ones then you're probably screwed anyway but you should make a run for a gun store or a military base or something as soon as it breaks

if it's the L4D fast ones with sorted monsters and the witches then you might as well go out and let a weak one bite you and then kill it so you can become a zombie before they eat you

[lastdual]

The real question is: How does the infection spread?

Is it airborne? In the water supply? Can we avoid it or is it so pervasive than anyone who is not immune is screwed?

As long as the only way to get infected is to get bitten by a zombie, then most of us would survive simply by outlasting the them (assuming some semblance of science, they would all eventually starve to death).

[MMFGaming]

I'd be one of those motorcyclers who roam around pillaging and murdering everyone for fun like in the old-school Dawn of the Dead. Yes I would end up getting killed sooner or later, but at least I would have fun until then.

[rabidpancakeburglar]

I'm about 30 pounds heavier than I should be so I think it's safe to say that I'd be among the first to go if they are the modern runner zombies

[jony_dols]

Rule Number 1 in Zombieland: Cardio

[rabidpancakeburglar]

my only hope of survival according to those rules is that I always have my seatbelt fastened

[Electroshocked]

That movie is awesome.

[MrDead]

Hasn't anyone seen The Only Way is Essex on ITV2? The mindless zombies are here, we are all doomed.

[Trroy]

Of course. The whole idea of zombies working as a team is stupid.

Any real zombie hunter knows that simply waiting for them to eat each other is the best strategy. ;)

[MrDead]

same rules apply at a swingers party

[newn4gguy]

Winning!

[newn4gguy]

Yes. Duh.

[ps3bestever]

i am ready :P

[Der_Kommandant]

Bring it on!

http://youtu.be/A5zwcsVsVz0

[Lamarthedancer]

Sure....just board up the house as much as you can.... although you would need some supplies so I would probably raid the nearby shop if people havent already, then go to GAME or Gamestation...I'm not going to go through a whole zombie apocalypse without some form of entertainment, then I might go to the near by thorntons shop, I'm not a chocolate lover but I've always just wanted to open boxes of thorntons in the shop and the ones I didn't like I could just spit out of mouth and move on to the next box straight away :)

[dinkeldinkse]

I would just keep playing terrible music until the zombies hang themselves. The only problem with my plan is I might not be capable of listening to Justin Bieber, Slipknot, Metallica, Rihanna, Avril Lavigne, and thousands of other dogshit before killing myself.

[gman_297]

You, my good sir, are epic.

You deserve some bubbles. MORE bubbles, I mean.

[Der_Kommandant]

you wanna kill us all

[theonlylolking]

I call shotgun!

[no_more_heroes]

what is up with this obsession over a Zombie Apocalypse?

[Hazmat13]

its cool. guns, take what you want, kill all. my american dream of the end of the world.

[Hazmat13]

night of the living dead. i could survive.
Dawn Of Thw Dead. idk about that.
resident evil. MAYBE
a chemical virus or Gov testing which is the most reasonable 28 Days Later i be dead in 3 seconds, or less.

[R-one-oh-seven]

Yes but first i would have to become a rookie cop and on my first day on the job I'll drive into town in my jeep and discover that the town has been overrun by zombies. Then I'll run towards a coffee shop and run into a girl looking for her lost brother. Well commandeer a police car and get separated by a maniac trucker, and you know the rest

[Kran]

What people forget....

FOOD.

Food doesn't last forever. After a while, food will get contaminated after about 6 years (where the only food that would be ediable is biscuits and tinned beans). No way you'd last until your old age unless you had an indoor vegetable farm ;P

[Hazmat13]

SPAM nuff said. LOL balls no more bubbles. lol

[PainisCupcake]

Grabbin Peelz!

[dkgshiz]

As long as you stay put in a secure area and don't go wandering off as if it were a typical horror movie cliche wondering were "Billy" went to.

[DundahMifflin]

Here is the way I see it. Ironically, Hazmat13 posted something similar.

"Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of The Dead" (1978 version)? Totally. Having a gun = survival.

"The Walking Dead"? I like that noise attracts the zombies, but it would also be frightening. Could I survive? Yes. It would just make it funner.

"Dawn of The Dead" 2004 version? The chances are weakening.

"28 Days Later"? Oh God. No point in trying.

[DarkSpawnClone]

LOL i agree with you there

""28 Days Later"? Oh God. No point in trying"

I would try I'm not going down with out bringing down a few zomb-bags with me!

head crab zombies from half-life would be kinda freaky too

[DarkSpawnClone]

surviving a zombie apocalypse would be hard,food,weapons,clean water would all be hard to get,but really what type of zombies are we talking about i have seen so many kinds over the years the hardest thing would probably be losing friends and family to the zombie plague and then have to kill them that would probably be one of the hardest things ever to do..but this reminds me i need to finish watching "High School of the Dead" awesome show watching it in sub but gonna watch it in dubbed as well when they release the next dubbed episode i swear they can't dub them fast enough for me.

[LunaticBrandon]

You better learn how to farm before. Even if you survive the Zombies you'll need to feed yourself for the rest of your life.

[BShea]

The answer is obviously directly correlated to the answer of this question: "have you seen Zombieland?"

[SSKILLZ]

I call dibs on FPS Russia from YouTube to be my zombie apocalypse partner .

[Rhezin]

haha you would ALL die if there was a Crossed Apocalypse. And how many f!cking times do I need to say this. 28 DAYS LATER DOES NOT HAVE ZOMBIES they are not dead and come back to life or "undead." It's a virus..

[DundahMifflin]

I'm aware. I meant to put a disclaimer, but forgot. Still a great movie, though.

[BeckyLikesChocolate]

i have 'the zombie survival guide' by max brooks so i should be fine

[ambientFLIER]

I think that people are forgetting one more major zombie movie. I Am Legend. They are only active at night, but are fast. Would that be easier to survive than something like The Walking Dead, where they are active 24/7 but slower?

[Hellbound1978]

Yes I could most definitely survive as long as I could put all the guns\herbs I can't carry with me in a crate, then fish them out of another crate several miles down the road! ;)

[jrbeerman11]

I will say not likely, especially if Tarman is involved.

[palaeomerus]

Given that there is no such thing as a Zombie apocalypse, no, you can't survive one. You also can't succumb to one. It's fictional.

[DundahMifflin]

Obviously. Just something to think about.

[ambientFLIER]

Thanks, Buzz Killington.

[gypsygib]

I think I had this conversation when I was 12.