It’s a pretty sick game. I used to play it in back in 2021 when it was first on gamepass and then when it was added back I redownloaded it, it’s really good.
For those who don’t know about world war Z, you can also play like you want. There are “cheats” in the game that you can activate, or make things harder for you. Or more fun. Example, you can turn off all special infected and triple the normal zombies while making hoards more often. Get your normal zombie experience with that. You can put melee weapons only or special weapons only. You can have a gold unkillable zombie chase you throughout the entire map, or make headshots not work. And the reason you would like to activate the harder modes, is because you get more points to unlock stuff for your kit/characters. This game allows you to have the fun you want. You can go try hard with max difficulties and double the special infected, you can. There’s some fun cheats too but I can’t remember them at the moment. But world war Z is super fun vanilla, or add experimental/chaos settings to change up the game.
I still play regularly on pc and get full lobbies in multiplayer, campaign, and in survival. It’s a great buy if you like horde shooters This game is underrated imo
Agreed, while the whole "zombies destroy humanity" thing is usually the easiest to write, I always love zombie stories that show that humanity refuses to back down and instead starts actively living, way more enjoyable imo when there's more hope involved.
The book is nothing like the movie there's no similarities. And he was talking about a South Korean zombie movie where they would lure the zombies into public arenas with the use of drones and then drop cruise missiles. So he made the sin of saying that the movie was better than the book and then he confused two entirely different movies
@@SamGrant-jm6mzno Zanny is right. At the end of the WWZ movie there’s a montage of humanity fighting back. A clip of the montage shows zombies being lured into a stadium while the loudspeakers are blaring and ends with a drone strike on all the zombies in the stadium. If you want to see what I’m talking about just look up the ending montage of the movie.
@@sanisaeed3725 I've seen the movie they end it in France, because there was supposed to be a sequel that never got the greenlight. The second movie was going to be the war. I'll post two links. One from the south Korean film he's describing and the other the end of WWz
To comment on the "Freaks" name, it's for the game Days Gone, and they're not zombies or undead. They are more like a new species of humans, ones that eat plants as well, need to drink water, and sleep, so it adds whole new ways of interacting with these enemies that simply don't exist with zombies I'm sure you can think of some creative examples of this Days Gone is basically World War Z but open world and with a heavy focus on characters and story and mothercycles I'm always gonna recommend this game to absolutely everyone It's on PlayStation and PC
I play this game every other 6 months or so. It's great fun! Love the horde defense sections when literally hundreds of zombies charge and you mulch them down as just 4 people. Getting consecutive headshots in the traveling sections feels really good too.
The only way it could ever work is as a TV series which each episode being a different chapter from the book. You should get the audiobook it has Mark Hamill and a bunch of other favorite actors
This game and its community is still alive and thriving. Most players online though play the hardest difficulty which is Extreme, thats why it may seem that the public matchmaking seems empty. I have over 600 hours logged playing this game, and until now I still play it cause its just so good!
i actually played this game when it came out and stuck with it for a year or two while alotta the dlc was coming out. i think i stopped playing a bit after they had added the challenges with modifiers so its been awhile since ive played but this video is making me wanna come back.
Fun fact i believe in the lore that when the whole world had pretty much contained the zombies while china kept sending waves of conscripts making the zombies stronger
If zanny likes horde shoters, one i suggest is warframe. I have over 300 hours in it and i can say its fun. Everything is free and if you're willing to grind you dont have to pay for a thing, i personally have unlocked about 60% of all things in the game casually, not specifically trying to get things, without spending a cent. Best way i can describe warframe, is destiny but if the devs cared.
The game is still very much alive on steam, I still play regularly and get full lobbies on co op multiplayer. The game supports crossplay too so lobbies shouldn't be an issue for console
Played it with friends, it looks good at first but after a few missions you will see that it becomes repetitive and boring with the guns taking an incredibly long time to upgrade and the class skills require a lot of grinding too, the melee system is not well made either, there are no “real” weapon customizations, you just pick a skin that looks like it has extended mag and scopes etc and the game doesn’t tell what stats will for the gun so it’s a gamble and you will have to guess when you pick up the gun in game, not to mention the guns have skill trees that are obscenely expensive to upgrade and the the only way to level up the guns is using a ton and even you use the same gun from beginning to end of the mission you’re not guaranteed to get enough xp for it for even half a level, not to mention that it’s gonna be near impossible to upgrade the better weapons since they only become available near the end if the mission, and there’s also literally no reason not to pick auto turrets and electric fences for defense since they’re op and virtually infinite because all you have to is go to them and press and button and they recharge, also the AI controlled teammates are incredibly stupid so it makes it hard to win if you play solo, also the difficulty curve is pretty ass since the game is either too easy or too hard and only a handful of zombies will die per magazine so we deleted it, another shadow of left for dead
Fun Fact! The studio who made this game is the same one working on the 2nd WH40K Space Marine Game. So rest assured, the Tyranid swarm's going to feel like a swarm.
I really liked this game, i only stopped because my best friend didn't like it. Online with rondos was often a headache on higher difficultys + the time it takes to find a match was often very long. It's the same story with every horde shooter sadly..
man i cant wait for space marine 2, im pretty sure it is being made by the same devs as world war z, I want to fight hoards of tyranids like these zombies.
The name "zeke" carried over from the book, which is the original source material. IIRC, they know that they're zombies but the military simply used the letter "Z" as a codename for them, which created a military jargon where the zombies are referred to as "Zeds." Over time, veterans started to refer to zombies by the name "Zeke." Unlike here in the game where they're referred to in plural, those who referred to zombies as "Zeke" would typically only use the name in singular, as if every single zombie was the same person and there was almost a sense of familiarity to the term. They'd talk like "and you know, Zeke is always like this and that" or "Zeke always does that and this" as if Zeke was this person that they knew; a mutual acquaintance. It was a sort of coping mechanism, where veterans of World War Z would essentially humanize the enemy in order to not think about how fucked up the whole thing was. You're right that it feels forced in the game -- like a way to not use the word "zombie" -- but in the book it doesn't feel that way. They recognize them as zombies and use the word plenty and the name "Zeke" is just a psychological coping measure. It works really well.
Zanny not using the melee button at a single point in the video, had me so unnecessarily peeved. You can use your melee at any point and it will push zekes away, if you have the stamina. On controller, I believe it's the right bumper/r1 button. Different melee weapons with varying stats and perks, can be equipped in the menu. Hope this helps :)
Awesome vid as usual but am i the only one that would love a skyrim playthrough? I think the game is perfect for him. I dont know if he has already played it but i would love a skyrim video series
It’s a pretty sick game. I used to play it in back in 2021 when it was first on gamepass and then when it was added back I redownloaded it, it’s really good.
You said “back in 2021” and i lost my mind dude
Same
Wait, there's a WWZ game, and it's actually pretty good? (Zanny told me)
Best comment
Heard the exact same rumor, gonna get to the bottom of this (I’m an alcoholic)
No way you met him in person (genuine admiration)😮
@@william_clark3the answer must be in the bottom of this bottle!
Don’t listen to zanny 😂
For those who don’t know about world war Z, you can also play like you want. There are “cheats” in the game that you can activate, or make things harder for you. Or more fun. Example, you can turn off all special infected and triple the normal zombies while making hoards more often. Get your normal zombie experience with that. You can put melee weapons only or special weapons only. You can have a gold unkillable zombie chase you throughout the entire map, or make headshots not work. And the reason you would like to activate the harder modes, is because you get more points to unlock stuff for your kit/characters. This game allows you to have the fun you want. You can go try hard with max difficulties and double the special infected, you can. There’s some fun cheats too but I can’t remember them at the moment. But world war Z is super fun vanilla, or add experimental/chaos settings to change up the game.
These guys are making the new Space Marine Game.
I can’t believe they made a completely accurate rendition of modern france in this game
Just visited France recently. Can confirm I put up so many turrets and electric fences. Don’t think I’d recommend
Can confirm as a French person
I still play regularly on pc and get full lobbies in multiplayer, campaign, and in survival.
It’s a great buy if you like horde shooters
This game is underrated imo
Finally more people looking at this game. I’ve had it since launch and it’s been a thrill
The book is even better than the movie and game. The way humanity brought it back in the second half is crazy.
Agreed, while the whole "zombies destroy humanity" thing is usually the easiest to write, I always love zombie stories that show that humanity refuses to back down and instead starts actively living, way more enjoyable imo when there's more hope involved.
The book is nothing like the movie there's no similarities. And he was talking about a South Korean zombie movie where they would lure the zombies into public arenas with the use of drones and then drop cruise missiles. So he made the sin of saying that the movie was better than the book and then he confused two entirely different movies
@@SamGrant-jm6mzhe probably just got confused. The being ill part was in WWZ he probably just mixed them up
@@SamGrant-jm6mzno Zanny is right. At the end of the WWZ movie there’s a montage of humanity fighting back. A clip of the montage shows zombies being lured into a stadium while the loudspeakers are blaring and ends with a drone strike on all the zombies in the stadium. If you want to see what I’m talking about just look up the ending montage of the movie.
@@sanisaeed3725 I've seen the movie they end it in France, because there was supposed to be a sequel that never got the greenlight. The second movie was going to be the war.
I'll post two links. One from the south Korean film he's describing and the other the end of WWz
Zanny is a necromancer when it comes to dead multiplayers.
three zanny has to be my favorite personality
It’s pretty cool that Zannys playing this game. I had great memories playing it a couple years ago on the game pass
I cant believe he didnt melee once 😅😅 hurt my soul when he said he hasnt found a single melee weapon love you still zanman
I forgor 😭
He forgor 💀
Oh no he forgor
To comment on the "Freaks" name, it's for the game Days Gone, and they're not zombies or undead. They are more like a new species of humans, ones that eat plants as well, need to drink water, and sleep, so it adds whole new ways of interacting with these enemies that simply don't exist with zombies
I'm sure you can think of some creative examples of this
Days Gone is basically World War Z but open world and with a heavy focus on characters and story and mothercycles
I'm always gonna recommend this game to absolutely everyone
It's on PlayStation and PC
It failed in critiscs, dont know why
@@sgm7650critics complain about everything, it was a actually a pretty good game
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I play this game every other 6 months or so. It's great fun! Love the horde defense sections when literally hundreds of zombies charge and you mulch them down as just 4 people. Getting consecutive headshots in the traveling sections feels really good too.
I always thought the world war z games was decently popular. Surprising to know it flew under the radar for a lot of people
Zanny included XD😂😂
Man the book was so good, I wish they could do a good tv adaptation
The only way it could ever work is as a TV series which each episode being a different chapter from the book. You should get the audiobook it has Mark Hamill and a bunch of other favorite actors
This game and its community is still alive and thriving.
Most players online though play the hardest difficulty which is Extreme, thats why it may seem that the public matchmaking seems empty.
I have over 600 hours logged playing this game, and until now I still play it cause its just so good!
Omfg no way he’s played this. Good horde shooter fr
The people that made this are the ones finishing up the new Space Marine game. Super pumped!
Wwz is literally my favorite game 😭 I'm mad I missed this stream 😭
"idk why I'm giving you a guide like it's some hot new game or something" well I, for one, never knew it existed so this is brand new for me lol.
i actually played this game when it came out and stuck with it for a year or two while alotta the dlc was coming out. i think i stopped playing a bit after they had added the challenges with modifiers so its been awhile since ive played but this video is making me wanna come back.
Fun fact i believe in the lore that when the whole world had pretty much contained the zombies while china kept sending waves of conscripts making the zombies stronger
If zanny likes horde shoters, one i suggest is warframe. I have over 300 hours in it and i can say its fun. Everything is free and if you're willing to grind you dont have to pay for a thing, i personally have unlocked about 60% of all things in the game casually, not specifically trying to get things, without spending a cent.
Best way i can describe warframe, is destiny but if the devs cared.
The game is still very much alive on steam, I still play regularly and get full lobbies on co op multiplayer. The game supports crossplay too so lobbies shouldn't be an issue for console
I’m really excited for SM2 because it’s gonna be on an updated version of this engine, big swarms of tyranids like the zombies
the only thing i remember about WWZ (the movie) is that it was basically a huge, 1h30m long pepsi commercial
The "Fixer Grenade" Is basically just the stuff from Dying Light: The Following lmao
Now I want to see Zanny and the boys play Left 4 Dead 2
I played this game way too much before! Really awesome seeing my favorite creator playing it!
"words that have bat" Zanny's looking for puns for the Arkham videos?
I played the hell out of this in 2023 until I got 120hrs in it. Tbh, quite fun
Recently started playing this with some friends, it's astronomically more fun with more ppl
I’m very excited for the baulders gate 3 video great video as always zanny 🙌🏻
Not even once engage in Glorious Melee Combat, the God Emperor will be disappointed...
26 seconds of telling Zanny to play Turnip boy commits tax evasion
plus it's getting a sequel soon :D
Good to know these are the dudes making space marine 2
Just this month? Man this is an old video but appreciated, love this game
Zanny the studio behind this game are making the new wsrhammer space marine game… guna be popping for the emperor!
10/10 unexpected foxy jumpscare
I'm glad that you didn't choose Daniella, Zanny. I want to keep it platonic between us and that could have changed things
I just saw a charger and a hunter in the video lmao. I see they took more than one page from the L4D book
damn I forgot wwz existed ngl
i love this game!! hope they keep adding content to it
I still play this game on extreme difficulty only… there’s still some loyal players❤️
Played it with friends, it looks good at first but after a few missions you will see that it becomes repetitive and boring with the guns taking an incredibly long time to upgrade and the class skills require a lot of grinding too, the melee system is not well made either, there are no “real” weapon customizations, you just pick a skin that looks like it has extended mag and scopes etc and the game doesn’t tell what stats will for the gun so it’s a gamble and you will have to guess when you pick up the gun in game, not to mention the guns have skill trees that are obscenely expensive to upgrade and the the only way to level up the guns is using a ton and even you use the same gun from beginning to end of the mission you’re not guaranteed to get enough xp for it for even half a level, not to mention that it’s gonna be near impossible to upgrade the better weapons since they only become available near the end if the mission, and there’s also literally no reason not to pick auto turrets and electric fences for defense since they’re op and virtually infinite because all you have to is go to them and press and button and they recharge, also the AI controlled teammates are incredibly stupid so it makes it hard to win if you play solo, also the difficulty curve is pretty ass since the game is either too easy or too hard and only a handful of zombies will die per magazine so we deleted it, another shadow of left for dead
I've been loving the haptic feedback for PS5 controllers on PC
At last. One of my favourite games
play it back then with some of my friends its okay, its definitely fun i feel like it just got tiring quick. maybe i was just tired of zombie games.
ye I totally missed this game too - a shame rly.
it's actually rly freaking fun, I wish more people would get back into it.
This game is spectacular. If you haven't tried it, it is so worth it. I haven't played a game that does hordes like thus game does.
I will say in my humble opinion, the novel does hold a better candle to the,”We are going to die standing,” and even beat them.
one thing that destroys the entire zombie apocalypse theory.....tanks
"Alot of zombies" -markiplier a while ago
What if I told you that I already knew and was waiting for you to play it with the boys
0:28 Zanny plays BG3 confirmed?
Keep up the good work zanny
Big up from Portugal 🇵🇹
As a Frenchie, I can confirm that whenever we get shot, we smoke a Gitane, piss on the wound to create a familiar aroma, and snort baguette powder.
In the book, humanity won not through a disease trick but by straight up fighting the zombies with armies.
Ah yes another Zanny vid, time to sit on the toilet and watch the entire video (Hemorrhoids incoming)
I did a lot of pvp when people used to play this game and surprisingly I was kinda cracked that it too
The game were they are called freakers is called Days Gone it's one of my favorite games would really recommend it to you Zanny
More wwz gameplay, Zanny!!!
HI zanyyyyyyyy love your stuff man
There’s like nothing that comes close to the crazy hordes in this game.
zanny: it's not on gamepass....*goes to check* IT IS on gamepass!
me: damn, another Lies of Z
"I don't knows how underground Darktide is" it's a bloody Warhammer game
My guy just kept saying aftermeth and I find that fucking hilarious. Zombies be high af lmao
Finally, somebody else who actually likes the movie!
People would have loved it more if it didn't use the WWZ IP. Should have been its own thing.
Fun Fact! The studio who made this game is the same one working on the 2nd WH40K Space Marine Game. So rest assured, the Tyranid swarm's going to feel like a swarm.
The sniper elite zombie games are pretty good as well
Allegedly Space Marine 2 will use the same system for the tyranids as this game does for the zombie hordes.
I really liked this game, i only stopped because my best friend didn't like it. Online with rondos was often a headache on higher difficultys + the time it takes to find a match was often very long. It's the same story with every horde shooter sadly..
Is Zanny romancable?
Yes
Is game is good a must get 🔥
I got the game when the dlc came out definitely not because of the biker lady...
Yeah I still play this from time to time and enjoy it quite a bit
man i cant wait for space marine 2, im pretty sure it is being made by the same devs as world war z, I want to fight hoards of tyranids like these zombies.
FINALLY YOU FUCKING PLAY IT, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO TO COME OUT THANK YOU ZANNY THANK YOU
The name "zeke" carried over from the book, which is the original source material. IIRC, they know that they're zombies but the military simply used the letter "Z" as a codename for them, which created a military jargon where the zombies are referred to as "Zeds." Over time, veterans started to refer to zombies by the name "Zeke." Unlike here in the game where they're referred to in plural, those who referred to zombies as "Zeke" would typically only use the name in singular, as if every single zombie was the same person and there was almost a sense of familiarity to the term. They'd talk like "and you know, Zeke is always like this and that" or "Zeke always does that and this" as if Zeke was this person that they knew; a mutual acquaintance. It was a sort of coping mechanism, where veterans of World War Z would essentially humanize the enemy in order to not think about how fucked up the whole thing was.
You're right that it feels forced in the game -- like a way to not use the word "zombie" -- but in the book it doesn't feel that way. They recognize them as zombies and use the word plenty and the name "Zeke" is just a psychological coping measure. It works really well.
I really like the WWZ book,I wish the movie was more faithful to the original material
if this game would be movie accurate, the entire DarkSouls trilogy would be child's play.
days gone has amazing hordes
Wanted to play this game for a long time, and now I have a reason too
This just looks like third person Back 4 Blood. Not exactly a high bar, but this game actually looks great
If Zanny likes big hordes of infected he should try Days Gone
Space Marine 2 hired the guys that did the horde mechanics in this. I’m so hyped to stomp tyranid hordes.
So are we going to get baldur’s gate 3 video or what?
This developer is the one making Space Marine 2 right now
What if I told you the Space Marine multilayer servers are back up? Space Marines vs Chaos Marines.
It’s in my opinion the best Left 4 Dead Clone it understood what made L4D fun it’s not Perfect but it’s damn close
I see Baldurs Gate 3 Zanny
Do it Zanny, Do it.
I better be seeing you play Baldurs gate 3 lol. It is amazing.
Rucking Freakers-
Deacon
Given your taste in horde shooters, you should check out helldivers 2 when it releases Zanny.
Wait till he finds out about Fireteam elite
Zanny not using the melee button at a single point in the video, had me so unnecessarily peeved.
You can use your melee at any point and it will push zekes away, if you have the stamina. On controller, I believe it's the right bumper/r1 button. Different melee weapons with varying stats and perks, can be equipped in the menu.
Hope this helps :)
I forgot 😔
@@thirdzanny it happens 😅
keep up the good work :)
Yeah its really good, i played it when it was a gift in epic games, really enjoyed playing it, but it was short, don't know now.
I’ve played this game before because of my ps plus subscription and it’s pretty fun
Awesome vid as usual but am i the only one that would love a skyrim playthrough? I think the game is perfect for him. I dont know if he has already played it but i would love a skyrim video series