Caught this on Slashdot. Apparently there's a 'grassroots' Zombie Lurch that has been occurring annually for the last few years, in different cities. Madison, WI (A lovely city by the way, I attended a LAN there a few years back) is this year's 'victim' of the zombie horde. You can check out a bunch of the pics here, here and here, and I must say, it looks exactly like certain scenes in Stubbs. Quite charming actually. :) One could imagine someone in that crowd is a Stubbs fan, but I didn't spot anyone trying to corner his look. Too bad. :(
As for the actual Xbox game, I'm not done with it, though I sense I'm just a few levels away from completion.
1UP, the site that was hosting Alex's 'blog' about Stubbs development, has officially reviewed the game. It's basically a rave review for a fresh 'strategy/action' hybrid game that will debut for us mere mortals in just a few days.
The highlights they note are really all that we've come to expect from Bungie/Wideload... an attention to detail beyond just actual gameplay. There is wit aplenty, and the mantra, coined by Jaime back during the development of Halo 2, of '30 seconds of gameplay repeated over and over' (often misunderstood by some as an excuse for level repetition) is fully embraced in Stubbs.
Those of you planning to purchase the Xbox version of the game when it debuts this Monday, the 17th, feel free to email me a pic of you holding the game or posing it in some creative (non-filthy of course!) manner, I'll post the pic here if it's funny/compelling enough.
Once I get mine, I'll be sure to write a review. Halo 1 and 2 have spoiled me and my itch for the fabled First Person Shooter genre. I wonder how quickly I'll forget all that as I play a game that's Third Person and not quite a shooter. It's my one concern based on previous looks at the game.
UPDATE: Another thumbs-up review, this time from the folks at Gaming Horizon.
Read about Matt Soell and his current faves in music, books, tv, and games over at Gamasutra. It's an interesting read if you think a game is influenced by what the authors are currently into. Matt has always given his group an extra dose of irony and a twist of counter-culture (he's not the only one of course) so it's interesting to see what he considers worth consuming as a member of our pop culture.
And hey, no glasses? What, you trying to go legit or something Matt? :)
Thanks to a heads up by Roger Wilco at the HBO forums.