Call of Duty: WWII's Zombie Mode Is Structured Entirely Around Fear

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Call of Duty’s Zombie modes are usually known more for finding reliable survival routes and looping waves of zombies around while uncovering maps’ mysteries, but Call of Duty: WWII’s Nazi Zombie mode looks like it’ll be the first to be a truly scary experience.

In an interview between PlayStation and Sledgehammer Games directors working on Call of Duty: WWII, the team responsible for the twisted Nazi Zombies mode spoke about the elements of fear in WWII’s take on the Zombies mode that should set it apart from the other games. Jon Horsley, the development director from Sledgehammer Games that’s working on WWII, spoke about the horror movie-style scares that players will inevitably stumble across in WWII.

“The whole game really is structured around building tension, building fear, putting players at risk and in jeopardy, and then shocking them with a jump scare or something that really does generate that kind of hair-raising stuff that you see in a really good horror film,” Horsley said.

Cameron Dayton, the creative director for WWII, expanded on Horsley’s comments and said that they’ve got several layers of fear working in tandem to create a horrifying experience. From the “low-hanging fruit” that is jump scares to the fear of being chased through some eerily familiar and ominous environments, there are more than a few ways that Nazi Zombies will be unsettling.

And for players that think they’ve already figured out everything that they need to know about Nazi Zombies, Horsley also said that you might not find this Nazi Zombies mode as easy as the previous iterations. He said that for new players, there’s a revamped tutorial and what he calls a “robust hint system” in place to help get them started, but veteran players will still have to look a bit deeper to figure everything out. Doing that in past Nazi Zombies modes usually lead to some Easter eggs and some neat surprises, but it appears as though finding these secrets might be essential for simply surviving in WWII.

Call of Duty: WWII releases on Nov. 3 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Posted: Nov 01, 2017 3:47 pm
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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/11/01/call-of-duty-wwii-zombie-mode-is-structured-entirely-around-fear/

Comments

oxoPosted: Mon. Nov 13, 2017

This zombie mode is actually not bad , I did not think they would even get close to zombies but they have

oHuskyPosted: Sun. Nov 05, 2017

Not sure if any of you have played the zombies yet but it's pretty good. You have to complete missions to be able to progress through the game. && the loading screens are gross

XboxPosted: Fri. Nov 03, 2017

Can't wait to play zombies with the boys.

THQPosted: Thu. Nov 02, 2017

I just want zombies to go back to simplicity. I'm tired of having to do an Easter egg to progress and get better things. I like just going to pub games and just chilling and kill zombies. Not having to look for parts and worry that one person will leave and ruin the rest of the game

RareparrotPosted: Thu. Nov 02, 2017

ima just hope i dont run into rage quitters thats the main worry out of everything tbh

CraigPosted: Thu. Nov 02, 2017

lets just hope its better then the last few times they hyped this up.

lbreadsticklPosted: Thu. Nov 02, 2017

Wait I just checked other videos and such and there is no swastika emblem in the game at all...? Everything I'm reading says Nazi zombies, the Reich and so on, but I'm not see the symbol anywhere? If I'm not mistaken they had it in black ops 1 zombies so is it because this is developed by sledgehammer and not treyarch, raven and n space?

OMG_IM_JOKINPosted: Wed. Nov 01, 2017

Bring the fear, claustrophobia, tension. I'm ready oh and remember to put the kids to bed early. They're not gonna want to see this.

JoeyPosted: Wed. Nov 01, 2017

Can't wait to play this. Feels nostalgic