Dead Crusade

[DisasterMaster13]

Check out this game on Kickstarter!:

 

 

A refreshing take on the Zombie Apocalypse. Dead Crusade is a medieval survival horror RPG that will take you to Medieval Europe in a time of great upheaval and strife as an unstoppable plague tears the world apart. Travel through the cities, countryside, and cemeteries of Medieval Europe across multiple expansive campaigns as you battle hordes of the undead, and avoid becoming infected with the plague yourself.

Summary

• Planned Platforms: PC (Mac, Linux TBA)
• Release date: Q4, 2015
• Approx, 3 Campaigns
• Single-player and Multi-player support
• 1st and 3rd person gameplay

Not another generic fantasy: In the Late Middle Ages, Europe experienced the most deadly disease outbreak in human history when the Black Death, the infamous pandemic of bubonic plague, hit in 1347, killing a third of the human population. Every campaign is inspired by real world locations as they stood in this time of strife, from the great Minster Cathedral of York, England to the ancient streets of Venice, Italy.

Fight a new kind of Zombie: The `Plagued` can duck, parry, charge, and counter your blows as they adapt to your fighting style and exploit your weakness. Dynamic behavior system gives each enemy unique personality traits from the cowardly peasant zombie who retreats when overwhelmed, to the fearless soldier zombie who motivates the horde to fight harder.

Unique Enemy Types and Bosses: The Plagued are not the only foes you will face! Special enemy types with unique behaviors and attack patterns face you as well.The verminous Abomination will vomit swarms of hungry rats. The Wench will go into a rampage, using her own limbs to destroy you at all costs. Tread carefully through environments, as packs of ravens will attack from above.

Class system that fits your play-style: As the SOLDIER, plant banners that increase your party's defense or taunts to prevent your party from being overwhelmed. Play as the fast and deadly EXECUTIONER, a master at delivering quick and fatal blows. Become a master of ranged combat with the SKIRMISHER as you use traps and piercing body arrows to quickly thin out the horde. Heal your allies as the PLAGUE DOCTOR, providing medical support and increasing disease resistance.

Dynamic Objective system: Complete both Primary and Optional Objectives as you traverse the world. Defend the barricades from waves of the Plagued, Escort priests to safety from a burning church, Destroy corpse piles to slow the spread of infection and unlock hidden paths that may contain supplies and gear.

Risk in gameplay: A lot of modern games play it safe- you know you'll defeat the evil and save the day. In Dead Crusade you can't take anything for granted. Death looms around every corner and the greatest threat of all is the plague itself. Become infected with different strains of the plague, each one drastically changing the way the game is played.

Play online: Every campaign can be played in single-player, though multi-player is our focus. Dead Crusade provides a deep multiplayer game; build a unique party of characters and battle with friends and complete objectives. Upgrade your party over time and devise new strategies to defeat the Plague.

Built using Unreal Engine 4: Using the power of Unreal Engine 4 technology, not only will the graphics be amazing, but the game will be easier to create. With ground breaking tools such as Blueprint Visual Scripting, adding features and implementing complex design systems has never been easier!

The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea. The people who gathered on the docks to greet the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: Most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead, and those who were still alive were gravely ill. They were overcome with fever, unable to keep food down and delirious from pain. Strangest of all, they were covered in mysterious black boilsthat oozed blood and pusand gave their illness its name: the “Black Death.” The Sicilian authorities hastily ordered the fleet of “death ships” out of the harbor, but it was too late: Over the next five years, the mysterious Black Death would kill more than 200 million people in Medieval Europe.

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Sounds pretty good hopefully it gets the backing before the deadline.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/648243123/dead-crusade

Edited April 10, 2014 by DisasterMaster13

[DisasterMaster13]

Seriously? No one.

[Lelouch The Zero]

Seriously? No one.

Seems like the forums are pretty much dead these days, huh?

[OysterBarron]

I think the main problem is you've used a black font!

[iNero]

I think the main problem is you've used a black font!

More like its a copy & paste text ( I guess it is ) and no short summary. Or at least mark important phrases.

 

The other thing:

Its like 2 years away.

[Pepperjack]

 

Seriously? No one.

Seems like the forums are pretty much dead these days, huh?

 

Pun

[RyanBurnsRed]

Would love to fund this but, I have no money.

Do they plan to put this on Steam?

Edited April 13, 2014 by RyanBurnsRed

[Pepperjack]

It's zombies which is overdun but the fact that it's medieval zombies intrigues me

[FranklinDeRoosevelt]

Yeah except how exactly are they going to pull the story off if there's zombies in the medieval times? Especially the fact that all they done was use the infamous story of the black death and add a zombie curse to it. It's anything but innovative and original. However, the gameplay sounds the opposite and is very interesting. I like the fact that these zombies don't just stand or walk like idiots and can actually attack you using proper fighting techniques. Online doesn't sound too bad either.