{"id":796,"date":"2019-04-12T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/david-bailly.com\/portfolio\/?p=796"},"modified":"2019-04-27T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T09:43:36","slug":"rats-detected-as-zombies-in-zombiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/david-bailly.com\/portfolio\/rats-detected-as-zombies-in-zombiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rats Detected as Zombies in ZombiU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the gamepad’s radar, crows and rats are detected (and emit a “beep”) as if they were zombies, creating tension and apprehension.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The gamepad displays the map and the position of the zombies around you (like a radar). After an upgrade, the radar works automatically. But crows and rats will also trigger the radar and emit a “beep” that alerts the player even while there are no zombies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gamepad radar detecting three zombies (or rats?)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This small feature allows level designers to create situations where a player expects zombies hidden behind a corner a as a door opens, but without actually placing enemies. This keeps players on edge, and can be adapted in other survival horror games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the gamepad’s radar, crows and rats are detected (and emit a “beep”) as if they were zombies, creating tension and apprehension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[38],"tags":[49,48],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7TL8k-cQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":838,"url":"https:\/\/david-bailly.com\/portfolio\/thank-you-in-super-mario-odysseys-final-level\/","url_meta":{"origin":796,"position":0},"title":"“Thank you” in Super Mario Odyssey’s Final Level","date":"2019-05-18","format":false,"excerpt":"Fourth wall breaking reward acknowledging players who achieved something special. 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