#Stubbs the Zombie

[ryunumber]

Stubbs the zombie

Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield has a Ryu Number of 2.

[nxhna]

my oc as stubbs the zombie :3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUBBS THE ZOMBIE youre 18 now.................

[dd-the-man-without-fear]

Me and who?

[fancypantsrecords]

Various Artists - Stubbs The Zombie In Rebel Without A Pulse: The Soundtrack | Shout! Factory | 2021 | Clear with Green Splatter

[the-elemental2]

Zed Necrodopolis vs Jonny Warner vs Stubbs the Zombie vs R (Z.O.M.B.I.E.S. vs Zombie Prom vs … vs Warm Bodies)

Some zombies need loved ones, what can I say?

[samhainvt]

ACAB

[vampire-lord-garfield]

Cannibalism

[eziojensenthe3rd]

Midnight Gaming: Untitled Zombie Game

So I played Stubbs the Zombie past midnight, checked socials to find.... not much to talk about that isnt just bad news... so lets skip the news for the day.

Its a lovely day in Punchbowl and you are a horrible zombie

So Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel without a Pulse was a game released in 2005 for og xbox and pc, got average reviews and has been remastered and released by aspyr media for modern platforms. I enjoyed this game on the old pc version mainly cause it was game where you played as a zombie eating the brains of the living and growing your own horde. So seeing it get a remaster and available to folks nowadays is very nice to see.

So yeah, you mostly eat brains and make it through levels which are mostly linear with some open sections but for the most part you are more or less being directed foward. And of course as you eat brains, former humans become zombie allies that can assist in some ways, you can have them go forward and soak up bullets as you follow behind letting you close the distance and they can distract enemies while you flank and get them from behind for a backbite. You can also whistle at zombies you're looking at to get them to head towards you like some sort of grim version of pikmin. It certainly looks like it when I see my zombros swarm someone.

A lot of the voicework in this game is also just great, given its trying to go for a comedic vibe it does help with the dark theme of devouring people. Hearing folks panic and exclaim "eating brains is way not cool daddy-o" or "dont eat me no no noooo" does gets a dark chuckle from me. It might be why the game takes place in a retro future city in the 50s just for the sake of the comedy. You have barbershop singers on jetpacks using rayguns while singing about killing the zombies. How the hell did this get average reviews???

Of course since you're a zombie yourself, you dont have access to guns or weapons but you do have some abilties to help you out. For one being your ability to regenerate health which also doubles as a narrative reason for how your abilties work. Your gut grenade is your best ability having a max of 3 charges and lets you throw a major organ at enemies that can stick onto them and can be detonated at your command. Your very own hand can be thrown and controlled, giving you an opportunity to possess nearby humans. Grab someone with a gun and you can start shooting at their former allies and help clear out several threats. Since your hand ability is the easiest to recharge, it can be a pretty effective ability especially on the insane difficulty. Your head can be used like a bowling ball and rolled towards groups which can damage and infect enemies it rolls into and of course it explodes too. And finally, you can fart which is generally useful to stun groups of nearby enemies opening them up to be feasted on.

A lot of the strong points of this game is leading a horde of zombies, dealing with enemies you come across and taking out priority targets that can be a hassle to your undead buddies. Thing is there are some issues with the game mainly due to its length. A normal run for me lasted 4 hours according to my steam playtime so it ends up feeling a bit short. Sometimes when you end up stunning an enemy and go for a brain dinner, you end up tearing their arm off to use as a weapon because whoops you were beside them and got a different prompt, which can be useful at damaging but eating brains is how you're able to recharge your abilties so this gets kinda annoying at times. Also that simon says boss battle at the police station.... went on for too long and it sucks.

Speaking of that boss battle, the game uses some newer versions of old 50's songs such as earth angel, mr sandman and lollipop. Im gonna leave a link to that so you can go hear it if you want.

Honestly, i dont see much games that let you play as a zombie and cause havoc. Theres games where you create or control a horde of zombies like infectionator, games that are versus zombie players that you end up joining when you die like zombie panic or games that just has you play an undead character but not causing an apocalypse like medievil or sonny. Theres gotta be some other game where you play as a zombie leading an outbreak on humanity like a reverse dead rising. I feel like a lot of Stubbs is a game that has only scratched the surface of what it was trying to present and it be great to see more of that explored and built upon in a sequel, in a literal or spiritual sense.

So thanks for reading todays midnight gaming. Feel free to leave feedback and game suggestions. See you all tomorrow.

[gamerguy9001]

Big Bubba's got himself a chainsaw. This is gonna hurt! My only question now is... WHO THE F*CK GAVE THIS IDIOT A CHAINSAW!?

[3liza]

Added a "see also" section and linked to Stubbs the Zombie, a game that came out one year previous with aesthetic and thematic parallels to Fido.

[gamerzylo]

[youtubeminuscontext]

Tanks, as you may have suspected, do not eat brains, so we're good.

Gamechamp3000

[mr-dead-inside]

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

🧠(2005)🧟‍♂️

[g4zdtechtv]

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"Chewie… we’re home."

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[star-crossed-friends]

Finally found time to play this game.