With all the zombie games out there now do you think that Left 4 Dead rises above the rest and could be considered the best zombie game ever made?

I would say it is by far the best co-op shooter I have played, but as a zombie game its.... ok. The fast pace and co-op nature of the game prevents it from being having a scary atmosphere, that I'd expect from a run of the mill zombie shooter. Even Dead Rising had a feel to it despite being more sandbox than the normal zombie game. Its true I feel that the campaigns in Left 4 Dead do have atmosphere and each provide a very different play through, its the lack of them. I played this game non-stop on its release but I am now bored of what it has to offer. The only thing I believe holding this game back is the lack of content, campaigns weapons, game modes and so on. When you have a decent group of people together though, the experience this game provides on the harder difficulties is unmatched.

So when more content is released for this game, the community might pick back up again and it'll be a top zombie for a few months until it settles back down.(I can only refer to the XBOX360 version of the game.)

It depends on if you mean true zombie apocalypse simulation or just any game with zombies.  Doom 1 is my favorite game with zombies, but I think Dead Rising nudges out Left 4 Dead for Romero-esque zombie theme.

Zombie game ever? no, It's the best Infected game ever.

I would say that it is the best there is.
There is great co-op that keeps you playing for hours.

I don't know if it's the BEST but it's definately up there. I personally think Dead Rising is best zombie game

if only it was on ps3

The only really good zombie game I've ever seen or played is Survival Crisis Z. Dead Rising has elements that a great zombie game should have, but the damn thing isn't any good. Left 4 Dead is good, but isn't really a "zombie" game in the traditionalist sense. It isn't scary, and it isn't really about survival so much as getting to the end of the movie. It's about the zombie apocalypse, but doesn't really touch on humanities attempt to survive in such a world the way my ideal "zombie game" would.

I would say so, if you disregard that it does not offer a traditional single player experience. But even then, it's not in a mould in which I think a Zombie game should be. Where's the fear?

I really think the west need to pick up the ball here, because quite frankly I do not expect Japan to, not with the inclusions of nonsense they apply in the genre. Their developers are far too influenced by bizarre Japanese horror B movies to provide real fear inducing gameplay. They also seem to lack fundamental knowledge of certain things which I think are of vital importance.

What I would love to see is George Romero used as a consultant in such games, or somebody else who is well seasoned in making horror films work heavily on such a game. I feel such directors in film can help with the construction of certain mechanics and aspects of design in these games.

Developers who approach making a game in the genre need to draw from the greats in cinema. I think one of the reasons why Dead Space offered a good game was because it did this, in respect to something as simple as sound design. When I first played the game I got the distinct impression that they had learnt much from the first two Alien films.  I think far too much focus is put on the visual, when in fact sound can have a far more instinctive fear inducing effect on humans, more than the visual these days. Why is this?, because we have become desensitized to visual horror in this age, which is why we see films of the like attempting to push boundaries and play on other more modern fears, such as torture etc. It's very hard for the human mind to not allow our bodies natural responses to be effected by sound, whereas with our eyes, we are able to alleviate fear far better..  

There's just no fear inducing gameplay these days, I respect what Valve have done and love the game, but I also see where it falls short. Can you create a game which induces fear every time you play it?. This is a question developers who enter the genre need to ask now. 

I would say anything is possible with inteligent design.

  

I would say Left 4 Dead is definetly the best Multiplayer Zombie game but not sure about the best zombie game evaaar. But its an amazing game haha!

Well, I love Dead Rising, and Zombies Ate My Neighbors for my retro zombie fix, but I'd have to say Left 4 Dead is my favorite game EVER. And I have played A LOT of games! And missing a scary atmosphere? Hell, play on expert with some crappy teammates, THATS scary. But a zombie game coming up looks sweet (what little I have seen of it). Dead Rising 2 could be up there.

Its right up there no doubt. I am not sure if I would give it no.1 but its in the top 3.

If it was the best zombie game ever, it would be more than 3 hours long.

I beg to differ. REmake that is.

Yes.

Well how are you going to judge it? If by best Zombie game you mean "quality" then I would say yes. Its got the best co-op experience out there and is an absolute enjoyable time.

As for "zombie immersion" though? Really get you in the sense of being afraid of zombies? No, no its not.

Not in my opinion. It is great though.

They're not zombies you fucking idiots.

"I call zombie bullshit!" :P

"If it was the best zombie game ever, it would be more than 3 hours long."

"They're not zombies you fucking idiots."

I still feel Dead Rising's the best zombie game

Dead Rising is awesome. My first 360 game, and the sandbox play is awesome, though a little small in size. Hopefully, Dead Rising 2 will be larger. I'm excited for 2!!!!!!!

"If it was the best zombie game ever, it would be more than 3 hours long."

It capitalized on what many people have been wanting for years, a game that allows you and your friends to kill massive numbers of zombies.

Currently, yes.

Maybe if the zombies were a little slower and more zombie like, it could be, but I guess that would ruin the experience for a lot of people.

It's the best zombie game that I've played but I haven't played many zombie games.

It is definitely up there. My top games are Resident Evil 1-3, Dead Rising, and Left 4 Dead. Resident Evil 2 might be my favorite.

yes, but only if you have it for the pc, not worth buying on the consols. No replay value what so ever.

If there wasn't code veronica my nostalgia game, my answer would be positive. 

Certainly the most enjoyable. I loved RE2 but going through a level of L4D with friends is simply more fun. I would like to see a bit more support in terms of how fast they are turning around these updates though, in that regard L4D is quite lacking and the fact that I still play it is testament to how good the game is.

If Dead Rising 2 has coop though... I could see that being a real contender.

There are 2 types of 'zombie games' in my opinion. There's the old way zombies were made which was bumbling, brain-eating monsters which gave you a real sence of horror and dread. And there are the more modern 'infected' type zombies that run at you and don't wanna eat you just kill ya.

L4D is definantly the best 'infected zombie' game but for the other type I'd go for something like RE4 or RE2.

"If there wasn't code veronica my nostalgia game, my answer would be positive.  "

I personally have more fun with RE5 co-op.

yes

RE5 is disappointing for me, it does very little in my eyes to push this genre forward in a exciting way. It may bare all the hallmarks of a RE game but I expected that and more...

"RE5 is disappointing for me, it does very little in my eyes to push this genre forward in a exciting way. It may bare all the hallmarks of a RE game but I expected that and more..."

I think Left 4 Dead is an amazingly fun game, but the only thing keeping it from being truly awesome is the lack of damn content. There are only 4 single player missions, and each one lasts an hour. The Versus mode is fun, but it can get boring playing on the same levels over and over again (because there are only 4). I think the best thing this game has going for it is the Survival mode. Let's just hope they release more content for the game, and fix the damn Survival glitches.

Yeah I think Left 4 Dead and Dead Rising are my two favorite Zombie games.

The answer is:  Yes.

Dead Rising is better than L4D, infact i would consider it to be one of the best games ever made.

As a person who doesn't really play a lot of zombie games and whose introduction to Resident Evil franchise was RE4 I would have to say its a close close call between that and L4D. Dead Rising was a likely contender but some frustrating game mechanics ultimately prevented me from enjoying it as much as I otherwise would have. 

It is quite possibly my favorite zombie game, though there are many others like RE5, Dead Rising, and Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I might change my mind with Prototype coming out, which I think looks better than Infamous. Though I kinda do wish 360 had Infamous

Besides have more campaigns, monsters, gamemodes, content, YES!

lol at those screaming "they're not zombies!"

and yes it is imo the best zombie game out there. it's got the jump factor, the overwhelming factor, the teamwork factor, the rag tag group factor, the zombie factor, the boss zombie factor, and the escape is the only goal in this scenario factor.