I Didn't Have the Guts to Finish House of the Dead: Overkill

 

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I am sad to admit that House of the Dead: Overkill was one of the few zombie games I could never finish. When I was a kid, I was so disgusted with how raw the game was. 

I was not expecting to see human bodies getting thrown into human-sized blenders, a zombie throwing human body parts at the players…or in other words, I was not expecting such extreme violence. 

And since I was a mere child, I was not allowed to continue playing this game. After my family witnessed the entire first chapter, they straight up told me I was not going to play this game ever again. 

I think for the first time, I didn’t mind this punishment, because this game actually did bother me. This game was way too disturbing for me. 

I think the main reason was that it was unlike any zombie game I had ever played before. It wasn’t your typical House of the Dead game I was used to. It was considered to be a spin off game that dared to be something different. 

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And now years later, I can applaud this game for standing out among the House of the Dead videogame franchise. 

I’m not sure when I will ever play this game again, but after watching the entire game on YouTube, I think it’s one of the best zombie games ever made. It’s a self-aware game that isn’t afraid to be a campy over the top zombie tale. 

The voice acting is actually pretty decent, the boss fights are out of this world insane, and the story isn’t bad at all. What really makes the game stand out to me is the friendship that forms between Agent G and Issac Washington. 

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This duo is hilarious, and I love how they react whenever a boss fight is about to start. I was hoping for this one day in the franchise, and we finally got two dudes freaking out during their horrific situation. 

Who wouldn’t freak out over witnessing the dead coming to life?

I’m hoping for a remake one day, because this game definitely deserves its own comeback!

And I hope we get the hilarious banter between Agent G and Issac Washington again!




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