Dead Frontier: Post Apocalyptic Zombie MMO Going 3D |

Dead Frontier: Post Apocalyptic Zombie MMO Going 3D

JP Sherman

There’s something about zombie games that instantly get me conflicted. I love them, I love playing them and I love talking about them. However, it’s getting to the point where the zombie fad has lost its bloody sheen and is starting to smell a bit ripe.

But goddammit, I love me some zombie games, even though my own internal conflict wont prevent me from buying I MAED A GAM3 WITH ZOMBIES IN 1T!!!1 or for that matter, trying out a wicked cool online browser based zombie MMO “Dead Frontier” from Jagged Blade Games. While I’m usually not a fan of online browser games in general, this one has every element I like about zombie games. Survival horror gameplay, good weapons, hyper-active community and of course…

SHIT LIKE THIS!

This has been pulled from my nightmares! (very big image)

One of the things that I like about the evolution of good games that have fostered an active and thriving community is that that effort into building a good game and a good community is that the people who play the game are more than happy to do your marketing for you.

This is the fanbase, your loyal customers that you want to keep happy, playing and engaged. When you give them the tools to spread your game, and they’re having fun, the community you build will happily do it. This is what I’ve been impressed with with a relatively unknown game like Dead Frontier.

Check out this beta trailer… it’s very cool.

While the game is still in beta, at its dripping, rotting core is an addictive and fun game that’s a throwback to some of the old school top level shooter/ strategy games with some cool interactive MMO socialization elements.

While it seems that so many big companies are hogging the limelight, such as Dante’s Inferno buying a Super Bowl ad or Mass Effect 2 sponsoring parts of the playoffs. This team has just launched a blog that informs the community about the updates involved, the process (and some of the hitches that will happen) as it goes into a 3D game.

While it may sound like I’m gushing over the game – (they’re not paying me to do this) – I wanted to give them some props for actively reaching out to the community to let them know whats going on. I think that more independent game companies out there are doing it right, on a small scale, because they’re a part of the community that they’ve built too. They know that there are people like me who’ve made friends who I talk to on a near daily basis who’ve I’ve never met IRL. They know that MMO communities are brutal and loyal.

If they continue adding new and cool things to the blog, if they keep talking to the community, if they engage them and at times, bring them into the process, what they’re doing is engendering a loyalty that no ad campaign can ever do. They’re creating shared and relatable experiences for gamers. These experiences are the things that gamers love to talk about, love to spread and they keep playing.

Great job Dead Frontier, I’m looking forward to seeing how the game evolves over the year.

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