Happy Monday, folks, and welcome to the Weekly Video Games Thread!
Like some of you, I’ve been unsurprisingly lost in the Hyrule of the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I’ve been working on an article about it and will discuss changes in the comments, but I’m gonna use one of my favorite twists and use that as the jumping-off point for a prompt. Namely, the ReDeads. I’ve always loved Zelda series’ take on the zombie, and the ReDeads in Ocarina of Time 2026 is a delight. They’re more dirt than clay, with roots holding them together. And in what I suspect is partially an accessibility measure to have a signal that has visuals alongside sound, their telltale freeze comes from them shining their eyes as they make that grotesque shriek. I really like them in this one. So in honor of them, and all the other undead revenants in the medium, what’s your favorite example of a video game zombie?
And, whether in the child or adult timeline, what did you play this weekend?