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This The Others expansion looks great! Wait, what?!

It really becomes one of my major disappointments... for this year.

I want to wait and see the models. The art right now looks awkward, not smiths style as it’s still too bright for his standard work and the color choices are off on the monsters. It’s all about the figs for me, and I know I’ll get a boat load of them with the stretch goals. Plus the character homages is where you find most of the gems.

Well the first model preview leaves much to be desired and Smiths work kinda ensures what we will get next....

Why cmon? I know they signed Adrian Smith on as an artist, but zombicide has had distinct art since it's beginning... this art is too 7 sins/hate/blood rage for zombicide (looks like he tried to cartoon it up a bit by some of the human faces... still not zomhicide). His art is good for certain things, not zombicide.

It really doesn't work here.

I do like that xenos will be the baddies this time, and know the space theme has much to offer for parodies (star wars, firefly, starcraft, 40k, etc) The power armor sculpt.... yikes. Come on cmon you have been better than this for five zombicide kickstarters!!!! Call it something else if it will look different or play different.

Well - despite the other comments I really like the direction it takes.
The art and the one model got a certain AT-43 feel, which I like a lot. In addition a NOT naked women, and even an African woman, I LIKE it.

I am VERY happy that it is a departure from the IMO sometimes too cartoony Zcide look. In addition after only two pics it might be a bit early to be disappointed, or? Let's take a look of what will come in the next weeks...
Personally I have just started to sell my Black Plague overstock.
And even if I do not like some of the minis, I have tons of Aliens to be used as stand ins…

Im hoping for models to use as Chaos Spawn..

Messiah wrote:
Im hoping for models to use as Chaos Spawn..

Buy The Others!

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Those rivets seem anachronistic to me.

Honestly hate space rivets. It's already laughable in 40k, which is in itself a comedy setting, so seeing rivets anywhere past 1938 just makes me think the designers have no idea what they are doing.

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
It really becomes one of my major disappointments... for this year.

You've stated as much for the last three pages. I think we get you don't like art direction or aesthetic of the game. Sorry? Not sure what else to tell you other than move on if you aren't interested?

I mean you are entitled to post your opinion, but nothing will change at this point. The art is set in place. The figures designs are likely set in place. So, it just seems like low-grade trolling and sour grapes at this point on your part to gripe page after page.

 Pacific wrote:
Am I the only one that thinks that's a bloody awesome piece of artwork?!

No, this game looks fun and the art works for me. I've enjoyed the hell out of the various Zombicides I've purchased and they are staples in my gaming group (we rarely get to meet so Zombicide is an easy no-brainer game to get everyone playing). Fragging aliens scratches a similar itch as fragging zombies so I am fine with this direction of the game. As far as the change in art direction, or the "bad" nature of the designs, Zombicide trades on "homage" and IP borrowing, so the designs failing to break new ground doesn't bother me at all. I don't mind rivets, especially if people are running around a space setting without helmets, so who cares? I don't look to board games for total immersion and deep world building.

After Barzam mentioning the flags, plus the rivets, I can't help but see Doomtrooper/ Mutant Chronicles as an inspiration source as well.

A thought occurs. What if they made an homage parody of Mantic's Blaine?

 AAN wrote:
Well - despite the other comments I really like the direction it takes.
The art and the one model got a certain AT-43 feel, which I like a lot. In addition a NOT naked women, and even an African woman, I LIKE it.

I am VERY happy that it is a departure from the IMO sometimes too cartoony Zcide look. In addition after only two pics it might be a bit early to be disappointed, or? Let's take a look of what will come in the next weeks...
Personally I have just started to sell my Black Plague overstock.
And even if I do not like some of the minis, I have tons of Aliens to be used as stand ins…

I feel exactly the same way - this definitely looks like something a bit different to the previous Zombicide, and I think the more serious sci-fi art and miniature design will suit the setting.

And, at least it's something a bit different!

Hopefully we will see some more art and miniature designs be revealed soon.

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
As far as the change in art direction, or the "bad" nature of the designs, Zombicide trades on "homage" and IP borrowing, so the designs failing to break new ground doesn't bother me at all.

Zombicide does homages for funsies, but that doesn't mean they don't (didn't) have their own style. This isn't a match, and it's not even objectively good. It's just a mishmash of SF whatnots pasted onto a monster body. Garbage art.

Of the four types of Xenos the scientists have been able to identify, the Workers are the weakest. However, that’s not saying much. They can still easily rip a human in two. Workers tend to attack in packs, and if the Survivors are not careful, they will quickly be overrun.
The Workers will start their assault on the PK-L7 mining base when Zombicide: Invader comes to Kickstarter on April 10 at 3 PM EST.


Well I actually like this one, looks a lot better than on the box cover, the tentacles look 'real' rather than wibble 'oh some tentacles have randomly burst out of that alien

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
After Barzam mentioning the flags, plus the rivets, I can't help but see Doomtrooper/ Mutant Chronicles as an inspiration source as well.

It is almost like you're related...

This one remains solidly in the 'wait and see but probably not' category.

Still, I can be tempted and swayed, certainly!

Looks like a ‘Nid fethed a Tau.

Why is it winking?

Why is the zipper on the rubber monster suit on the front?

These look OK better than the artwork at any rate

alternate poses - 5 in total

The guys in the rubber suits appear to be competing to see who can raise their elbows the highest.

All fine for me!


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They could also be nice Rakghoul in any Star Wars game!

ced1106 wrote:
Why is the zipper on the rubber monster suit on the front?

All the better to turn out to be one of those crazy vertical mouths The Others was so full of I suspect.....

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
It really becomes one of my major disappointments... for this year.

You've stated as much for the last three pages. I think we get you don't like art direction or aesthetic of the game. Sorry? Not sure what else to tell you other than move on if you aren't interested?

I mean you are entitled to post your opinion, but nothing will change at this point. The art is set in place. The figures designs are likely set in place. So, it just seems like low-grade trolling and sour grapes at this point on your part to gripe page after page.

You are right up to a point at least, but I was extremely hyped about it when it was hinted and was expecting something in the zombieside franchise in space, this is "the others" in space, Zombieside's hart is not the rules that are ok, but nothing stellar, it is the art direction this change in art direction killed something I waited a long time now with much anticipation.

This looks neat!

And if I squint, that Worker Xenos could be a naked Mantic Blaine homage for BobtheInquisitor!

It's weird, the sculpts almost seem to be based on the original Zombicide style artwork (they might just be less detailed, but they seem much more cartoony), then the Adrian Smith artwork next to them. it sounds interesting as a game, but if there's no zombies in it, it doesn't really seem like they should be using the name (though we all know it's for promotional purposes).

I can't help but think back to Call of Duty: Ghosts which switched up the typical 'Zombie-mode' for 'Extinction', which was basically alien bug hunt type of thing. I don't recall people enjoying it as much as the zombie specific ones.

I'm liking the look of the female marine, but the aliens they've shown don't really look all that amazing. I'm guessing we'll have plenty of NOT predators, & NOT Star Wars things, so there's a lot they can do with this, that alone should be interesting to see.

Hopefully they'll have some infested humans as enemies to warrant the Zombicide name. Otherwise, it's about as related as Massive Darkness.

Could someone make an animated .gif and play "Disco Inferno" in the background? TIA.

They have the "M" guy, but are missing the guys with their hands in the air like they don't care...

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

Messiah wrote:
Im hoping for models to use as Chaos Spawn..

Buy The Others!

Thanks! I had forgotten about that one!