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Pokémon。 did it. Why not 。 The Walking Dead。, too?
The Walking Dead: Our World 。is an upcoming mobile game that's built around location-based augmented reality. That mouthful of tech jargon basically translates to: it's。 Pokémon Go 。, with zombies. 。
SEE ALSO:'The Walking Dead' Season 8 trailer is all action and a whole lot of of hope 。The upcoming game — which will be available for Android and iOS — is based on AMC's TV series, and it features characters like Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, and Michonne (as you can see in the trailer above). What's not clear — for now, at least — is how it all works. 。
Pokémon Go 。is a natural fit for this kind of location-based gaming because of the way that series emphasizes catching and building a collection of your own fantastical critters.。
Thanks for signing up! 。The Walking Dead 。 , on the other hand, is about people surviving during a zombie apocalypse. The comics and TV series tend to focus on character stories, but it's likely that 。Our World 。
Our World。
— based on both the trailer and the nature of video games — is more about combat.。
That's going to be the trick for developer Next Games: figuring out how to make a virtual zombie apocalypse fun and engaging in the context of an AR experience. In the trailer, we see first-person hands wielding an assortment of weapons, but how will that translate to whatever you're doing on your phone in the real world? In other words: What will make this a game?In other words: What will make this a game? That's a question Next Games will need to answer as more details come out about 。Our World 。
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Pokémon Go 。
proved there's an appetite for the right kind of AR experience. Will this be one of them? We'll find out soon. 。