The lore of broken earth is something I wish we got more of all the radios in tranzit and die rise are so interesting and haunting especially the cdc one in die rise. Every map just feels abandoned and empty especially tranzit and the lore of the flesh and the survivors being controlled by Richtofen and maxis is something i wish we could have gotten more of.
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I gotta agree somewhat. Really, the whole WAW-BO2 era was peak horror. Die Rise is pretty underrated when it comes to unsettling atmosphere.
I disagree personally, however I do think Mob of the Dead is one of the scariest maps… which you didn’t even put any images of in this post
WAW -BO2 spooky B03-B06 Multiversal Greek and stranger things Blanchard boogaloo
If we’re talking scariest, I think call of duty World War II is definitely the scariest zombies, not best, scariest.
I definitely agree that the VIBE of the broken earth is spooky, and the radios are super well done and are haunting. I don’t, however, feel like the presentation of the maps themselves is particularly scary. I think WAW takes the cake for most scary
Good hot take. I don’t agree, but it is up there. Maybe 3rd or 4th place for me
(That picture of Stu in the Die Rise cutscene did scare tf out of me tho as a kid)
Counter point: waw
Completely agree, the gloom is fucking unmatched, like the world is literally fucking exploded and the whole thing with MOTD
Nah it was definitely ww2
I agree, because the zombies finally became the global threat at that point instead of just being isolated to the maps.
The thought of playing vanguard is more terrifying than anything I can imagine, so that’s my vote
I think WW2 has the scariest by quite a large margin, second is WAW, then BO, then BO2 IMO
Ever played world at war?
Nah it’s definitely WaW or WWII, but I’ll give you MOTD for being the most horror themed map.
Nacht or Verrukt from WAW. There hasn’t been a more scary version of zombies since these maps.
Nope, WWII by far
I never played WW2 but I can tell it’s definitely got more of a horror vibe than any other zombies experience
BO2 would be up there I guess tho, specifically Buried and MOTD have atmospheres that leave the player uneasy. BO1 was creepy in parts too and then WAW had the atmosphere
In short, WW2 would have to be the scariest, and then you can argue a case for WAW, BO1 or BO2
BO3 onwards are just not scary full stop
WWII definitely spookiest but bo2 pretty spooky too
Vanguard was the scariest because I thought zombies was done for.
Realizing you spent 60 on vanguard is infinitely more chilling
For Lore??? Absolutely. For gameplay?? WaW. Both of those games are the best imo, they really encapsulate the best parts of the franchise and have a gritty feel even after all these years
Nowadays zombies feels like a “fun” weekend game mode that’s splashed with arcade effects.
Wish they’d go back to making scarier maps again. Terminus is probably the best one right now. The tunnels, the water with patient 13 following, the section where Elemental pop is making loud generator like sounds. But then the other maps are not scary at all. CDM is good, cool vibe and great map but not really scary. The tomb.. is like you open 3 doors and you reach the door to nowhere. They should’ve made the tomb like a deep multi level tunnel and actually made it scary.
The amalgams are a bit scary given how fast they run and how they can grab people.
Not sure if it’s scary but the dead astronaut in moon having one of your friends names was awesome.
The abandoned and empty feel of tranzit is definitely true. IMO tranzit has one of the best/most unique atmospheres in all of zombies. One of the few maps where it really feels like you are absolutely alone and everything around you is coming to kill you. Tedd is there but they really nailed the impartial robot thing and he only makes things creepier. If the parts system on Tranzit worked more like it does in BO3/4, the buildables were better, and the teleporters were more convenient I think tranzit would have been seen as one of the coolest maps of all time
Glad the comments aren’t sleeping on WW2 lol
The scariest cod zombies has ever been for me was completing waw campaign.