How should zombies run?

[Bubble Boy]

1. shuffling gait
2. jogging sprint
3. slow as a turtle
4. speedwalker granny speed
5. dawn of the dead remake hella fast

Dead Rising and Resident Evil 4 did it pretty well.

[Judge Magistrate]

I've always thought it would be the shuffling gait. At least based off the movies I've seen.

[nickness89]

Resident Evil 4 didn't have zombies (unless you mean the movie, not the game?).

I guess I am going to have to be the twat that says “depends on what kind of zombie“ ...

If it's like a 'crawl out of a grave' zombie, then it would be super-slow because of rigor mortis.

If it's a viral zombie (like 28 Days Later) then yeah they should run pretty damn fast.

If it's viral, but the virus kills you then re-animates you (Resident Evil) then, if it takes less than ten minutes for re-animation then you should be fast for a little while, however rigor mortis sets in pretty fast too, so it would be unpredictable.

If a person was bitten by any of the above and was zombified pretty quickly, then they would probably be able to at least jog.

I prefer slow zombies, in the hope that if a zombie apocalypse ever occurs, I would (hopefully) be able to dodge them

[Cereal~Killer]

I always thought zombies should move as they did in the Resident Evil games (please note, I mean the actual zombies, not the ganados). I think when the zombies move really slow like that, it kind of makes it feel creepier than if they're running at you like a rabid dog.

[nickness89]

I always thought zombies should move as they did in the Resident Evil games (please note, I mean the actual zombies, not the ganados). I think when the zombies move really slow like that, it kind of makes it feel creepier than if they're running at you like a rabid dog.

Aye that's right, the zombies should be slow, like lumbering, but relentless regardless of how slow they are going. The Ganados and Majini were creepy to me, mostly because of their weird chanting, and the fact I always play Resident Evil alone, in the dark, with everything eerily quiet, with a nervous disposition

I hate in the movies of Resident Evil, how the zombies are still slow in 1 and 2, yet when they are chasing that woman up the stairs in 2, they manage to constantly stay on her tail

Having uber zombies in 3 was a bit shitty considering they disappeared within like 5 minutes

[Cereal~Killer]

I've never gotten into the Resident Evil movies. In my opinion, they don't deserve the Resident Evil title.