PC Why aren't there more phones?

Roland said:
The original trailer for the game places it in the "near future" as of 2013. I can't remember where but I swear I saw "In the year 2034...." somewhere.
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What would a phone from 2034 possibly look like?  It must be very advanced.

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My guess is that the game is staged in an "alternative future" where tech evolution can be as different from ours as the devs need ...  :juggle:

 
BubbaJoe said:
According to this older Polygon article 2034 is indeed the correct year.
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ahhhh. This makes so much more sense. something I didn’t consider: the phones are simply embedded into everyone’s brains before birth. The zombie “virus” is a bad software update that the mega Corp phone/media/entertainment/search engine/waffle conglomerate company pushed out to hit an advertisement deadline for a new movie. 
 

And.. all the zeds in this area *are* the advertisement for this new movie premiere, and they simply sacrificed all these people (they’re aware, but being remotely controlled against their will) to act out the advertisement.  You were air dropped in with the phone camera in your skull as part of the. “You’re really in the movie as the survivor” clips they want to show everyone else. That’s why when you die it’s like “oh well, we dropped in another one who knows exactly where all their stuff is” by using augmented reality to overlay the backpack, home, etc.

anyway, that’s were all the phones went. Simple explanations are always the best.

 
doughphunghus said:
ahhhh. This makes so much more sense. something I didn’t consider: the phones are simply embedded into everyone’s brains before birth. The zombie “virus” is a bad software update that the mega Corp phone/media/entertainment/search engine/waffle conglomerate company pushed out to hit an advertisement deadline for a new movie. 
 

And.. all the zeds in this area *are* the advertisement for this new movie premiere, and they simply sacrificed all these people (they’re aware, but being remotely controlled against their will) to act out the advertisement.  You were air dropped in with the phone camera in your skull as part of the. “You’re really in the movie as the survivor” clips they want to show everyone else. That’s why when you die it’s like “oh well, we dropped in another one who knows exactly where all their stuff is” by using augmented reality to overlay the backpack, home, etc.

anyway, that’s were all the phones went. Simple explanations are always the best.
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Neat and tidy answers with no lingering questions!

.....when can we craft jet packs?

 
Maharin said:
From desk phones to phone booths.  Just seems like something is missing on desks and walls in houses.  Maybe make a few variants of blocks that sit perfectly on desks that include some of the extra gadgets we're missing?  A desk calendar, some loose pens, a pencil sharpener, stapler, 3 ring binders, you get the idea.  Take a stroll through The Stanley Parable to get some more ideas.  :p
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Well, if you think about it when was the last time you saw a public phone?
I havnt owned a LAN line in over 15 years.
So to be fair, I do think the lack of phones is realistic but itd be nice to find cell phones to dismantle for plastic, parts.

 
Pichii said:
Well, if you think about it when was the last time you saw a public phone?
I havnt owned a LAN line in over 15 years.
So to be fair, I do think the lack of phones is realistic but itd be nice to find cell phones to dismantle for plastic, parts.
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LAN line?  You think the term is LAN line?  Oh dear... you're going to make some of us feel old.  :laugh:

 
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