This game is awesome, but Veradux is a complete goober. He's the embodiment of that guy who always knows exactly the wrong thing to say at the wrong time and is totally oblivious to the consequences. I'd be better off allied with a potato.
After playing that record, I decided that Anthony can solve his own problems, dead or not. But then that reference to Poe's The Black Cat showed up, and I still don't know why I stuck the dying crow in the bowl, or why I happened to have a dying crow on hand in the first place.
Started in New Zealand. Killed everyone there and proceeded to infect the entire world (except Madagascar of course). Meanwhile in lifeless New Zealand they finally decide to shut down the borders to prevent possible infection. I'm sorry, New Zealand, but it's too little, too late.
Oh well. At least a sequel would be cool. With actual checkpoints, I mean. I still don't know how I'm supposed to beat the gun ship. . .the Red Baron method got me through all the other levels.