DampSquib: Huge amount of fun, and often frustrating game, can be a time sink too,
Have fun surviving :)
Vythonaut: Thanks again! Played for a couple of hours yesterday in the normal "hardcore" survival mode
(most of the time i was reading the in-game survival guide though):
~ definitely a fun game; the extra scenarios/challenges are worthy too, i hope more of them show up
~ lots of interaction with the gameworld; not only you can switch on home appliances, but you can also control them via their panel!
~ very good character generation system that reminded me of NEO Scavenger
~ sight/view cone mechanic that lets you only see what your character sees and makes up for a tense survival experience, especially when indoors where there's usually not much room for evading enemies
I could go on and on with what i saw in my first playthrough(*), but the point is that it's a very deep and highly interactive survival game.
* managed to survive for 11 hours having killed 9 zombies
(i guess i should have evaded some of them, especially that woman that desperately wanted to give me a hug while i was searching her bathroom for painkillers) and died in a dumb car crash accident while i was lost somewhere in the woods. :)
longer than me for a first go, in my defence i did go running around and randomly attacking thin air in a bid to become accustomised to the controls etc....that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.
Only to run into a Z and end up being bitten, death followed a few days later.
No vehicle deaths, many others, set myself on fire, death from broken glass, and so on....
Glad you're enjoying it, one tip, barricaded buildings, high risk but worth the reward, if you make it in and then out.
You may have already tried one by now....
Again you're welcome, happy hunting.
