Buying a game before it’s even finished? Not really the best idea,
is it? Why? Well - 1) There’s no guarantee you’ll enjoy the
product in its current state 2) Even if you do enjoy the current
product, you may disagree with the developmental direction and
therefore - 3) There’s no guarantee you’ll enjoy the final
product.
Will it all end with broken promises, buggy content, rampant hacking
and a rapidly declining player base? Will it be a familiar story of
unfulfilled potential? It’s too early to say how War Z will
ultimately turn out, but it’s sure been a hell of a lot of fun so
far. In fact, it’s probably the most enjoyable multiplayer
experience I’ve had since Red Dead Redemption.
War Z is an attempt to cash-in on the success of the DayZ ARMA mod – a zombie survival MMO. I found myself quite hooked just watching streams of War Z, and at fifteen quid, I figured it was worth the risk. I actually persuaded a friend to pick it up too so we could bro-op, which is enjoyable in an altogether different sort of way than playing solo.
.jpg "Larger towns means more potential supplies, but also more zombies and a higher risk of running into other hostile survivors.")
.jpg "It's always sensible to scope out settlements as you approach.")
Playing alone is extremely tense. You’re on your own, no back-up. With another player at your side you know you can trust, you feel safer, more bold, although you still have to keep your guard up. Although the game is still in early alpha it plays fine and I haven’t hit any serious bugs or encountered any of the hackers I’ve seen others complaining about (at least not that I’m aware of). I guess I’ve been lucky on that front though and it’s just a matter of time.
There’s still a lot of content planned, but not yet added, but even as it is, I’ve really enjoyed my time with the game. It’s still not quite the perfect zombie survival game I’ve always dreamed about, but it’s close enough for now. Hopefully it will continue to improve with time and see a great deal of support, patches and new content. It’s got promise, now we’ve just got to see if the developers can follow through.
War Z is an attempt to cash-in on the success of the DayZ ARMA mod – a zombie survival MMO. I found myself quite hooked just watching streams of War Z, and at fifteen quid, I figured it was worth the risk. I actually persuaded a friend to pick it up too so we could bro-op, which is enjoyable in an altogether different sort of way than playing solo.
.jpg "Larger towns means more potential supplies, but also more zombies and a higher risk of running into other hostile survivors.")
.jpg "It's always sensible to scope out settlements as you approach.")
Playing alone is extremely tense. You’re on your own, no back-up. With another player at your side you know you can trust, you feel safer, more bold, although you still have to keep your guard up. Although the game is still in early alpha it plays fine and I haven’t hit any serious bugs or encountered any of the hackers I’ve seen others complaining about (at least not that I’m aware of). I guess I’ve been lucky on that front though and it’s just a matter of time.
There’s still a lot of content planned, but not yet added, but even as it is, I’ve really enjoyed my time with the game. It’s still not quite the perfect zombie survival game I’ve always dreamed about, but it’s close enough for now. Hopefully it will continue to improve with time and see a great deal of support, patches and new content. It’s got promise, now we’ve just got to see if the developers can follow through.
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