Fun at first, but gets boring fast. I would say this is a pass for all but the most die hard survival fans. Even then.. it has very limited mileage. I will admit, for the first 15 hours or so I had spurts of fun. But I also had spurts of utter frustration with how aggressively punishing this game is with food and water requirements. To the point where you can’t even enjoy the rest of the game - or really explore on your own. On top of all of this, the game is just oh so generic. Generic enemies. Re-used Afghanistan map from MG 5. Generic survival elements. Oh, and one of the most cringe-worthy stories I’ve ever seen. I mean, the story is ATROCIOUS. But, it is the overall generic quality that gets you in the end. By the time you’re strong enough to actually enjoy anything, the game has already become too boring. I will say, there is a semi satisfying survival loop that may appeal to die hard fans. But like I’ve said.. even then, I still don’t see this game going far for anyone.
Oh yeah.. this is all on top of the fact that the game has insulting microtransactions (to be fair, they aren’t entirely necessary.. but the level of insult is extreme) and just agonizingly poor business practices in general.
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WandererA creature that you will frequently encounter while exploring the mist. Wanderers are not highly intelligent and are weak at recognizing nearby enemies, making it easier to square them off one by one. However, they can become distinctly tough to beat when you encounter them as a horde. |
BomberA creature that appears to have an abnormally swollen head and is considered to be a sort of subspecies of the Wanderer. These creatures have a tendency to violently explode upon their death so you must be careful about how you deliver the final blow. Some reports have cited cases where they did not explode, however, the reason behind these cases remains unknown. |
TrackerA creature with strangely mutated legs. Thought to be a subspecies of the Wanderer. Their distinctive legs gives them the ability to move around rapidly and jump over barricades with ease, meaning you cannot solely relying on your defenses to fend them off. Trackers have a tendency to relentlessly target their attack towards an enemy that has been detected, so extra precautions must be taken when you are out on your own. |
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First thing to note is that this game is online only even for the single player portion. Just a heads up if you have bandwidth caps or do not live in a area with internet/stable internetAs stated in the title of this review; this game has a lot of resource management as well as crafting. The resource management is ridiculous, I spent more time finding and consuming food/water, keep track of your oxygen gauge (when in the dust or foggy area of map) than actual combat/progression. It's sort of like 'Day Z' or 'Don't Starve' but your hunger/thirst rate depletes faster.A lot of gauges to keep track of in this game: Hunger, Thirst, Oxygen, Health, Stamina. Some interconnect with one another like health, stamina and hunger especially when you get heavy damage from enemies. You have to worry about a lot of factors before tacking a mission, because the checkpoint system is horrible and you may lose upwards to 20mins of progress and materials gathered. It's a lot of tedious juggling and the fun factor dies down really quick if you're not patient and/or get upset by losing a lot of progress if an enemy pops out of nowhere and kill you.Crafting is also important in the game. Resources are limited so you have to decided what to use and not use. For example do you want to craft a kettle to make clean water out of dirty water (which can get you sick and lose health overtime) or craft/repair a weapon instead to easily take down zombiesStory. Plot wise, you are infected with zombie type virus from another dimension and you have to find a cure by doing these missions someone give you. The first few hours is a lot of exposition, tutorials and cutscenes. After that, you have to spend maybe 3 or so additional hours just to get the hang of the game mechanics. In terms of Metal Gear storyline...it's a bit of a spin off story where your customized character (who was part of Snakes army) gets sucked into this wormhole to another dimension and as mentioned before gets infected.Character customization is very robust in this game, and by far the one of the best (if not the best) I've seen in any game.Online PVE is fun though if you have friends to play with. It's hoard mode with again a lot of resource management. Unlike the single player game, the resources are more abundant and you be crafting and killing enemies than gathering items. In this game you have to craft bullets and arrows; so unless you really need it, melee items and fortifying defenses are the way to go.Overall, I think this game is for a very niche audience. If you don't like managing a lot of different resource bars (health, hunger, stamina, thirst etc) and have to constantly craft things to stay alive this game may not be for you. If you're a hardcore survive type gamer then this game is definitely for you.
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