Recent reviews by Miia

Managed Democracy prevails.

Fun

Yes.

NC = good.
TR = good, but not as good as NC.
VS = bad.

Honestly, despite me being a huge fan boy of this game, wait a month after a few patches have rolled out. The game is great and the story is intriguing enough, but the games suffers from absent audio at times, NPCs rendering instantly in front of you, clipping issues, and lip synching not even working during short periods of time.

Still a solid game though, I would give it anywhere between a B+ to an A-

John Spartan Chief Master good

just yes

DISCLAIMER: I HAVE NOT PUT MANY HOURS INTO THIS GAME, THIS REVIEW IS PURELY COMING FROM A NEWBIE TO OTHER POTENTIAL NEWBIES

Let me start off with saying that DayZ Standalone is boring and difficult as all hell. For the measly 6 hours I have been playing so far I have only been walking, walking, more walking, scavenged one item out of big town and walked even more. The game is empty and there isn't much "zombie survival" to it because the AI is so pitiful and barely even leave a scratch on me if hit by them. What's even worse is that Standalone's loot system is SEVERELY lacking in the fact that there is almost nothing to scavenge no matter where you are. I have been through multiple cities and large towns looking for at least ONE can of beans, yet to no avail only found pants and blue shirts scattered throughout every building. Now you may be thinking that isn't an inherently bad thing but trust me your character will whine and ♥♥♥♥♥ about food and water every 3 minutes. How can I sustain my fresh spawn character if there isn't anything to sustain him with? Additionally, the map is REALLY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ big, meaning you'll have to walk everywhere which takes a very, very long time. There are cars available but I personally haven't had any luck with finding an operational one anywhere. What truly kills this game for me is that there is just nothing to loot, despite many locations in the map being large cities or towns, which means that progressing your character is a chore. Not only that, but the fact that your character is probably the most high-maintenance survivor means that you won't make it far without starving or dying from dehydration. If you are looking for a good zombie survival experience, you won't find it here unfortunately. It's a shame because this game really does have potential but the Devs are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and lazy not to fix anything about it. I mean, what do you expect from a game that has been in alpha for 5 years? That is all I have to say about this game to any potential newcomers, if you want a good zombie survival experience just get ARMA 2 with the original DayZ mod or ARMA 3 Exiles.