Is it worth it to get this game in its current state?

[Stand Alone Complex]

Hi. Is this game unplayable at the moment? I'm planning to buy but i'm seeing a lot of various major issues being reported. The pinned thread says they are working on patches/fixes but it appears this hasn't been rolled-out yet. Thanks.

[geras]

The first patch is already out, and they fixed some of the annoying issues.

I personally would recommend buying. It's a great game.

[wesnef]

And it was quite playable before the patch. They were just some annoyances. /shrug

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Yes, totally worth it for the price, there are still some game breaking bugs and other bugs that will make you angry but overall its a great experience.
On the other hand, if you have something else to play you can wait for the next patch that will have a lot of fixes and rebalance mechanics

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Originally posted by Stand Alone Complex:

Thanks everyone. Just bought the game. My only concern is the aiming range when using a controller. The reticle when aiming is just too short unlike when using KB/M where you can almost aim it anywhere on the screen.

Well, like in most cases, keyboard and mouse is better, with a controler the inventory management will make you sleep

[The Naughty Dwelf]

There is also an option under gameplay to help with aiming.

[wavinautomaticguns@nuns]

Originally posted by Neyreyan_Youtube:

Originally posted by Stand Alone Complex:

Thanks everyone. Just bought the game. My only concern is the aiming range when using a controller. The reticle when aiming is just too short unlike when using KB/M where you can almost aim it anywhere on the screen.

Well, like in most cases, keyboard and mouse is better, with a controler the inventory management will make you sleep

Game is built for controllers it seems. Things like the user interface and how every single action on the game is one keybind gives this feeling. It's probably my only gripe with the game. The inventory system and UI is like playing a crappy console game.

[Those Tunnels For Child Stuff]

i would say the number one fix needed at this moment is a proper tutorial. they have tutorial prompts showing up while you're in grave danger and you just get killed and i'm not entirely sure what the penalty is for dying.

and i'm not clear how the player is getting back to the same area after they die since the car needs fuel to travel from location to location and they beat you over the head with this fact all the way up until they have you dying in the tutorial.

a lot of the logic used in this game is shakey at best. Are there unlimited "volunteers" (this is the retry/lives system)? Why?

what happens to your stuff when you die? do you lose anything? experience? buffs?

i'm told that you can take out entire crowds of zombies with a weak ass melee weapon, like a wrench? the game does not lead one on to think unrealistic things like that can be done. i'm also told that for whatever reason the fast zombies have really low health? the old games used to indicate somehow what buffs these zombies had and fast zombies had the same health and normal ones iirc. i mean, this game can do whatever it wants but still...

is the level disturbed once you die and come back? are items missing? is everything reset? i saw a generator thing where it looked like it was spent when i got back. where did the items go? i gave up after i got swarmed again because i was still getting tutorial prompts and i figured the game was just broken, as per the status quo of game producers these days, especially upon "release" of "completed" games.

is this game tagged properly as "roguelite" because other than starting over i don't see how it's a roguelite. are the levels even procedurally generated? (honestly i doubt that could be done properly to keep the game fun. please don't try).

update: ok, i looked at the tags and it is procedurally generated. oh boy.

[𝐎ᥣᑯ𝐑𝖾ᑯ𝐅ⱺ𝗑]

I got a refund. The control system is just awful.

[wavinautomaticguns@nuns]

I only encountered one game-breaking bug. It's a fairly solid and consistent game although I'm not sure if it's worth $25, it needs a lot more content. At the moment it's very easy to hit end-game and run out of reasons to keep playing. It only took me about 20 hours to finish everything.

The gameplay is simple enough and offers a fun loop, but it's easy to exhaust that loop. Could really use some sort of reset system that does not involve playing a new save.