Worth buying?

[Heri]

I'm not expecting much at this point, I'm okay with even a bad gameplay experience but this looks so promising. Anyone know about the devs, played their previous releases etc? Do you think they will handle the potential well and shape a great game out of it or will it get abandoned in time after the release hype goes away?

[Wolfschadow]

It has potential and from what I saw with all the discussion panels and such, the devs actually want feedback. Passion is definitely behind this game. The mechanics are so far relatively simple and I do not expect them to get much more complicated. If you don't think it's worth the current price, wait for a sale but this game is definitely worth buying. The entire feature of being able to play in your own city and integrate your house into the zone is definitely one of the big reasons I like this.

[LeftPaw]

I think it's a must buy even if you have to refund. It's the only way to see if it's the game for you.
I think bad reviews are from people who picked a bad area to build their HQ, and the good are the people who picked the right area. So my plan is to try as many locations as possible within 2 hours.

[CrimsonFyre(YT.TTV.)]

ok hold on the game crashes alot and at the moment I can't even start a new match it's fully broken there's alot of people saying the same thing so you know maybe wait a few days

[XiaoBaiMalz]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

I think it's a must buy even if you have to refund. It's the only way to see if it's the game for you.
I think bad reviews are from people who picked a bad area to build their HQ, and the good are the people who picked the right area. So my plan is to try as many locations as possible within 2 hours.

TBH has a mega ton of bugs and balance issues but I just spent 4hours playing it and died on day 44

[gatto_nero]

Originally posted by XiaoBaiMalz:

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

I think it's a must buy even if you have to refund. It's the only way to see if it's the game for you.
I think bad reviews are from people who picked a bad area to build their HQ, and the good are the people who picked the right area. So my plan is to try as many locations as possible within 2 hours.

TBH has a mega ton of bugs and balance issues but I just spent 4hours playing it and died on day 44

sounds like super fun game in EA which will be improved

[VonFIDDE]

I would say no, the game is very limited at the moment and it lacks content. After 2 hours it turns into a waiting simulator more or less. Also the combat gameplay gets a bit tedious with all the kiting, really hope they rework it so that stuff dies quicker it will be easier but not as tedious then.

Would wait for some big updates, the game really needs more stuff to do.

[[NVY] Andriu]

It's like bannerlords early on - already lots of fun, but still lots to be done

[EyeXombie]

I would hold off. There are too many game breaking bugs right now. For example. My saves just won't load sometimes wasting hours of gameplay so if you want to deal with that. Go ahead. IGreat concept, cool direction. I like the idea but it's early.

[Caveman]

i never buy games on release day. i did buy this one. i have zero buyers regret so far. it's fun and challenging

[Heri]

Thanks, then I will buy it and play a couple months later because I don't think I'll be disappointed.

[Flanking Fetus]

Originally posted by Heri Lauda:

I'm not expecting much at this point, I'm okay with even a bad gameplay experience but this looks so promising. Anyone know about the devs, played their previous releases etc? Do you think they will handle the potential well and shape a great game out of it or will it get abandoned in time after the release hype goes away?

no its not

[DocRusty]

$20 is $20, so spend it on what you want. Even if its a bad game and you quit at 2 hours, was paying $10 an hour really bad? Or if you like it and go for 20 hours was $1 an hour a bad use of your money?

If the game looks interesting, try it, whats the worst that can happen? You not have $20 to pay for a bad movie?

[Abaçı]

It has potential. It has probelms as you can see mentioned in other threads but I believe they'll get fixed quickly as the demo was actually much better and stable than this release.

[CryonicSuspension]

Did you play the free prologue?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485640/Infection_Free_Zone__Prologue/

[Buntkreuz]

I personally wait until they improved map generation and added a few things to make it actually work.
Theres no elevation going on, its all flat.
Theres a ton of missing objects and assets and map generation seems to not pick up the buildings properly (churches are houses or other stuff, castles arent castles but something else, a supermarket i had on the prologue map was just a standard building etc.)

Especially water being ignored as water and a lot of specialities many cities have, like piers, rivers, harbors, castles etc are not generated.
So a castle just becomes an isolated group of standard houses and dirt paths in some rural area somehow turn into actual streets.

Same goes for loot distribution on those maps and the game doesnt seem to have the mechanics to compensate lacking contents on your map.
Aka you picked a map with few spots to get weapons from (especially Germany has often just police stations to get them), but you cant find the machinery or gadgets to create your own weapons.
That would keep maps viable, because if you get more food on one map but barely any weapons, you could at least find plenty of gadgets to create your own production there or find stuff that allows you to obtain it (like being able to perform expeditions to outside locations you know that have gadgets or weapons etc).


So my main gripe, holding me back, is that map generation and such is too basic and inaccurate, especially missing actual terrain.
Especially Elevation and water being non-passable is a must before this can be taken seriously.