is it worth buying or leaving?

[nathan]

Since this game came out in 2014 but now it's 2018 so that's like 4 years old but I wanted to know before buying it is that if this game is playble or not and that what makes this game more fun then 7 days to die.

[Just Chill]

I am addicted.
Bought it last weekend have 50 hrs now on record. XD

My potato has some serious hardware running, so I have no problems regarding performance even on highest settings.

There is even an ending, but I didn't even entered the sinkhole yet as of liking to build bases and raid regular caves before entering the one which leads there.

Yet, that's my experience.
All I can do is hoping you may enjoy it either in the same manner. :)

[goatlord83333]

you should definetaly get it especialy if you have other friends tht have it because in my oppinion the allready amazing game becomes 1000x better with a friend

[Just Chill]

Agreed.
Started singleplayer, played for a while to get a bit of a knowledge of how things work.

Switched to multiplayer and newer touched my singleplayer game again.
Even though it's easier in multiplayer (building quicker as more people help, reviving knocked out team mates, more battle strength, ...) it's very entertaining if you have some pals on your side.

Just be sure to host privately, as my first public game got infested by a cheater that used a trainer for being immortal and build building instantly without needing resources.
His justifcation was "I am helping", which was stupid as without any challenge a game is worthless.
So be sure to play with people you know are playing legit.

If you get annoyed that your base is destroyed, you can even turn off base damage and force trees you chopped of to regrow after a while.
These are two ingame settings the host can check under "Options" > "Gameplay".
They are considered as the only two legit "helper" settings.

[Snorty]

It's worth buying for sure. I mean, what are 15$ compared to the hard work of the devs? I've never played 7 days to die so I can't compare them.

[Just Chill]

Holy crap... I forgot about the price. XD
Yeah, compared to Ark it's much, much better in that case (Ark €60, The forest €15).

Even if Ark is out of early access, it still feels like it is in early access.
Constant updates and they even seem to take over mod content into the base game, as far as I am aware about (Structures Plus mod will be included).

Right now, The Forest provides everything what a full game needs, even if V1.0 is still pending.
The ending and whole story provides some intense moments too.
For a good game it's bargain.

[Syncourt]

Originally posted by nathan:

Since this game came out in 2014 but now it's 2018 so that's like 4 years old but I wanted to know before buying it is that if this game is playble or not and that what makes this game more fun then 7 days to die.

The onlys things this game does better than 7DtD are the atmosphere and the free form building (not restricted to grid placement, although some people find this more annoying than a positive).

7DtD offers more in every other aspect. Balance. Replayability. Challenge. Objectives. Custom difficulty options. Base siege mechanics. Enemy variety. Anit-cheat. Modability. You name the lacking feature from the forest, 7DtD likely has it.

This game is releasing from EA in April too even though the feature list is extremely lacking. 7DtD is not releasing until it's actually ready.

The Forest is a decent effort, I can't say it's not worth checking out. But the development path steers it miles away from the success of 7DtD and you can see that if you just look at the steam player charts for each game.

Buy it as another game. But don't buy it with the intention of replacing 7DtD with something better.

[Mr. Biscuits]

Originally posted by nathan:

Since this game came out in 2014 but now it's 2018 so that's like 4 years old but I wanted to know before buying it is that if this game is playble or not and that what makes this game more fun then 7 days to die.

A must buy if you like survival horror-esque games. It's very immersive and you will jump in your chair - I love it!
I also highly reccommend "The Long Dark" - it is a great survival/exploration game and frankly, the best damn survival game I have ever played.

[Syncourt]

Originally posted by Sygn Shatterstone:

I also highly reccommend "The Long Dark" - it is a great survival/exploration game and frankly, the best damn survival game I have ever played.

Agreed the long dark is pretty good, not so much of a combat orientated game though. More about the environmental survival than anything else. Though every action that would take time to complete (like lighting a fire or boiling water) requiring you to sit there and do nothing but watch a guage fill up from 0% to 100% before you can continue playing does get tedious.

Also one big warning; don't try to throw stones at rabbits and pick up the rabbit without first unequipping the stones. Otherwise your game can completely freeze up and you may lose a fair bit of progress. A long time, well known bug that has never been solved.

[DanteBrane]

For the price, this game is definitely worth it. It’s very fun to play with your first hours but if you want to play for hundreds of hours, you might get bored. Unless you like building, then that will keep you playing after you beat the game.

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

80% Yes, 10% ♥♥♥♥ this sh1.t *flip the table moment*,10% *running through the forest while screaming*

[phoenix_death12]

Originally posted by DanteBrane:

Unless you like building, then that will keep you playing after you beat the game.

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[Nuke Dukem]

I will be the only one to say no. After you finish the game (15-20 around hours) it will get pretty boring unless you didnt get everything before the ending. I have 7 hours in it, but i have 50+ in Subnautica. if you like diving and overall ocean and their depths just get it, and im not joking :D i love the topic of ocean and what's beneath its surface so i liked the game very much

[Nathaniel Prime]

Originally posted by Azazel ◥◣ ◢◤:

I will be the only one to say no. After you finish the game (15-20 around hours) it will get pretty boring unless you didnt get everything before the ending. I have 7 hours in it, but i have 50+ in Subnautica. if you like diving and overall ocean and their depths just get it, and im not joking :D i love the topic of ocean and what's beneath its surface so i liked the game very much :_smile_:

Seconded, Subnautica is a billion times better. SO much more polish and thought put into the game, and it is far nicer looking and with much better building options too. Just compare the raft house in this game to the Cyclops submarine/mobile base in Subnautica, that's a pretty good analogy for the two games.

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

Originally posted by Nathaniel Prime:

Originally posted by Azazel ◥◣ ◢◤:

I will be the only one to say no. After you finish the game (15-20 around hours) it will get pretty boring unless you didnt get everything before the ending. I have 7 hours in it, but i have 50+ in Subnautica. if you like diving and overall ocean and their depths just get it, and im not joking :D i love the topic of ocean and what's beneath its surface so i liked the game very much :_smile_:

Seconded, Subnautica is a billion times better. SO much more polish and thought put into the game, and it is far nicer looking and with much better building options too. Just compare the raft house in this game to the Cyclops submarine/mobile base in Subnautica, that's a pretty good analogy for the two games.

two diffrent games, plus subnautica devs are much more experienced than the devs of the forest.
If i'm correct the forest is the debut release (first public game) of the devs while subnautica devs at least published around at least 2-3 games before

[phoenix_death12]

Originally posted by Ragnarr Loðbrók:

Originally posted by Nathaniel Prime:

Seconded, Subnautica is a billion times better. SO much more polish and thought put into the game, and it is far nicer looking and with much better building options too. Just compare the raft house in this game to the Cyclops submarine/mobile base in Subnautica, that's a pretty good analogy for the two games.

two diffrent games, plus subnautica devs are much more experienced than the devs of the forest.
If i'm correct the forest is the debut release (first public game) of the devs while subnautica devs at least published around at least 2-3 games before

also the building system is so boring in Subnautica I feel I could fall asleep mid-build. Literally a baby could build the same base I could in that game; but in The Forest, building is so open-ended