PC Gamer Review--- Very true though

[Rise Up Lights]

The concept of 7 Days to Die is decent: a sandbox zombie survival game that turns into a tower defence strategy when the sun sets and increasing zombie hordes attack, each day leading to harder nights. The reality is a game that has been in alpha for years, with poor graphics, boring environments and uninspired combat.

Even with all the settings on ultra, trees and buildings popped in and out of view, textures looked flat, enemies and animals clipped and flailed into the environment. The biggest problem is the over reliance on repeating assets. I’m not sure what kind of world existed before the apocalypse took it, but it was apparently one with identical cinderblocks every third step. The changes in environment are welcome as they give a variation of colour to the scenery but the transitions between, for example, a green forest to a charred wasteland isn’t so much a transition as a line down the map.

You’ll spend the first few minutes of the game punching trees, grass and rocks in order to make rudimentary tools and clothing. You literally have to punch them in order to get the materials—a move seen in games like Minecraft, but looks decidedly odd when the game is at least trying to go for a more realistic tone. Once you’re set up with the basics and you no longer have to punch your way through life, gathering gets a lot easier. There is something satisfying about being able to destroy almost everything in the environment. You can either slowly tear down existing ruins or utilise them in your building, although the most effective way to survive is to dig a big hole and create a series of burrows like a huge grubby badger.



The zombies are your standard shambling affair. During the day they are easily avoided, and you can practically walk past them, or run away. They will, however, dig or tear through your defences when night falls, approaching in a great wave to destroy your hard work. Despite having to keep an eye on stamina, health, illnesses, radiation and temperature, your character apparently never needs to sleep.

There’s little you can do at night other than defend. It’s pitch black and using a torch attracts a dangerous number of enemies. Early on in a playthrough I ended up just crouching in some grass for twenty minutes as I couldn’t do anything, and didn’t have a settlement to defend yet. When I did have to face my first zombie it was an underwhelming experience. The combat feels like an early Elder Scrolls game. There's lots of clicking and flailing without ever feeling like you’re making any contact with the thing you are flailing at.

In singleplayer this routine of gather, build, defend gets repetitive fast. Creative mode allows you to do this without having to worry about your character’s health or enemies. I was having an okay time going through the fairly hefty menu of potential building items until sunset. At which point it was too dark to gather or build, so I left the game running and went to have a cup of tea while I waited for the sun—a limitation that defeats the point of a boundless creative mode.

Multiplayer seems to be where most of the appeal lies. Anyone can create a server and invite their pals or let strangers join them. There's PvP and PvE, but the latter seems to better fit the survivors vs. zombie apocalypse setting. I can understand the appeal in working with people to build up a fortress, then hunker down and work to defend it when night rolls around. However, if you’re playing online with friends, then most things can be enjoyable. It doesn’t feel enough to just say “you know those people whose company you enjoy? It’s also enjoyable spending time with them while doing this.”

There is nothing wrong with a game being in alpha, it’s a work in progress, and if you feel the developers are actively still crafting it then things like bugs and poor graphics can be forgiven. There is also nothing intrinsically wrong with a game being at this stage for around three years. Building a game like this is time consuming and complicated, especially with a small team. However, what feels off is the fact the developers released a port of a far-from-finished PC game to console before completing the game. Online communities seem to be exasperated with the slow patching. In its current state it is incomplete, and after almost three years of slow progress I wonder when it will graduate to beta, or even a finished game.

[Chip Patton]

Nguyên văn bởi Tux:

Nguyên văn bởi Chip Patton:

Why? That site is PCGamer Magazine which is the go-to for PC games and higher rated than IGN according to Google. Even Polygon and IGN don't publish acclaimed and prize-winning magazines.

Saying that you wouldn't trust PC Gamer because they publish articles you don't agree with is a bit bigoted and deeply rooted in the genetic fallacy. But furthermore, what about the IGN review that berated 7D2D? Will you now not read IGN because of that?

because they often just cover console port games and articles written with a console agenda. and a perfect example is the lead articles I have illustrated.

1. Halos realtionship with the PC
2. about a HORRIBLE zombie console game dosent port well to PC
3. stunts in GTA .

seriously? yeah ummmm...no. IGN as well can suck it

Umm, was Everquest ported to console? Answer: No. Then why is there a review on PC Gamer if your assertion is correct?

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Nguyên văn bởi Chip Patton:

Nguyên văn bởi Tux:

because they often just cover console port games and articles written with a console agenda. and a perfect example is the lead articles I have illustrated.

1. Halos realtionship with the PC
2. about a HORRIBLE zombie console game dosent port well to PC
3. stunts in GTA .

seriously? yeah ummmm...no. IGN as well can suck it

Umm, was Everquest ported to console? Answer: No. Then why is there a review on PC Gamer if your assertion is correct?

I didnt say they never write articles that are not ports. I am saying they have a console agenda and to me its obvious.

Look I am not going to discuss this with you at length. If you like PC Gamer and IGN and you like games like Halo, Dead Rising and stunt jumps in GTA then have at it, I dont think any of us here give a ♥♥♥♥ about that.

stunt jumps are cool though but writing an article about it...not so much

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

Nguyên văn bởi Blaine9299:

Lol, Blaine, I just noticed your avatar... for some reason it cracks me up lol! :-D

[ZellSh0t]

Love war going on over a game review.

No matter what you argue and whats said you have your hardcore 7 day fans and the people on the other side who paid $25 for the game and expected it to be alot better then its current state.

Early acess is fine but should wait until your willing to give more frequent updating and bug fixes to finishe off said early access game before having people for out $25 just to try the game on for size (there is no demo obv).

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Nguyên văn bởi Jost Amman:

Nguyên văn bởi Blaine9299:

Lol, Blaine, I just noticed your avatar... for some reason it cracks me up lol! :-D

Yeah i think i found it when i typed rust in google imgaes i cant quite remember XD

[Tux]

Nguyên văn bởi rweaver1:

Love war going on over a game review.

No matter what you argue and whats said you have your hardcore 7 day fans and the people on the other side who paid $25 for the game and expected it to be alot better then its current state.

Early acess is fine but should wait until your willing to give more frequent updating and bug fixes to finishe off said early access game before having people for out $25 just to try the game on for size (there is no demo obv).

ahh that sounds so sad :(

[ZellSh0t]

Nguyên văn bởi Tux:

Nguyên văn bởi rweaver1:

Love war going on over a game review.

No matter what you argue and whats said you have your hardcore 7 day fans and the people on the other side who paid $25 for the game and expected it to be alot better then its current state.

Early acess is fine but should wait until your willing to give more frequent updating and bug fixes to finishe off said early access game before having people for out $25 just to try the game on for size (there is no demo obv).

ahh that sounds so sad :(

you werent suppossed to find me over here sir ; )

[Tux]

Nguyên văn bởi rweaver1:

Nguyên văn bởi Tux:

ahh that sounds so sad :(

you werent suppossed to find me over here sir ; )

everyone needs a place where they can express their woes in a trustful enviroment

[H.P. Strangelove]

Nguyên văn bởi doctor3d:

It wasn't an actual review. When they review a game, they give an actual score. This was some newbie writer who was assigned the job of going through and playing some titles like this under the premise of "Survivor Series" and writing about her experience.

Love how everyone keeps ignoring this.

The people endessly jumping to the defense of TFP apparently don't understand the concept of an opinion piece, and of the radical notion that people may have different viewpoints about the current state of the game. Instead they'll pout, stamp their feet, cover their ears and shout in unison 'BAD REVIEW!!!', as if that actually has any merit or meaning.

[Tux]

Nguyên văn bởi H.P. Strangelove:

Nguyên văn bởi doctor3d:

It wasn't an actual review. When they review a game, they give an actual score. This was some newbie writer who was assigned the job of going through and playing some titles like this under the premise of "Survivor Series" and writing about her experience.

Love how everyone keeps ignoring this.

The people endessly jumping to the defense of TFP apparently don't understand the concept of an opinion piece, and of the radical notion that people may have different viewpoints about the current state of the game. Instead they'll pout, stamp their feet, cover their ears and shout in unison 'BAD REVIEW!!!', as if that actually has any merit or meaning.

lol..

I dont think anyone is 'defending' ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ frankly.

there are people laughing that anyone would take PC Gamer serious enough to read anything they write but at least for today that is about as far as it has gotten.

[Carbala]

Nguyên văn bởi Lenfer Hardcore Gamer:

Nguyên văn bởi brian9824:

More like bad review posting false information about nights, about light attracting zombies, falsely posting information regardin console port, and trying to do a quasi review on an EA title.

Just like almost every other site out there if you don't buy positive press they rate you negatively.

jesus chris all those years you repeating the same phrase over and over , alpha alpha alpha this is alpha .we get it is alpha

i think after those couple of years is still writed Early acces , because is alpha

if you sell the right , is because you sell the program , how do you think telltale programe it if they dont have the IP

Looks like your English is still in alpha...

[Brian9824]

Nguyên văn bởi H.P. Strangelove:

Nguyên văn bởi doctor3d:

It wasn't an actual review. When they review a game, they give an actual score. This was some newbie writer who was assigned the job of going through and playing some titles like this under the premise of "Survivor Series" and writing about her experience.

Love how everyone keeps ignoring this.

The people endessly jumping to the defense of TFP apparently don't understand the concept of an opinion piece, and of the radical notion that people may have different viewpoints about the current state of the game. Instead they'll pout, stamp their feet, cover their ears and shout in unison 'BAD REVIEW!!!', as if that actually has any merit or meaning.

You keep missing the point that its an opinion that justifies itself using information thats been proven to be factually wrong, that the person who wrote the opinion left out huge chunks of info and is not objective at all.

THAT is why people are laughing at their journalism. Journalism is supposed to be objective, that article is anything but.

Some points are technically correct but considering the fact that the game is alpha means nothing. Its like popping a cake in the oven and then complaining when its not done in 30 seconds and writing a negative opinion piece on the cake.