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State of Decay - Year One Edition Released
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This version gets a lot of flak from owners of the old version, because it adds nothing really new.
It's a good opportunity to buy the game, if you don't have it yet. Great zombie survival sandbox game.
It's a good opportunity to buy the game, if you don't have it yet. Great zombie survival sandbox game.
Thanks for the warning HiddenX. 
I already own all three versions and I wasn't sure If I wanted to buy it again.
I already own all three versions and I wasn't sure If I wanted to buy it again.
vurt
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No, you get 33% off or whatever.
I bought this on a whim, which was a big mistake
uninstalled it after 5 minutes. It's not playable because there's just tons of flickering (from shadows) in the game. I googled the bug and found posts from 2013. It's possible to play it on the lowest settings though (it removes shadows completely + other graphical features, obviously). Too bad, really wanted to give this another shot, i doubt the shadow flickering will get fixed since its such an old bug, and it probably doesnt affect most people.
I enjoyed the first game but not sure if I just want updated graphics. Is a very fun sandbox game and I did not have any flickering that I remember.
Still not good enough. I was planning to buy SoD at some point but after I see these practices I don't want to give my money to this company.No, you get 33% off or whatever.
I bought this on a whim, which was a big mistake
It's not playable because there's just tons of flickering (from shadows) in the game. I googled the bug and found posts from 2013. It's possible to play it on the lowest settings though (it removes shadows completely + other graphical features, obviously). Too bad, really wanted to give this another shot, i doubt the shadow flickering will get fixed since its such an old bug, and it probably doesnt affect most people.
I also see lots of people saying game has serious bugs in review sections or being mad for needing to pay more for almost nothing new.
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The flak is mainly due to a few things: no future support for the old version (a slap in the face for the early adopters and the very people that made the game a success), a discount that doesn't worth mentioning and only for the people that have the base game and ALL the DLC's, not many changes to warrant the price, feels more like a bugfix and not as a real improvement. Many bugs from the old version are still present in the new one. The PR bull is insulting.
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vurt
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Well it comes with 2 expansions so i don't think the price is that bad compared to other "ultimate" or "goty" versions of games? It's clearly a slap to the face for people who bought the original game and the expansions though. Fans of the game needs to be treated better than that, obviously they should get the graphics update (which seems rather mediocre) for free.
I re-installed it and played around with the resolutions, 1080p got rid of the shadows flickering.. Will give it a try now.
Couch,
I think the right name would be State of Decay Year One Survival Edition (not Day One).
I think the right name would be State of Decay Year One Survival Edition (not Day One).
I believe you are correct henriquejr and I need a pair of glasses.
The game seems very interesting but a technical mess (performance issues and graphical bugs).
It is probably the best (open-world) zombie survival game to date.
I can only imagine what they could do with a bigger budget (and better coders) because their ideas and most of the implementation is miles ahead of other open-world AAA games.
It is probably the best (open-world) zombie survival game to date.
I can only imagine what they could do with a bigger budget (and better coders) because their ideas and most of the implementation is miles ahead of other open-world AAA games.
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EvilManagedCare
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I may have to pick this one up as I don't have the un-remastered version. My next choice would have been Project Zomboid, but its perpetual Early Access status has me question whether or not it will ever get done.
I suppose there's always Dead State, but I don't like what I have read about it after release, nor do I care for the graphics.
I suppose there's always Dead State, but I don't like what I have read about it after release, nor do I care for the graphics.
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Can anyone say how this compares to Dead Island?
It's a completely different game.
Dead Island is like a Melee-Zombie version of Borderlands and State of Decay is all about survival with recruting people and building a shelter and scavenging for supplies and the interactions between the survivors on your team which you can jump between (thematically it's like the TWD tv show imho).
This video explains the game rather well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaHyEjWupI
And here is a video about the old version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahxe0CLBIPc
Dead Island is like a Melee-Zombie version of Borderlands and State of Decay is all about survival with recruting people and building a shelter and scavenging for supplies and the interactions between the survivors on your team which you can jump between (thematically it's like the TWD tv show imho).
This video explains the game rather well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaHyEjWupI
And here is a video about the old version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahxe0CLBIPc
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I somehow missed this game when it came out, and have heard nothing but good lately from friends. I'll wishlist this and wait for the $30 price to drop a bit further... Thanks for the tip.
YOu can say State of Decay is a well done version of Dead State without turn based combat.
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I don't know about this latest version, but State of Decay is a really nice and immersive game, the best zombie survival game I've played actually, and it came as a very pleasant surprise out of the blue for me. It was very refreshing playing it, feeling the tension, panic, lack of resources, fellow survivors freaking out slowly (or not so slowly), getting killed, etc.
As Dennis14 says, it's miles ahead of other such games, in terms of ideas and also fun. I hope they've struck gold and are busy working on the next one with a much larger budget and scope.
As Dennis14 says, it's miles ahead of other such games, in terms of ideas and also fun. I hope they've struck gold and are busy working on the next one with a much larger budget and scope.
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I liked almost everything about this game except for one of its ideas I just couldn't get past. Ruined the game for me. I understand the game started development as some kind of MMO and the rule that time keeps marching while offline remained in the game even in its eventual and current single-player form. So, when you return to your saved game days later, there is a bunch of damage to your base, your NPCs are all pissed off and some might be dead, if I recall correctly.
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