I see crpgnut is right into his survival games, so I thought - maybe some others are, too. Or maybe some people want opinions? Anyway, here's a thread.
I've tried some survival games (e.g. 7 Days to Die, Ark, Subnautica). Some have been great (Subnautica, Salt), but none of the "grittier" ones have been fully satisfying.
Basically I want something gritty, first- or third-person, preferably with an enemy (e.g. zombies) - but not enough to make exploration totally annoying, and combat that is not utterly clunky. Also, the ability to play optionally single player.
I've tried:
7 Days to Die - utterly clunky combat. I hate that zombies are super excavating machines or something. However, there is something there, and I intend to return with reinforcements (a co-op friend) sometime.
Mist Survival - utterly clunky combat (seriously, does it share some code with 7 Days to Die?). Utterly dull, bog-standard affair. I have no idea why it has a Very Positive rating.
Hurt World - like Rust with stylized graphics. Online only, with servers full of fuckwits (I guess that's the point of games like this). Meh.
I've been contemplating Green Hell. I know it doesn't have zombies etc, but if it's well done enough… Though it does look micro-manage-ish in the extreme.
Was also looking at The Forest, but I've heard it isn't a proper open world (?).
Scum looks like an option also. (How's the combat?)
Anyway, any opinions?
I've tried some survival games (e.g. 7 Days to Die, Ark, Subnautica). Some have been great (Subnautica, Salt), but none of the "grittier" ones have been fully satisfying.
Basically I want something gritty, first- or third-person, preferably with an enemy (e.g. zombies) - but not enough to make exploration totally annoying, and combat that is not utterly clunky. Also, the ability to play optionally single player.
I've tried:
7 Days to Die - utterly clunky combat. I hate that zombies are super excavating machines or something. However, there is something there, and I intend to return with reinforcements (a co-op friend) sometime.
Mist Survival - utterly clunky combat (seriously, does it share some code with 7 Days to Die?). Utterly dull, bog-standard affair. I have no idea why it has a Very Positive rating.
Hurt World - like Rust with stylized graphics. Online only, with servers full of fuckwits (I guess that's the point of games like this). Meh.
I've been contemplating Green Hell. I know it doesn't have zombies etc, but if it's well done enough… Though it does look micro-manage-ish in the extreme.
Was also looking at The Forest, but I've heard it isn't a proper open world (?).
Scum looks like an option also. (How's the combat?)
Anyway, any opinions?