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Key · 12-03-2015, 11:45 PM

Game: H1Z1
Developer: Daybreak Game Company
Known for: Planetside 2, Everquest, DC Universe Online
Release Date: January 15, 2015

Current Status: Pleased

Back when H1Z1 was released at the beginning of 2015, this was right around the time where I had just discovered the purpose of DayZ was, at least I was starting to sort of branch out and understand what the appeal was. At that time, I had been under the impression that H1Z1 was just a DayZ clone, but boy was I wrong. H1Z1 honestly offers so much more in terms of gameplay, and quality in general that makes it a game that I don't mind playing for hours on end.

It's a weird interest with me because I know there are people out there that have hundreds of hours in the zombie survival genre, and I'm not excluding myself from that. Between 7 Days To Die, DayZ, and H1Z1, I probably have close to 100 hours or so of pure fun gameplay, and that's pretty much what they're meant to bring: "pure fun gameplay". It doesn't add any of the bull**** that you'd expect from a lot of games out there where it's basically a pay to play. H1Z1 offers a complete open world experience that allows you to survive the way that you want, and it also has the added benefit of throwing in some awesome battle royale servers into it that makes the game a hell of a lot of fun. Being thrown into a huge map with other players out to get you while you try to survive is certainly more fun than it sounds here, but trust me, it's good fun. And extremely competitive.

There is also something to be said about a game that is released in early access. H1Z1 along with many other great games is still in early access, but it doesn't have the 'buggy' 'unfinished' and 'gross' feel to it like most early access games have. This game, although at times there are some crashes, actually runs surprisingly well for an early access game, which allows for the hundreds of hours of gameplay that I mentioned before. The developers of this game are a familiar name as well. If you've played games like Everquest, or DC Universe Online, you'd understand the time and effort that they've put into a game like this to make it as great as it can be, and they've been doing a fantastic job at it. I don't think i've seen an early access game get as many updates as H1Z1 has gotten, excluding Nuclear Throne of course. But it's nice to see that even though the developers have released this game as an early access, they're still doing everything in their power to make this game as great as it can be. Honestly, a lot of what needs fixing is really deep within the game, because you pretty much get a good experience from the get go.

This may not be the best game that's been released this year, and it will make some people uncomfortable with it being in early access, but it's definitely worth your time if you're interested in a zombie survival game like DayZ and 7 Days To Die. Honestly, I would choose H1Z1 over any of those game any day, but those games are still great in their own way.

12-03-2015, 11:45 PM	#333 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Game: H1Z1 Developer: Daybreak Game Company Known for: Planetside 2, Everquest, DC Universe Online Release Date: January 15, 2015 Current Status: Pleased Back when H1Z1 was released at the beginning of 2015, this was right around the time where I had just discovered the purpose of DayZ was, at least I was starting to sort of branch out and understand what the appeal was. At that time, I had been under the impression that H1Z1 was just a DayZ clone, but boy was I wrong. H1Z1 honestly offers so much more in terms of gameplay, and quality in general that makes it a game that I don't mind playing for hours on end. It's a weird interest with me because I know there are people out there that have hundreds of hours in the zombie survival genre, and I'm not excluding myself from that. Between 7 Days To Die, DayZ, and H1Z1, I probably have close to 100 hours or so of pure fun gameplay, and that's pretty much what they're meant to bring: "pure fun gameplay". It doesn't add any of the bull**** that you'd expect from a lot of games out there where it's basically a pay to play. H1Z1 offers a complete open world experience that allows you to survive the way that you want, and it also has the added benefit of throwing in some awesome battle royale servers into it that makes the game a hell of a lot of fun. Being thrown into a huge map with other players out to get you while you try to survive is certainly more fun than it sounds here, but trust me, it's good fun. And extremely competitive. There is also something to be said about a game that is released in early access. H1Z1 along with many other great games is still in early access, but it doesn't have the 'buggy' 'unfinished' and 'gross' feel to it like most early access games have. This game, although at times there are some crashes, actually runs surprisingly well for an early access game, which allows for the hundreds of hours of gameplay that I mentioned before. The developers of this game are a familiar name as well. If you've played games like Everquest, or DC Universe Online, you'd understand the time and effort that they've put into a game like this to make it as great as it can be, and they've been doing a fantastic job at it. I don't think i've seen an early access game get as many updates as H1Z1 has gotten, excluding Nuclear Throne of course. But it's nice to see that even though the developers have released this game as an early access, they're still doing everything in their power to make this game as great as it can be. Honestly, a lot of what needs fixing is really deep within the game, because you pretty much get a good experience from the get go. This may not be the best game that's been released this year, and it will make some people uncomfortable with it being in early access, but it's definitely worth your time if you're interested in a zombie survival game like DayZ and 7 Days To Die. Honestly, I would choose H1Z1 over any of those game any day, but those games are still great in their own way.