7 Days to Die (PS4) Review – The Gods Forgot They Made Me| WASDuk

7 Days to Die has a lot of great ideas that are sadly hamstrung by technical issues and poor implementation. Though a lot of its issues could be mitigated with patching (it’s somewhat telling that the game is still in early access on PC), in it’s current state 7 Days to Die feels like an unfinished mess that, simply, doesn’t live up to any of the promise or potential.

[FullmetalRoyale]

For anyone just starting out with this game: I would recommend what I call sprinting through an enemy. What you can do is, with your melee weapon of choice equipped, run straight at(and past) the zombie, timing a swing as you pass it. It'll keep the zombie from being able to hit you, and if you have a partner, will make quick work of a zombie. Also if you hit a zombie in the leg with your bow or crossbow(some take more than one shot) it'll fall down to it's knees and eventually stop moving. So you can hip-fire in the leg, while it is getting into the aforementioned position be switching to your melee weapon, and you have plenty of time to smash their head. I'm sure there are many other ways to work the systems in the game that I haven't discovered. Have fun!

[Pongwater]

Nice. I shoot them with my bow until they fall and then run up with the club. Keeps me from much direct contact and possible infection. I've got enough antibiotics stashed to not worry about it too much anymore but getting infected early on was bad news.

[Pongwater]

It feels unfinished because it is.

I love this game despite it's rough state, but they asked for bad reviews by releasing it as a full game. There should be very clear warnings in the online store and on the retail packaging : *** This is a playable alpha ***

I knew what I was getting and I can't stop playing, but people who bought it expecting Dying Light with survival elements will no doubt have question marks and exclamation points floating above their heads, with smoke pouring from their ears and nostrils while their face turns red. Or maybe I've seen too many cartoons.

It will sound weird for those who hate this game, but it's the closest thing I've ever played to the zombie game I designed in my head while at work. For me this "unfinished mess" is easily the greatest zombie game I've ever played.

[FullmetalRoyale]

I was reading off some of the negative reviews to my friend while we were playing the other day, and it just bums us out. It's baffling how polarizing this game seems to be...

It 100% should be clear that this game is unfinished. My friend and I(and I suspect you did as well) completely understood what we were buying. I as well have been dreaming of this game for a long time. Minecraft, I thought, was it. At least on paper it is, but you quickly get to a point in that where you don't "need" anything. Part of what I love about this game is how, if you are careless, one zombie can get you. That's how I like my zombies, personally.
My friend and I just got our minibikes up and running last time we played, and we got to expand the map a little bit before dark. It was just a great feeling having finally reached that goal that we had. I am in love with it right now, and I am still so excited to see what it could end up being, if they keep at it. Hunting together, scavenging together, fighting together, having things like ailments, and broken bones just makes the game so great. The fact that they just recently added in the leveling system(which is dope) is why I'm so excited for the future of this game. What else are they going to add/improve upon?

[Pongwater]

Yeah I knew exactly what I was buying and was looking forward to playing it ever since they announced it for consoles. The only reason I waited to preorder was to see how the controls and menu system worked. Both of those things take some getting used to, but after watching some early streams I went for it and I love it. Definitely agree about the zombies actually feeling dangerous. I had never watched any horde footage so I wasn't sure what to expect. By the time day 7 arrived I felt like I had prepared well but they killed me easily. Now I'm rethinking and rebuilding my defenses, and it's awesome... despite the fact that a glitch made my backpack and tool belt vanish after I died so I had to find things like glass jars all over again.

As for improvements idk but I read somewhere that they're adding wolves and NPC bandit types into the game. Not sure how I feel about the bandit idea, but the game gives you so many options you'll probably be able to turn them off anyway.

[wheresmymonkey]

I don't understand why they released it on consoles in its current state. It's still in early access on PC. they should have waited at least a year before porting it.

With a few tweaks and patches it could be a really great game. but as is, it's just not up to snuff.

[Pongwater]

I'm happy to be playing it and I've easily gotten my money's worth already but I knew exactly what I was buying. It really should be labelled as an alpha in the online store and on the retail packaging.