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I played 7 Days to Die for a few hours and it's basically edgy Minecraft.
I'm here for the Minecraft part, not so much the edgy. I didn't realize - or maybe i forgot - how much i hate the post-apocalyptic visual style, and there's a lot of ambient sound effects trying to scare you even though nothing's happening. It's by far my strongest feeling about the game, yet it's not something that i can actually criticize them for because it's a matter of taste.
But it is a vastly better survival game than Minecraft, the challenges are a lot more concrete and real, there's a lot of thought put into cause/effect combinations, all while having Minecraft levels of freedom.
The early game is incredibly unforgiving, any random zombie is genuinely hard to take down with fists or starter weapons, starter tools are very bad at modifying the environment, food and water are scarce, and improving any of this is locked behind skill unlocks that i found really steep.
Between the visual style and the harshness of the start, i would have given up immediately if it weren't for the fact that i always knew exactly what to do next, the progression is super clear. Also i didn't (would never) buy the game at random, i did my research and i know for a fact that i'm going to enjoy the late game. Basically, if this game wasn't in a post-apo zombie setting, it would be my favorite game.
Also, Gross! It's a combination of tower defense and FPS.
I played the demo, which consists of the endless mode; the main problem i have with this game is that the ceiling is low: few turrets, their upgrades are hard-capped, no customization, you can't build vertically, the maps are too narrow to really make a good winding path, no character upgrades, no weapon upgrades. Which means you start to feel pretty powerless in the late game, when the enemies constantly ramp up but you and your turrets are still the same.
But, the game is really well thought out in that the weapons and turrents match the enemies pretty well. Also the gun design and gunplay is pretty great.
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As old as 7 Days to Die is, I keep seeing it mentioned here and there even today, so it must be pretty good. I love the survival genre so will have to add it to my list to try out sometime.
If you love the survival genre, and for the price, it's a no-brainer.
Also this game has a huge modding and multiplayer scene that i haven't touched on because i haven't experienced it yet, i just booted a vanilla solo game