DayZ

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  1. D3D11
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    This game is like a WASD simulator developed by a single man out of boredom in 3 days.

    Graphics is outdated but this is the smallest problem. The world is huge and empty, filled with empty buildings and furnitures which are but decorations, locked doors to cover laziness, but since you find nothing, it doesn't matter anyway. Combat feels bad. One fistfight with a zombie and you'll    This game is like a WASD simulator developed by a single man out of boredom in 3 days.

    Graphics is outdated but this is the smallest problem. The world is huge and empty, filled with empty buildings and furnitures which are but decorations, locked doors to cover laziness, but since you find nothing, it doesn't matter anyway.

    Combat feels bad. One fistfight with a zombie and you'll bleed to death. Jumping is worse than nothing. 20 minute and you starve to death, but no worries, there aren't any food (or anything) anywhere anyway. When you character gets sick (a couple of minutes without proper clothing), it sneezes and LAUGHING!

    Oh, and what zombies are we talking about? Those 3-4 you cross path with time to time?

    GUI is beyond ridiculous. It is like an alpha version of something. Completely unintuitive and there aren't ANY hints and explanations for what is what.

    If you ever played Project Zomboid (which is still a beta game), this game offers about 1% of it at best.

    Avoid it but you won't, because you have no other options to play an online zombie survival game.    … Expand
  2. badatvidyagames
    Mar 16, 2019
    0
    Another Early Access garbage, borderline scam, doubt they even tried playing it themselves.
  3. Ulfhednir
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    It's a mess. This game is years and years in Beta status while taking the money from the players. Technically a catastrophe with no positive progression. You should not support this shibby Developer for this cashgrab. Better to give your money for charity or alcohol or even cigarettes. Everything is better than this shibby "game".
  4. tehosiris
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    6 years of early access, never hit it's developer milestones, slapped on a 1.0 sticker and pretending it's done to lure in more PC, PS4 and XboX customers.
    The very little content it has is full of bugs, borderline unplayable, again VERY little content on a HUGE AND EMPTY MAP that is swarming with bugs instead of zombies.
    Avoid.
  5. fitteslim
    Dec 25, 2018
    3
    They took the unfinished pile of crap they had, removed 50% of the most buggy and incomplete features and content and put a 1.0 label on it. The fact that the game still gives the impression of a half-baked and untested alpha-version is testament to how **** up this development project is. Among the serious bugs you will find are things like your character suddenly dying for no reason whenThey took the unfinished pile of crap they had, removed 50% of the most buggy and incomplete features and content and put a 1.0 label on it. The fact that the game still gives the impression of a half-baked and untested alpha-version is testament to how **** up this development project is. Among the serious bugs you will find are things like your character suddenly dying for no reason when you log in and persistency not working (i.e. tents, cars, content disappearing). Zombies are still a very weak work-in-progress after all these years.

    What you have working after five years of development is upgraded animations. character control, grahpics, sound and performance. The developers don't seem to have had the time to even think about designing the gameplay itself. Fundamental parts such as the survival aspect are not even a relevant part of the gameplay as the game works right now.

    Calling this 1.0 is an insult to everyone who paid money for it.    … Expand
  6. kuczmcym
    Feb 8, 2019
    0
    Stay away! This game is dead and abandoned.

    Stuck in "alpha" for years and stagnated development. They finally decided to just call it released and hope they can squeeze the last few suckers out of a few bucks.
  7. oso
    Jan 4, 2019
    0
    After years of stagnant development dayz takes a huge leap from version 0.63 to 1.0. I have been playing the game from time to time during the whole development process only to see it end in an shameful disaster.
    To consider calling this product a finished game one must be completely biased or plain stupid. The amount of time and resources that went into the project is enormous compared    After years of stagnant development dayz takes a huge leap from version 0.63 to 1.0. I have been playing the game from time to time during the whole development process only to see it end in an shameful disaster.
    To consider calling this product a finished game one must be completely biased or plain stupid. The amount of time and resources that went into the project is enormous compared to the old dayz mod. Over the whole development period the project has been ridden by bad decision making and denying whatsoever information that was left to the community. Also any criticism/questioning on the official boards towards the developers is being censored and usually leads to a lifetime ban for the author.
    I do strongly advise against purchasing this game at the moment. A full price is in no way justified since none of the promised milestones have been reached. Even worse the developers deleted their own milestones and simply stated the game as finished product.    … Expand
  8. genetix987
    Nov 25, 2019
    0
    never seen a game that bad for 35 dollar you have a non finished product with lot of bug, and outdated graphics. Also in less than 20 minutes you die because you are hungry or thirsty lmfao, is that suppose to be realisitc ?
  9. AngryStarling
    Dec 20, 2018
    2
    Как и многие другие я доверился разработчикам и купил игру в 2013 году, активно следил за всеми её обновлениями, релиз обещали к 2015му, даже на оффициальном сайте это было написано. Могу сказать, что тут и одной рецензии не хватит чтобы перечислить всё то, что они обещали и как итог не добавили. Игра все такая же пустая, и забагованная. Релиз НАСТОЛЬКО сырого и неиграбельного продукта этоКак и многие другие я доверился разработчикам и купил игру в 2013 году, активно следил за всеми её обновлениями, релиз обещали к 2015му, даже на оффициальном сайте это было написано. Могу сказать, что тут и одной рецензии не хватит чтобы перечислить всё то, что они обещали и как итог не добавили. Игра все такая же пустая, и забагованная. Релиз НАСТОЛЬКО сырого и неиграбельного продукта это просто плевок в лицо тех кто удосужился её купить. Я крайне разочарован в проекте, и жалею о потраченном на неё косаре.… Expand
  10. Sal
    Dec 20, 2018
    2
    To the dayz devs :- When we get content parity with where we were 3 years ago, i will still not update this review because you were dishonest and incompetent. This is the final score you get for your "finished" game. I hope this fills you with the pride i felt when you released "1.0"
  11. COTOR
    Feb 19, 2019
    0
    Главная халтура этого мира за всё время.Разработчики получили горы денег,а по итогу игра уже кучу лет в разработке.
  12. vomov
    May 22, 2020
    0
    It's bad enough that the game is unfinished and buggy, but it also ships with Battleye. Which I did not know when I wanted to try it out. So, here's what happens:
    1) I get the game during the free weekend, to try.
    2) I start the game, and get a message regarding Battleye. Some of the wording seemed very, very odd, so I decline. 3) It states the game "will not start" due to me declining,    It's bad enough that the game is unfinished and buggy, but it also ships with Battleye. Which I did not know when I wanted to try it out. So, here's what happens:
    1) I get the game during the free weekend, to try.
    2) I start the game, and get a message regarding Battleye. Some of the wording seemed very, very odd, so I decline.
    3) It states the game "will not start" due to me declining, so I investigate Battleye a bit.
    4) The game starts anyway, and crashes directly after the main menu.
    5) My system reports 'system files being accessed'. Turns out Battleye tries to access system files, as well as practically everything else.
    6) PiHole reports HUGE amounts of data from my computer to the internet being blocked. So, score one for PiHole.
    7) I uninstall DayZ from Steam.
    8) I manually kill the Battleye service, and delete the files it created without my permission. This gives an error on the next startup, but at least it's gone.

    I do not recommend.    … Expand
  13. Strong_K3isan
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    Absolute Grbage , Repulsive and Foolishness , after FIVE YEARS Graphic and Gameplay two importantest elements of every video game really is horrible in this Garbage and any element else too. Developers are absolute Garbage , Moron and useless too.
  14. elreydelmambo04
    Jun 15, 2019
    1
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  15. Donnie_Plays
    May 31, 2019
    4
    I played the mod for Arma 2. First purchased the standalone in 2014 to help the development. I find myself disappointed in the overall game that I got. I'm writing this review because they are charging $44.99 now for the game and I do not feel it is worth that much money.

    They prioritized beards over working grenades in game on launch day. The zombies are still laggy. The overall feel    I played the mod for Arma 2. First purchased the standalone in 2014 to help the development. I find myself disappointed in the overall game that I got. I'm writing this review because they are charging $44.99 now for the game and I do not feel it is worth that much money.

    They prioritized beards over working grenades in game on launch day. The zombies are still laggy. The overall feel of the game reminds me of 2012. It's just not that year anymore. The movement is still clunky. Jumping is completely ridiculous. Vehicles are not operating properly. The base building system is a mess.

    The only redeeming thing about DayZ in 2019... the modding community. They added workshop so the modding community is finishing the game for BI. I suppose that is a fitting ending, since the modding community gave us DayZ in the first place. Unfortunately, I can't give a base game credit for the hard work the modders are doing, so I'm giving this a 4 out of 10.    … Expand
  16. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Мертворожденный продукт, который стал прародителем современных королевских битв.
  17. Sanches
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Arma developer's hands have grown from one place. DayZ - the fruit of the fact that these hands can keep **** with the money, they are not capable of anything else
  18. Gorbunov2004
    Jul 7, 2021
    1
    Игра плоха как и со стороны геймплея так и с технической стороны. Игра вышла в 2013 году а у неё до сих пор куча проблем одна из них это пинг, даже если у вас на сервере пинг 100 это низкий. То все равно у вас враги-боты будут передвигаться с тормозами атаковать также баговано. В игре делать просто нечего карта огромная но она просто пустая, игроков можно встретить очень редко. Лута вИгра плоха как и со стороны геймплея так и с технической стороны. Игра вышла в 2013 году а у неё до сих пор куча проблем одна из них это пинг, даже если у вас на сервере пинг 100 это низкий. То все равно у вас враги-боты будут передвигаться с тормозами атаковать также баговано. В игре делать просто нечего карта огромная но она просто пустая, игроков можно встретить очень редко. Лута в домах либо нет либо почти нет, мне интересно кто их опустошил зомби что-ли?… Expand
  19. razorwind
    Mar 29, 2021
    2
    Fantastic premise, unheard-of level of hype, great development manpower...all for nothing because of poor management and feature creep. Enfusion engine killed this game, and it will never reach the height of its promised glory. Shame, just shame. I've watched its journey since 2012 and up until now - I just don't want to do that anymore.
  20. Dan9el99
    Dec 26, 2021
    3
    Ein Survival Spiel, dessen Spielmechaniken nicht gut ausgearbeitet sind. Das Spiel verkommt zu einer Laufsimulation, während die Survivalelemente, die eigentlich Kernaspekte sein sollten, in den Hintergrund geraten. Sehr viel ungenutzte Potenzial und technische Mängel mindern zusätzlich die Motivation das Spiel überhaupt zu starten (3/10).
  21. joaosemsunga
    May 5, 2023
    1
    all the new patches are slowly killing this once good game, dunno what the devs think they are doing but just getting dayz harder and harder and harder its really awful and not fun at all
  22. imadethisfor
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    i have played quite some crap games but dayz just bounced into my top 3.
    - Toxic
    - Horrible - Crappy combat and loot system If you want to be punished hire a mistress dont waste your money on this game, the experience is the same but the mistress at least is honist what she will do to you..this game is a cash grab just well a horrible experience. Played a few hours and my opinion    i have played quite some crap games but dayz just bounced into my top 3.
    - Toxic
    - Horrible
    - Crappy combat and loot system

    If you want to be punished hire a mistress dont waste your money on this game, the experience is the same but the mistress at least is honist what she will do to you..this game is a cash grab just well a horrible experience.
    Played a few hours and my opinion just gets worse and worse.. so be glad i wrote this review after playing a few hours.
    If you are looking for a nice zombie survival game go for 7 days to die or something...dayz is just crap.    … Expand
  23. PorchBandit
    Dec 28, 2022
    1
    If your weren't aware, hipsters are alive and well in the gaming industry it seems and they love this game.

    Otherwise, this game is absolute garbage, with 0 to few redeeming qualities. The gameplay loop to start is an absolute slog. I don't mind the idea of starting with nothing but being half dead from the start in a game where you spend your first 80minutes unable to get to a decent    If your weren't aware, hipsters are alive and well in the gaming industry it seems and they love this game.

    Otherwise, this game is absolute garbage, with 0 to few redeeming qualities. The gameplay loop to start is an absolute slog. I don't mind the idea of starting with nothing but being half dead from the start in a game where you spend your first 80minutes unable to get to a decent looting spot is ridiculous. Even then the loot spawns are few and far between with no sense whatsoever. Nothing is within a 5KM of where it would logically be found in real life. To fix a car you'll travel the entire map to find any ammo for your one shot break-action shot gun you'll need to play for 10 days...240 hours.

    Visually the game can be pretty for moments at a time before you look at the poorly detailed houses or zombies. I'm aware the game came out a while ago, however the fact that most buildings are only about 50% modeled with interior at best and inaccessible for the other 50% makes the graphical quality stand out horrendously. Even the Xbox One could handle more than the game offered.

    On console it was a buggy mess and on PC it was just a mess...a lazy one. Before the game was called, allegedly, passable (for $60 Canadian) they were pumping out a $20 map that seemed just as lazy. It may not be as buggy as it was but the whole thing is still jank.

    Unmodded you'll have no fun whatsoever. There's maybe 8 guns and about that many spawn on the map at a time. You'll rarely encounter any one and if you do it'll be clunky and leave you frustrated by whatever BS the server decided to calculate. No game deserves the price it has remained that has relied so heavily on modders. Technically speaking it's not crazy as most modern set ups will handle it fine so optimization isn't much of an issue anymore. Not that there's many systems running to really stress your computer. Games that take half the storage space have twice the interconnected and complex systems. And the A.I. certainly won't cause issues on a systems level because there's detection (or not), yell, run head first at detected as far as zombies are concerned.

    I'm actually all for games that ask their player to "make their own fun" but you have to provide the players with mechanics, where DayZ only has ways to die (or not). There's a difference between telling players to make their own fun and giving them nothing to do and DayZ falls in the latter. I fail to think of a game mechanic given to players to play around with...unless it's actively blocked by the game itself. Your to busy dying to explore, enjoy the hunting, raid other players, loot anything fun etc etc What it is as a whole, is a lazy and I mean LAZY, port of a decades old mod to cash in on, marketed only with hype, because nothing really shines and very little work was put into a game that took forever to release. It's empty, it's still often buggy, despite that it's way less buggy now and when not on console in my case. It's not even grindy because grind implies there's something to do. I really fail to see any of the redeeming qualities any reviewers mention. It is a walking simulator where the zombies are pylons and there's a useless hunger and thirst bar the game itself seems to forget it has. Luckily there's no spoilers here because...despite being told there's a story...you'd never know because you're too busy dying to everything that isn't a zombie or enemy and very seldom another player. The games tries to flood you with mechanics that don't really function outside of themselves or interact with the others making it a mile wide millimeter deep kind of game. If this had been as high profile as Cyberpunk, Bohemia would be fanless and bankrupt, ONLY because DayZ wasn't as huge and because Bohemia does so much more with Arma are they even still around after this one.

    Congrats to Bohemia on buying so many bot accounts though. "Haters gonna hate" should be a banned phrase on metacritic cuz they're all bots    … Expand
  24. LambdaLocator
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    Sandbox walking with with a few zombies and occasionally (very rarely) players.

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  1. PC Gamer
    Dec 21, 2018
    69
    DayZ has the power to create incredible stories, but the twitchy, weightless combat and buggy zombies let it down.
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