OVERKILL's The Walking Dead

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  1. jseph1234
    Jun 5, 2022
    9
    I have reassess my review of Overkill's The Walking Dead and I have to say that it is a good representation of The Walking Dead experience that did not get a fair shake or time to improve. Very Angry at the reviewers that were so harsh on it and condemned it so hard and got it remove from Steam..
  2. Daryl_Price
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Понять не могу, почему эту игру так засрали. Да, некоторые механики в ней конечно оставляют желать лучшего, но как для игры на прохождение, с твоими 4-мя друзьями, игра подходит отлично. Есть сложность, есть интересные миссии, вариативность, всё в ней есть, но её засрали. Аж обидно, потому что настолько плохого отношения она не заслуживает. К тому же, с момента релиза багов в ней почти неПонять не могу, почему эту игру так засрали. Да, некоторые механики в ней конечно оставляют желать лучшего, но как для игры на прохождение, с твоими 4-мя друзьями, игра подходит отлично. Есть сложность, есть интересные миссии, вариативность, всё в ней есть, но её засрали. Аж обидно, потому что настолько плохого отношения она не заслуживает. К тому же, с момента релиза багов в ней почти не осталось. За 20 часов мы с друзьями нашли ну 5 от силы, и то, на геймплей они не влияют. Кароч игрой очень доволен, и жаль что такие оценки. Видимо, люди слишком подняли себе уровень ожидания из-за кинематографических трейлеров, и игра не смогла оправдать их ожидания. Ну, печально вышло. Игра достойная. Если у вас есть 3 друга, и вы любите подобное, то попробовать обязательно.… Expand
  3. Donnie_Plays
    May 31, 2019
    10
    I had no idea what to expect. The game surprised me. The game is difficult but in a good way. The difficulty made me really think about how I approached situations in game. Some trial and error happened for sure. However... if you dig deep into the game you find a level of complexity that might surprise you. There are a ton of things to do. Not just the 13 available missions, but as youI had no idea what to expect. The game surprised me. The game is difficult but in a good way. The difficulty made me really think about how I approached situations in game. Some trial and error happened for sure. However... if you dig deep into the game you find a level of complexity that might surprise you. There are a ton of things to do. Not just the 13 available missions, but as you play the game you can meet and help people and recruit them to join your camp. There is a camp management system where you can send people on runs. The survivors you recruit can be leveled up. Some become more valuable members of your group than others.

    The co-op aspects to this game are great if you can play with a team of four people who understand their roles. The tank must play like a tank. Same for Scout, etc. I was lucky enough to play through the game with a really good group of guys who were good at what they were doing. We coordinated every single move we made. It created a level of intensity to playing that's not easy to achieve against AI threats.

    The story is average to me. This game is more about leveling up your characters, your AI surivors, and your camp. You can also farm for rare weapons and attachments by doing missions and finding loot crates.

    The zombies in this game are the best zombies I've ever encountered in any game, period. I'm a DayZ early access guy and I've played basically every major zombie game out there. Some of my personal favorite recent zombie games are World War Z, State of Decay, 7 Days To Die, Left For Dead 2, Breaking Point Mod (Arma 3) and the old H1z1. This game has more impressive zombie behavior than anything I've ever seen. The zombies react to sound and movement. Just like in the TV show... the players can trick and distract the zombies by making sound or moving them in a direction. This is a really overlooked, fun element to this game. The more noise you make... the more zombies that come. I've seen gigantic hoards in this game. Extreme moments. Explosions that took down a massive hoard.

    Overall... I completely enjoyed this game. I had moments of frustration during the learning curve, but this is one of the best, most rewarding co-op games that I've ever played with friends. Just excellent!    … Expand
  4. CmdrLaserstrahl
    Mar 17, 2019
    9
    Hey Community,
    I actually don't know why the critics are that bad. The game had bugs post-launch, as nearly every Triple-A Title out there. Right now, most bugs are fixed. I enjoyed the game for 300h with friends in 4 player coop (actually solo it is no fun, but it is a coop game like l4d2 or vermindtide). I really enjoy the mechanics (you have to stay silent, otherwise the hord-o-meter    Hey Community,
    I actually don't know why the critics are that bad. The game had bugs post-launch, as nearly every Triple-A Title out there. Right now, most bugs are fixed. I enjoyed the game for 300h with friends in 4 player coop (actually solo it is no fun, but it is a coop game like l4d2 or vermindtide). I really enjoy the mechanics (you have to stay silent, otherwise the hord-o-meter grows up, and if it reaches overkill, the difficulty just increases. I also enjoy the higher difficulties. If you don't plan your approach carefully you can just wipe within seconds. It gives really the feeling of the zombie apocalypse. So you will use melee attacks in the beginning of the mission, before you decide to "go loud" and lure all the zombies to your position.
    I think most ppl who are playing this, are expecting a "call of duty"-like gameplay... full attack, all out. And I guess that why I read so often, that the mechanics are not working, that you can’t use your weapons at all, because then the zombies will overrun you…
    I think the game has a core community which really enjoys the game. The missions are repetitive, you have to do them multiple times to get the loot you want (Lv 200 Weapon of your choice). But that is nothing else then e.g. Vermintide 2 (which I also really like!).
    For me the title deserves a 10/10 when they get rid of the last bugs like: very long loading time (well when you install it to an SSD loading time goes form 2 minutes down to 5 seconds), and also the need to “load” when you go to your camp to get the daily missions. This is annoying.
    Hope that review helps you. The game is great.    … Expand
  5. TheButcher555
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    Nettes Coop Spiel.
    Peformence ist sehr gut. Bei mir auf Hoch hat das Game ca. 120 FPS
  6. canexsciolto
    Nov 30, 2018
    10
    Ok technically still has some holes, but I do not understand why these little boys pseudo critics have to ruin a title that deserves. The thing that I like most about OTWD is the fact that it feels to be in those actions that characterize so much the TV series. It is not perfect as a game, but I trust in the developers because it has the basis to be an excellent game.
  7. Antibet
    Nov 30, 2018
    10
    Not the best game in the world, but it has som potantial and it realy FUN! Fun and difficult
  8. XitArS
    Nov 26, 2018
    8
    I have over 150hrs in this game and I'll tell you one thing; If you like coop-games like the zombie mode in CoD you'll just die for this game. It's a very hard game that requires some thinking and strategy as well as team-work. Ammo and Resources are scarce so you can't just run in with guns blazing. The more noise you make the more zombies you'll attract. Playing with friends, this is aI have over 150hrs in this game and I'll tell you one thing; If you like coop-games like the zombie mode in CoD you'll just die for this game. It's a very hard game that requires some thinking and strategy as well as team-work. Ammo and Resources are scarce so you can't just run in with guns blazing. The more noise you make the more zombies you'll attract. Playing with friends, this is a very fun and rewarding game (I Always play on the hardest difficulty I might add).

    Now, there are some issues, I'll admit that.
    The biggest issue atm is that updating the game takes a loooong time, and when you start a new mission, you'll have to wait, sometimes Three-five minutes Before the match starts. Aside from those technical things, me or my friends have never had a crash or bad in-game performance, game runs very smooth.

    One thing that I really hate about this game are the defend missions where you're supposed to defend your base from stupid NPCs with 1000x in Health, so they take like Three or four headshots! to kill. That's just bad game design. Unfortunately, there are Three missions of this type that you'll be forced to play in order to progress/unlock other missions, but just play them once and try to forget about them :). There is also one defense mission (the very first one) where you defend against incoming zombies, and that one is actually quite fun (on high difficulty, otherwise it's too easy).

    The game is currently lacking an InGame voice chat, but that will be included in the update due this Thursday (29:th nov) so that will be a big help when playing with strangers (typing instructions and strategy in the heat of battle is just crazy).

    There are tons of weapon and weapon modifications that you can unlock and there's quite a rich skill-tree. When doing missions, you'll loot the Environment for Resources and at the end of a mission you'll be rewarded Resources that can be used for camp upgrades and weapon modifications.

    There's no real tutorial so casual players might be a bit Clueless in the beginning.

    One mission usually takes under an hour to finish so it's great to just jump in, play a mission with some friends and then do something else.

    This is not a perfect game, but it's fun and rewarding and it'll only get better in the coming months with additional missions, bug-fixes, features and content added by the developers.    … Expand
  9. Consabre
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    I'm giving them a 10 since I know them personally and know what cool stuff they have in mind for later..
  10. Moddi
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Love the game, exciting, Love how they made it hard even though its normal, requires a good team and best played with friends! Enjoyed it in beta and after. Many thanks to starbreeze who does extremly fast work on fixing bugs! Worth buying, more worth if you have 3 other friends playing with!
  11. Pinnennet
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Im giving it a 10. Is it a 10 for everyone? Absolutely not. This is hardcore coop for those who enjoy being four friends playing together against a horde of zombies. If that fits in too you, then this is pure magic.
    If you want fast paced, polished games with the best graphics and want a lot of maps on day one. Then this is not for you. Personally i cant wait for the rest of the maps    Im giving it a 10. Is it a 10 for everyone? Absolutely not. This is hardcore coop for those who enjoy being four friends playing together against a horde of zombies. If that fits in too you, then this is pure magic.
    If you want fast paced, polished games with the best graphics and want a lot of maps on day one. Then this is not for you. Personally i cant wait for the rest of the maps coming during the next year, but until then i will level up some more...    … Expand
  12. sparrowscry
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Been playing daily since it's release, it's been enjoyable. Price, bugs, and lack of content (although season 2 coming soon included for initial purchase price), the game keeps you on your toes and can be a real adrenaline rush. As for being a bit of a grind, I play games that have that mechanic anyways, so not gonna complain. Giving it a 10, not for being a perfect game, but forBeen playing daily since it's release, it's been enjoyable. Price, bugs, and lack of content (although season 2 coming soon included for initial purchase price), the game keeps you on your toes and can be a real adrenaline rush. As for being a bit of a grind, I play games that have that mechanic anyways, so not gonna complain. Giving it a 10, not for being a perfect game, but for making me not be able to put it down. Can't wait for the season 2 content coming in the end of November.… Expand
  13. yolka12
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Its great game. i it is intense all games in 2018 either too ez or too impossible, this game is situational. if u get cornered its ur problem. but if u being tactic and know how maneuver between hordes of zombies and manage ur stamina correctly and so forth. you are invincible motha ****a, this game its all it needs to be as Walking dead overkill's style i admire the passion behind it butIts great game. i it is intense all games in 2018 either too ez or too impossible, this game is situational. if u get cornered its ur problem. but if u being tactic and know how maneuver between hordes of zombies and manage ur stamina correctly and so forth. you are invincible motha ****a, this game its all it needs to be as Walking dead overkill's style i admire the passion behind it but stupid people ruining it by saying too long of loading screens and too many this and that, if u are not true gamer u have no rights to say such things, so what u got 32gb of ram and rtx 20xx and i9, so what?
    sometimes engines need to render and it takes some time, so what 2-3 minute of wait. and 30-1hour one level to do, and its super fun. and u keep whining? ohhh well need to filter this community,

    "Yo God dont put more salt please, too many mistakes"    … Expand
  14. alacazain
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    I love the game! Forget about the haters who have played 20 minutes and giving bad reviews. The game is gr8 and with big depth and much to do.

    Play loud or silent or a combination of both.
  15. LudoKai
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    The game itself is fine. There's a lot of backlash because people wanted this to be a different kind of game which is stupid as we knew what kind of game it'd be back in 2014.
    Launch issues are fairly apparent but the game, for what it is, is definitely enjoyable. My only major gripe is the Devs completely missing the price-point.
  16. mooler111
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    Haven´t enjoyed a game in over a dacade but this one caught my eye and I was not dissapointed! The starter missions is more of a tutorial and is not true the the rest of the game, just a opening to get to handle your movement and the wapons. After that it starts to get tricky, teamwork and stealth is the best way to go.
    The sound and mood of the game is spot on and replay-ability is high    Haven´t enjoyed a game in over a dacade but this one caught my eye and I was not dissapointed! The starter missions is more of a tutorial and is not true the the rest of the game, just a opening to get to handle your movement and the wapons. After that it starts to get tricky, teamwork and stealth is the best way to go.
    The sound and mood of the game is spot on and replay-ability is high due to a massive amount of bounties/blueprints etc etc that shows up AFTER you finished the main missions.
    And in the end of november season two starts (it´s included in the price) and you´ll get even more main missions to figure out.
    Highly recommended if you, like me, is bored of the run and gun games out there the last decade.    … Expand
  17. TacTwo
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    The game is very fun in Coop. I don't really see some of the problem people report, the graphics are really good, and the gun play is very solid! As for me i wasn't expecting something else that is open world. The game-play is very close to the claustrophobic feeling of TWD season 1. It's hard and requires bullet management and good tactical sense. Perhaps a bit more polish is needed inThe game is very fun in Coop. I don't really see some of the problem people report, the graphics are really good, and the gun play is very solid! As for me i wasn't expecting something else that is open world. The game-play is very close to the claustrophobic feeling of TWD season 1. It's hard and requires bullet management and good tactical sense. Perhaps a bit more polish is needed in the menu, loading times could be improved, but overall nothing that bothered me. The game has a big learning curve and is not a slasher game. With the right expectation this is a gem!… Expand
  18. Vader42Wed
    Nov 11, 2018
    10
    Would have given it 8/10 but since people who don't even played it reviewed it with 0/10 I'm giving 10/10 to compensate. The game is gr8 and fun, can't wait for season 2. There are some bugs that need fixing but that will probably be gone in some weeks.
  19. DanielSvard
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    I love the co op feeling in this game. And I like the spirit of the series in the game. This game will be a game for me for a looong time.
  20. Treatron
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    I like the challenge in the game, it is necessary to collaborate. Variation between the different levels and a good character system. The game is incredibly fun when you get into it, takes about 2-3 hours. So give it time and you'll love it!
  21. chefenddd
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    great game, you can decide your play style, and the graphics has really improved since E3.
    probably the best coop game atm
  22. ChrisUS
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    Alot of fun playing this! Hope they keep the updates coming. Been playing it with 4-other friends and we all enjoy it as a solid co-op.
  23. Sotte
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    i do like it and its getting to me! go buy go big go kill walkers, and work together
  24. dawg92
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    So many seem to hate on the game but I bet they only tried it for 1-2 hours. I've played the game for a while now and it is really great, mostly because it's a real challenge. Playing with friends is a real blast once you get the hang of it.
  25. Marbil
    Nov 7, 2018
    8
    I really enjoying playing it so far. I love how the normal difficult setting is still hard as hell. It really highlights the cooperative part of the game, which make this a great game to play with your mates, as well as encourage you to keep on trying. I also like that the walkers are basically harmless when in small groups but can quickly overwhelm you if you make to much noise.

    The    I really enjoying playing it so far. I love how the normal difficult setting is still hard as hell. It really highlights the cooperative part of the game, which make this a great game to play with your mates, as well as encourage you to keep on trying. I also like that the walkers are basically harmless when in small groups but can quickly overwhelm you if you make to much noise.

    The RPG portion of the game is also very interesting and I hope they will continue working on it and build it over time.    … Expand
  26. DocShaidar
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Awesome game with great mechanics. Can't stop playing! Really enjoy the random elements and looking forwards to season 2 with even more content!
  27. ZebMarkhayan
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Lots of fun! Great co-op game with potential to become even better within the coming months
  28. Lordlobo
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    Since someone made a review stating that positive ones are fake news, and then down-rated the game without even playing it, here is mine (and i have played it!). Many reviewers hate that it is not the game they want, and the hate has continued to flow since they did not get what they want. Someone stated that this would be open world, but Overkill never said that. Now they hate it sinceSince someone made a review stating that positive ones are fake news, and then down-rated the game without even playing it, here is mine (and i have played it!). Many reviewers hate that it is not the game they want, and the hate has continued to flow since they did not get what they want. Someone stated that this would be open world, but Overkill never said that. Now they hate it since it is not open world, go figure.

    This is not L4D, unless you call all zombie games with 4 players L4D-clones. OTWD is not a shoot em up where you go in and slaughter everything. Well, you can, but that is not the objective. Stealth will make every map so much easier except when you defend your camp, then you can shoot as much as you like. It is a coop game, and you need to get help and be helpful to go through the maps.

    It has a steep learning curve, and you need to see beyond the first mission. That mission is a tutorial, but Overkill forgot to tell you that when you start playing. That is not what this game is about. Sure, you need to defend your camp now and then, but there are several missions and beautiful maps to go through.

    There are bugs and things that needs to be fixed, the human AI they need to work on. But I am sure they will. History shows that they do try and fix their games over time. But I have not seen anything yet that will break the game when I play it.

    I have played this with both friends, randoms and solo. Still not that good in solo, but when in coop, this is bloody fun! Need a lot more practice with solo I think, and upgrade my weapons.

    Do not buy this game and think that it will be like WWZ, it will not. If you have A LOT of zombies around you that you need to kill, then you should try another approach next time. Something went wrong :). Try this game if you want to improve your camp, weapons and be a sneaky zombie-killer that wants to kill off humans that threaten you and your camp. I believe that Overkill will support this game for several years, so it will not die as someone wrote.

    And someone wrote that this was not story based? Then you have not made it through the tutorial... Try again.    … Expand
  29. aLx_
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    An awesome co-op game, probably top 2 on the market right now. Since the development will continue it will probably be top 1 in the near future!
  30. coolerminion
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    Its a great game with great potential. Graphics are good. Zombies in this game are realistic to the TWD franchise. Itś a good 4 player co-op to enjoy!
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 34
  3. Negative: 9 out of 34
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    40
    The Walking Dead license was wasted on an ugly game that plays crudely, offers little content and trails behind a decade-old Left 4 Dead. [01/2019, p.56]
  2. GameStar
    Dec 16, 2018
    58
    Overkill's The Walking Dead can be fun in a group but most of the time monotony and balancing weaknesses are frustrating.
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  3. GameGrin
    Dec 3, 2018
    35
    I really wanted to like this game, and after the beta I was hoping there would be more to it than what they were testing. Unfortunately, there’s not, and there’s absolutely no way I could recommend buying this game. If you could pick it up for £10, sure, but four times that? No way.
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