- Publisher: Armor Games
- Release Date: Nov 16, 2021
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Dec 9, 2021The Last Stand: Aftermath is as good a zombie roguelike as I’ve ever played. Scrounging for ammo and crafting materials never stops being a desperate struggle, and the balance between virus-fueled perks and ever-dwindling health ensures that every combat encounter is a tense struggle. Exceptionally great design, balance, and gameplay turn this into one of the best action rogues I’ve ever played, and it’s a clear high-point in the survival horror genre.
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Nov 17, 2021The Last Stand: Aftermath is supposed to be challenging, though, so some of the quality of life mechanics I want to see are probably absent by design. As it is, The Last Stand: Aftermath distinguishes itself from other zombie survival/roguelite games by virtue of its unique new character respawn idea and the incredibly detailed and believable post-zombie apocalypse world it imagines. The ability to retain gear and perks between deaths leavens the difficulty enough to let the addictive, just-one-more-try elements shine through. I’ve yet to reach the final stage, but I’ll keep trying.
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Nov 22, 2021This is a fantastic return to form for the well-established series after the mess that was Dead Zone. It brings back familiar elements from the first entries in the series while using its newly implemented roguelike aspect to put players in very tense situations where the next decision may very well end in death.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 12
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Mixed: 3 out of 12
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Negative: 4 out of 12
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Dec 1, 2021No open-world. Repetative. Lack of a good story. Locations are tiny. Tends to lag on RTX2060.
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Jan 6, 2023
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Dec 20, 2021