World War Z

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6.0

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  1. ThereWolves
    May 30, 2021
    4
    Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak.Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak. Overall, not a super great game to get into, especially when there are games like L4D2 with much tighter gameplay mechanics.… Expand
  2. TheDatenshiMMA
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Not enough content 15 euro for a 3 mission DLC only 4 or 5 maps Multiplayer is garbage horde is fun but there is only 1 map so you get bored quick well might've been a good game but they put 0 heart into it
  3. TheRealVanish
    Aug 1, 2020
    0
    Was fun, but since its latest update it crashes at launch. Since there is a character length let me add that I have uninstalled/reinstalled and wiped and reinstalled the graphics drivers. Nice job guys
  4. djschaum520
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This game is trash and completely unoriginal. It's just a 3rd person LFD2 with better graphics. It's the same exact concept, you get swarmed by loads of zombies and work together with 3 other people. You also pickup more powerful weapons as you traverse the environments as you do in LFD2. They even have special infected that are straight up ripped from Valve's game such as the charger,This game is trash and completely unoriginal. It's just a 3rd person LFD2 with better graphics. It's the same exact concept, you get swarmed by loads of zombies and work together with 3 other people. You also pickup more powerful weapons as you traverse the environments as you do in LFD2. They even have special infected that are straight up ripped from Valve's game such as the charger, with a different visual design.

    Thank goodness I got this for free and didn't waste $60.    … Expand
  5. McLettuce
    Aug 1, 2019
    3
    TL;DR: The game is alright, when it works. Some features and weapons in the game are redundant, and some bugs are game breaking. The game is also short, planned for replayability. But when it works, it's really good.

    Now, let's go over detailed pros and cons now, shall we? Pros: - A good L4D2 copy. If you like that game, you might enjoy this one as well, as it is pretty much a    TL;DR: The game is alright, when it works. Some features and weapons in the game are redundant, and some bugs are game breaking. The game is also short, planned for replayability. But when it works, it's really good.

    Now, let's go over detailed pros and cons now, shall we?

    Pros:
    - A good L4D2 copy. If you like that game, you might enjoy this one as well, as it is pretty much a simplified version of it.
    - The 3rd person, shoulder camera works very well in this game, as it would in many zombie games, since it gives a better range of view for the character.
    - When the game works, it's great! The flow is awesome, there's no distractions and I get fully immersed in the tactics and positioning during the zombie sieges.

    Cons:
    - Hitboxes are very broken. Once a zombie starts swinging, there's no running away, you're getting hit. If you get charged by a Bull (see *Charger*), unless you're a sizable distance away, he's gonna clip you into his grasp. Same with Lurkers (see *Hunter*).
    - The Screamers (pretty much spawners) are sometimes placed in ridiculous, nearly unreachable areas, and they don't stop spawning zombies until they die. But to kill them, you have to fight through a horde of zombies. But the horde doesn't stop spawning because of the Screamer. And you have to reload your weapons. See where this is going?
    - Speaking of Screamers, sometimes, for whatever reason, if you decide to be stealthy, sometimes the Screamers spawn in ALREADY SCREAMING, meaning your stealth is just out the window.
    - Some weapons don't have weapon trees. During the game you're allowed to upgrade your weapons using earned currency, and some weapons just don't have those trees, making them nearly useless to use during your game.
    - Coming back to the weapon trees, some "top tier" upgrades don't do anything. As a matter of fact, that's a lie, they do do something. They remove your silencer from the previous upgrades. But having the silencer on doesn't change anything, except allow you to play silently, which is a plus. So what's the point of removing it then, you may ask? Great question, I'd like to know that too.
    - Just like weapons, you have different classes, which you may also upgrade, using the same currency you used to upgrade your weapons. Sounds cool, right? Well, not really. Some class branches are nearly useless (for example, if you are offered a switch to claymores that set a small area on fire when they're triggered, a significant increase in the damage of your Molotov cocktails or a 10% damage buff for all Machine Guns you pick up, which one would you choose?), and some classes that you get to pick from are almost full copies of themselves.
    - The game is pretty short, with only 4 episodes and 3 chapters in each episode. That's 12 maps total, that you get to play on. I hope the dev team expands the amount of playable maps (hopefully for free), as L4D2 expanded during its lifespan (again, for free).
    - Being a lobby leader does nothing except increase your ping. You can't kick players that just linger, you can't make somebody else a leader, you can't force start the game. You are a leader of nothing, a puppet that does nothing but wears a golden crown of nothingness.
    - There's bugs in the game that sometimes make it impossible to progress forward, so you just have to die and restart (looking at you, Greengold...)
    - There's also bugs that sometimes randomly down or kill you, by either spawning a bunch of zombies out of nowhere right on top of you or placing a claymore on top of you, that blows up instantly.
    - If you wish to get rewarded for playing a match, you should either win or lose. If you just quit, you get nothing, as your progress doesn't get saved.
    - There is a multiplayer in the game, but I'm honestly yet to see anyone on there. It maybe a problem with me in particular, so I'm not gonna write it off as a useless feature, but I have my doubts.

    Overall, if at least some of the cons get fixed (and it's very easy to fix some of them), you'd have a very good game. As of right now, I'd only suggest playing through all the campaigns once, and then be done with the game, as there's nothing more it can offer.    … Expand
  6. DrkAsDeath
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    Fun at the start but you get paired up with no actual good people. They dont understand how video games work. And the devs refuse to make single player missions. yes you can turn off the bots. But if your not using a broken class its impossible even on the easiest difficulty. No stealth missions in a zombie game?? The missions are the same exact same its either get this or defend that butFun at the start but you get paired up with no actual good people. They dont understand how video games work. And the devs refuse to make single player missions. yes you can turn off the bots. But if your not using a broken class its impossible even on the easiest difficulty. No stealth missions in a zombie game?? The missions are the same exact same its either get this or defend that but tiny story and map changes. To cope with the terrible teammates and since theres no single player experience. They give you god awful bots who follow you like a bunch of idiots. Dont help picking up packages, or setting defenses, they just shoot. The weapon customization is severely lacking. just goes into one or two short tech trees. Almost the same with classes. once you get to lv 30 you half to pay 7500 coins to "Prestige". in call of duty you get it for free, why not here? And even if you do prestige the rewards are not even worth it. I guess its something to buy with you worthless coins. Even if you do pay with real money, What is there to buy?? nothing, almost NOTHING. Small weapon skins and pointless backpack blings. Difficulty is terrible as well. Hard is too easy and insane is Way to insane. I guess it depends on your teammates IQ whether you win or not. Why cant they just scale the amount of zombies and not the amount of damage and special zombies that come out. BTW I HATE THE SPECIAL ZOMBIES. A teammate is required to shoot the zombie in order to save you, but if they dont your screwed. Which just makes it MORE a cooperative experience and MORE impossible to play single player. All in All dont buy this trash heap. Yea its fun to shoot 1 rocket in the whole mission to kill 20 zombies at once. But thats it. Pointless grinding for a pointless cause.… Expand
  7. SaberwolfTribal
    Aug 22, 2019
    3
    I've put in quite a bit of time into this before writing this review. I've often found the reason my friends and I fail missions isn't that it's difficult or too much to handle, but because the game just bugs out for whatever reason. Lately Zombies that you kill have been teleporting with full health up to a gate to keep the countdown going for some timed event, resulting in whoeverI've put in quite a bit of time into this before writing this review. I've often found the reason my friends and I fail missions isn't that it's difficult or too much to handle, but because the game just bugs out for whatever reason. Lately Zombies that you kill have been teleporting with full health up to a gate to keep the countdown going for some timed event, resulting in whoever you're protecting "dieing". But when it's a bug doing the killing it leaves a very sour taste in your mouth. Almost all mechanics have been lifted from Left 4 Dead so I guess this is kind of like a newer left 4 dead? The only problem is that it doesn't really work. even the gun leveling loses its luster very quickly as you'll find only a few even worth using. What's the point of having more guns if they aren't all that viable on higher difficulties? Private lobbies were dropped to fanfare a couple months ago but why was that not a starting feature? There are just too many problems with this particular video game that out weigh any decent fun you can have. It did, however, make me reinstall left 4 dead and I've been enjoying that with my friends since. I wouldn't buy this game if given the chance to take it back, I gave it a chance and while I wouldn't say it was worthless, it wasn't a game I wanted to keep playing.… Expand
  8. Dreadchylde
    May 1, 2019
    1
    This is a washed out version of Left4Dead without the narrative AI, personality quirks of the protagonists or engaging level design found in that title. The graphics are really weird with animations being clunky and very disruptive for the tense and engaging atmosphere games of this type would normally try to provide.

    Very few players are present in the various regions making    This is a washed out version of Left4Dead without the narrative AI, personality quirks of the protagonists or engaging level design found in that title. The graphics are really weird with animations being clunky and very disruptive for the tense and engaging atmosphere games of this type would normally try to provide.

    Very few players are present in the various regions making match-making tedious but also hinting at the low retention rate (or high return/refund percentage?) this game can boast. At its current state the game would be fair at a 4,99€ bargain bin but not now.    … Expand
  9. Tidytib
    Jun 22, 2019
    1
    Edit - 22/06/2019

    Now, developers have given away the pre-order bonuses to every one. So they scammed the people who have pre-ordered. So, now this game is not only bad but devs are scummy too. Played a lot.Cant see how many hrs. I have on game because of certain store. It's an average game. It tries it best to be left 4 dead but fails in every department. This long after the    Edit - 22/06/2019

    Now, developers have given away the pre-order bonuses to every one. So they scammed the people who have pre-ordered.

    So, now this game is not only bad but devs are scummy too.

    Played a lot.Cant see how many hrs. I have on game because of certain store.

    It's an average game. It tries it best to be left 4 dead but fails in every department. This long after the release, game is still riddle with sever issues and bugs.

    In the name of free content the added just one map and one zombie.like every online games you also have to deal with hackers and toxicity of other players. Graphic have cheerleader effect going on Zombies looks great at distance but when you get close to them it's not as good as you hoped they would have looked.

    Don't buy this!    … Expand
  10. Diablo112321
    May 3, 2019
    0
    Went Epic just to try it out. I don't have a preference between steam or GOG etc. I just want to game.

    First off, game is super clunky. Sounds don't link up with animations even in the lobby. Game play is same. Basically unplayable. Add in generic characters and horrible level design and this is a waste of money. I asked for my loot back and epic said I played too much. I had maybe 4    Went Epic just to try it out. I don't have a preference between steam or GOG etc. I just want to game.

    First off, game is super clunky. Sounds don't link up with animations even in the lobby. Game play is same. Basically unplayable. Add in generic characters and horrible level design and this is a waste of money. I asked for my loot back and epic said I played too much. I had maybe 4 hours in trying to get it to work.

    Had the game been even a bit playable or somewhat fun I would have over looked the bugs and crap. But for a triple AAA title this is a shame. Unfinished nonsense.

    Stay away. Left for dead is far far better.

    I wanted something new and got ripped off. Waiting for 3 kingdoms now.    … Expand
  11. pandabweer
    Apr 27, 2019
    2
    This is straight rip-off from left 4 dead. Same zombies same stupid AI same almost same special zombies. The onliest thing is that it has improved graphics. If you like these kind of games i suggest play the original game, left 4 dead 2.

    The guns are nice but too op. Like left 4 dead you can almost not die by the default zombied. Really not worth the price tag.
  12. Fishersam
    Apr 19, 2019
    0
    My original review was deleted by Metacritic or maybe even these filthy devs. The game is crap. A lot of user reviews are falsified. You can tell by the broken english. The constant mentioning of Left 4 Dead. The common use of the same descriptive words. Devs should be ashamed. Game is shallow.
  13. ShadowBro
    May 17, 2019
    0
    totaly trash! NOT AAA GAME! GARBAGE AND TRASH! BAD NETCODE! VERY TRASH! 100% TRASH! TRASH TRASH
  14. TrinityRose
    Apr 26, 2019
    4
    I normally don't write reviews but after playing this game for a couple hours I felt it was necessary. Game play/story was adequate. Nothing fantastically amazing but it was enjoyable. The game breaker is the lack of private games with friends. If you don't have a full group of 4 people you HAVE to have a random person join. So when you're a level 1 and get a level 59 joining your partyI normally don't write reviews but after playing this game for a couple hours I felt it was necessary. Game play/story was adequate. Nothing fantastically amazing but it was enjoyable. The game breaker is the lack of private games with friends. If you don't have a full group of 4 people you HAVE to have a random person join. So when you're a level 1 and get a level 59 joining your party you're constantly left in the dust. Always the last to the checkpoints and the last to where any weapons might have been. At least cut scenes between the co-op episodes couldn't be skipped unless all players agreed but having to have these random people instead of AI or scaling to smaller sized parties really brought the game down. Until they implement private lobbies I am disappointed that I spent money on this game.… Expand
  15. Deston69
    May 9, 2019
    1
    Es la copia más mala de l4d que he visto hasta ahora y eso que he jugado al RAID, gráficos del montón aburrido a más no poder y sinceramente viendo como son los niveles podrían haber creado 90 sin despeinarse en vez de poner 11 misiones que pretenden que repitas hasta cansarte (yo me cansé en la 4 misión).
  16. Reaper20
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    There's no one playing... what the heck you where thinking when you had the idea to launch it on a mediocre launcher without a real community such as Epic Store?
  17. Karamon123
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    What a F A I L
    I bought this game. Now after a time, they give it for free and when i reinstalled it again.. I HAVE MY DAMN PROGRESS WIPED !!!!!!!!
    WHat a damn fail omg. Damn epic store and damn devs of this crap. I dont want to waste my time on useless progress.
    I wouldnt give them a cent for this ****
  18. alexman
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    this game is completely unplayable. gamewise its good, graphics is good but it 100% relies on coop and there are no controls for it. voip causes 2 second freezes, theres no kicking or reporting trolls, 80% of the community is incompetent. matchmaking have no skill controls
  19. sergenik1307
    May 2, 2019
    0
    Отвратительно безобразная поделка, ничего кроме отвращения подобные игры не вызывают, отвратительный клон игры Left 4 Dead 10 летней давности, причем не самый удачный клон. Здесь безобразно все, начиная от графики, заканчивая геймплеем, боевкой и устаревшими механиками. Такой унылый мусор стыдно выпускать в 2019 годуОтвратительно безобразная поделка, ничего кроме отвращения подобные игры не вызывают, отвратительный клон игры Left 4 Dead 10 летней давности, причем не самый удачный клон. Здесь безобразно все, начиная от графики, заканчивая геймплеем, боевкой и устаревшими механиками. Такой унылый мусор стыдно выпускать в 2019 году
  20. Figaro79
    Apr 19, 2019
    0
    Really boring peace of sh i t. NOT BUY THIS! L4D2 more better, much more! Very ugly gun and gameplay. Weak game design. Epic fail! REFUND.
    Отвратительный продукт! Возврат средств.
  21. Michaelross2428
    Apr 20, 2019
    4
    A new zombie game that offers nothing new just another game that tries to hard to be like left for dead and fails
  22. whatever523
    Apr 21, 2019
    1
    I was really looking forward to play this, but Epic Store - no thanks.

    Would have gladly paid 50$ for it, too.
  23. AceAscendus
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Boring, buggy and glitchy... what a waste of money! This is one of the worst games I've ever played in my life, avoid it or you will regret your purchase. The game is just not fun at all.
  24. abdelm4lik
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    if this was a early access it would be okay, there are some okay features like upgrade to weapons and skills. but the game feels empty and not finished. missions are badly made and short. whole game feels like a money grab, and its sad, if they just spend a little more time, if would have been a great game. no widescreen support, no jumping, only vaulting (some places) graphics is okay,if this was a early access it would be okay, there are some okay features like upgrade to weapons and skills. but the game feels empty and not finished. missions are badly made and short. whole game feels like a money grab, and its sad, if they just spend a little more time, if would have been a great game. no widescreen support, no jumping, only vaulting (some places) graphics is okay, but really bad some places. im soo disappointed all and all a rushed game… Expand
  25. AstralProjectio
    Apr 16, 2019
    3
    While it does a few things better than Left 4 Dead, like class progression and very impressive looking zombie hordes, the gameplay is not even close to L4D.

    Animations, sounds, special zombies, gunplay, melee all of these are just worse in World War Z compared to Left 4 Dead. Unless you're interested in the frankly mediocre PvP mode, there's no real reason to play WWZ.
  26. zombie994
    Apr 18, 2019
    2
    As has been said, very reminiscent of L4D, slight variances added here and there but overall not worth creating an epic storefront account for.
  27. jayyyyyy
    Apr 17, 2019
    3
    short and boring. gameplay is not even close to L4D except that it has tons of zombles
  28. BlackAries
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    seriously, very disappointed. this game is just L4D Plagiarism 2019 version.
    easy money party of lazy leeches.
  29. Gorkamorka
    Apr 18, 2019
    3
    Okay so... I understand you guys who are like"oh i don't understand why people don't like it just because it's not like L4D" but you simply don't get that it is yet another game that tries to be L4D... We had Overkill's which was horrible and made us dislike that approach. This game might be better than OTWD but you have to ask yourself "do i really want to play a game that just try hardOkay so... I understand you guys who are like"oh i don't understand why people don't like it just because it's not like L4D" but you simply don't get that it is yet another game that tries to be L4D... We had Overkill's which was horrible and made us dislike that approach. This game might be better than OTWD but you have to ask yourself "do i really want to play a game that just try hard to look good based on other game's succes?" For me simply a coop zombie wave shooter won't do it in 20019... However they try this game doesn't deserve more than 6.0... Giving that it is EGS the score has to go even lower....… Expand
  30. TheChosenWuan
    Apr 18, 2019
    1
    Never rated a game before but deemed it necessary for this game as I'm so disappointed.

    Region locked, no servers for certain regions with no mention of it prior to purchase, so for some (including me) unless you enjoy 300 ping this is a pass. Overall the game has great stability and for the amount of zombies it's nice to see how well it runs. The game feels pretty lackluster with    Never rated a game before but deemed it necessary for this game as I'm so disappointed.

    Region locked, no servers for certain regions with no mention of it prior to purchase, so for some (including me) unless you enjoy 300 ping this is a pass.

    Overall the game has great stability and for the amount of zombies it's nice to see how well it runs.

    The game feels pretty lackluster with features although this could be due to the fact I'm reduced to playing single player only.

    May re-review it if they decide to add support for more regions but I personally think it's a little ridiculous that the game was released in regions that they have no servers for, fair enough if it was a free to play but charging people the same price for a quarter of the experience is more than a minor annoyance.

    With that said, the devs have been extremely lazy with feedback, while I can understand and appreciate fixing major bugs (such as game crashes on startup and well basically anything stopping the current playerbase from playing the game at all) the fact that it has been 3 days since they said they're looking into the whole region thing and have given no response as to whether its going to be happening or not is extremely frustrating.

    Myself and my friends are all waiting to get a simple yes they're coming or no there's not a large enough playerbase to extend servers so we can decide whether or not we want to refund the game.

    They themselves have even mentioned they're well aware of the requests for the OCE servers and that it has been highly requested and yet it's not enough to get a straight forward answer.

    The game has great potential if they add in some more maps and longer campaign levels, they're extremely short at the moment and are quite repetitive.

    >Open this > Collect this all the while killing zombies, now I'm not expecting an insane backstory, but some effort goes a long way when making different levels unique.

    The weapons upgrades are extremely linear, while I know this isn't uncommon they basically have no reason for them and should just be implemented with general leveling.

    Customization is questionable, no fov slider, sensitivity options aren't great and

    There's a common issue at the moment with audio not being in sync or cutting in and out.

    Voice lines are pretty limited and you'll often hear the same line said 5-6 times throughout the same campaign level, if not more.

    While I understand there's a limit to these sorts of things it just feels like an early access title with no real substance.

    I'm sure in future it'll have improvements but for now it really feels like a beta.    … Expand
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    World War Z is a genuine fun and entertaining Left 4 Dead clone that does add a bit of its own stuff to a mix in the old formula. The only issue is that bugs, glitches, and poor connectivity are can be annoying, but hopefully, that will be sorted.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 20, 2019
    75
    All in all, World War Z is a pretty fun experience. It’s one that definitely surprised me, as the developers in my opinion didn’t put their best foot forward with the trailers. It still may not appeal to people who weren’t fans of the movie, but if you’re a fan of zombie games, especially co-op experiences like Left 4 Dead, it’s a solid experience at a relatively cheap price for the amount of gameplay and replay value you’re getting. Just make sure you’re playing with friends, as playing with randoms is often as bad as playing with the single player AI.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jun 19, 2019
    70
    World War Z is very competently made and has very few flaws, but it's just nothing we haven't seen plenty of times before.
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