State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition

 Xbox One
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 194 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 194
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 194
  3. Negative: 37 out of 194
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  1. Awman
    May 9, 2015
    1
    Same **** PS2 graphics, same hundreds (yes hundreds!) of bugs not even fixed after 2 years!, same horrible clipping, same textures, same missions, same boredom after the first 30 minutes...well, same company (it says all)

    Congratulation Undead Labs on releasing a remastered version after 2 years with ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES. Do not buy this game if you do'nt want to support these    Same **** PS2 graphics, same hundreds (yes hundreds!) of bugs not even fixed after 2 years!, same horrible clipping, same textures, same missions, same boredom after the first 30 minutes...well, same company (it says all)

    Congratulation Undead Labs on releasing a remastered version after 2 years with ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES. Do not buy this game if you do'nt want to support these scammers.

    When you buy a remastered game on PS4 you get at least enhanced graphics, bug fixed etc. you get someting more compared to the original version, but with undead labs, nooooooooooo, 2 years was to short to fix bugs reported since 2 years, to short to give some interest to the missions of this generic and boring zombie games, wtf did they do during all this time? Obviously sleeping or masturbating.    … Expand
  2. YeIIow
    Apr 25, 2017
    0
    A texture patch(arguably even noticeable at that) sold as a whole new game for full price, in stead of free for those who owned the game already or at least sold as an upgrade option.

    A fast cash grab from money hungry ****

    The Original game is great tho, and this is the same exact game, so it is great as well, however one should not support such anti-consumer practices.
  3. g2615644
    Apr 28, 2015
    0
    Greedy developers, same game, same bugs, same framerate. Undead Labs just lied about everything. The solid 30 fps isn't here. Game is still ugly and looks like old games. Not worth it. Avoid
  4. yosa1
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    I'm late to the party on this one, but truth be told I had not bothered with this version as I am jaded as they get at this point; so out of boredom I reinstalled state of decay, but lo, there is this new version, of course I want that one, so installed. First problem, game has loading issues, reload enough and it will work, its a manageable issue.

    The zombie spawn mechanic and wow is    I'm late to the party on this one, but truth be told I had not bothered with this version as I am jaded as they get at this point; so out of boredom I reinstalled state of decay, but lo, there is this new version, of course I want that one, so installed. First problem, game has loading issues, reload enough and it will work, its a manageable issue.

    The zombie spawn mechanic and wow is this ever still awful, so they made it happen more often and closer, Iv had them spawn right on me many times, the original mechanic was garbage because there was zero consistency and they have made it worse.

    About that, having zombies just pop in is garbage; there are reasonable ways to arcade this crap mechanic without a head shot that results in a swarm warping in.

    They retained all the crap where base members just go missing or head out sick, and yes it still makes no sense that you cant control them, (in a remastered version), modding that out made it less annoying.

    those were my biggest 2 large beefs with the original, and they got worse in this one, I didnt need to explore the game further to see this was the same game with little improvement and a major loading issue.    … Expand
  5. Hollified-Ninja
    Jul 18, 2015
    1
    just unother peace of crap port graphic are crap.framerate is crap textures are crap game is crap.they just keep making ports that are not worth the money don't buy ths game.
  6. Broyax
    Mar 17, 2020
    0
    Moué, j'avais joué à la démo de la version 360 et déjà à l'époque, j'avais trouvé ça bien, bien... moche. Avec cette édition "améliorée" sur la One, ô surprise... c'est toujours aussi moche ! ou alors un petit peu moins... mais pas trop quand même.

    Il faut dire que c'est un jeu arcade-indé à la base (du Xbox Live Arcade il me semble pour la version 360) et que le petit développeur a    Moué, j'avais joué à la démo de la version 360 et déjà à l'époque, j'avais trouvé ça bien, bien... moche. Avec cette édition "améliorée" sur la One, ô surprise... c'est toujours aussi moche ! ou alors un petit peu moins... mais pas trop quand même.

    Il faut dire que c'est un jeu arcade-indé à la base (du Xbox Live Arcade il me semble pour la version 360) et que le petit développeur a bricolé son truc avec le Cry Engine parce qu'il est pas cher... mais aussi très complexe à utliser, hélas... et du coup, one se retrouve avec un étron technique. Ou pas loin. Car je ne sais pas si je vous ai dit que c'est bien moche... mais c'est aussi vendu avec des ralentissements ! incroyable d'ailleurs mais même sur la X, ça continue de ramer ici et là !

    En dehors de ces aspects purement techniques (les voix sont en anglais, tant que j'y pense) ce jeu de survie à zombis reste constamment mal fait, trop mal fait pour qu'il n'en devienne pas fatigant et énervant à la fois... l'interface et les menus sont ainsi bien mal fichus et un ensemble de contraintes très contraignantes viennent encore en rajouter dans la lourdeur générale.

    La répétition s'installe également un peu trop vite et toute la partie gestion est ratée (cf les contraintes de temps, ressources, fatigue etc, etc). Il manque toujours quelque chose pour fabriquer ou construire ce qu'on voudrait et par ailleurs les branques qu'on a pour équipiers éventuels (un à la fois maximum) ne servent pas à grand-chose... à part vous faire perdre votre temps... parce qu'ils sont pas contents.

    De toute façon, quand on se rend compte que lorsqu'on consulte la carte (ou son inventaire tellement limité) le jeu n'est pas en pause, on se doute bien qu'il s'agit d'un jeu boulotté par des stagiaires. Et tout le reste est donc à l'avenant. Je propose donc une note en accord avec ce désastre, à savoir la plus sévère possible !    … Expand
  7. SylviaLehman
    May 18, 2018
    1
    Sorry but it´s do not worthy a 30 bucks , maybe for 20 is ok , maybe. They would have wait more 1 or 2 years for polish it first.

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. DarkStation
    Jun 30, 2015
    80
    State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition doesn’t do much to standout from the original version of the game. Bugs, glitches, and other issues consistently drag down the experience but the sheer amount content, exhilarating survival elements, and solid gameplay saves the day leaving us with hours of fun inside this zombie playground.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Jun 8, 2015
    70
    State of Decay, in this Year One Edition, has confirmed to be a good title for all fans of the survival genre, with a constant struggle against the zombies that will never let a moment of respite, constantly forcing us to seek new resources to survive.
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  3. The Digital Fix
    May 26, 2015
    80
    State of Decay was one of the best Xbox Live Arcade titles to grace the 360 during its ten year life span and arguably one of the console’s best games full stop. This new updated edition is a step in the right direction.
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