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Note: Zombie warning.
Recently, a particular game made it to the top 10 of Steam's global best-seller list. What's special is that the game was born in 2011 and released in 2013. Moreover, this time it appeared at the top of the best-seller list, not only because it was on sale, but also because it was the opposite - it increased in price, from more than 40 to 70 yuan.
For nearly a decade, the game has been updated, so much so that it's now version 41. For so long, it has maintained a good reputation, currently with a 91% rating on Steam; the game is also selling well, after all, this is only an indie game.
This game is Project Zomboid, which is a legend of zombie survival games.
The beta version of the game came in 2011, when the game was still a rough-looking and uncomfortable thing to play. But by then, its basic gameplay has been determined: you need to survive in a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic world, using everything around you to survive.
Although you only have to face ordinary zombies, they will continue to appear, and from time to time they will be attracted by noise and form a tide of corpses.
This gameplay sounds no different from the common survival game of the last days today. But what makes this game so great is that it almost takes the details to the extreme. Judging by the game's details, this is probably one of the most immersive survival games you can find, not just for zombie genres.
Today, all the modeling of the game has been completely replaced, and the picture quality has been completely upgraded
For example, when you wear clothes, there are many ways to wear scarves, rings can be worn on different fingers, and clothes of different thicknesses will provide different warmth effects for the corresponding body parts, making you sweat or freeze.
This kind of extremely delicate setting will continue to all aspects of the game. For example, when cooking, using the microwave oven overtime can bake food paste; the next day after fitness, the parts that are exercised will be sore; and many people will mention when introducing the game that when the character climbs through the broken window, if he does not take protective measures, he will be cut, and his bare feet will be scratched when he walks through the broken glass.
The game's restoration of various interactive behaviors highlights the reality. During the game's lengthy update process, the production team The Indie Stone continued to optimize the tedious details so that some steps could be completed automatically, so that players would not be overwhelmed by the massive set-up.
So, although this game is as detailed as Cataclysm: Dark Day, it is still much friendlier than the latter, at least the threshold for getting started is not so high.
Cataclysm: CDDA for short, a pigeon game known for its detail and freedom
But even so, Zombie Destruction Is a very hardcore game. If you want to get into the pit, you have to be prepared to immerse yourself in the study mechanism.
In addition to the massive details, the game is also played a lot. On the most basic defense/attack zombies, you can choose from countless ways to protect yourself from zombies with different vehicles, weapons, protective equipment and tactics.
When it comes to survival, players have more options. Farming is a basic operation, you think, even in the game to drive a car, you can choose which window to open, which radio station to listen to, every part of the car can also be interactive.
For an indie title, the game has really moved infinitely closer to reality.
Its essence is also not only in the realism and the accumulation of details, the game itself is very fun. In fact, its game goal is very simple, that is, to survive, no plot, no NPCs.
But there's more you can do with this simple goal, like Minecraft and Terraria. Players can build their own houses and play with it as a Sims, as well as get stronger and stronger, constantly exploring the huge map.
Be aware, though, that by the middle of the game, it will become difficult. Because at first, you can use all kinds of water and electricity facilities, but after a while, the facilities in the city will be paralyzed, and many simple things will become troublesome. And the game will also brush you with some accidents from time to time, so that you are suddenly surrounded by a tide of corpses, if you do not pay attention, the overturning car is a matter of minutes.
Of course, the game characters can also be customized, and the pinch system is also very deep. To put it simply, you can choose gender, appearance and occupation, and different occupations can give you different skills; the choice of occupations is very wide, even squatting at home is one of the options.
What's more fun is that players can also add features to their characters, such as positive night vision and negative stomach problems, similar to this one in Outer Worlds. After choosing negative features, you will encounter various problems in the game, but at the same time, you can become stronger in other aspects.
If you want, you have no problem putting all your negative traits on a character.
Of course, for most players, the most fun part is still online. And this game, some servers can carry dozens of people, or even hundreds of people online, can completely turn it into a simulator of the apocalyptic survival community.
Playing this game alone will be more lonely and depressing, but with friends it is completely different. It relies on the sense of immersion created by the crazy details, which can make you feel like you are really living in the last days with your friends, and you can sit down together for a cup of coffee, watch the videotape in the night, and spend the four seasons of the year (the game has a very detailed seasonal system).
You can also pit each other and use each other as zombie bait, all of which are chosen by the player.
The game is an excellent platform, although it is difficult to get started, but once familiar, it allows players to develop countless ways to play and satisfy various fantasies. The game also has tons of premium mods, and there's almost nothing you can't do if you want to.
For example, Zombie Destruction had NPCs in the original beta, but since its release, it has removed all the plot elements. However, after installing the mod, the game can be turned into a story-oriented RPG, with a wide variety of monsters and various NPCs.
The mod of this game is just like the main body, thin and complex. Some mods make the game thinner (you can choose multiple sleeping positions for a night's sleep), some make the game more difficult, and some can completely change the game's map, moving the game background from a small town in Kentucky to a city full of apartment buildings, and the number of zombies will rise exponentially like the number of city residents.
Mod名：Raven Creek
If you're interested in a survival game with a detailed setting, or simply want to have fun in a doomsday world with your friends, Zombie Destruction Is a great choice.
Model human life
However, you have to make sure you have the patience to familiarize yourself with the game's various settings, and you have to be mentally prepared for the difficulty of the game. Of course, you can always reduce the difficulty with mods, or the game's own difficulty adjustment system (which is also a bunch of detail options).
"Zombie Destruction Project" is a bit of a picky game, but as long as you can match it with the airwaves, then you will be able to understand why it can still rush to the top 10 of the sales list without discounts after nearly a decade of release, even if the price increases.
Screenshot of the basement of the famous domestic player @ Akashi Flying Society
To tell the truth, just the production team's tireless efforts to update the game, so that the game graphics and mechanics can keep up with the times, and even inspire the attitude of similar games, it is worth a wave of praise. 70 yuan, you can experience how ingenious game people polish their own works, it can be said that it is worth it.
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