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Andrespetmonkey on 19 November 2013
Jay520 said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
Jay520 said:
There has been plenty of good Zombie games. The issue is when your specifications are as narrow as "open-world zombie survival RPG." Historically, this particular type of game simply hasn't been very popular, so the chances of a great installment being created is low.

Historically, Dayz Mod is massive (2m unique players for a mod), and State of Decay broke sales records on XBLA. Dead Island sold 5 million and that was considered a disappointment by players. Zombies are a massive theme, and open world RPGs can be very popular, just look at elder scrolls or fallout 3/NV.

And my criteria isn't narrow lol. There's a ton of similar games and games attempting exactly that, it's usually just the "survival" part that goes wrong, or the game is... well just read op again.


By "this particular type of game", I meant "open-world zombie survival RPG". And by "hasn't been very popular", I meant in terms of the frequency that they have been attempted by a developer with at least a modest budget. I can think of two or three games that fit this criteria. When you limit it even further to games that fit those criteria and don't have a light-hearted tone, it gets even worse.

Open-world, zombie, survivial, non-lighthearted RPG may or may not be inherently narrow; but it's narrow enough - in terms of attempts - that you cannot find a good game that fits the category, which was my point.

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Distant Star on 19 November 2013

I tend to read genres from left to right.
Open-world is simple just one big map (adds free-roaming, but limits graphics and gameplay)
Zombie is a theme not a genre
Survival means limited resources (you become suddenly weaker)
RPG is leveling up which makes you stronger

Survival and RPG are counterproductive, whether its grinding for better skills or hoarding good equipement.