State of Decay 2 Reviews
Fans of the original game will like State of Decay 2, but others will be unable to look past its numerous technical issues, underwhelming co-op, and ugly graphics.
Technically shambolic, obsessed with hoarding, and a waste of a once-promising society simulation.
A solid survival game vastly improved by putting the focus on people, not zombies.
State of Decay 2's zombie-infested maps are good places to scavenge, fight, and survive in. Combat is satisfyingly brutal and the special zombies inspire some real fear of permanent death, even though the Blood Plague turns out to be more of a sniffle. But the bugs are just as persistent as the zombies, and after a dozen or so hours the repetition of both eventually take their toll, making the appeal of replaying feel more limited than I'd expected for a sandbox RPG.
State of Decay 2 confidently reaches the series' potential as the ultimate zombie survival sim, even if it hits a few familiar bumps in the road on the way there.
State of Decay 2 has a lot to love, but it's overwhelmed by legacy issues and a slew of all-new ones that came along for the co-op ride
State of Decay 2 implements some interesting mechanics but fails to engage with them in a meaningful way.
State of Decay 2 made me sad, but mostly bored
For as much fun as I had with the game, I expected a bit more polish.
State of Decay 2 is a smart, messy idea without much of a game to go with it… again. Try it if you don't mind bugs or repetition too much.
State of Decay 2 is an improvement over its predecessor, but it's still held back by a number of technical shortcomings.
If you play in co-op, you'll probably be able to ignore the flaws long enough to have a jolly evening or two with some friends (Windows 10 friends only, of course) and if you're dead set on rolling around in the blood and gore, I suggest this is how you play it.
A mainly disappointing sequel, with some glitches that hinder the progress and the fun.
State of Decay 2 has some fun additions that can keep things interesting. Just not quite interesting enough (especially when contending with a clutch of performance issues).
State of Decay 2 is one of the best survival and zombie games I have ever tried on the current generation of consoles. It is a game that offers an open world and gives you great freedom to do what you wish and create your base as you see fit. In repelling zombie hordes, is a great RPG game and worth trying of course compared to the price of only 30$.
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Deeper than the first instalment, State of Decay 2 improves several features and adds a deeper management system with an enormous map to explore and an interesting cooperative online system, even when still has several technical issues.
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State of Decay 2 aims to be better than its predecessor, and it is. However,characters´ modeling, bugs and poor optimization on PC are too much for this game. It is still an entertaining game, but its clearly unfinished.
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State of Decay 2 is repetitive, but fun when it works.