He literally drove it down the Rockiest hill I’ve ever seen & calls it bad for a truck to not be able to go over a rock that’s as tall as the truck. LOL at his logic.
After playing for 12 hours I can confirm that the cars actually do handle pretty well. The Rhames V truck is just a bit clunky, but I think they did that on purpose to make it realistic. Slip-n-slide giant trucks that move like butter are just a ridiculous concept
Unfair review. There is a lot of customizability in the game, diversity in the combat, and accessibility in the upgrading and scavenging. The author of this video was inaccurate about several game mechanics and was pretty harsh considering this is a 30 dollar title
I have about 200 hours on the first game and I'm loving this second installment just as much or even more than I did the first. I don't think 7.5 is fair, but is an OK score. The game is way more complex than the reviewer made it, and the fact that the game handles decision-making so well is a huge plus nowadays. Oh well.
sony only .. i dont get why you watch xbox game trailers ??? ist the ps4 that boring that you rather watch xbox indie game trailers ??? dang your a looser
Okay so I'm a ps and Xbox gamer (currently saving for a pc) but all this hate coming from the comment section is completely unacceptable. People, can't we just stop fighting over consoles and exclusives? Let's just enjoy some good old fashioned games, alright?
minecraft is also survival and that took 200 hours before it got repetitive. Dying light took 60 hours. This game only took 15 before I felt like I've seen everything.
@* AnimalHeadSpirit * Doesn't change the fact that minecraft is a classic and an amazing sandbox survival game that gets repetitive. SoD2 is also a sandbox survival game that gets repetitive, but it's neither amazing or a classic.
he gives 10 percent praise and 90 percent complaints about every video game. so i'm confused whether he enjoys a game or dislikes it to due to the lack of enthusiasm in his voice.
The original was absolutely amazing and one of my all time favourite games, and it was just an indie game! So what it really boils down to for state of decay fans is the fact there are bugs and performance issues with zombie spawns etc, I have no doubt the devs will iron these out within the first few weeks. I'm looking forward to release and will be anticipating it massively. Edit: I'm a PC gamer
If you play alone I think the bugs aren't as bad from what I've seen, I would not purchase if you plan to play online co-op as that is bug city right now.
I just got State of Decay 2 Ultimate Edition and been doing co-op with friends without any bugs at all.It's time for IGN to getting a different internet provider
What's up with all the hate? Arei people that bored with themselves? Lmao do y'all not realize the first game was a indie hit..... Key word indie... And if you don't like Xbox or anything it has to offer why are you here? Lmao I like Xbox but I don't go on a days gone video just to hate 😂 this game is 30 bucks from a indie developer y'all needa chill
u do realize this is not an xbox exclusive right? PC gamers checking the score too (like myself). Just cancelled my order though, will pick up after few days from the garbage bin deal
alex zarate So true mate. I own Xbox and PlayStation and prefer the PS4 by leaps and bounds (because I have barely any games to buy for the Xbox). However, I come on a review video to see what score a game gets, not to trash the fanbase for the console it's on.
Looking at the comment section the gaming community has become such parasites. Edited:(Wow I got so many likes but the first guy to comment is definitely on the money.I am pointing out the toxic fanboy comments on both sides honestly if this is what represent the gaming community rn this is quite sad but thanks you to the minority of gamers that just play to have fun instead of arguing and acting totally offensive towards others opinion over what toy is better when they are two different sides of the same coin.)
I agree, I never played SOD 1 and I'm a PlayStation gamer but the co-op feature of this really interests me! I wish they'd just do away with the whole exclusive ordeal
evergreenpenguin I also say in general if you go into anything involved with video games in a comment section it’s a whole war most of these people represent the gaming community it’s the same people but rn I think it’s getting way too out of hand this year in my personal experience just looking at it
Also I like how the comment section are saying 7.5 is a bad score it’s a good score usually 7 is a good score,8 is a great score,9 amazing it’s not that hard to grasp but most of these so called “gamers.” Who are so caught up fighting a console war for a company that really doesn’t recognize who you are as just the customer you really don’t get anything for praising them 24/7
When gamers decided that they only have time for games that get 9 or higher. Most of them probably give 5 or 6 to games like Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Farming Simulators, ETS2/ATS.
It all started when they gave god damn paladins a better score because if that games great/better then there whole grading system needs to be re evaluated
Gas for your vehicle isn't really an issue because if you're far from home and run out, just go to your base screen an pull out a fuel rutsack bag. Break it down on your inventory screen and you'll get a can of fuel. You can do this far from home and it's extremely useful because you don't have to bring fuel with you and take up a useful inventory slot carrying it around.
Developers need to stop thinking that putting in multiplayer with a big map will make up for a lack of variety. I know Minecraft made the whole make-your-own-story thing popular, but you can only pull that off if the gameplay has sufficient depth. No Man's Sky, Sea of Thieves and now this. I'm getting worried that this is becoming a trend.
I'm about 2 hours in and it's far better than the first. I loved it but the detail and overall how the game has evolved is just impressive and seriously awesome. Not to mention the multiplayer factor.
Might think I'm a little biased based on my profile pic but there's a reason I chose it this is not a game you can listen to the Critics on your they're into it or you're not the reviewer repeatedly refers to bugs and other things that can be easily taken care of via Patch to I'm not saying that's an excuse to deliver that way at lunch but at least it's something that can be improved
but it's not just bugs though... he said that the zombies don't pose much of a threat bc they're easy to kill, the plague can be easily cured, the only real threat to the team is the juggernaut, and a few more. he didn't say it was a bad game, just not a great one
This review is kind of off and was made in short time, they omit tons of features from the game, its like they just wanted to do a fast review instead of a good one. Specially when they say "The main objective of the campaing is to destroy blood hearts" when thats actually the fisrt mission after the tutorial but not the main goal or story of the campaign.
Do yourself a favor and ignore this review especially if you liked the original. This game is godly and deserves a 10/10 and obviousbly patches and updates will come.
You forgot to mention that if you skip the tutorial you get a random generated map. Me and my friend both have different maps. Which is really cool because this way you can't tell each other where the good spots are and mooch off of that. Also, you didn't mention the reward system they added for playing with your friends. Which is very cool. You get different levels of of rewards based on how long you play with your friends. Despite its glitches, this game is headed in the right direction.
At this point i feel so sorry for the xbox. The most powerful console on earth right now and yet it lacks exclusives and all the games available on it now are mediocre games that lacks content ( sea of thieves, state of decay 2 , pubg , etc ) shame on microsoft ...
Loved the first alot this one still looks just as amazing I bet they will patch it up befor it comes out so I'm not worried ppl forget this is an indi game not a AAA 60$ game and honestly this looks more polished then 90% of the AAA games now and days tbh
Loved the first game, and I've finally decided to get the Ultimate Edition to play at midnight. I hope they work out the bugs with multiplayer, I'm excited to team up with randos when its functioning properly.
I mean the bugs look to be on par with anything you'd find in a Bethesda game and those always receive high scores so I don't know why this gets knocked so hard for the same thing.
William Gregg I wouldn’t say that this game is better than the first but most of all, the game is stable. The one bug I’m still getting is the vehicle glitch whereas the car flickers invisibly but other than that, most things are fine. If you never played it, I recommend you take advantage of the 14 Day Trial of Xbox Game Pass so you can play State of Decay 2 on Xbox One and PC for free, only for two weeks of course.
Im playing through the remaster of the original right now, and out of everything you mentioned the only thing that is new to this is cars having gas limit and co-op. Everything else is in the original, red eyed zombies (versus yellow eyed ones), base building/management etc... Its like a second remaster of the first game.
been playing it for a few weeks now I can say if they bring out SOD3 i want it to be focused more on the Single player experience, control over building the base with like walls and stuffs,cityscapes like maps, relationships in the game would be fun,more characters to play with and yes i don't want those neighbours to constantly bother me with helps and favors coz I'm like do it yourself you lazy
Come on, IGN! The review sounded clearly like a 5 (maybe a 6 if all bugs would be fixed) and you give it a 7.5 in this state (of decay). That has to be a joke. This is exactly the reason why people complain so much and you're not taken seriously anymore. Why even have a scale from 0 to 10 in 0.5 steps, if all games end up being between 7 and 9. Why even give a score at all if you're missing all consequence for your own system!? There's absolutely no use to compare anything by score with your reviews, because the numbers are completly arbitrary!
Me: "Oh, this looks cool, a ok Xbox exclusive, I might get an Xbox and SoD2 after more exclusives are released to it" >Sees its available in PC Me: "Oh, Microsoft..."
Now, I love the game myself and have been playing it well over 200 hours. However, not even I would rate it 7.5 because it has many issues and a shitload of glitches. Nothing game breaking that I know of, but annoying as hell nonetheless. Here are a few examples: Non-stop running juggernauts, invincible enemies (especially when there are a lot of them), cars that crash or get stuck on invisible or flimsy obstacles like pebbles, fences or scarecrows, characters falling through the ground, quest markers floating outside the game's borders, community members and traders that climb on top of buildings and then jump down continuously, molotovs that bounce off of enemies, missions that are impossible to finish because some zombie spawned inside or below buildings, dialogue in the final cutscene is so off track that it starts during the end credits, etc. This game needs a lot more love and work, because it has great potential. But in its current state it's nowhere near 7.5 IMO.
You were a bit harsh on the criticism of how cars handle. Inclined down a rocky embankment (2.12) is not a tenable position for any typical vehicle. They seem to handle just fine on roads and places where cars actually would drive. Just my 2c.
Back when there wasn't such an obvious bias..... but it cool, cuz both xbox and ps4 fans KNOW the media bias is real.... it's gonna get so bad that people will start to support MS and ignoring reviews.....wait till more heavy hitters start hitting gamepass
chronosousa Just because the first one got a higher rating does not mean it's better, you need to take into consideration when it was released, at the time it was released games had a different standard to what they have now, back then it probably lived up to the standard of games but today SOD2 just does not hold up.
That's the most fair review I have seen so far. No exaggeration, but also no roasting. Thank you. Giving this game a 4/10 or a 5/10 (Gamespot) isn't journalism anymore. It's outright hate.
Not to sound like a fanboy (actually own an Xbox one x) but Microsoft seriously fail to interest me with their “exclusives”. Smh $30 or not Microsoft has to do better than this. World most powerful console, but no damn games...
Ps4 players always hating on Microsoft games no matter how good the game is funny really i always been a ps player untill i switched to xbox because i loved game pass and i am glad i did xbox seems the stronger console
Though a bit buggy, definitely an extremely underrated game. Up there with alien isolation, alien wake and prey in terms of being straight up under scored. And I’m sure a lot of bugs will be squished in updates down the line. Most people assume this is a triple A game, and forget the fact that it’s basically a small company indie game, albeit and extremely ambitious one, why it’s only 25 quid price tag.. So with all that in mind the game you end up with is an extremely deep zombie survival simulation, with base building mechanics, intricate personality traits the simulate the different characteristics of your survivors and how each character gets on with each other with n your base, for better or worse. You can trade and build relationships with other survivors or crash them and take there stuff by force. Apart from the beginning prologue at the start, nothing in the game is scripted and is procedurally generated, meaning each players game will be completely different giving a completely organic store unique to you
After being excited for half a year for this game to come out and having played the first game a long time i can honestly say this. It's a game that's not finished. They had 5 years to build upon the first game and all they have done is brushed up some stuff and made the interaction menu's more stylish. Plague hearts and buggy co-op? The graphics look so bad and the fact it only has slightly improved from the first game tells me that this company is not ready to bring out good titles that run smooth. I tought they had potential but all of my trust is gone now that i've played this. If you turn your camera everything gets blurry. Even the day/night simulation is litterally ticking away( shadows moving every second to a different place ). It is just the same game with even more bugs which makes me feel like i'm buying a very early beta of a game. Glad i got my money back from microsoft but it's like they want you to buy a PS4 even tough i've been a loyal xbox fan for almost 10 years. Very dissapointed because i was really looking forward to play this a lot. Played it for 2 hours and was done with it. Very repetitive and grindlike with no real purpose. Feeling like an errand boy. Done
Actually you can dump anything in your trunk directly into your supplies by parking it in a parking space looking in the trunk and hitting t while highlighting the item you want to drop off. There's even a pop up that explains that.
In 5 years I hope these guys and Rare end up with great success stories like Guerrilla games. These guys are new to the Microsoft family and Rare was underutilized for a long time. I think they will come back with a lot of experience and lessons from these releases and put out some of the best games next gen.
MrThesaint99 The way I’m seeing it is thats their first attempt from a long time on the bench. They’ve never tried anything even remotely on that level.
There appears to be so much potential. I hope the creators continue to invest in the game and the genre. Greater, and more "High Stakes moments" would be the key, in my opinion, and here's how: (1) Zombie Hordes, or Herds have to be real threat of possibility. But understandably, that must require a lot of work to balance fluidity and animation, but would be really worth it. (2) Take a page from, or just straight on partner up with Skybound, and Tell Tale, to write awesome dialogue, plot lines, and overall memorable story. These two elements are what make the Walking Dead Tell Tale Games, and Robert Kirkman's Comic so transcendental, and timeless.
Say hello to one of the four Xbox One X headliner games, almost six months later. It being an X-enhanced game, I can really see where all the power was used. Sea of Thieves, Super Lucky Tales, State of Decay 2, and Crackdown 3. Thank goodness the Gamepass was invented.
"Driving was fun, but not because these cars handle well. They do not" *Says this while trying to drive down an endurocross arena on the side of mt everest in a pickup truck*
All the Ps4 players why are you here? You cant even play the damn game! Looking fwd to it since i enjoyed the first one! Also still enjoying Sea of Thieves its fun AF with friends & they update the game on a weekly basis! most of the people commenting negatively are salty ps4 owners or people that don't have friends to play games like SOT & SOD with.
Gerry Rosas I'm a PS player and I can play this one and sea of thieves on my laptop, I'm here to look what it offers. Ps. For me sea of thieves was trash, done with these so called updates that only fix some bugs but don't aggregate quality content on it. Matter of opinions
Boris the Blade thats cool i can play The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, God of War, Beyond: Two Souls, Killzone and ICO and Shadow of the Colossus on my laptop as well using PS Now and while none of those games are my cup of tea i dont go onto PlayStation videos to comment salt and Sea of Thieves first content update is on the 29th at least they care enough to patch the game weekly and promise more content updates all free of charge i love the game but its not for everyone that dosent mean its trash tho just your biased opinion
This is small but you can transfer rucksack from your trunk to your storage if they are in the parking space. This also works with items but they have to be in the trunk not your inventory
Q1ller Sea of thieves - 67, recore - 63, gears - 84, halo - 84, state of decay 2 - 72 lmao God of War - 95, the last of us - 95, persona - 95, Uncharted 4 - 93, Bloodborne - 92, horizon - 89 Uncharted collection - 85, Shadow of the Colossus - 91 Microsoft pushing what envelope? Lmao Xbox one sales - 29 million PS4 - 79 million Switch is close to outselling the one already as well. Lmao!
PS players: its not exclusive if it's on Windows 10! K well With that logic does that mean all the games on PS Now where you can play PlayStation exclusives on your PC - games like The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, God of War, Beyond: Two Souls, Killzone and ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are not exclusives then right? PS players: thats not the same! Me: 😒
Dear People, I have bought the game as I trusted you and saw positive reviews. Tho when I started to launch the game I found out it was really laggy for me and unplayable. (Ihave a 1070 gtx) Tho it did not take long until I found the problem. I have a 4k screen you see and this game does not allow you to change your resolution settings in video....Crazy right? You are forced to play on your desktop resolution on fullscreen. You are not allowed to change it to whatever you want. I use my 4k screen for netflix and youtube and such... If you want to change the resolutions you must play on windowed....wtf can you change this? I just want to play fullscreen on 1080P or do I need to buy a new monitor now? Did not see this coming from a software developer.....This is such a rookie mistake.
DrunkDragons18 In the words of Kratos "Keep your expectations low, boy, and you will never be disappointed". How did Kratos go from a bloodthirsty killing machine to an epic quote/memes machine?
The game is 30 dólars, and not a single time during the review the guy says that. Something very important to everyone watching, he reviewed the game as a full priced one.
Ahhh...sales of any and all products drop over time especially if the product is has been in the market for some time. Do you think SoD 2 continues to sell as much as after May? Plus life time sales thus far of GoW are 3.1 million while SoD 2 are 1 million. That's what you thought but I understood the market and thought better :)
My problem with the first one is the fact that I couldn’t do anything without a swarm or herd or somebody needing something while constantly doing something is refreshing not having a single break to explore or get supplies was frustrating especially since you can’t hold very much and the fact that their is is only rural places is disappointing I want a more open world big city state of decay at least make on of the three maps a city or less rural. But we will have to wait for the doc
(Edit: review is up) If anyone is up for another perspective I'll be doing an honest, detailed review. Small but growing channel with quality content. Others have enjoyed my reviews you may too. Will also be reviewing Detroit: Become Human. Hope to help!
That wasn't "the car handling badly"...that was just Bad driving mate...lol
Hahahaha
He literally drove it down the Rockiest hill I’ve ever seen & calls it bad for a truck to not be able to go over a rock that’s as tall as the truck. LOL at his logic.
RayddenPrimeTV you seem dumb
RayddenPrimeTV Because he was driving off a cliff.
I guess you guys weren't observant enough to notice the back of the vehicle lifting off the ground
Using guns in full auto mode, without suppressors and bickering about how the game is not fair. Lol.
ign logic
"The cars don't handle well." - Shows a video of himself trying to drive at the side of a cliff. 😂
I laughed at that as well it seems more a personal problem if the car doesn't like you driving down a rocky cliff lol
So trure😂😂
Apparently IGN isn't alone in their opinion of the game.
Haha my thoughts exactly 😂
After playing for 12 hours I can confirm that the cars actually do handle pretty well. The Rhames V truck is just a bit clunky, but I think they did that on purpose to make it realistic. Slip-n-slide giant trucks that move like butter are just a ridiculous concept
Unfair review. There is a lot of customizability in the game, diversity in the combat, and accessibility in the upgrading and scavenging. The author of this video was inaccurate about several game mechanics and was pretty harsh considering this is a 30 dollar title
Julian Kinne ikr
Julian Kinne cuz I adore this game and the first one
Hear, Hear. Apart from the bugs, the game is lovable.
Game pass title now
This game is straight addicting. Dont let a few reviews deter you from trying the game out for yourself.
This is a fantastic game with a surprising amount of death and challenge. One of the better Xbox first party games from that generation!
Still addicted till this day lol nightmare is the way to go now
playing several different characters & having to constantly switch between them does not sound as fun as creating one character for the whole game
“Not because they handle well, they do not” he says as he’s driving over a rocky cliff lmao like what did you expect 😂
I have about 200 hours on the first game and I'm loving this second installment just as much or even more than I did the first. I don't think 7.5 is fair, but is an OK score. The game is way more complex than the reviewer made it, and the fact that the game handles decision-making so well is a huge plus nowadays.
Oh well.
It's ign
Lmao, grown adults arguing about ps4 vs xbox... pathetic
We are not arguing we are telling them PS4 is better it's a fact.
Sony Only better in delivering cinematic games and walking simulators
This isn't the first time you've stated that lol
Sony Only < hmmmmm
sony only .. i dont get why you watch xbox game trailers ??? ist the ps4 that boring that you rather watch xbox indie game trailers ??? dang your a looser
Okay so I'm a ps and Xbox gamer (currently saving for a pc) but all this hate coming from the comment section is completely unacceptable. People, can't we just stop fighting over consoles and exclusives? Let's just enjoy some good old fashioned games, alright?
If your a real gamer you’ll play games on all platforms and find something to appreciate well said just play
PREACH!
PC is the incomparably better platform though
@@Regan4491 objectively better*
Of course it's repetetive, thats survival
minecraft is also survival and that took 200 hours before it got repetitive. Dying light took 60 hours. This game only took 15 before I felt like I've seen everything.
@* AnimalHeadSpirit * Doesn't change the fact that minecraft is a classic and an amazing sandbox survival game that gets repetitive. SoD2 is also a sandbox survival game that gets repetitive, but it's neither amazing or a classic.
Minecraft is garbage
you can have a survival game that isn't repetitive
@@willb1405 I'm talking about real life survival
I'll make my own opinion on this, Dan's reviews are to be questioned alot of the time...
Yeah he gave Civ 6 a 9.4 which is extremely questionable. That game has so many fundamental problems, it makes me sad.
Nic D agree with u there a lot of ign reviews are questionable at best
Nic D Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nic D I bet more reputable sites rate it lower.
he gives 10 percent praise and 90 percent complaints about every video game. so i'm confused whether he enjoys a game or dislikes it to due to the lack of enthusiasm in his voice.
Kratos: Don't be 7.5, be better!
LOL
Joe Lin
Forza 7 to GT Sport: Don't be 7.5. don't charge 70$ for an Incomplete game, be decent at least...
Take my up vote sir and move along.
Joe Lin true
Markus Chief salty
I really liked the original
Same I can’t wait to play this one
Ciaran O Keeffe the problem is that it's literally 99% identical to the first game
Adam Heritage No that's a good thing. That's all people wanted was the same formula with multiplayer
ColtonT13 and better graphics and framerate so thats a big improvement.
Steffenpoulsen Steffenpoulsen true
The original was absolutely amazing and one of my all time favourite games, and it was just an indie game! So what it really boils down to for state of decay fans is the fact there are bugs and performance issues with zombie spawns etc, I have no doubt the devs will iron these out within the first few weeks. I'm looking forward to release and will be anticipating it massively.
Edit: I'm a PC gamer
4 years ago.. that didn't age well lmfao
For a $30 game is this pretty good
AbsenThunder 84 well from experience by playing the first one its not bad but its an improvement
If you play alone I think the bugs aren't as bad from what I've seen, I would not purchase if you plan to play online co-op as that is bug city right now.
TechMaven for me is solo the most important, cöop can be fun when you want to survive with friends
I just got State of Decay 2 Ultimate Edition and been doing co-op with friends without any bugs at all.It's time for IGN to getting a different internet provider
it's rather mediocre. if they messed with a few options, or allowed me to tailor my game a bit more. then i would be happy with it.
What's up with all the hate? Arei people that bored with themselves? Lmao do y'all not realize the first game was a indie hit..... Key word indie... And if you don't like Xbox or anything it has to offer why are you here? Lmao I like Xbox but I don't go on a days gone video just to hate 😂 this game is 30 bucks from a indie developer y'all needa chill
alex zarate thank you
alex zarate omfg finally a non hater
alex zarate finally a person no not a person a gamer
u do realize this is not an xbox exclusive right? PC gamers checking the score too (like myself). Just cancelled my order though, will pick up after few days from the garbage bin deal
alex zarate So true mate. I own Xbox and PlayStation and prefer the PS4 by leaps and bounds (because I have barely any games to buy for the Xbox). However, I come on a review video to see what score a game gets, not to trash the fanbase for the console it's on.
Looking at the comment section the gaming community has become such parasites.
Edited:(Wow I got so many likes but the first guy to comment is definitely on the money.I am pointing out the toxic fanboy comments on both sides honestly if this is what represent the gaming community rn this is quite sad but thanks you to the minority of gamers that just play to have fun instead of arguing and acting totally offensive towards others opinion over what toy is better when they are two different sides of the same coin.)
I agree, I never played SOD 1 and I'm a PlayStation gamer but the co-op feature of this really interests me! I wish they'd just do away with the whole exclusive ordeal
Matthew James well if you have a windows pc play it
evergreenpenguin I also say in general if you go into anything involved with video games in a comment section it’s a whole war most of these people represent the gaming community it’s the same people but rn I think it’s getting way too out of hand this year in my personal experience just looking at it
Also I like how the comment section are saying 7.5 is a bad score it’s a good score usually 7 is a good score,8 is a great score,9 amazing it’s not that hard to grasp but most of these so called “gamers.” Who are so caught up fighting a console war for a company that really doesn’t recognize who you are as just the customer you really don’t get anything for praising them 24/7
Xavier Peterson recently moved country and had to get rid of the PC or else I would!
A sandbox game with glitches? no way..
How to fix State of Decay 2 flaws?
Step:
1. Release the steam version.
2. Add Mods support.
3. The community will handle the rest. : )
E3...
Microsoft: The Xbox one x will come with a new controller with AAA Batteries
Sony: The Playstation 4 will come with AAA games.
Dear god its been 15 years and they still make you buy recharge packs even for the pro controller which is outrageous.
Hilarious
so true
Lol. The use of batteries in 2018 is incredibly bizarre. Must have a deal with Energizer and Duracell.
I bought my Xbox about six months ago and was completely blown away that they haven’t upgraded to rechargeable controllers like Sony. Crazy
these comments, when did a rating of good become akin to bad
When gamers decided that they only have time for games that get 9 or higher.
Most of them probably give 5 or 6 to games like Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Farming Simulators, ETS2/ATS.
People saying they're cancelling preorder based on an IGN review. Sheep behavior
It all started when they gave god damn paladins a better score because if that games great/better then there whole grading system needs to be re evaluated
It's was ok back on PS3, but now it's not...
7.5 is average....... This is the only decent game scheduled for the Xbox and it has been shown to be lacking.
It looks like Microsoft's exclusives are in a State of Decay.
STILL Rated Higher than Days Gone
remember when everyone was like "oh Days Gone is gonna be better than State of Decay 2"
lmao ohhh the irony
Helvigster Days Gone is way better than this game, user score is higher instead of SOD one
Days gone is way better than state of decay lol
@@BrokenNation In Bizzaro world 😂
Days Gone metacritic - 71
SOD 2 metacritic - 66
Gas for your vehicle isn't really an issue because if you're far from home and run out, just go to your base screen an pull out a fuel rutsack bag. Break it down on your inventory screen and you'll get a can of fuel. You can do this far from home and it's extremely useful because you don't have to bring fuel with you and take up a useful inventory slot carrying it around.
I've been playing for almost a week now, *so far so good.* 👍
Spider Man do you have it for Xbox
Matthew Morrow I have it for PC
Brandon Coomar I didn’t know it was for pc
Matthew Morrow it’s on the Microsoft store
Brandon Coomar funny thing is the Xbox store is named Microsoft store as well
Developers need to stop thinking that putting in multiplayer with a big map will make up for a lack of variety. I know Minecraft made the whole make-your-own-story thing popular, but you can only pull that off if the gameplay has sufficient depth. No Man's Sky, Sea of Thieves and now this. I'm getting worried that this is becoming a trend.
Sounds like State of Decay 1.5 - more of the same. But I'm o.k with that.
they improved textures but ruined the rest of the game. 0.5 - true that
Dildi Pinkoos - Should I get the first or second SOD? I played the first one and really liked it. I heard this is worse.
William Gregg get the first one and then the second
XxOwen VelazquezXx - Thanks. I used to spend all my times running down zombies and didn't really do alot of the other stuff. I had fun.
@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 get the second one its better fron what i played
I'm about 2 hours in and it's far better than the first. I loved it but the detail and overall how the game has evolved is just impressive and seriously awesome. Not to mention the multiplayer factor.
7.5 is an awesome score and is well deserved. Imagine if the devs can iron out the bugs/glitches/FPS.
Might think I'm a little biased based on my profile pic but there's a reason I chose it this is not a game you can listen to the Critics on your they're into it or you're not the reviewer repeatedly refers to bugs and other things that can be easily taken care of via Patch to I'm not saying that's an excuse to deliver that way at lunch but at least it's something that can be improved
but it's not just bugs though... he said that the zombies don't pose much of a threat bc they're easy to kill, the plague can be easily cured, the only real threat to the team is the juggernaut, and a few more. he didn't say it was a bad game, just not a great one
If it was a PS4 exclusive y’all would be like “9/10 must play”
Facts
"Cars don't handle very well.."
Proceeds to drive the car over a rocky hill..
This review is kind of off and was made in short time, they omit tons of features from the game, its like they just wanted to do a fast review instead of a good one. Specially when they say "The main objective of the campaing is to destroy blood hearts" when thats actually the fisrt mission after the tutorial but not the main goal or story of the campaign.
Do yourself a favor and ignore this review especially if you liked the original. This game is godly and deserves a 10/10 and obviousbly patches and updates will come.
10/10 😂
@@bobabett8188 nah I give it a 4 at best kid
@@lukewagstaff4204 id agree hence the 😂 emoji. I was laughing at the top comment.
You forgot to mention that if you skip the tutorial you get a random generated map. Me and my friend both have different maps. Which is really cool because this way you can't tell each other where the good spots are and mooch off of that. Also, you didn't mention the reward system they added for playing with your friends. Which is very cool. You get different levels of of rewards based on how long you play with your friends. Despite its glitches, this game is headed in the right direction.
At this point i feel so sorry for the xbox. The most powerful console on earth right now and yet it lacks exclusives and all the games available on it now are mediocre games that lacks content ( sea of thieves, state of decay 2 , pubg , etc ) shame on microsoft ...
Loved the first alot this one still looks just as amazing I bet they will patch it up befor it comes out so I'm not worried ppl forget this is an indi game not a AAA 60$ game and honestly this looks more polished then 90% of the AAA games now and days tbh
Loved the first game, and I've finally decided to get the Ultimate Edition to play at midnight. I hope they work out the bugs with multiplayer, I'm excited to team up with randos when its functioning properly.
2:18 dude in the back has got some serious grip strength
I mean the bugs look to be on par with anything you'd find in a Bethesda game and those always receive high scores so I don't know why this gets knocked so hard for the same thing.
7.5 in it's current state, probably an 8 or 8.5 once the bugs are ironed out. I can't wait till morning!
As it is, right now!
Apparently good means bad to this comment section...
Funny how the most powerful system, the xbox1x, have the worst looking exclusives. Looks like a xbox360 game.
It's not a AAA game lol. It's 30 dollars
You’d be surprised on how great the game looks on PC.
LUGO - Is this game better than State Of Decay and is the game more stable now?
William Gregg I wouldn’t say that this game is better than the first but most of all, the game is stable. The one bug I’m still getting is the vehicle glitch whereas the car flickers invisibly but other than that, most things are fine. If you never played it, I recommend you take advantage of the 14 Day Trial of Xbox Game Pass so you can play State of Decay 2 on Xbox One and PC for free, only for two weeks of course.
Have you ever seen Forza Horizon 4?
Im playing through the remaster of the original right now, and out of everything you mentioned the only thing that is new to this is cars having gas limit and co-op. Everything else is in the original, red eyed zombies (versus yellow eyed ones), base building/management etc... Its like a second remaster of the first game.
been playing it for a few weeks now I can say if they bring out SOD3 i want it to be focused more on the Single player experience, control over building the base with like walls and stuffs,cityscapes like maps, relationships in the game would be fun,more characters to play with and yes i don't want those neighbours to constantly bother me with helps and favors coz I'm like do it yourself you lazy
@@grahamcrackers3444 yeah sure man...its still a great game if you're into zombie stuff
"And sometimes they spawn about forty feet off the ground." LOL
Come on, IGN! The review sounded clearly like a 5 (maybe a 6 if all bugs would be fixed) and you give it a 7.5 in this state (of decay). That has to be a joke. This is exactly the reason why people complain so much and you're not taken seriously anymore. Why even have a scale from 0 to 10 in 0.5 steps, if all games end up being between 7 and 9. Why even give a score at all if you're missing all consequence for your own system!? There's absolutely no use to compare anything by score with your reviews, because the numbers are completly arbitrary!
Me: "Oh, this looks cool, a ok Xbox exclusive, I might get an Xbox and SoD2 after more exclusives are released to it"
>Sees its available in PC
Me: "Oh, Microsoft..."
Good profile picture
if you know what i mean
It's Windows 10 and Xbox exclusive
Now, I love the game myself and have been playing it well over 200 hours.
However, not even I would rate it 7.5 because it has many issues and a shitload of glitches. Nothing game breaking that I know of, but annoying as hell nonetheless.
Here are a few examples:
Non-stop running juggernauts, invincible enemies (especially when there are a lot of them), cars that crash or get stuck on invisible or flimsy obstacles like pebbles, fences or scarecrows, characters falling through the ground, quest markers floating outside the game's borders, community members and traders that climb on top of buildings and then jump down continuously, molotovs that bounce off of enemies, missions that are impossible to finish because some zombie spawned inside or below buildings, dialogue in the final cutscene is so off track that it starts during the end credits, etc.
This game needs a lot more love and work, because it has great potential.
But in its current state it's nowhere near 7.5 IMO.
You were a bit harsh on the criticism of how cars handle. Inclined down a rocky embankment (2.12) is not a tenable position for any typical vehicle. They seem to handle just fine on roads and places where cars actually would drive. Just my 2c.
ThePowerchimp agree! Look at how Badly this car drives down a cliff.
Why are they still making Xbox 360 games
XD
muz84za they aren't really only just dance basically
muz84za - Don't you mean X-box?
Why are they still making ONLY PS4 exclusives, at least they make their games avaliable on PC
Hey IGN. You gave state of decay 1 8,9 and stat of decay 2 7,5
So is the first one a lot better?
that was the golden era of indies. remember?
That should tell you that this game isn’t up to standard for 2018 while the first game probably was good for the year it came out.
Back when there wasn't such an obvious bias..... but it cool, cuz both xbox and ps4 fans KNOW the media bias is real.... it's gonna get so bad that people will start to support MS and ignoring reviews.....wait till more heavy hitters start hitting gamepass
chronosousa Just because the first one got a higher rating does not mean it's better, you need to take into consideration when it was released, at the time it was released games had a different standard to what they have now, back then it probably lived up to the standard of games but today SOD2 just does not hold up.
Any game can be ridiculously fun with friends
In 2022 this game is still being updated and it’s gotten soo much better
That's the most fair review I have seen so far. No exaggeration, but also no roasting. Thank you. Giving this game a 4/10 or a 5/10 (Gamespot) isn't journalism anymore. It's outright hate.
Not to sound like a fanboy (actually own an Xbox one x) but Microsoft seriously fail to interest me with their “exclusives”. Smh $30 or not Microsoft has to do better than this. World most powerful console, but no damn games...
Thats why i have a s ang got a pro for sony exclusives. No poin in buying a x when the pro gets close enough.
It's true that Pro and One X don't have exclusives but there is very good reason for it to be like that.
Ps4 players always hating on Microsoft games no matter how good the game is funny really i always been a ps player untill i switched to xbox because i loved game pass and i am glad i did xbox seems the stronger console
Or maybe its just people with common sense not liking all of these meh xbox games.
Same applies to Microsoft players it goes both ways
ExploringAndMe Whats the point of a game pass if you have no games?
Mmm6325 The game pass lets you play games for free. And they keep adding new games every month you moron
Saul Gutierrez What games? 360 ones lmao
Though a bit buggy, definitely an extremely underrated game. Up there with alien isolation, alien wake and prey in terms of being straight up under scored. And I’m sure a lot of bugs will be squished in updates down the line. Most people assume this is a triple A game, and forget the fact that it’s basically a small company indie game, albeit and extremely ambitious one, why it’s only 25 quid price tag..
So with all that in mind the game you end up with is an extremely deep zombie survival simulation, with base building mechanics, intricate personality traits the simulate the different characteristics of your survivors and how each character gets on with each other with n your base, for better or worse. You can trade and build relationships with other survivors or crash them and take there stuff by force. Apart from the beginning prologue at the start, nothing in the game is scripted and is procedurally generated, meaning each players game will be completely different giving a completely organic store unique to you
After being excited for half a year for this game to come out and having played the first game a long time i can honestly say this.
It's a game that's not finished. They had 5 years to build upon the first game and all they have done is brushed up some stuff and made the interaction menu's more stylish. Plague hearts and buggy co-op?
The graphics look so bad and the fact it only has slightly improved from the first game tells me that this company is not ready to bring out good titles that run smooth. I tought they had potential but all of my trust is gone now that i've played this. If you turn your camera everything gets blurry. Even the day/night simulation is litterally ticking away( shadows moving every second to a different place ).
It is just the same game with even more bugs which makes me feel like i'm buying a very early beta of a game.
Glad i got my money back from microsoft but it's like they want you to buy a PS4 even tough i've been a loyal xbox fan for almost 10 years.
Very dissapointed because i was really looking forward to play this a lot. Played it for 2 hours and was done with it. Very repetitive and grindlike with no real purpose. Feeling like an errand boy.
Done
Actually you can dump anything in your trunk directly into your supplies by parking it in a parking space looking in the trunk and hitting t while highlighting the item you want to drop off. There's even a pop up that explains that.
How did they make a State of Decay sequel with the EXACT same bugginess and issues? Bloody hell
darksector41 same developers Maybe? 🤔
In 5 years I hope these guys and Rare end up with great success stories like Guerrilla games. These guys are new to the Microsoft family and Rare was underutilized for a long time. I think they will come back with a lot of experience and lessons from these releases and put out some of the best games next gen.
Hope so
And now rare are hated among the community for sea of thieves being an empty boring $60 mess that’s literally an early access in disguise.
Every Rare game on the Xbox has sold over a million copies and Sea of Thieves has over 2 million players
MrThesaint99 The way I’m seeing it is thats their first attempt from a long time on the bench. They’ve never tried anything even remotely on that level.
Can't wait for angry Joe review
There appears to be so much potential. I hope the creators continue to invest in the game and the genre. Greater, and more "High Stakes moments" would be the key, in my opinion, and here's how:
(1) Zombie Hordes, or Herds have to be real threat of possibility. But understandably, that must require a lot of work to balance fluidity and animation, but would be really worth it.
(2) Take a page from, or just straight on partner up with Skybound, and Tell Tale, to write awesome dialogue, plot lines, and overall memorable story. These two elements are what make the Walking Dead Tell Tale Games, and Robert Kirkman's Comic so transcendental, and timeless.
Say hello to one of the four Xbox One X headliner games, almost six months later. It being an X-enhanced game, I can really see where all the power was used.
Sea of Thieves, Super Lucky Tales, State of Decay 2, and Crackdown 3. Thank goodness the Gamepass was invented.
Loved the first game and know I'll love the sequel. The snacks are ready, the underpants are fresh and my trigger fingers flexed. Let's go!
How was it
"Driving was fun, but not because these cars handle well. They do not"
*Says this while trying to drive down an endurocross arena on the side of mt everest in a pickup truck*
All the Ps4 players why are you here? You cant even play the damn game! Looking fwd to it since i enjoyed the first one! Also still enjoying Sea of Thieves its fun AF with friends & they update the game on a weekly basis! most of the people commenting negatively are salty ps4 owners or people that don't have friends to play games like SOT & SOD with.
Gerry Rosas I'm a PS player and I can play this one and sea of thieves on my laptop, I'm here to look what it offers.
Ps. For me sea of thieves was trash, done with these so called updates that only fix some bugs but don't aggregate quality content on it.
Matter of opinions
Boris the Blade thats cool i can play The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, God of War, Beyond: Two Souls, Killzone and ICO and Shadow of the Colossus on my laptop as well using PS Now and while none of those games are my cup of tea i dont go onto PlayStation videos to comment salt and Sea of Thieves first content update is on the 29th at least they care enough to patch the game weekly and promise more content updates all free of charge i love the game but its not for everyone that dosent mean its trash tho just your biased opinion
im sry but i have a pc and an ps4
same here, PS4 and a PC. Looking at what Microsoft has to offer
This is small but you can transfer rucksack from your trunk to your storage if they are in the parking space. This also works with items but they have to be in the trunk not your inventory
This is a fantastic game with a surprising amount of depth and challenge. One of the better Xbox first party games from that generation!
7.5? I don’t care! I loved the first one and I can’t wait to play the second!😆
Q1ller Sea of thieves - 67, recore - 63, gears - 84, halo - 84, state of decay 2 - 72 lmao
God of War - 95, the last of us - 95, persona - 95, Uncharted 4 - 93, Bloodborne - 92, horizon - 89 Uncharted collection - 85, Shadow of the Colossus - 91
Microsoft pushing what envelope?
Lmao
Xbox one sales - 29 million
PS4 - 79 million
Switch is close to outselling the one already as well. Lmao!
I thought this was supposed to be the saviour of Xbox gaming. Seriously looks like a ps2 game on graphics and animations.
gameplay > graphics
That wings of redemption zombie was scary as hell
LOOK HERE
PS players: its not exclusive if it's on Windows 10!
K well With that logic does that mean all the games on PS Now where you can play PlayStation exclusives on your PC - games like The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, God of War, Beyond: Two Souls, Killzone and ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are not exclusives then right?
PS players: thats not the same!
Me: 😒
They say this game boring. Because it just running simulator.
But i realy enjoy it because i am the walking dead fans
Aah i see, you're a man of the same culture as i am.
Ah yes the reviews are coming more often now where theyre reviewing early unfixed copies of the game and blame bad internet on the game 👌👌
Every game is repetitive so what’s the point of saying that lol?
Most games are fun enough that you can't even notice, since this is on game pass I think it's worth it.
hows the pc optimization? I know the very first State of Decay was horribly optimized so im worried for this one.
I just got the juggernaut edition and I am really enjoying it! I'd say it's a 7.5 - 8.0 at least.
"Do these cars handle well, they do not" your on the side of a cliff mate
This game is super fun if you use a little of your imagination in the mixture as well! Like my own little walking dead series!!
Better then sea of no content btw
State of Decay 2 is literally the same exact game as the first one, except MAYBE 20 percent better graphics. THAT IS IT. Big disappointment.
Dear People,
I have bought the game as I trusted you and saw positive reviews. Tho when I started to launch the game I found out it was really laggy for me and unplayable. (Ihave a 1070 gtx) Tho it did not take long until I found the problem.
I have a 4k screen you see and this game does not allow you to change your resolution settings in video....Crazy right? You are forced to play on your desktop resolution on fullscreen. You are not allowed to change it to whatever you want. I use my 4k screen for netflix and youtube and such...
If you want to change the resolutions you must play on windowed....wtf can you change this? I just want to play fullscreen on 1080P or do I need to buy a new monitor now?
Did not see this coming from a software developer.....This is such a rookie mistake.
Sandbox RPG? Jesus, anything can get called a RPG these days
John Stokes well since RPG means "role playing game" most games can be one since you pretty much always are playing a role in those games
Playing a role and role playing are 2 different things.
Im freaking addicted to this game the survival here its 100 % difficult than da other games
This is like playing metal gear survival on windows store.
And I still don’t have a reason to rebuy an Xbox. Maybe crackdown 3 if that ever comes out. Till then back to GOW.
DrunkDragons18 In the words of Kratos "Keep your expectations low, boy, and you will never be disappointed".
How did Kratos go from a bloodthirsty killing machine to an epic quote/memes machine?
Kratos got old Shawn Benjamin. Even Kratos can't beat father time.
The game is 30 dólars, and not a single time during the review the guy says that. Something very important to everyone watching, he reviewed the game as a full priced one.
MS dropped the ball again while Sony is killing it! Yikes...
Then why did State of Decay 2 outsell God of Trash 5 in may?Yeah that's what i thought lol
Ahhh...sales of any and all products drop over time especially if the product is has been in the market for some time. Do you think SoD 2 continues to sell as much as after May? Plus life time sales thus far of GoW are 3.1 million while SoD 2 are 1 million. That's what you thought but I understood the market and thought better :)
I do t trust this guys review
UglyPoopMonster 5.6 on metascore LOL
i think it's like ghost recon wildland in zombie mode
repeated gameplay for the whole game
wildlands was way better
not even close
My problem with the first one is the fact that I couldn’t do anything without a swarm or herd or somebody needing something while constantly doing something is refreshing not having a single break to explore or get supplies was frustrating especially since you can’t hold very much and the fact that their is is only rural places is disappointing I want a more open world big city state of decay at least make on of the three maps a city or less rural. But we will have to wait for the doc
i wouldn't mind games with a horde mode for: werewolfs, vampires, or ghost. love zombies and all but variety never hurts
(Edit: review is up)
If anyone is up for another perspective I'll be doing an honest, detailed review. Small but growing channel with quality content. Others have enjoyed my reviews you may too. Will also be reviewing Detroit: Become Human. Hope to help!
Dreamality
Self promoting on a IGN’s channel. I’d laugh if this wasn’t so common. But I’m really not surprised to see it.
Ugh... I’ll check you out, but... yeah
IGN- too much decay not enough state 4/10
Cirillo
This is horribly rated, a 7.5 is not enough!!
Finally picked up God of War, Don't know why I waited undoubtedly one of the Greatest gaming experiences of all time.
Yeah
A reminder: Game Reviews aren't like school grades. A 5 is average and anything higher is considered above average.