7 days to die fire axe series#

There is nothing wrong with a game being in alpha, itвЂ™s a work in progress, and if you feel the developers are actively still crafting it then things like bugs and poor graphics can be forgiven. It doesnвЂ™t feel enough to just say вЂњyou know those people whose company you enjoy? ItвЂ™s also enjoyable spending time with them while doing this.вЂќ However, if youвЂ™re playing online with friends, then most things can be enjoyable.

I can understand the appeal in working with people to build up a fortress, then hunker down and work to defend it when night rolls around. There's PvP and PvE, but the latter seems to better fit the survivors vs. Anyone can create a server and invite their pals or let strangers join them. Multiplayer seems to be where most of the appeal lies.

7 days to die fire axe series#

You can either slowly tear down existing ruins or utilise them in your building, although the most effective way to survive is to dig a big hole and create a series of burrows like a huge grubby badger. There is something satisfying about being able to destroy almost everything in the environment. Once youвЂ™re set up with the basics and you no longer have to punch your way through life, gathering gets a lot easier. You literally have to punch them in order to get the materials-a move seen in games like Minecraft, but looks decidedly odd when the game is at least trying to go for a more realistic tone. YouвЂ™ll spend the first few minutes of the game punching trees, grass and rocks in order to make rudimentary tools and clothing. The changes in environment are welcome as they give a variation of colour to the scenery but the transitions between, for example, a green forest to a charred wasteland isnвЂ™t so much a transition as a line down the map. IвЂ™m not sure what kind of world existed before the apocalypse took it, but it was apparently one with identical cinderblocks every third step.

The biggest problem is the over reliance on repeating assets. Even with all the settings on ultra, trees and buildings popped in and out of view, textures looked flat, enemies and animals clipped and flailed into the environment.