State of Decay is an action-horror action horror action video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. This places an emphasis on how players' leadership skills are facing attack problems, such as reducing the survival resources, group trust and morale, zombie destruction, basic defense, and community life. The game also combines elements of shooters, stealth, role playing and strategy and the game challenges players to survive by exploring, scavenging, and fighting the undead.
It was first released for Xbox 360 on June 5, 2013 and met with positive reviews. The Microsoft Windows version was released on September 20, 2013 through Steam's Early Access, with an official release following on 5 November 2013. The remastered version called One Year Edition of Survival is released on April 28, 2015 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One with mixed reviews.
State of Decay 2 was announced on Xbox's E3 2016. The game, which introduces multiplayer co-operative, was the first in the series. This game was released on May 22, 2018.
Video State of Decay (video game)
Gameplay
State of Decay contains elements of battle and simulation of third persons (building bases and posts). Players are responsible for a small group of survivors and can follow the story line or perform a task that ensures the survival of their community. The game world is 16 square kilometers, 8 square kilometers can be played.
Players can choose from multiple locations to build the base, then strengthen and improve it with various facilities such as clock tower, garden, bed, kitchen, workshop, medical bay, etc. To help keep the survivors safe and healthy. Part of the game balances resource use: food, medicine, ammunition, and construction materials. They can be obtained by scavenging, trading with NPCs, only food that can be planted at the base.
Players can interact with survivors outside of their group: trade with them, help them, or recruit them. The game has two meter relationships, the first determines whether a survivor can be recruited, and the second determines whether they can be controlled. Only one survivor can be controlled at a time, even if a player can require AI-controlled casualties to accompany them, and on a particular mission, one or more AI-controlled survivors will accompany the player.
Storyline mode has about 150 characters, with various facial and clothing features. Each character has a fixed set of "traits" that gives them advantages or disadvantages (such as tires coming out easier, or can improve certain skills faster). Except for characters related to the story, most characters can be assigned to survivors and recruits. Each character also has a "attitude" parameter, influenced by a game event (near-death experience, death of another character, or after completing a difficult task). These attitudes can affect their behavior, sometimes requiring player intervention.
Zombies are a major threat in the state of Decay. They respawn indefinitely (unless the player builds the outpost, which prevents the appearance), is attracted to the noise, and is able to run almost as fast as the characters. Players can choose to confront them directly, use stealth to sneak past them, or divert them using items like firecrackers. In addition, there is a special type of zombie, such as "Ferals" that resemble an animal or "Juggernauts" like a tank that is quite dangerous in a one-on-one confrontation. This game has no human enemies, just zombies.
The game has more than 100 different weapons, including about 30 melee weapons that can be found while scavenging (they can not be made). The melee weapons and firearms are subdivided into sub-categories, which have different animation and attack effects. All weapons have a resistance rating, and will break when used excessively without repair. In addition to weapons, players can find or create a variety of consumables to increase their survival chances, such as painkillers and pipe bombs. In addition to running, players have access to several types of cars, each with its own characteristics such as maneuverability and speed. All vehicles can be damaged and destroyed when running past zombies or crashing through obstacles, although they can be repaired at the base.
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Plot
This story takes place in the fictitious Trumbull Valley. The first playable character is Marcus Campbell, a shop clerk. After returning from a fishing trip with his friend and a local Trumbull, Ed Jones, he finds that the world has turned into a zombie apocalypse. The two soon joined Maya Torres, a soldier. They get a walkie-talkie and make contact with Lily Ritter. Following his direction, they headed to a church called the Ascension Church, where Lily and several other survivors had made the base. With Ed hurt, the trio accept Lily's offer to let them stay.
As the game progressed, the survivors became aware of the United States Army presence in Trumbull Valley, led by Sgt Erik Tan and Captain Diane Montressor. They soon learned that the army's top priority was not to evacuate survivors, but to hold back and try to find the cause of the plague. The players also found the local civilian leader, Judge Lawton, has barricaded the courthouse with local law enforcement. He puts citizens in his care under martial law, planning to rebuild after a zombie invasion blows. Finally, the players are also introduced to The Wilkersons, a group of gunungan runners who use the apocalypse to seek profit and exploit other survivors.
Toward the end, the courthouse falls into a zombie attack and Judge Lawton dies. Captain Montressor was evacuated, leaving Sergeant Tan and his men. The player, along with Tan, found many bodies dumped in the reservoir, explaining the cause of the plague. With long-term survival no longer an option, they plan to leave the valley. After robbing a zombie-infested warehouse for explosives, the group headed to the only road that led out of the valley, now blocked by a massive concrete wall.
While Tan prepares the explosives, the player holds the incoming zombies. Tan realizes the detonator is working, and the explosives can not be detonated from a safe distance. He volunteered to blow it up manually, claiming that he was already infected. She sacrificed herself and lit the explosives, which destroyed the walls. As the smoke disappears, the players see the other side also filled with cars and bodies destroyed, implying doomsday has spread beyond Trumbull Valley. The survivors left the valley and the game ended.
Downloadable content
Details
On July 20, 2013, in conjunction with PC development for the State of Decay, Undead Labs announced upcoming downloadable content (DLC) entitled "Breakdown" for PC users and consoles. DLC added "Sandbox Mode", in which players lead a group of survivors in fixing the RV to escape the valley. DLC allows unlimited gameplay and no storyline, only allowing players to test their survival abilities. Breakdown adds 6 levels for players to survive, and as the player progresses from one level to the next, his difficulty increases, resulting in many faster and stronger zombies, along with higher special zombies, forcing players to sneak around them. map and use interference to survive at higher levels. To proceed to the next level, players need to look for RV, which spawns in random locations across the map with each level. The players are only allowed to take a total of six characters (including Lily) with them to the next level. On November 15, 2013, Undead Labs officially announced the Breakdown release date for 29 November 2013.
Lifeline
Shortly after the Breakdown release, Undead Labs announced that a second DLC is being developed. On February 4, 2014, an additional Steam Database confirmed the DLC named "Lifeline." On February 11, 2014, Undead Labs officially announced the news about the "Lifeline" DLC, which also confirmed to include the fictional city of Danforth that can be seen outside of Fairfield. On February 27, it was explained that the DLC would explore the military side during the first days of the epidemic.
Players will play the role of a military unit under the name Greyhound One in Danforth City. Players will be in charge of guarding a group of people who survive long enough to keep them safe, and defend the main base by setting traps and plotting tactics. But unlike the typical survival of only bases that deal with gang excesses, there is a new threat called increasingly difficult raids with each passer. DLC is set on more of a time-based approach, rather than the never-ending approach seen in the DLC Breakdown. At the 2014 Pax East Convention, Undead Labs is expected to be released on June 6, 2014. The release date is revealed to be Friday, May 30, earlier than previously thought. DLC displays new maps and narratives. DLC has been priced the same as the first DLC, Breakdown, which is $ 6.99/Ã, £ 5.59.
Development
State of Decay was first announced in 2011 as an exclusive Xbox Live Arcade title originally titled Class 3 . Jeff Strain, founder of ArenaNet and co-creator of World of Warcraft, wants a game where individual players can create their own zombie survival plan and test them. Then, he set out to create a game, which runs on CryEngine 3. On May 16, 2013, Undead Labs announced that the State of Decay has gone into the final certification process and is now ready to be tested by game publisher, Microsoft Studios. State of Decay is envisioned as a step towards full online console game Undead Labs, Class4 . Class4 will be one of the first massive online multiplayer zombie (MMO) games to come to Xbox One. In an interview in 2014, Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain stated that the state of Decay has officially become a franchise, with a corporate partnership with Microsoft Studios confirmed. He stated that the first State of Decay was "only the beginning of long-term ambitions (Undead Labs)".
Reception
State of Decay has received positive reviews from critics. Sanya of Undead Labs stated that "2013 Was a Damned Good Year" in terms of positive reviews received by the game. Metacritic scores range from 60/100 to 100/100, with an average score of 78/100. The game sold over 250,000 copies in the first 48 hours of release to Xbox Live Arcade. On June 17, 2013, the game has sold over 550,000 copies. By the end of June the game has sold over 700,000 copies, making it the second best-selling XBLA game of all time. On 4 October 2013 Undead Labs announced that the game has sold a million copies. The figure combines the sales of XBLA and Steam Early Access. On November 30, Undead Labs sold more than a million copies of the State of Decay.
Polygon gave a positive review, praising the survival and role playing aspects of the game. Reviewer Arthur Gies writes, " State of Decay is one of the most cohesive, frightening and exciting open-world games I've ever played."
The Australian Classification Council rejected the classification because "[the game] contains self-administered drug options throughout, to restore players' health or improve their stamina". Jeff Strain said "we will come up with a choice, including changing the name of certain drugs in the game to meet the ranking requirements.Whatever our way forward, it will take a little time." On July 11, 2013 State of Decay is rated R18 for high impact violence.
Sequel
The sequel, State of Decay 2 was announced live at the Xbox E3 2016 live conference. The game was released on May 22, 2018.
References
External links
- Official Site
- Circumstances in MobyGames
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