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DayZ interview: “I wanted to feel moved, I wanted to be angry.”

1 points by bpierre 14y ago

jfb 14y ago
I am deeply, deeply curious about this game, since reading the article [1] about the guy who is a committed doctor in-game. [1] http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/the-healing-touch-dr-wasteland-brings-hope-to-day-zs-grim-world/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/the-healing-touch-dr-w...
cancelbubble 14y ago
I bought Arma 2 during the Steam summer sale just so I could play DayZ. I haven't even played Arma 2, only DayZ. I am really enamored by the game play. It's just so....different. It isn't about just blazing away, it's about strategy and stealth and most importantly, SURVIVAL. One of the more "interesting" ways I've died has been losing my backpack while swimming. I, of course, was kitted out pretty sweet. Let me tell you, when you're in 3rd person view and you're swimming, then notice your backback gone, you're like "uh, wat?" Then you're like "nah, can't be", then you turn around, swim back and see your pack underwater, which you can't pick up. Then you're like "you have gotta be kidding me!" Then you end up dying of either starvation or thirst while trying to scavenge for food/drink. It can be frustrating, but at the same time, that's sort of the appeal because you have to be conscious of everything. And when you start over, you really start over. I've only been player killed once so far, which has surprised me. I've only been playing for maybe a couple weeks, though, and I'm not sure I'm even getting to the big cities. I've been in a couple, which seemed fairly sizable, but not sure if they're the biggest. I'm also not googling for a map because one of the best things for me is the discovery aspect of the game. THE BAD: The engine/game seems a bit buggy. A city I was in last night had some rendering issues, might have been an isolated incident, I don't know, first time I've seen that kind of bugginess....My gun sights don't even seem on, I have to aim a little up and to the left before I hit my target. Believe me, when you have a zombie chomping away at you and you have a friggin' shotgun and it takes 6 rounds to kill him, it sucks. By the time you kill him you've lost 1/2 your blood points......I personally think the controls suck and should really be simplified. It took me a couple days just to really figure out basic game play. I still think I could improve my control/play, but I'm just at the point now to where I can play for a couple hours before permadeath (in whatever fashion it comes). If you're looking for a game that's a bit different, definitely check it out. I can see a lot of people getting frustrated and hating it, it's definitely not for everyone, but it's certainly very interesting, IMO.

1 points by bpierre 14y ago

jfb 14y ago

I am deeply, deeply curious about this game, since reading the article [1] about the guy who is a committed doctor in-game. [1] http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/the-healing-touch-dr-wasteland-brings-hope-to-day-zs-grim-world/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/07/the-healing-touch-dr-w...

cancelbubble 14y ago

I bought Arma 2 during the Steam summer sale just so I could play DayZ. I haven't even played Arma 2, only DayZ. I am really enamored by the game play. It's just so....different. It isn't about just blazing away, it's about strategy and stealth and most importantly, SURVIVAL. One of the more "interesting" ways I've died has been losing my backpack while swimming. I, of course, was kitted out pretty sweet. Let me tell you, when you're in 3rd person view and you're swimming, then notice your backback gone, you're like "uh, wat?" Then you're like "nah, can't be", then you turn around, swim back and see your pack underwater, which you can't pick up. Then you're like "you have gotta be kidding me!" Then you end up dying of either starvation or thirst while trying to scavenge for food/drink. It can be frustrating, but at the same time, that's sort of the appeal because you have to be conscious of everything. And when you start over, you really start over. I've only been player killed once so far, which has surprised me. I've only been playing for maybe a couple weeks, though, and I'm not sure I'm even getting to the big cities. I've been in a couple, which seemed fairly sizable, but not sure if they're the biggest. I'm also not googling for a map because one of the best things for me is the discovery aspect of the game. THE BAD: The engine/game seems a bit buggy. A city I was in last night had some rendering issues, might have been an isolated incident, I don't know, first time I've seen that kind of bugginess....My gun sights don't even seem on, I have to aim a little up and to the left before I hit my target. Believe me, when you have a zombie chomping away at you and you have a friggin' shotgun and it takes 6 rounds to kill him, it sucks. By the time you kill him you've lost 1/2 your blood points......I personally think the controls suck and should really be simplified. It took me a couple days just to really figure out basic game play. I still think I could improve my control/play, but I'm just at the point now to where I can play for a couple hours before permadeath (in whatever fashion it comes). If you're looking for a game that's a bit different, definitely check it out. I can see a lot of people getting frustrated and hating it, it's definitely not for everyone, but it's certainly very interesting, IMO.