As a result, the game would appear to emphasize luck above all else. But aside from the hurried and slapdash introduction where it briefly touches on mechanics, State of Decay 2 doesn’t thoroughly explain its systems-like how influence is accrued and used as in-game currency-leaving you to guess at the tangible effects that face your community and the world. It does make clear who you’ll encounter, what resources will be easiest or hardest to gather, and where you’ll start the campaign. Rather, it makes you feel as if you’re running a glorified daycare center.Īt the start, State of Decay 2 has you select one of four pairs of characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, but without telling you how this choice will affect your long game. And while it’s sensible for a game about reclaiming society to be those things, State of Decay 2 doesn’t really make it seem as if you’re rebuilding society. You may groan at the prospect of diving into another open-world zombie game, but developer Undead Labs’s latest is less disappointing for its cliché narrative and uninspired enemies than it is for being so cumbersome and tiring. Throughout State of Decay 2, you’re expected to be the governing force behind the renewal of society in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.

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