As mentioned in the other post, I’ve been playing other games also!
Finished another one over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Well, to be clear- Its an Early Access game and I finished the current story content… will explain in review
The game is called The Killing Antidote.
Sometime in October, I saw a post on a discord forum talking about this game. Based on comments of people that were playing it, and that it was on a good sale, I decided to take a chance on it.
I have been pleasantly surprised. TLDR review: This game is way better than it has any right to be, and well worth the price, especially if you catch it on sale.
The game is sort of a resident evil clone, and the level design reminds me of the older games I used to play, like Duke Nukem, Deax Ex, No Time to Die, that sort. Which was FUN. The story/plot is nothing special, basically your character is a reporter and the world is suddenly taken over by zombies, which are people infected with some type of virus that got out of control.
The game is apparently made and being done by ONE chinese dude. I have no proof of that, but if so, this is why the game has no right to be as good as it is. ONE dude, programming, has made a game that I enjoy way better than big corporations, or games charging $70. It is entirely playable, and fun, and with the content he has already, it is worth it. In addition to the story part, he has other levels called challenges, where you just have a level and you try to kill waves of zombies, on your difficulty preference and complete the challenge.
So what else makes this different and worth it?
Dress up- You have a female protagonist, who is fully customizable. Yes, read that. No ugly girl because of the world’s view of politics and stuff, unless you want to make her that way. You can customize your girl with a very good character creator to be as sexy and good looking as you want. And throughout the game, you get loot boxes with clothing items. Like, I hear there are 200+ items in and counting. Very refreshing to make your character look like YOU want her to look.
No hand holding - This might just be me, but I like games that take this approach. Story mode is in a 7-8 story building, and it does get a bit confusing at times as to where you are, how to get back to a point, how to do this or that puzzle. In the FAQ, one of the questions is, “There is no map function! When or will you put in a map button?” The answer- “Nope. pen and paper babyboy, pen and paper.” Sold!!
Mod support - The developer has already said that he will embrace mod support, and there is already steam workshop support. This will keep this game going and is a brilliant move. More big Devs need to realize that mod support is the way to go. Bethesda isn’t still around because of their awesome programming skills, they are still around because they realize just make a framework and let the modders do the rest. Lots of older games are still out there because they can be modded. So modders can make new levels and stuff for this game.
The only downside I have come across is that the voice acting and signs/flavor in game is in Chinese. The menus and computer stuff in game is in English. But I can’t read the signs on the walls, so no idea what they say, and I think there are some clues there, or flavor. The voice acting IS subtitled, but with all the action going on, in the middle of a horde of zombies, I can’t read what the subtitles are saying.
All that said, hot customizable chick, killing zombies, and make it fun and moddable.
I like this one.
