![]() They can run out of painkillers or suffer trauma that must be mended with a first-aid kit. Sometimes a weapon can break and that means players will have to fight using a short-bladed weapon. This creates a tense dynamic in which venturing out is always a gamble. ![]() The other important element is that weapons wear out and must be repaired. If they stay out too long, the stamina bar drops so much that running a few steps can fatigue them. They have to keep in mind that their character’s stamina dips after a period of time. Guns are also an option, but the sound attracts more zombies.īecause this is a survival game, “State of Decay 2” has other factors that weigh on players. ![]() They have to use axes, pipes and other melee weapons to fend them off. Zombies have already taken over the world, and players have to struggle to stay alive. “State of Decay 2” is set months after the outbreak. The harder part of living in the apocalypse is dealing with the undead while rifling through abandoned fast-food joints and gas stations. Having a stocked supply room makes everyone happy and building a base with facilities such as an infirmary and farm is vital to keeping everyone alive. Players choose three survivors and they have to establish a base while scavenging the local area for food, medicine, ammo, materials and fuel. “State of Decay 2” does a good job polishing and streamlining the mechanics it established in the original. That puts the game in a challenging spot: Is it stellar enough to spark a renewed fervor for the undead? Unfortunately, the answer is no. That disinterest could be bad news for “State of Decay 2.” The sequel to the surprisingly good zombie apocalypse simulator arrives when the category is ebbing in popularity. With “The Walking Dead” ratings slipping to a new low, perhaps many have lost enthusiasm for a world full of shambling corpses. The zombie genre may be on its last legs.
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