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IGN First: State of Decay 2 — Running Solo in the Apocalypse

Rychu

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NEW TODAY:

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IGN.com direct link: http://ign.com/articles/2018/03/14/22-minutes-of-state-of-decay-2-solo-mission-gameplay-4k-a-ign-first

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In case you've missed it... or have been living under a rock, State of Decay 2 has a release date and they are celebrating with a whole month long of exclusive IGN coverage! Here's what you missed in order from newest to oldest:
 
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Windu

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Awesome, I will patiently await a non-ign video player upload. Their player doesn't like my mobile browser. The loading dots don't go away.
 
Gestault

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Appears to be footage from the PC version from the co-op video last week. I'm only a little bit in, and aside from the flashlight not casting its own shadows, it looks good. Bounce-lighting in particular looks cool.
 
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Rychu

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Gestault said:
Appears to be footage from the PC version from the co-op video last week. I'm only a little bit in, and aside from the flashlight not casting its own shadows, it looks good. Bounce-lighting in particular looks cool.
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They probably recorded all of the videos at the same time and are just stretching them out throughout the month.
 
Theorry

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Damn. Night time really dark.

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Smurf

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Waiting for the yt link, since this IGN player really does not like me.

Also, don't want to sound like a broken record, but the old menus were so much better, these ones are so bland, no style at all.

Othe than that, really hyped for the game
 
LQX

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Oct 25, 2017
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I hate that cartoony movement but cant wait. I loved the first game and I hope this one is just as big.

Also, I kind of expected more graphically. Looks so plain.
 
Hail Satan

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Oct 27, 2017
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Only just got an X one x and State of Decay is the first game I tried out. Really addicted to it. Can't wait to play the sequel, this looks fantastic.
 
BWoog

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Oct 27, 2017
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I loved the first one and will pick this up day one. So glad I got a laptop that can actually run shit.
 
m23

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Maybe they'll do another one of those videos where they speak over the gameplay. How long is the video by the way?

Those gifs above look great, night time will be very interesting.
 
tarman76

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The animations look vastly improved over a) the original and b) the E3 footage.

Looks great
 

Startropper

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The dialog seems very haphazard. One person will be crying, then abruptly cut off and talk in a normal conversation.

Also it sounds like the voices are coming from a studio box and not the game itself.

Comes off as all very clunky. Menu also seem overly intrusive, breaks a bit of the immersion.

Was this all present in the first game?
 
Klobrille

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The explosions look so good. Also that moment the player threw a grenade to the ground ... All that splatter - and yet those zombies still crawling on the ground.
 
Soupman Prime

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I might have a reason to hook up my Xbone again. I want an open world zombie game and this looks perfect especially since I'd be able to play with people.
 
Chuck the Bean

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Everything looks so good! I also like the fact that after the grenade explosion, the two remaining Zeds kept crawling. One event was on it's back and then turned over to be able to crawl. nice detail.

I also did a lot of pausing when they were showing the Survivors with all their different traits and the interaction between survivors and/or some parts of your base (in term of morale) is really improved. Can't wait for the Stream from UL later today!
 
Black Mantis

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Yep, looking much improved. They weren't lying about darkness, should lead to some scary moments, I can already see myself just waiting till daybreak to venture out!
 
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