Remember that article I wrote a couple of weeks back? You know, the one where I talk about the number of Steam games on early access that fall under the "early access massive multiplayer online open world zombie apocalypse survival first person shooter" category? There is a new game (new as of July 7th, 2014) that was released for free that popped up on the Steam front page a few days ago, and because I have almost no willpower and 640Gigs of spare hard drive space, I figured I could spare 200Mb.
No, Unturned does not even have a "proper" logo. Well, it does have a kind-of-logo that comes from the Steam store page, but it is not as interesting.
See. I told you it was not at all interesting. The game however is fairly interesting. It reminds me of a mix between DayZ, Proteus and Minecraft; except that I have never played Minecraft (I know, I know), but I at least know what the game looks like so I feel somewhat educated enough to make that assumption.
But let us break down these comparisons. DayZ: In Unturned, you start out the game completely naked and depending on the difficulty setting, you either start out empty handed, or you start out with a juice box, candy and a flashlight. In one playthrough (I died) I did manage to find some clothes at a laundromat, then I found a gun which I was able to use a couple of times before being mauled to death by a zombie. Zombies also tend to congregate near objects of civilization be it a lighthouse, small towns, military installations or seemingly abandoned beach blankets and lounge chairs. If the zombies do not kill you, over time, you become hungry and thirsty and I am assuming that you will starve to death or die from dehydration. If you jump off from a high enough distance you can break your leg or if you step in a bear trap (that you just happen to recently set yourself) you will bleed out until you are dead. See, a lot like DayZ. The zombies are even attracted to the sound of gunfire, which is very annoying, although I guess somewhat realistic, depending on which zombie universe you are the most attached to.
Dying is something that I have become very good at in Unturned as well, regardless of the difficulty setting. Even on "Easy" each hit from a single zombie does 10% damage, which does not seem like a lot unless you are being chased/mauled by a horde of zombies. That is unless you happen to find a body of water to swim out into, in which case they will simply hang out in the shoulder deep water and follow your every move. On an upnote, you are capable of swimming indefinitely, even with those stubby blocky arms.
So how is the game like Proteus then? Well, if the island in Proteus were populated with buildings and zombies, then I guess that comparison would make sense. There is music in Unturned, albeit it is not interactive in the way that the music interacts with the environment or as peaceful or as calming. But it is there and everything is all block-like. So there is that. Maybe I am just reaching for straws here, but that was what I briefly thought right before I was shown that I acted better as zombie food than a naked dude safely running around an island community.
So Unturned is still in alpha-release although the developer Nelson Sexton with Smartly Dressed Games does seem to update frequently and the game is free to download and play. There is a pay option which could be seen as a way of helping to fund the game. The $5 one time "Permanent Gold Upgrade" gets you your name in gold in chat, extra customizing options for your character (hair, skin, facial expressions), access to special servers [extra loot drops, double experience, suit and shades (clothing options)] and a sleeker UI; if that is your type of thing.
You know, for a game and article about zombies, I sure have done a great job not including many screen shots of zombies. If that was something you have noticed, then I leave you with the following image of my last play/die through and encounter with a group/horde of zombies shortly before they mauled me to death.
I would be lying if I were to say that I have not become just a little frustrated with not being able to often survive long enough to pick up a weapon. The last three games I played I was killed by no less than three zombies while trying to pick up Playthrough 1) Baseball bat, 2)Crowbar and 3) what turned out to be nails. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am only playing a single player game, which might be because I have not figured out how to log into/host my own online game. There is plenty of time to figure these things out of course, as long as I do not get eaten in the meantime.
Good day everybody!
~JWfW/JDub/Jaconian
Touch My World With Your Fingertips
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| Logo courtesy of the r/unturned sub-reddit |
No, Unturned does not even have a "proper" logo. Well, it does have a kind-of-logo that comes from the Steam store page, but it is not as interesting.
See. I told you it was not at all interesting. The game however is fairly interesting. It reminds me of a mix between DayZ, Proteus and Minecraft; except that I have never played Minecraft (I know, I know), but I at least know what the game looks like so I feel somewhat educated enough to make that assumption.
So Unturned is still in alpha-release although the developer Nelson Sexton with Smartly Dressed Games does seem to update frequently and the game is free to download and play. There is a pay option which could be seen as a way of helping to fund the game. The $5 one time "Permanent Gold Upgrade" gets you your name in gold in chat, extra customizing options for your character (hair, skin, facial expressions), access to special servers [extra loot drops, double experience, suit and shades (clothing options)] and a sleeker UI; if that is your type of thing.
You know, for a game and article about zombies, I sure have done a great job not including many screen shots of zombies. If that was something you have noticed, then I leave you with the following image of my last play/die through and encounter with a group/horde of zombies shortly before they mauled me to death.
I would be lying if I were to say that I have not become just a little frustrated with not being able to often survive long enough to pick up a weapon. The last three games I played I was killed by no less than three zombies while trying to pick up Playthrough 1) Baseball bat, 2)Crowbar and 3) what turned out to be nails. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am only playing a single player game, which might be because I have not figured out how to log into/host my own online game. There is plenty of time to figure these things out of course, as long as I do not get eaten in the meantime.
Good day everybody!
~JWfW/JDub/Jaconian
Touch My World With Your Fingertips
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