Spencer Thomas

I had a whole lot of heartache (and headache) in the little time I've spent on this game. It's hardcore, that's for sure. One issue I have not related to gameplay is the trial timer. Bearing in mind you have to queue to get on a server and this could take up to half an hour (depending how patient you are) you'd think the timer would only run down when you're actually playing. Nope. The other issue is the survival aspect - I never got to fight or even think about fighting as my main concern was always getting warm, or getting enough food, or water - at no point during a few hours of play did I actually get out of the 'critical' stage. I looted continuously, ravenously for miles and never found food or water. Lots of empty houses. I know this game is supposed to be hardcore but you have to try and attract a playerbase. I've given this 3 stars based on the (very) rare encounters with other players, which were very interesting. This game could easily flourish of xbox but I think the devs just don't care about the console port