Specific scenarios aside, State of Decay 2 played and ran well outside of a syncing issue that has since been resolved (the build was a few weeks old). I did all I could to avoid anyone dying, even with my limited attachment to these characters. I didn’t lose any survivors myself, though I came close a few times. I imagine that a brand new playthrough would provide players with a greater sense of ownership in terms of their base, and a greater attachment to their survivors. We were placed in the midpoint portion of a playthrough, so our experience was limited in that sense. The noise made from the fight only attracted more zombies, resulting in a near-death experience. I entered one of the buildings and began to clear it out, only to find myself surrounded as I started searching the containers. While on one such supply run, I came across a few buildings that had a chance of holding the resources I needed. What starts as a simple task, like searching for supplies can quickly result in a fight for survival. Anything you find in your friend’s game, you can keep however, death also follows you. Lastly, the follow-up title allows for the much-desired cooperative play, where players can bring their survivors over to their friend’s instanced worlds. While the overall narrative for players may be similar, your overall path will likely differ greatly from other players given the randomly generated characters and events. In addition to building a base, recruiting survivors, and finding supplies, there’s also a story to uncover. The sequel to 2013’s State of Decay, State of Decay 2 is a zombie survival game set in an open world with base-building elements and third-person combat. Back in April, we had the opportunity to check out a preview build of State of Decay 2 on the Xbox One X and we came away pretty impressed. In doing so, it’s easy to simply voice your plans, but State of Decay 2 gives players a chance to live it out in gaming form. What would you do in a zombie apocalypse? How would you survive? Chances are, if you have ever consumed any type of zombie media, you have given these questions some thought.

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