Dead But Alive! Southern England

The game itself is interest but the problem is, it's not finish. Story is not complete, some scene don't have background yet and they said it gonna be major update since March. I don't recommend the game unless they have really complete the game.

Dead But Alive! Southern England is a game that I can't recommend because: - it's not worth the money - it's incomplete - the storyline is not finished - some scenes doesn't have a background yet - it is pointless - the only good reason to install this game is for the trading cards

[i]Review based on 2nd edition of the game[/i] As a big fan of visual novels and zombies, I was excited to get this one. The classic, TWD inspired story about the group of survivors with tough moral choices meets the easily approachable format of visual novel should be an easy win in my book. Unfortunately, the great (if not the most innovative) idea is hindered by less than stellar execution, and while "Dead But Alive" is far from bad, I cannot reccommend it for the full price. Apart from game's length (about 2 hours), the storyline is not complete - the game ends with "to be continued" and it's not clear whether the next episodes are coming. That's the main problem of the game - lack of content and lack of variety. Both the the resource management (managing the camp of survivors) and visual novel (choices, romances) aspects have not enough depth. There isn't enough control of the survivors - you cannot assign them tasks or roles; it's not even possible to dismiss them after they join your ranks (unless it's driven by the story), so they end up eating your food until the end. With so limited control, you're not going to feel like a boss. The game also suffers from technical issues (for instance, clicking on any resorce image leads to script error), but it runs well enough on Win7. Visual novel part of the game is quite short - there are some decisions and moral choices to be made, but despite their serious tone, the game doesn't let you feel their weight upon you. And while characters look interesting, there's too little interaction and dialogue for them to really come alive. Romance part, from my experience, is not an inch deeper than that - a few dialogue lines and one scene per character. You can be involved with as many NPC's as you wish without any consequences, which makes the whole thing even less believable and less exciting. Despite all negative stuff, I enjoyed "Dead But Alive!" to a degree. It can be fun for a while, it has nice visuals, a variety of characters and a promise of grim, post-apocalypse world waiting to be explored, but unfortunately, it doesn't fully deliver. With the recent update, however, there is a glimmer of hope that developers will fix the bugs and add more content (or change the pricing) in the future, and create a bigger, better sequel that would finally let me party Rick Grimes style.

Honestly? It is an interresting idea of a game. Fighting for your daily lifes, killing zombies with a slot machine and a bit of a good eye when to press the button to slow it down. BUT It looks like an early access game, not only because its not finished, but there are still a few bugs in the system. You can start the came now if you read the discussion part, where its explained easily,(after always crashing when trying to start) but that something like that is even necessary is a big no go. And there are some guys I should be able to talk to, but nothing happens when I press the button. Some dialogues are a bit short, and there could be more moralty choices. The game gets easily boring after 25 days of killing zombies with a slot machine, breaking locks with a short minigame and looking for resources. The storyline of the mainstory is incredibly short, and some of the sidestories are interesting, but there are to big gaps between them, so you will stop the game out of boredom before even getting to them. Music is (more or less?) one soundtrack, and the drawing of the characters is nothing special.

I don't usually play this kind of games but I had to try this one and I am quite pleased by what I've seen so far. I enjoy the how you must manage your group and resources which is a nice addition compared to games from Telltale. I'm only getting started but already know I'll probably do at last another run with different choices just to see the impact t will have. Steve is hating me right now so I'm curious to see what would happen if I was to side more with him. Overall it is a nice relaxed experience you can enjoy at your own pace but with some nice challenges when it comes to resources management. A must have for all zombie fans.

Dead But Alive! is a visual-novel/sim game in a zombie apocalypse setting and with too many broken mechanics. Pros: + None Cons: - Broken game mechanics - Lame ending 1/10 Nothing in it works as it should work. Total garbage. Its not a finished game.

Game finishes on a 'to be continued' - it's been over a year since then and no sign of the 2nd part of the game.

The game is okay not the greatest and not fully completed.. Blank backgrounds on some parts and the story doesnt add up. Pros Steam trading cards Well done simulation for a indie game Plenty of choices to make Choices impact art Cons Blank backgrounds at some parts