The most bad*ss of combinations is in this game, it intertwines This War of Mine and ZOMBIES. This War of Mine is arguably my favorite side scroller game, what a deeply bleak yet terrific game. And Zombies, what else can I add to that genre of gaming? Telltale's the Walking Dead, World War Z, Left For dead 1 & 2, the entire RE franchise and so much more is peak horror. With all of this in mind, Into our Dead: Our Darkest Days is a brilliant addition to that roster of peak.
I won't rant too long on the pros of this game since that could be an entire College thesis paper, but I love how bleak it is with its delivery. It challenges you thoroughly not just on surviving, but surviving with empathy and morality in mind. I got a somewhat bad ending for my first run and what's crazy is that I'm not mad about it. In fact, it adds to the major grey area of this game. For me, it was way easier to get the bad ending rather than going out of my way to be good and get a "good" ending. Even when officially getting some of the good endings, you will still probably commit awful things in order to desperately cling onto that pipedream. You most likely will have to murder other survivors and steal important equipment in order to access that goodness. What an insane game just on that alone, but the gameplay is just as good as the moral quandaries.
I want the gameplay to be mostly hidden to anyone that reads this, because I went in blind and completely fell in love with it. Just know it's very similar to This War of Mine and the concepts of maintaining bases and planning loot missions. The zombies added into that melting pot is one of the most eerie and uncomfortable experiences of my gaming life, every looting trip felt like I was just inches away from defeat and a nasty bite. One minor mistake while stealthing or rummaging through the loot can send you directly to a permanent zombie coma.
Yeah this game rocks, I am utterly shocked this is an early access. Any other early access game atm would dream of having mechanics and gameplay like this, pls give it a chance you won't regret it, especially if you love ZOMBIES.
