This game is good. Is it worth 30? depends on what you expect to be buying. Id argue it is but I can see why others think otherwise so get it on discount if you can but if you want a fun zombie game just grab it.
First off I'm going to tell you that if your looking for some fun gameplay and replay ability you've come to the right place (kind of), but if your looking for story look elsewhere.
It is fun for those who want to play a zombie game that isn't stuffed with mechanics and focused on what zombies are instead of what they could be.
The positives of this game is that zombies are definitely dangerous and not just something you can get a bunch of different ludicrous buffs to beat.
There are only 3 :( Normal, Runners, and Prime zombies that have a chance to infect you with one hit and that's it. But the game does so good with spawning them its all you need. There's a sense of constant pressure and you needing to decide "there's to many, we need to go" or "we need to stay and get the loot".
The Progression is abysmal "your profile and characters level up" and when they do you can pick perks for your characters to unlock to help fight, even though the perks don't help to much from my experience. You also unlock equipment to purchase for a character to use on runs until you either get them to level 100 or they die.
The maps are great. Each one is huge, your team spawns spread out randomly and you all regroup organically helping each other complete objectives leading to the final one where it is OVERRUN with zombies. The one glaring flaw is that unless your playing solo you do not get to choose the map which SUCKS SO BAD WHEN YOU GET THE SAME MAP 3 TIMES IN A ROW. The saving grace to that glaring issue is that the maps do end up having different routes. You wont always be hitting the same objectives and your end goal or even starting goal wont always be the same with the exception of one map.(I hate you black rock).
The guns are okay at best but nothing to write home about. Seriously though it is pretty bare bones. Just your typical aim for the head. They do feel really good to shoot though.
I did say the game doesn't have many mechanics but the infection mechanic is just enough to keep me on my toes. Its what makes this game stand out. Any zombie has a specific(IDK what it is) chance to infect you, with prime zombies being the biggest chance. Once infected you are on a timer and when that timer runs out you turn into a zombie BUT you can stall the timer by either using the phalanx item or a med kit. But after that the timer(i think) isn't reset all the way. And if your too hurt or stamina is too drained then you have an even HIGHER chance of being infected. Its such a fun mechanic and it makes me take each zombie seriously so I don't lose my character(if your character is infected you can either finish the map and extract to cure them or with a super rare item to save them). Honestly such a fun mechanic that ties the game together kind of nicely.
The difficulty of this game is kind of where it needs to be and although I think the lack of diversity is good for the game I still do wish there were different zombies. If you turn the difficulty up not TOOOO much changes. The change is thankfully not just MORE zombie health. its only a little more. but there's also less resources but at the same time better resources if that makes sense? Like there wont be bandages and ammo everywhere but there will be some med kits and some better guns. More zombies will be runners. And the objectives may take longer.
Something that really bugs me is that the game has a kind of stealth system but its kind of not there at all. They give you a chance to find items that make your footsteps quieter but when I'm shooting a zombie that doesnt really mater.
