Wow! Thank you all for getting this thing to 10k views and for the awesome comments! Let us know what other games and their fun atmospheres you'd like to see Duffy and the rest of the team talk about in our future videos! 🏴‍☠

@retrotoastplays7451

Жыл бұрын

play hunt showdown

@chobotnickaonkrek6675

9 ай бұрын

@@retrotoastplays7451 Cool I liket. But my mision is what is music on background. Google is pretty bad at fining music. ( its totaly shit )

If I remember correctly the dev’s wanted to instill a sense of being late. What I mean is: have you stumbled upon a military camp and seen dead soldiers and robots? Notice how blood is fresh and how the robots are on fire? It’s meant to make you feel like you just missed the fight. The chance to save the people. You were late to all of theses things. Even the invasion. Like if you had gotten there faster you could’ve saved them. And then that draws in the loneliness.

@specialism640

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I don’t know if they manage to install it but they did do something similar in the Resistance base in The Archipelago region. Right as you arrive, two massive Fnix cannon shots absolutely obliterate any hope of them. Not mentioning the machines already laying Siege in the base

@NickHunter

Жыл бұрын

@@specialism640 Just reached that part yesterday and shat myself

@bertilorickardspelar

8 ай бұрын

One thing that is missing though to complete that feeling is gunfire in the distance. It will usually look like there was just a fight moments ago but you will notice after a while that you heard nothing of it. I still like the feeling in the game but it could use a little polish.

Very good review! I just picked up this game and yes even though it’s fun to play with friends I always feel rushed by them to advance to the next objective. If you want the best experience, play it solo. It’s a whole different game when you do

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! And totally agree. That's been the cool part about this game; how unique the solo and coop experiences feel compared to each other. -Duffy

@NisseHult101

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, when GZ is played solo, you can get somewhat of a survival horror vibe of the game that seems lost when playing with friends. That said, playing with friends is also a lot of fun, but the experience is quite different I think.

@TheExplosiveGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I pretty much exclusively play solo, I'm at the point where I know the game so well I play on guerilla by myself to make it a challenge. Better loot drop chances as well (on guerilla, not solo). I love the atmosphere of playing alone, it can feel so intense at times, I just finished a fight earlier today where I fought 4 tanks, three harvesters, 16 hunters and a dozen runners, burned through 3000 rounds of 7.62 AP, that was an intense one solo lol.

@GodsSoldier2

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@mattbrassfield2291

2 жыл бұрын

fun-times w/ friends turn into scifi horror hunting for your next safehouse or med kit. :D its the only way to play it.

Criminally underrated game. One of my favorites in my game library. One of the best OSTs as well. So good. The atmosphere in this game is like Terminator 2 and War Of The Worlds (2005) had a baby. It's perfect. The era setting, location, audio, visuals... everything works.

@alexanderlangley

6 ай бұрын

Then you might like The Hunter Call of The Wild. I discovered Generation Zero through this game. It has very similar gameplay and even runs on the same engine.

@azo0ownz

5 ай бұрын

@@alexanderlangley Call of the Wild is pretty boring compared to Generation Zero. whole different games.. it's not like those deers are trying to kill you and the big mother deer will chase you down because you started a fight

interesting video, as someone who is from Sweden, finding out that there was a game that actually took place in my country felt so refreshing. At the start, I loved that empty feeling it had (despite the extreme amount of copy and paste assets), but now it's a bit sad since with recent updates of the map. More buildings get destroyed or either locked up, and it's the same for everyone. So the continuity and context for the main story now is very messy for new players.

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

I totally get what you mean. I'm hoping they make efforts with another update in the near future to adjust that, but it's rare for a team to backtrack on an update they'd planned out. As someone who's always wanted to visit Sweden, I can at least enjoy it as a good walking simulator with robots to shoot haha -Duffy

@ettnollbajen9945

2 жыл бұрын

Like it for the same reason (Swedish) a lot of little stuff that we only get ,plus I'm getting to shoot my trusty old Ak-4 I had during my military duty up north in Sweden

@k.b.tidwell

2 жыл бұрын

I am very much wanting to visit Sweden after playing GZ! To be honest the landscape is incredibly similar to my boyhood rural home in the US South. The game has affected me viscerally because of a few things... I was born in 1970, so in the game year of 1989 I was...19. Every. Single. Thing in this game takes me 32 years into my past in a very realistic way! Even the robots, lol, because I write science fiction. I've had scads of robots like these sprinting through my mind since I was 12. But what is a totally completely life-sim for me is the way the land looks as I travel through it. I hiked miles and miles in the forests around my home in the daytime and night, and I can't help but smile when I see the moon shining through the trees, their branches waving in the breeze, and the sounds all around me as I travel alone. The realism really transports me. Another thing I find that I never knew I liked so much is the Swedish minimalist lifestyle. I say minimalist only as compared to American excess, but I am very attracted to the sort of Ikea environment in the homes. I know it's a game and necessarily not as lush as real life, but I get the idea that the...practicality...of the way things are in the game is fairly realistic. And it's nice. And I'll throw in that the music and sound effects are perfect. The songs that play from the boom boxes are actually better than what I heard back then ha! I must say I envy the Scandinavian cultures, Sweden in particular, and I'm thankful that something like a game can help me see it in my mind's eye. As an introvert I completely agree with Casual Panic's video. Give me single player if it's as nice as Generation Zero's.

@k.b.tidwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@CasualPanic When I zoom out and look at the great big old map of the other land masses around the game area, I feel hope that the devs will expand the game into them.

@azo0ownz

5 ай бұрын

@@k.b.tidwell imagine camping in the woods of sweden and suddenly you hear a robot sound :O

On a whim i recently started Gen Zero & I’m glad i did. Robot design and the big open realistic world really caught my attention. Lying prone in the grass, figuring out your next move as a conga line of killer robots slowly passes by within feet of you is intense.

I started playing this game right in the beginning, back when it was an absolute nightmare to play, full of bugs and immensely difficult. But I still stuck with it because of its very unique and magical atmosphere, and boy am I glad I did! The updates! The sweet, sweet updates! Avalanche has turned this game from a rough cut gem to the crown jewel with all the DLC content and gameplay fixes they have implemented over the last two years. I love this game, and I hope more people discover it because it is really an awesome game. 👌

@metalpunk1234

2 жыл бұрын

Well your in luck cause this year on 2022, the game has had a full bug fix and lag fixes with the new landfall update, with new robots and new weapons from the dlc pack "American weapons packs" as well.

@Darkmattermonkey77

2 жыл бұрын

Also, the newest patch/new stuff coming in a week or so. The “New Dawn” update.

@trench0428

2 жыл бұрын

The beginning was so empty feeling. It was an amazing irritating feel

@TheExplosiveGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@trench0428 Yeah it really was, there weren't many robots around but when you did find one ohh boy, watch out. It's been fun watching the landscape change over the years too, I remember when there weren't any FNIX installations at all, just robots wandering around a beautiful normal looking landscape, it sure has changed a lot with all the buildings that have been destroyed and new FNIX installations, along with some landscape changes too.

@thesocialistsarecoming8565

Жыл бұрын

I started in the beginning, and for console edition at least. Ammo was just too scarce. It was so bad i dropped it for years. Just picked it back up and its waaaay better in that regard, although the trauma of finding my first tank when i had 50 rounds of ammo left after scouring the area leads me to hoard ammo like no other. I feel genuinely uncomfortable walking around with less than 2,000 rounds of ammo. I think it traumatised me lol.

The 1980's eerie sweden is probably my favorite aesthetic.

@terencehill1325

2 жыл бұрын

Hi you're here too?

@Burgerplayer3920

2 жыл бұрын

@@terencehill1325 yes : )

This game gives me the old STALKER vibe, where you stopped dead where you heard a gunshot off in the distance, the feeling of loneliness is amazing, plotting your travels through undergrowth and carefully creeping across fields or from building to building while the enemy just creepily chatters among its self. I think the world building and the game engine is really cool and see so much potential to take this game forward, just a few more assets (a few less Volvos and Saabs LOL)

When I first heard of Generation Zero I immediately thought of the art of Simon Stålenhag as something similar and a possible source of inspiration for it. Great stuff, both the art and the game!

@peterclarke7240

2 жыл бұрын

There's a little bit of a controversy about that though, unfortunately. The devs apparently live in the same town as him, and have repeatedly denied any deliberate inspiration despite the rather blatant similarities. He's on record as not even wanting royalties, but he's seriously pissed off with the devs for what does look like unashamed plagiarism. Hell of a way to treat him. I've been playing gen 0 for months now, but after reading about all that, it made me view the game and the devs very differently, unfortunately.

@peterclarke7240

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vel_D I'd buy that normally... But then I read an article about it that references his opinion on the matter- it's on pcgamer. Most relevant bit is this: “Avalanche knows who I am. We live in the same town. The game director of the GZ follows me on Twitter. I’ve even met them and briefly worked with them, and not once did they mention they were working on a game set in the Swedish countryside in the late 1980s, featuring giant robots.” The artist doesn't care that the devs didn't reference his work as a potential influence, what he is pissed off about is that the devs are openly denying ANY knowledge of his work despite that appearing to be a blatant lie. It just seems like the devs have decided that any admission of influence would be tantamount to them risking a lawsuit, so they're doubling down on their ridiculous claim that an artist who they've worked with, that they follow on twitter, and that they've actually met, who is famous for his 1980's swedish retro-futurist work featuring giant robots and moody landscapes, didn't influence their art direction on a game in a 1980s Swedish retro-futurist setting featuring giant robots and moody landscapes in the slightest. I mean, believe what you like, but sometimes you just get a little teeny tiny feeling that something might be smelling a bit fishy. 🤣

The emptiness reminded me alot of some of the maps in Half Life 2. Completely barren save for the robots. The way some of the gunshots and explosions echo throughout the landscape really add to the empty feeling.

You put into words exactly why I love this game. Also, being a swede, the original swedish voice actors are really good, at least the most important ones. It gives me chills. That together with the emptiness of swedish homes that were all somehow prepared for an invasion, something that we all know was a special time of swedish history during the cold war. Especially coming from an indie developer, the sound detail is amazing. Also, the fact that, and some spoiler warnings here for new players, that the machines have weaknesses that when destroyed affect their behaviour in some way.

The thing that completes the emptiness for me is the ambiance and the sounds of the robots ,the loud thud echoing made by the tanks it adds a bit of eerie feel which i like, to be honest the sound design just adds to the empty world this is my opinion anyway

@erikwilliams9553

10 ай бұрын

Hearing the Tanks and Harvesters echoing through the air when you can’t see them is one thing I love about this game

i think that must be the reason why i love this game so much because i'm an introvert and i love the open freedom feel solitude no rush amazing countryside mixed with robots and amazing music i've just bought a series x so i'm going to buy this game again which will be my third time

My pal and me love strolling through the woods, seeing sun rays, fog, moon light etc. The contrast between defending a house against 10 digs, 6 hunters and 3 super big machines (no idea what their names are), with constant shell shocking, machine guns destroying the windows and explosions everywhere - and then strolling through the woods or an "empty" city full of with dead robots and empty houses is soooo good. I really hope this game get's a bigger fan base and the developers stay with the project - it's an unpolished gem, but it shines already so much: the animations of the machines, the armor falling off them, they sprinting at you and scare the hell out of you, it's so epic.

Just started playing this a few weeks ago - now going 50 hours in game, and I have been loving it so far. I know this video is a year old - but your definition and coverage of an 'Empty World Nostalgia' definitely encompasses Generation Zero. I find great bliss simply taking in the worlds like this created by devs, along with other RPG/ARPG/FPS games. I can sort of call it Swedish Fallout 76 - the bugs by launch, the bread-crumbs like experience with voicemails, logs, and diaries, the base-building-assualt-defense gameplay, the crafting and looting, and the exploration aspect. This one however, is less god-rays and the obnoxious 'it just works' thing from Fallout. Generation Zero is an amazing experience. When I played it, minor bugs happened, but ran swimmingly 98% of the time, the graphics are gorgeous, combat is decently paced and enjoyable, and the ambience - reverbs of gunshots, the roaring of machines, and the background noise of the environment, topping it off with you roaming the beautiful Swedish countriside - is definitely a solid single player 'Empty World' experience for you to explore and leave no stone unturned to digest the world the Devs intended for you to take in. I play with my brother and nephew time to time, but this game just hits different going solo with this. I just wish the game shows a bit more life, maybe a town hub of survivors at least, go the Far Cry 3 route of riding boats, hang gliders or providing more movement and creative combat options. But Generation Zero is fine, if not better, than how it first was, and the very recent update even gives you a machine companion who can accompany you - carrying loot, and outfitted with weapons and armor to fight with you! Thanks for spotlighting this underrated game, and I definitely recommend this game if you just want to turn your mind off, travel and indulge the Swedish countryside and fight against machines that come your way.

YES GENERATION ZERO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Back in the day I had halo 3 before I had internet...so I walked around the maps and played in forge. Walking around Valhalla with my gun lowered dropping stuff in the water just to look at the physics and effects of it being carried downstream. Every once and a while now that MCC is on PC I go back to Valhalla solo and just chill by the river next to the minigun. The sounds and the look of the water is super nice and honestly kinda like a meditation spot.

Me too 100%. Games like FarCry that are "busy" with animals, enemies, NPCs etc seem too populated and contrived. Every 10 seconds you are dealing with some person or animal and it gets frustrating and unrealistic. GZ really gives me a true sense of disaster and the related loneliness of being a survivor.

Game is very atmospheric. It's easy to get lost in it! It's definitely fun to hunt or be hunted.

Hell yeah! I couldn’t put my finger on the feeling but you’ve encapsulated it here

Most underrated game - great atmosphere and sound-design!

The atmosphere of Generation Zero gives me the same vibes as The Long Dark.

This was such a cool perspective for a game review. You got the introvert in me excited.

I was introduced to this game by watching IGP and Iceycaress on KZread. I ended up getting it and don’t regret it one bit. I absolutely love this game

@dqrknight709

8 ай бұрын

same its fire asf

This game is amazing so overlooked Ive shown this to my son we are gonna team up and smash this up This game is made for multiplayer

Excellennt video! Love the editing and pace. Well done :) Subbed!

Me and a buddy absolutely love this game been playing this since it first was released and have recently started to do a Playthrough on our channel

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

We'll have to check it out sometime! Glad you're enjoying the game as much as I am! -Duffy

I just picked up Generation Zero for the first time about a month ago. While I can't give a comprehensive review or any guides or anything like that, I can give a base review of all that I've seen so far. This game rewards creative play. You play how *you* want to play. Are you a speedy medic, zipping across the battlefield to aid your allies? Are you a lone pathfinder, always surveying the future battleground and formulating strategies? The trapper, constantly leading your enemy? A sniper, a heavy gunner, a tech warrior, whatever. Anything you can think of in this game, it will reward you for it. My friends and I have taken to tactically clearing rooms since it's just so fun. Sound design is perfect, movement is fluid, visuals are *stunning*. One of my favourite things to do in this game are clear bunkers as an organized strike team. I would open a door while my sharpshooter friend stays a few paces back. It's extremely satisfying to take on engagements how you want to. Then there's the environment itself. Every single location tells a story, no matter how small. Tiny fishing docks often have cars with fishing poles in them, as well as tool/tackle boxes. Houses that were homes to military have *plenty* of ammunition and often times have firearms. Hell, I even just today as I'm writing this came across a very small shack on the beach. Two cars were parked, there was a radio, some weights, and other items you might expect someone to have when having a workout day at the beach. This is one of the few games that I have to give a 10/10 on atmosphere. The world really feels lived in, and it leaves little to the imagination of what life was like before your trip.

as someone who plays the game all the time I agree. the sound design is great, and the music is super fitting.

Hey man, just wanted to say, I completely understand what you saying relating to the empty erry feeling, this game is god tier when it comes to that, I haven’t had this much fun or a heart rate this high playing a game in a long time, I feel like I’m in a nightmare when I play this game, but in a good way, I’m on my own and I have to focus and be serious or else that’s it, good video man, also I haven’t wanted the comfort of another npc so bad before, which gives me all the more reason to keep moving forward in hopes of finding people while also feeling like a badass while surviving on the way, this game makes me feel like Glenn did in that one episode of the walking dead where he was on his own for so long, just trying to make it, to mention the gameplay mechanics are superb imo, which makes it even better

I completely agree with you! Generation Zero is a grandiose game. And they really managed to recreate Sweden in the 80's. The atmosphere and lighting is off the hook! And as you pointed out, the immersive sound that echoes so naturally through the world. And the main theme is such a powerful piece of timeless, classic gaming music! However, Avalanche not recognizing Simon Stålenhag as THE source of inspiration for the game is just weird. For people who followed his work here in Sweden, it's quite obvious!

I love this game's vibe. They really nailed the era and I dug the contrast between running around with little more than a pistol trying to skirt around and take down overwhelming murder machines to eventually Rambo'ing dozens of robots with thousands of bullets that I crafted myself. ...only to then run into even bigger threats that hit that much harder. Truly a teenage coming-of-age apocalypse action movie in game form.

recently started seeing this game pop up on my recommended section. All the reasons you have listed are a part of why I also love the game despite ever even playing. I also loved how when in multiplayer mode with a couple of friends you try to bunch together as much as you can to go through this hostile and foreign environment that was supposed to be a familiar place for you. Idk I really think this is a great game and I am planning on getting in when ever I get the chance. Cool video. Good job! :)

Excellent atmosphere and excellent video

The specific magic this game has, is exactly what the far cry series needs. needing to plan ahead and traverse carefully is exactly what most open world games are missing. They become tedious, because a gameplay mechanic as obvious as world traversal is put on the back burner.

I just can't describe how much I love this game. I barely saw the trailer when released, I liked it but heard nothing after it. about a year later, I saw another youtuber, IGP, play it and I was hooked, my goodness I was hooked that I waited until I got paid (1 week) and I could not put my controller down. Same as you, the emptines, ominous atmosphere, and of course, the robots, was just instant love for me. The lore, oof, I love the lore so much. Great video and support for the game. Easily top 5 fav games of all time for me.

I have played this game about 6 times now just because of this, I really love the atmosphere that I alone am able to explore. I typically play it in the fall as it reminds me of playing in the woods when I was younger during the cool autumn season.

What I love about Generation Zero, and one of the reasons why it’s one of my favourite games, is because it genuinely makes you feel so alone, that you’re the last person alive. The atmosphere made me feel so cold and alone when I was playing it, it was insane! Such an awesome underrated game

@poultryfornicator4412

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see I'm not the only one. I get a heavy feeling from it!

I personally really like enemy design. Generation zero was one of the only games that made me whip out my binoculars before attacking. And it gives a sense of acomplishment, when you start to learn the components of robots, you recognize their sounds, and so much more. The sound effects too, its so satisfying to strip a robot of all weapons in a few clean shots.

Love this game and am on the 5th play through as well as 2 dedicated series here on you tube for it.. Good video and review !

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Dude, great video! Well executed.

The best Immersion in this game comes from going at it Solo, what makes it so enjoyable is the atmosphere and the mystery, Ill add that Your video was very enjoyable to watch, I am very surprised that you don't have more attention with quality content like this

Just started playing this a couple of weeks ago and I'm absolutely loving it so far. Playing through solo, the atmosphere of the game is amazing, the robot sounds are great and I love the way you can hear them off in the distance (because the game is so quiet). I also enjoy trying to enter towns/outpots quietly, or going in shooting first (both are fun... although sneaking is obviously more tense), Anyway, suffice to say this game is definitely my kind of thing.

And the graphics are so amazing especially in the sun with a legendary shiny gun it reflects the sunlight and is so pretty, and being on a tall mountain and looking over the map on a sunny day is so beautiful

Love this format!

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Definitely gonna work on some more like this down the road 👍 -Duffy

Been playing Generation Zero since it’s release, thank you for this video I always wish GZ got a little more attention and appreciation for what it is

Agreed with all that you said. The atmosphere on this game is very unique and in my opinion you have to experience it as a single player. Multiplayer totally changes the game (in a good way) but it brakes the solitude experience.

I’ve been playing the game since early 2019 and the game has came along way from the old inventory system in the HUD to the funny glitch is that you see to the broken ones that you use to the bosses to the new type of robot it’s honestly One of the first games that you can actually see the progression of what the deaths have done and you can tell they’re very invested when I first started to play it it reminded me of dying light you explore this big world you start from nothing and then you dominate everything it’s honestly a good game to come back to

As a swede that was 18 years old 1989, I really like the game.. Playing it coop with friends is really fun, and the sounds are among the best in any game.. It looks like Sweden and it sounds like Sweden.. :)

Bro I played this game up the other day for the first time and it was so fun, exploring the houses, on high alert from the government, finding new weapons with notes with stories from those who were there maybe only hours before you. You know enough to get a grasp but not enough to understand what's going on, such a fun game

the way i see it, the robots were pretty effective at what they do and see why the Swedish military wanted to adopt them, while theres battle scenes, its not as messy or as destroyed as you would expect, from runners being fast and agile to catch up with their targets they probably took care of anyone who wasn't armed or as lucky to make it, so it adds onto the emptiness pretty well ^^

As i am from sweden, and grew up in these years, this game made a lot of impact on me, i recognice myself in certain situations. And it was like like, i have been on those muddy acres, or on those half snowy cliffs. Love the game, Have to installera igen😊

such a good review and 100% agree with u ! this game for some reason is becoming my favorite :)

i remember that ps2 intro, still my most favorite console intro tbh.

This video has helped a lot with some questions I have had for the game to decide whether I wanted it.. Its currently on sale in the steam store and I remember hearing some good mentioning with it but I was afraid that the solo side was gonna be different.. I do like the feeling of loneliness in a way (not in the sense I like the feeling of loneliness itself but more of how it makes a game feel), it gives you an open world to explore and makes you as the player feel like you are the one who matters (I guess).. Another thing about the game I like is how it looks in a way to be an open world Terminator like game set in the late 80's and by no means is that meant to be a swing at Gen Zero, its actually meant to be the best compliment I can give because I mean, apparently from what I have heard a lot of the Terminator games feel like rip-offs to the movies.. Gen Zero definitely hits home from the looks and I cant wait to play it..

As someone that did play Multiplayer maps in the 90s alone and was exploring every Map without the annoying other People or Bots (also no Internet on Consoles.), i absolutely get this here of course. I Love Generation Zero for the similar reasons. I am glad, that it is the way it is and while playing it with People i know is a lot of fun, playing it alone makes it really shine for me. I am an Observer. Sometimes engaging Robots. But i just love... being there. I guess i also do Roleplaystuff in my head. Since i am from northern Germany, i have been to Sweden and its neighbors quite a lot. I love it over there. Moreover i was born in November 1989, so that is sometimes nice to see articles in Newspapers in this game from that time :D

I recently got Generation Zero and definitely agree that the empty world feeling is present and executed really well. You have vast sections of beautifuk countryside and then in the corner of your eye you will catch a red glow between the trees or a familiar beeping sound will echo from the distance. Then all of a sudden you are on guard. The whole game feels like a frustrating game of catch up as it feels like you are playing the Rock Grimes role having just arrived in Sweden after humanity has just fought its final battle. You arrive at a town to find people have just evacuated or arrive at a bunker to find freshly burning robots and destroyed base defences. Like you are working your way to the front lines of a war that is way out in the distance. The additional of a few friendly voices in your ear via the few NPCS still around makes for a nice touch.

I loved this game. Just played it a month ago. Playing solo is the way to go for sure! Absolutely spot on with the sound. Really need good headphones.

Great game, I am a solo player and have enjoyed this game and still play it regularly. It's funny to remember when I first started and how I struggled to survive, would only travel off the road and along shorelines to avoid contact to make it to the next group of buildings to explore and gather resources. I love the solitary nature of this game and I tend to like most games that are like that.

I loved this when it first came out. The sense of solitude was even more

I agree with what you are saying, am having a blast playing through the game again and let's be honest there's really never a dull moment with this game...

I absolutely love the loneliness vibe to it. The game takes world building and runs with it. Fresh blood, robot remains smoking, and seeing no alive humans makes it feel like you were late to everything. I love it! I absolutely love it to the ground!

Just wanna say you have a kickass channel name 🤙

When I first played Gen 0 back in like 2021 (I think), it was pure horror. The machines growled like mechanical beasts as they walked right past where I hid. I'll always treasure the memory of cowering within the back of a truck or in a house as a patrol of military hunters made their way past accompanied by the menacing thuds of the incredibly lethal quadraped Harvester, or hiding behind a large rock in a small area shaded by some trees while a tank angrily fires its heavy cannons into the woods in an attempt kill me. It wasn't a battle to survive, it was a *struggle* to survive. Nowadays I find the game a but easy and treat fighting tanks less like a desperate struggle and more like fighting a large demon from Doom. I still love Gen 0 but I don't think I'll be able to feel that sense of terror again.

This guy needs more subs

I feel like this game is a "you love it or you hate it" situation in which case i love the game

I finally bought this this past November and I loved the game. Wound up putting a few hundred hours into it. I let the negative reviews keep me off of it for a while, and then one day I finally noticed it on sale for dirt cheap and took a chance on it. And man was I wrong to let the reviews sway me so hard on a game that I was so interested in. I would have happily paid full price for it, and on sale it was an absolute steal. Everybody has their own taste in games, and that's fine. But I really do think this game got an unfair shake from a lot of people. The intention of this game was never meant to be a Skyrim where you run around and talk to a bunch of people. So I think the people that criticize this game for feeling empty have their heads up their asses. I also think theres actually plenty of character in the game regardless. From all the tapes and notes that you find to all the different scenarios you run across in the set pieces (houses turned into makeshift military hqs, weird suicide rituals in the forest, families that died together in their barricaded houses etc), I think there's plenty of story and character to be found in the game. You just have to be willing to use your imagination a bit vs having everything handed to you in a cutscene. And lets face it, as you said, the sound design and atmosphere in this game are top notch. And its just lots of fun and really satisfying to move through the woods and find different ways of battling big scary machines.

I remember there were a few maps in BF1 that I liked wandering around in when no one was joining, wondering what it would've been like for the non-existent NPCs to live in such nice little houses before all the fighting came

For real! The game has some extremely active combat moments, but also some very calm moments, I found myself just climbing a hill or roaming around a forest and, it just feels like you've been teleported into an old romanticist painting

Interesting, I hadn't heard of Generation Zero but it sounds dope!

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video dude! I would say definitely keep an eye out for sales on this game. I snagged it for only $7 when it's normally $25 nowadays. And feel free to hit us up on the discord channel if you ever grab it and need some co-op buddies 👍 -Duffy

i agree with you and G.Z to me is a survival horror game it’s a pretty creepy experience especially when it’s in-game night time the noises in the distance the feeling of isolation it’s honestly brilliant and scary because around every corner and in every town there’s always a possibility that something is watching you from just behind you it’s amazing no other game i’ve played has been able to put that sense of fear in me like G.Z it’s probably not meant to be a scary experience but it is for me and that’s why i love it

Landfall update be like how about a little more!

I just got this game and I'm loving it. Haven't played with friends yet but the solo gameplay is phenomenal so far my one complaint is those bikes

completely agree. just started playing on xbox gamepass and quite enjoying the feeling. just wish there was more stealth play with the big machines rather than constant run and gun.

Despite the fact that we encounter some survivors (at least now) it still feels empty and you could even hear battles going on in the distance (I think that’s what I hear from time to time) despite you never seeing anyone actually fighting.

Gen Zero is a fantastic game and highly underated. I have played it since day 1 of release and it has got better and better over time.

Honestly I just installed this game on my Xbox two days ago, and I love it! I do wish I could play with my friends but they're not interested in playing this kind of games. I also really want to try playing this in a role-playing sense of gameplay.

I got to play it for free on Xbox for a weekend, and I don't think I have ever been so drawn into a game before. It's truly a beautiful game! Highly recommend

GZ is...difficult to describe. In story and in feel, it is best described as a 'Lovecraftian Singularity Scenario'. Saberhagen's work also springs to mind though. There are plenty of dead bodies to be found in the game, but you quickly realize that it's not nearly enough to account for the entire populace. Only a small fraction. This becomes more and more apparent the further along you go, reaching larger population centers, military bases, etc., with half-eaten meals simply abandoned at the table. The amazing sound design only serves to further impress upon you that towering demigods and lower demons of steel stalk the land, searching for any who might yet live. It's eerie. "What HAPPENED to everyone?!" Then you find out...

I do not have the PC equipment powerful enough to possibly play this game, so my only recourse for the past year has been watching others play GZ here on youtube & a lot of it has been fun. However, I am one of those gamers that have played older 3D FPS & when it comes to singleplayer campaigns, I have always felt that aforementioned loneliness of a lone warrior as said in the video, whether it was the Quake series or the first Serious Sam or Soldier of Fortune or Descent, etc etc. But the best first game that really made me feel alone in the world was Half-Life 1998, which included the far-away backdrop illusion of large outdoor spaces. As far as the emptiness & wide-open spaces, the first game I had experienced that in was in Battlezone II: Combat Commander, because of the huge maps that they sometimes were in, including community-made maps that even extended the spaces even wider in them. As computer get better & better, these illusory outdoor spaces in them will get bigger & bigger. Games such as Generation Zero or the latest Serious Sams already have huge mmporg-like spaces, but it's gonna get huger, because we like to make the digital world get closer & closer to real life. VR & holography are just a few stepping stones away to becoming a common normal utility somewhere in the future.

Just got the game a few days ago - I love it! I'm creeping around so slowly and very seriously with such little ammo and supplies. There's something that just clicks with me in this game - as a kid I used to explore the woods around my home with a pellet gun and crappy survival knife. I found a small abandoned oil drilling site from the 50's, abandoned houses and shacks and even a cool 20ft waterfall that would freeze a pillar of ice and take me weeks to chip away and finally break... This game feels like those days. I've gotten to the farm past the church, but haven't cleared it yet. It feels like a zombie game, but I'm so glad it's got killer robots instead! Hearing that sound (like the wake up computer in Alien) echoing in the forest creeps me out. 😬👍

Just the general lack of human (and many animals from what I can tell) is eerie enough but it gets worse when suddenly u hear 1 of 3 things : The robotic gargling of the bots especially the bigger ones, footsteps (especially more than 1 set) or the alert sound effect of u being spotted

What I actually enjoy is that, “yes, it’s a big open/empty world”. But it’s not. You travel by bike (which is dangerous because you can’t shoot or heal while riding) or by foot. There’s always a small fear of traveling the vast map. You can and do run into groups of robots all over and some huge battles between different giant robots that you would rather stay clear of, playing alone. So it’s not really big and empty, it’s huge and potentially scary. You never know (until that motion tracker pops up) when you’re heading into random danger.

Gen Zero wasn't even on my radar but then I started reading the bad reviews and they reminded me of the bad reviews when Fallout 76 first came out. People were complaining that without NPCs it was boring but I loved it. I love games where I can just freely roam and scavenge and have a few encounters with enemies. I also thought the sound design was amazing! I love the fact that they audio logs are in the correct language with subtitles. At first I was a little annoyed that when I would come back to the world I would have to travel so far between safe houses but then I realized that it forced me to find new areas and that made the game even better. Just when I thought this game can't get any better, IT DID! I keep finding surprises whether it's a bunker hidden in the country side or a debris field and each time I say out loud....This game is fantastic! I agree with your review 100%. Keep up the good work.

@SgawCules

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I wish they did have npcs, it kinda gets lonely, especially cus I'm a solo player due to not having any friends that plays it...also traveling sucks, the bicycle controls TERRIBLE.

@peterclarke7240

2 жыл бұрын

Been playing it for a couple of months, and I completely agree- early-and-mid game travel is tedious until you unlock enough safe houses and the speed perks (I never touch the bikes because they're so buggy). It's definitely a game designed for coop, which is a shame because the atmosphere better suits single players, and the lack of npcs really does hurt the story. You just don't care about anything in the game after a while, as it's all just random documents and audio logs that never tell you enough to not disregard. Shame. Mechanically and atmospherically it's a fun game, but I'm done with waiting around for the devs to do something coherent with the story.

@metalpunk1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@SgawCules this year, the devs had a discussion about adding nps and not only that but also animal and robot companions, and a lot more, but today the current update of 2022 had completely fixed all bugs, glitches and lags, and within that they have added new robot into the game as they ended up being from Russia and when they entered the land both current robots we fought were fighting the Russian robots in a clash of battle, but like I said, the devs also spoke of adding npc but if you want to get into this discussion, avalanch had offered surveys for the fans to fill out in order to bring some ideas into the devs discussion so therefore it can help the make the game better and improving, all you gotta do is fill it in, gi e your ideas and then they will have it checked out and discussed, simple as that.

@metalpunk1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterclarke7240 the devs have gave surveys to the fans in order for them to fill in their ideas (as much as yours) into discussion, I've already put mine in and plus the update did fixed a lot of issues but what I'm waiting for is the npcs that they had rumored to be in the game along with animal and robot companion.

@SgawCules

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalpunk1234 I already know all ts

See it’s the same for me with dayz I love how sometime your getting shot at by players or chases my zombies then you get out on the smaller towns just 👌🏼

i don't understand how you so perfectly explained the way I feel about GZ.. i've played it for over 600 hours in both singleplayer and co-op and must admit that they both have there positives and negatives. but the main positive for singleplayer is in my opinion this sense of peacfull lonlyness that you discribed here.. thank you for putting into words my feelings way better then i could!

This video was great, you deserve more subs. I love the emptiness of generation zero too, the atmosphere and graphics even on console is beautiful. This keeps me playing but honestly I don't like were the devs are taking this game, they did the resistance update which was horrible. I really just want more reasons to explore and discover the dead world but it's hard to do that when the is hardly any reason to explore

@CasualPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we appreciate it! And I get what you mean. I think the solo experience definitely isn't the devs main focus, since getting people to play together usually creates more hours played in the game and interactivity. Here's hoping they embrace all experiences of the game down the road and keep the game's world mysterious. -Duffy

I played this yesterday with my best friend, and I was impressed with the amount of fun we had. Especially with how glitchy and broken the bikes were, I got on mine and body slammed my friend as he was getting on his! The game is also very eerie and mostly scary, but the best part is the music. When I heard the menu theme, my brain immediately went into Terminator 2 fan mode!

Just download it, love this game, this "you are alone" feeling, when im playing somethimes y make a history in my mind, ita a really cool game, sometimes the robots jumpscare me, but im stuned and really really like it

Luv everything about this game

I JUST CAME ACROSS YOUR VIDEO.. I just started playing generation zero last April, (my birthday).. I first saw this game in a video on KZread it took me by surprise.. THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE GAME WHEN YOU COME OUT THE HOUSE AND YOU SEE THE ROBOTIC DOG AND THE DEAD COP WAS SUCH AN AMAZING BEGINNING FOR A GAME!!! Now I'm a new player and I didn't know what happened before I hear a lot of people saying that the game wasn't promoted and it was unfinished... I LOVE THIS GAME I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. Then again I didn't play when it first came out.. but let me tell you this game is simply TERRIFYING IN AN AMAZING WAY!! I simply love everything about it now I have not watched the video yet I have it paused... I don't know what you're going to say about the video but I'm going to subscribe to your channel just cuz you mentioned the game that I so love... The whole point of this was to say I think, (FOR A SMALL GROUP OF PROGRAMMERS) to come up with something so good, with only a handful of people? It's really saying something about the commitment of the people that made the game... Thank you for doing this video.....

I am currently making my way through the base game solo and it is just... I can't even begin to explain how awesome it is. I am a bit of a "going in loud and guns blazing" kind of guy, I do try to be stealthy when I can and am required to be. I even have suppressors for almost all of my weapons pistol and Meusser, actually) for 'stealthy' situations. First playthrough, and am loving it.

just discovered the game and now it's in my top10 of all time. it can be really hard playing solo and gathering the loot for upgrades can be pain, for example i tried to fight a lvl 4 rival for that big loot and another lvl 3 rival joined our battle on top of 20 hunters and many runners. it ended up being a huge warzone, i ran out of medkits and had no materials to craft new ones so i had to play super safe and loot me back to a state where i even can start a fight against these big ones again. never had such an experience in a game.

1000 likes, your welcome. I agree with your review & i love this game. I am a very picky critique and the only complaints i have is the flairs & boom boxes should last longer and a lack of aim sensitivity. Thats only 2 very minor things, the rest of the game is just solid awesome anti-robot resistance simulator. 9/10 it could use some more guns.

Love this game and love gamepass and the dlc is wroth look to and the updates have made the game even better big ❤️🇬🇧

I also love how I don't have to worry about other players

I’m older too, it’s a grt game! Bought it for the x but ended up turning into a gamer 🤣

I bought this game after watching this video and I love it. Even though I can't take ten steps outside before the game decides to throw a literal army at me, I found myself running in circles lobbing grenades in all directions until everything stops moving, I won those hectic battles by the skin of my teeth.

I've been playing this game alot recently and I've been abusing the fact i have a bat and running in hitting all the big* robots like 80 times then running useing the survivor speculation that lets you come back from death then sprinting away.