Reviews - DayZ Mod for ARMA 2: Combined Operations

May 30th, 2012 6 people agree 0 people don't

Great idea. Good execution. Plenty of players. however it is lacking in content and just things to do, but I trust it will come in time. Until that time I don't think I can play to much as I got bored quickly (first 20 hours) but I plan to come back to it. Great with friends.

May 31st, 2012 6 people agree 1 person doesn't

Giving this mod a score when it's in an alpha phase is sort of silly but I'll throw in my two cents

What makes this game great is the fact that it really ain't a game, there are no real gimmicks or 'special' game mechanics; it's just you and the rest of the world on a 225 sqr KM map, having to outwit and defend yourself against the elements of nature (gotta find food and water, and stay warm), the undead (they're around the entire country and they're pretty scary to fight in a big horde), and even your fellow survivors (this mod really hits home on the fact that humans are still the most dangerous adversary to face even when the world's going to hell, with most willing to backstab you for a small can of beans)

The server persistence adds to the experience too, it's pretty neat that you can travel for hours and then leave the server and then come back the next day on a different server with your position and supplies all saved on a remote database.

I had some really memorable moments with some of my fellow NMRiH team members in this game, some of which we compiled into short stories on our own site (apparently that stuff is pretty common in the Day Z community too!) but even with all that neat stuff and happiness, there's bound to be some problems and unfortunately they're pretty big

The problems mostly involve the fact that the mod is on the ArmA2 engine, which has impressive tech but is pretty buggy on how it handles physics and close quarters combat (I broke all my limbs by crawling through a doorway for example) and that the servers are having network issues (really long loading times which should be fixed in 1.7, warping zombies, etc.). It's extremely frustrating to travel for miles only to get warped back to the coastline once you log back in. Also, the game itself can get frustrating with the high amounts of PvP encounters.

All in all, this is a wonderful game that deserves to be checked out! Just remember that it's still in alpha :) A MotY contender.

Dec 2nd, 2012 3 people agree 0 people don't

Day Z is one of the most well known and ambitious mods to ever come out. Ironically it did so by abandoning lots of substance, and just dropping players into a Zombie-infected Chernarus with nothing to do but survive. Everything else is up to the player.

It's an interesting concept, and over time they expanded on survival elements quite a bit, but at least the last time I played, there wasn't enough teamwork emphasis. Custom Bandit skins were removed so people could kill others with no penalty, and they'd blend in perfectly. This plus the reduction of the amount of Zombies turned Day Z into Zombie Deathmatch.

Dec 1st, 2012 2 people agree 0 people don't

well there is so much that can be said about this mod, but one thing I can say is that I have never had as much fun and random things happen to me at the same time in this mod game.
when that is said this is only a mod and already this is better then most of the games that have come out in 2012.

Nov 30th, 2012 2 people agree 0 people don't

most intense game I've ever played.

Aug 1st, 2012 3 people agree 1 person doesn't

Great mod hope it continues to be great!

May 30th, 2012 7 people agree 5 people don't

As far as a free to play mod comes, this is the best it can get, and it is one of the best zombie gaming experiences I have ever enjoyed.

Dec 1st, 2012 1 person agrees 0 people don't

Best zombie ever made but need to fix some bugs and hax

Nov 30th, 2012 1 person agrees 0 people don't

Best mod in a long time

Nov 30th, 2012 1 person agrees 0 people don't

awesome