A 225 km2 open world post-soviet state wiped out by an unknown infection. Go Solo, team up with friends or take on the world as you choose your path in this brutal and chilling landscape using whatever means you stumble upon to survive.
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.