Z.O.N.A: Origin

Some thoughts. This just feels like rip-off Into The Radius. I know it's a solo-dev, but it's still a $20 game so I would like it to be fun and worth my money. This just isn't. Voices As opposed to ITR, this game has "voiced" NPCs. Voiced in quotations because I'm pretty sure it's an AI voice. Just based off of speech patterns and such. Also, the characters yap endlessly and the game has barely started. It's too much too soon. I can see why 50% of players do the tutorial, the extremely annoying AI voice just does not stop talking. Endless walls of text. When you get a voice message in game, it automatically pops up this humongous brick of text on top of your wrist PDA, and it's even upside down when you're holding a rifle, it looks so stupid. Animations Anyways, besides that I just absolutely can not stand the default unreal engine zombie movement. I love the models, they look great! Here is where he downloaded one: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/zombie-in-a-hazmat-suit-58a4f302e71b4322a3d665de600f94d7 But to pair them with literal bottom of the barrel pure garbage is sad. For me I just can't stop thinking of Slaughtering Grounds by Digital Homicide. Iykyk, but at the same tim…

The closest thing to Stalker that you'll find in VR. Atmosphere is immaculate. Some jank here and there, but I still heavily recommend it. Seems to run pretty decently on my 3060.

Highly recommended! If you like Into The Radius, ConVRgence, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, or other looter shooters with a ton of replayability, this game is for you. Weapons customization is on point, there's always a feeling of high risk high reward. Money is scarce, and resources are too in ZONA. I still have yet to acquire night the very expensive vision goggles as it would break my bank so to speak. If you enjoy managing load outs, looking through every drawer and closet, and are a loot goblin like myself you will love ZONA.

This game stands on par with other great survival shooters (games like Into the Radius, Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Convergence, etc). This game was such an improvement over the first one, Z.O.N.A. Project X. Guns are more balanced, a lot of quality of life improvements and refinements. What impressed me was how large some of the maps were. Like few VR games have large (and tall) spaces, like the massive apartment level or artic base in this one. That felt pretty cool. The ability to paint your guns is nice, gunplay is fun, cleaning guns isn't a chore. When I asked questions because I was dumb, the dev would often answer before the community, so props to him for the game and info. Look forward to your next game.

Too much grass. It's mostly a joke, but maps with lots of tall grass often have such poor visibility that they can feel unfairly frustrating at times. It eventually got annoying enough that I stopped playing a while ago. Overall, the game has a fantastic concept and does an excellent job of creating its own unique atmosphere. That said, the progression and leveling feel somewhat lacking from a gameplay perspective. The questlines could use more polish, and both the shop system and item storage at your base are rather inconvenient. Overall, I'm satisfied with the game and would still recommend it, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it falls just short of what it could have been. I understand that this is largely due to the realities of the VR premium game market, where the player base is relatively small and it's difficult for developers to justify extensive post-launch investment. Even so, I think the game would benefit greatly from continued polishing. As far as I know, the studio's next title is set to release soon. If it ends up offering a similar experience, I think I'd come away somewhat disappointed.

This game would have been much more fun if you could play it with your friends.