Z.O.N.A: Origin

This was really fun and a great improvement over Z.O.N.A. Project X. I liked being able to revisit the locations of the first game. The new environments, foliage and increase in enemies were a great addition. Enjoyed using the new weapons as well. Although I did play through the game only using the AK-74M. I found tons of ammo for that but very little for any other gun aside from the HMG and the Makarov. Ready to play his newest release!

I'm really enjoying this game so far. Considering this is an indie dev and a VR title, it exceeds expectations and compares well to other games in the Roadside Picnic genre (Stalker, Metro, etc). Great value at this price point. It took a few hours and a bit of trial and error to figure everything out; it doesn't hold your hand and the world is unforgiving, but I enjoy a challenge and learning from my mistakes. I'm only 15hrs in but I particularly appreciate the variety of maps and locations, some linear and scripted, some wide open and procedurally populated, together with a day/night cycle. Sometimes the world feels oppressive and claustrophobic and terrifying, other times almost beautiful and serene. And there's a good variety of enemies to fight and weapons to try, so combat doesn't feel repetitive. I've been following the development for a while, as there's been regular updates with improvements and bug fixes every month or two. The game now feels really good, and has clearly benefitted from several rounds of feedback. I think I picked the right time to play, to get the best experience.

[b]Tl;dr:[/b] Enjoyed the first game but a few design choices weren't ideal and one mission killed it for me. [b]Pros:[/b] + Looked decent + No performance issues + Some improvements to enemy AI + Improvements to PDA map + Worked on PSVR2 [b]Cons:[/b] - Took away the healing injector pouch - Can't disable voices - The "Ghost Base" mission is terrible and caused me to stop playing - Aiming seemed less accurate than the first game - Prefer a slot based backpack for the interior [b]Closing Thoughts:[/b] I was a little annoyed losing the healing pouch because I prefer to use my wrist slots for grenades. Now not only do you have to use them for healing but also for the detector unless you want to keep going into your backpack. I also wasn't that into the voices which were easily disabled in the first game but not possible in this game. The true dealbreaker for me was the "Ghost Base". [spoiler] You get a side mission where the guy tells you that it will be tough and you'll need a machine gun. But he'll give you one which turns out to be a submachine gun. Ok, I'm thinking if he's giving me this gun then it must work for whatever is there. I'm expecting some k…

Good game if you like any of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series games, encountered almost no bugs and zero game crashes.

Agree with the positive reviews

This game is very hard but very fun, while it has some glitches, its worth getting