I’m a huge Walking Dead fan but I’ve noticed in recent months that the number of fellow fans have been dropping like flies and the grumblings about zombies in games have been getting louder.
So it was with quite some surprise when I saw that SOE’s newest game is yet another Zombie survival game. As expected it’s another Massively Multiplayer Online game and will apparently be free to play, I’m sure with some possible micro-transactions.
You are dropped in a post apocalyptic world which is in ruins and your typical undead zombies are wandering around. Taking a slight change from the standard lore is that the zombies are pretty quick in this game but at the same time they aren’t very smart and are much scarier at night.
You need to survive against the zombies and other players and apparently the world will be a living breathing entity. You can team up with other players and build forts to defend or take over vehicles to get across large areas quickly.
Each zombie has its own AI so every one you meet will apparently react differently. Though when their goal is to eat you I can’t see how many different ways that could play out.
H1Z1 is coming to PC’s, obviously, but they have hinted that it may land on PlayStation as well in the near future.
Has Sony Online Entertainment come to the party late here or is a corporate backed DayZ what many people have been waiting for?
So far the game looks pretty good and it’s still early days so hopefully this will evolve into something incredible.
Last Updated: April 10, 2014
Norm the Horrible
April 10, 2014 at 10:34
Free to play… here, have a gun.
Oh yes one more thing, each bullet with cost you $0.99.
Unavengedavo
April 10, 2014 at 10:38
+VAT
Spathi
April 10, 2014 at 10:43
The Admiral plays Planetside, another F2P SOE game, so he will be the best candidate to calm our fears, or confirm them…
I’m excited, looks like it has great potential!
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 10, 2014 at 10:45
He loves Planetside 2.
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:02
Rightfully so, damn awesome game!
Brian Murphy
April 10, 2014 at 15:27
According to Smedley, the environment of H1Z1 is going to be ‘orders of magnitude’ larger than Planetside 2, using a custom variant of the Forgelight engine.
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:02
His hours played speak of something more intimate than love
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:07
I don’t need a lot of sleep :/
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 12:34
are u back in SA ? would still like to pick up a copy of your planet side 2 files if possible ?
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 12:39
Still in the outer rim unfortunately, sub-light transmissions still active though!
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 12:45
No stress chief ! Um , more or less how big is it ? I herd 18 gigs ? I might just do the down load over the weekend if it’s under 20 gigs
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 12:50
Its 12GB
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 18:40
Awe that’s not too bad won’t break the bank
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
I’m cautiously optimistic!
Kromas
April 10, 2014 at 11:54
I don’t know how I feel about that though. They make plenty of references to Walking Dead and then point out the server can hold “Thousands” of players like Planetside. Now every good Zombie aficionado knows that a zombie apocalypse would have a handful of survivors so there is that. Ill still give it a try though.
Kensei Seraph
April 10, 2014 at 11:56
Maybe you can choose to play as a zombie when you get infected?
Kromas
April 10, 2014 at 12:14
That is a proven horrible idea for games like this. DayZ Epoch Mod proved that beyond a doubt.
Spathi
April 10, 2014 at 11:58
It depends on the size of the actual map. If the map is fricken huge with a thousand players, that would be awesome. I don’t want to see people running around every minute or two though…
Senpai
June 7, 2014 at 23:39
They just mentioned they wont be selling guns or ammo they want to make it harder to get them so the game wont turn completely into a FPS..
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 10, 2014 at 10:43
meh. H1YthehellwouldIwanttoplaythis1.
Umar's Sin
April 10, 2014 at 10:45
I read that as heezee, Thought this was a made by Jay-Z
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:03
Me too. Zombies are in da hizii!
Kromas
April 10, 2014 at 11:01
Ill just come right out and say it. This game looks exactly like WarZ (or whatever they call it these days)
Thinker822
April 16, 2014 at 07:52
I was thinking the same thing. Infestation Survivor Stories (aka WarZ) looks identical to this, even the fields, flowers, sunrise/sets.
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:02
Oh look, ANOTHER zombie game
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:07
I’m extensively hooked on another SOE game, Planetside 2, and the F2P model is really not bad.
Your starting gear is good enough, and the unlocks are not that hard to earn. You don’t have to be good at shooting even, you can support your team with heals / repairs / resupplies / etc and also get the “certification points” to unlock further items.
Sure there are a few easy unlocks that the paying customers get early, but the gratification when sniping a high level dude with custom armor and camo with your base sniper rifle, is a feeling hard to beat!
If this H1Z1 game uses the same sort of levelling and support, I really think it will work.
If it was from any other company, I’d be hesitant. But SOE has proven to me with Planetside 2 that it can be done (the F2P thing)
Memberships are kinda expensive, and allow much faster levelling. So if you are prepared to grind, and not pay, then go for it. I have yet to spend a single but of currency on this game (haha) and for the amount of entertainment it has given me, I’d say thank you SOE!
Hammersteyn
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
Seconded, also I might check this out.
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
I’ll be sure to let you know when I’m going to play this. Might need the backup.
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:12
Sure thing, I’d be glad to help
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 12:41
you have convinced me to join you in your fight
Pc is at the Dr at the moment , but if i could come past with the external for those files would be really great man 😉
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 12:43
Np, whereabouts do you stay?
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
After watching the video, I can see a LOT of Planetside 2 elements, this looks like a bastardised PS2….and I’m kinda cool with that
Uberutang
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
Not all F2P is evil. Planetside 2, Star Trek Online, Never Winter Online = good free games 2 play 😛
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:10
Loadout too!
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:11
DC Universe Online was also not too bad.
Kensei Seraph
April 10, 2014 at 11:16
But will it have parkour?
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:17
With ragdolls any kill can look like a parkour move.
Eish, that makes me think of the time before ragdolls.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 10, 2014 at 11:19
We’ve always played with rag dolls 😉
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:20
Haha.
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 12:41
o/
Jedi JJ
April 10, 2014 at 11:23
This sounds an awful lot like DAYZ
Kensei Seraph
April 10, 2014 at 11:28
It sounds a lot like a MMO version of Deadlight to me, but without the free-running.
Admiral Chief in Space
April 10, 2014 at 11:31
If the map size is the size of the one in Planetside 2, we are in for a good time!!!
Brian Murphy
April 10, 2014 at 15:30
The environment is ‘Orders of magnitude’ larger than Planetside 2, according to Smedley in the livestream reveal they did last night
Kromas
April 10, 2014 at 11:50
I am pretty sure you mean Dying Light but I could be wrong.
Kensei Seraph
April 10, 2014 at 11:55
Probably.
Sk3tz0
April 10, 2014 at 12:27
PLayed Dayz last night its pretty cool.. its LOnely world.. but pretty cool
Doug
April 10, 2014 at 11:58
Im sure he said he wants to be a child loving kid Oo
MakeItLegal
April 10, 2014 at 12:38
um , i dont mind free stuff , but i hate having to pay to have fun
can they not make 2 versions of free games ? like here is the free2play and here is the $30 vanilla edtion (the difference would be that the version you have paid for, has all the basics and maybe a little bit of the advanced stuff- think pokemon starter packs)…. personally i would prefer just to pay upfront and have all the content once , instead of doing these $3 here and $4 there …..we all know paying with your credit card is risky …
kapitanluffy
April 10, 2014 at 20:40
have they concluded it? I was checking out reddit andthey are still discussing the monetization
http://www.reddit.com/r/h1z1/comments/22p8rc/monetization_in_h1z1/
RichardWhipperclitt
September 5, 2014 at 07:39
Please stop this zombie apocalypse crap. It was old in 2005.
harrison
March 15, 2015 at 16:04
shut zombie games are extremely entertaining dick