State Of Decay: The Forgotten Zombie Game
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2024
- State Of Decay is a game that has slipped into obscurity. Though many people praise its sequel, fans of the series seem to forget just how important and innovative this gem was at the time of its release.
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This game was a banger! Cars were literally the best weapon, just honk the horn to attract the horde then commit mass vehicular homicide
I usually love to drive around and bonk random zombies with the car door lmao
Until you get to higher Breakdown levels and car get super rare.
Project zomboid did it too but a bit better as irl cars break down even tanks with zombie gunk in the tires and parts
I remember I'd honk at an infestation, let them start a line and then back my truck into them😂 trying that now in SoD YoSe the vehicles actually take damage when you back into them. Shame they fixed it.
Feral zed is gangsta until I get into the pickup truck
i never forgot my boy marcus
Just a FYI, Undead Labs was founded by Jeff Strain who was one of the co-founders of ArenaNet (GuildWars) so he wasn't some up-and-coming dev, he was an industry veteran pivoting away from the live service market. SoD2 was originally planned to be a mmo but they realized early on the mmo market was stagnating so they switched it back to a coop title.
SoD1 was meant to be an MMO, then they said it would be co-op, then they said it was single player. I remember like it was yesterday, I was so bummed out in 2013 😅
My favorite memory from State of Decay was having my Dad play it and I'll be watching behind him. He wouldn't allow me to play any sorts of zombie games but for whatever reason he was okay with me watching and it was pretty sweet getting both invested at the same time. Aww, simpler times~
Did you manage to play it yourself?
@@communistpotato3204 Oh yes I did, a couple of years later after the complete package came out. Sorta wished I played it sooner but ah well such are the gaming options for a christian child LMFAO
@@GabbyJusyGabbyI'm guessing your dad was watching The Walking Dead at the time.
@@frankkennedy6388 I know for a FACT he was reading the comic at that time- so kinda yea. And speaking of TWD? He also played TellTale's TWD with me in the background when it was the new trend lol
@@GabbyJusyGabby I remember playing this game when I was a child, very wild experience considering I scared shitless 90% of the playthrough.
The wonders of childhood
For a "forgotten zombie game", I sure do play it a lot still... 🧟🧟♀🧟♂
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I feel like my comment could be taken negatively... So I just want to say, this was a really good video! (Although the titling maybe seen as a little... unfortunate😅)... I look forward to your follow up video on State of Decay 2.
They making the third
@@SpectreSaunders Nah people do this all the time title videos of games and media that aren't forgot or anything like this Austin eruption is notoriously bad about this
Man, even having played games like Project Zomboid, Left 4 Dead, Dead Island, Dying Light and the like, I still can't help but feel State of Decay is the best zombie video game series out there
Do you remember having played "How to Survive"? I remember it being in the Arcade too and was one of those games (like State of Decay) where I would come and play from time to time
Heard of Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead?
Deadrising 1 and 2 are better
@UndisputedBillyBadass mot really, the timers force the game to he played under a pressure and it makes them pretty lame as a result.
@@sanfordrussell8549 if you’re stressed because of a timer that’s your fault
Oh man. State of Decay… back when you could use Microsoft Points. I loved the military DLC. I was beyond excited about SoD2, preordered it, and it’s how I bonded with my boyfriend (now husband) when we were on rotation in Korea. I’m ready for a third installment.
Side note: one of my fave things about SoD was the mini map showing you the amount of noise you were making and whatnot
not sure if you and your husband have seen it yet but they just released a new trailer for SOD3. Didn’t give a release date and didn’t show any new mechanics, but i still can’t help but be excited for it.
I still play the 2nd game. Waiting patiently on the 3rd.
Just started a new community 20 mins ago lol
I hope they make the maps bigger or even join them all together in an open world! It gets boring FAST (in my opinion)
State of decay 3 coming 2027
@@DrabboI can’t keep playing cus of how bad the map design is
@@Zakori I couldn't point my finger at the cause, but the second game felt off to me. I couldn't finish it
State of Decay 1 still has a charm that I can't really describe. It just sorta perfectly captures everything I wanted from a zombie game that I didn't get from other games during that early 2010s era.
I kinda wish State of Decay 2 actually registered some of the survivors you rescue in State of Decay 1 and carried them over. Would be a cool touch and a way to connect the two games even more, although it would probably be harder to implement.
I kind of regret buying State of Decay 2, because the first one was much better
I mean marcus ed and a couple of the other memorable ones should for sure have been added in
I played a lot of the Breakdown DLC because I didn’t have to worry about the story. I can goof off as much as I wanted to. And I did! I spent most of my time raiding abandoned buildings and being careful not to use any of my resources at all. I had enough ammo and weapons to start a small war and enough medicine to cure the damn town I was trapped in. I even got mad that target practice and a shooting platform cost me ammo, so I never used them lol! It was like being stuck in a zombie apocalypse with Mr. Krabs.
Also 0:42 My boy did not hesitate!
The original was just a tutorial for breakdown tbh😂
Imagine the base building from State of Decay combined with the fighting system of Dying Light 1.
They both have the same fighting style no? I remember that you can instantly kill one if you knocked it down or if you sneak up next to a zombie. You can also grab and throw them off roofs lol
State of decay was awesome as a kid who didn’t have a good enough computer for Dayz yet lmao. Great throwback
state of decays 1 characters are forever top tier
I registered with company way before release as they wanted to build a game based around a forum approach. Though we weren't developer's and had zero say in what got implemented, we did all put our thoughts and feedback into it. In some small way, there is a bit of me in that game. What happy memories. My only gripe was the 360 wasn't quite powerful enough to run it. It was on game pass and ran like butter on the one and s though.
I always liked the sheer variety of weapons in the game, namely guns.
It was exciting finding a gun you'd never seen before, and it happened regularly even after multiple playthroughs.
marcus and ed the best and principal characters
Legit, played the entire game just swapping between them.
@@domthestar3251 we all do it for the best gameplay and historical coherence if a character classified as hero like marcus ed... were to die we (re)start the game again
Don't forget Maya and Sam
@@YourHandsomeCrush yeah of course and the others but marcus and ed are realy number 1
It should’ve had a more focused story, especially with those characters. The sequel was worse because of a lack of story mostly, I reckon
i wish you talked about the DLCs I LOVED that military helicopter extraction DLC so much. I must have played it a hundred times.
Honestly that dlc was the most fun part of 2 (lmao i reread but still the military dlc in 2 where your protecting that repair guy and the radio is fun)
If theres one thing this game taught me, its that you never leave home without snacks. Ferals in this one were incredible threats!
Id legit pucker up when i heard one if i wasnt in a car
i found ferals in SoD1 to be fodder compared to the ones in the sequel. The original ferals were very vulnerable to blunt weapon executions and cars doing donuts.
They were a lot easier to kill if you had that slow down aiming perk for guns. Its sorta like the deadeye from RDR.
This is my new favorite channel, keep up the amazing work and keep shining a light on this underrated gems
i remember playing state of decay 1 on the 360, i mostly just drove around and ran over zombies and completly forget about my base and survivors but it was a lot of fun
My guy for such a small Channel your videos are amazing I just went through and watched half of them laughing so hard!
This video was amazing. I really enjoyed your editing and humor. You deserve much more subs and views
This game is STILL absolutely incredible. So much so that I am still streaming this on Twitch and making a Lets Play on it on RUclips!
One missed element when mentioning the games they developed. Undead Labs did develop a Mobile sort of 'Pokemon game' back after SOD1 came out called 'Moonrise'.
I've been following the company since before State of Decay released, personally knew a lot of the Dev's and took part in some of the very early livestreams with the Community Managers and stuff. After SOD2 however, the company sort of broke away from the community more and more. They shut down the Undead Labs forums, which we had been gather on I think since around 2010, or earlier - to exchange it with the Microsoft Xbox Forums and Discord, which, I personally tried but didn't go for it.
There's a lot of Easter Eggs in the games specifically about members of the Community in the games from those forums. I sadly never made the cut for it, but a lot of the big faces are still referenced after all these years. Like Danfourth, and Captain Baker.
Originally SOD1 was called Class 3 - and, after that they planned to do an MMO type game based in the State of Decay universe, named Class Four. I think a lot of us older players are expecting SOD3 to be what Class Four was supposed to be.
Funny note; I remember a thread on the forums debating how good of a Zombie Survival game Fortnite was going to be back in like 2011 or whatever when the first teaser trailer dropped.
My very favorite zombie game. Great video!
Played it for the first time on 360 years after release and I loved it the way you could setup bases and clear towns was awesome and I got it and 2 on Steam later on just because of how great it was on 360, The only game that reminds me of the State of Decay gameplay loop would be Project Zomboid but Zomboid is like this game on steroids.
Great video btw glad people are remembering State of Decay!
i don't know if this was just off the dome or you wrote a script for this but i loved your dialogue along with the editing this studio deserves the love man
Man, I need to play this
State of decay 2 still gets updates. Nobody forgot it (talking about SoD1 so the mentality challenged guy don't spaz anymore) , it even became a standalone title instead of arcade.
(Sincerely, Mr.HopOffMyRod)
He's not talking about the sequel, did you watch the video? Edit: Thanks for stop baby raging cause you wasn't clear initially.
@@slider-arkofwar463 reading comprehension is rare these days.
.....yes.....and I replied the original isn't forgotten because A:state of decay 2 still gets updates just like state of decay 1 that got updates all the way up too the end of the 360 era and became a standalone title.
To top it off, state of decay 3 was announced as an Xbox title just like halo. From an Xbox Arcade to a Triple A exclusive title that game is just like Gotham City imposters, part of the few games that came out of Xbox arcade that actually was fun.
No one forgot it. Hell go search Gotham City imposters by itself and you'll see people begging for that game to be relisted while SoD got an ultimate edition, that is the definition of a forgotten game not the other way around.
@@slider-arkofwar463 let me embarrass you even further thinking that you wrote something clever......what was one of the first games in the Xbox one run? SoD: Ultimate Edition.
It literally got re-released for a third time........ "Forgotten Game" 🤣ok.
@@ONI-GAMI firstly, I responded perfectly to your first comment, ain't my fault you didn't write your paragraphs before hand. Secondly, the rest of your response has no bearing on anything I said, but rather from the creator of the video so it's irrelevant to me. Thirdly, if you think I'm going to be 'embarrassed' because of your comments, you must live a terminally online life. There's nothing wrong spending your spare time enjoying your hobbies, but make sure you do in moderation. Take care my guy
SoD 2 honestly never hit the spot of the first game for me, feels hollow in comparison.
I played this game so much when it came out. It was the first zombie game i played that had the element of zombie media that i love (base building and forming a survivor group). Tbh i still havnt played a zombie game that truly captures the essence of a walking dead style build your base and maintain it while going on supply runs kind of vibe. I moved away from xbox by the time state of decay 2 came out.
IvI never played any of the state of decay games but this video makes me want to definitely give it shot seen as it’s on gamepass. Very enjoyable video bro can’t wait for the one on the second 💪
Please do
Nice video. I'm actually pretty excited to see the review of the sequel. I forgot it existed lmao
Thank you! I played this forever ago and I’ve been trying to find it again ever since
Really good game and video, looking forward for one talking about SoD 2
Really good video, really good game, hope to see you cover the 2nd game
I remember really wanting to play this game as a little kid, guess I'll see if this game held up to my memories
How can it hold up to your memories of wanting to play the game?
@@maple9116 you do know what site we're on right
@@maple9116
He’s gonna relive classic memories of wanting to play State of Decay by wishing he was playing State of Decay but ultimately never playing it. Good times!
@@Ckoz2829 Wow, that is deep
I always go back to SOD1 every year and somewhat prefer over the sequel
I loved the idea of an open world zombie game and this was the one
I loved it's creepy graphics even till this day and found some stuff in the game that used to creep me out
It scared to me to a point I ended up playing Minecraft for the rest of the night
I’m playing this right now, so far haven’t lost anyone, set up at the trucking company in Marshall. Playing it a second time actually to really take my time and loot every house, find all the notes and such. Then move onto the dlc then state of decay 2. It’s wonderful.
I honestly think state of decay 3 has the potential to be the best zombie survival game ever. I loved 1 and 2. Can’t wait for 3
this game was such a hidden gem. It doesn't pull its punches either. I still remember my first death. Marcus died to a feral while trying to save some survivors. Ever since then anytime I died to a freak zombie I started devising strategies to deal with them. SOD 2 only furthered this.
going into completely random homes and yet finding great guns actually added a since of realism in a way
Dont know if you'll have heard of it but I feel like this game is a spiritual successor to the game Fort Zombie by Kerberos Productions, it's hard to get that game running now on modern hardware but I still love it.
1:11 this caught me off guard LOL. that noise will never not be funny.
I would replay the Trial On The Xbox 360 over and over again
State of Decay was my go to game back during the 360 days. I miss the heck out of it, and need to start up my PC run.
one of my Ol time favorites, playing in 2024
I played it today and all the old memories came back to me
This game and its sequel are my favourite zombie apocalypse-themed games! I'm looking forward to playing the third one!
Man this game is one of my favorite games from my childhood. I played the crap out of the demo, then I had my parents buy it and player the crap out of the full game. I loved messing around the map and driving around, upgrading the base, looting, it all was so fun.
Legit one of the best zombie survival games ever made. If you watched the early seasons of The Walking Dead and wanted to experience something like that, this game (and its sequel) came pretty close.
I did have a few issues with the gameplay loop, especially in the sequel (early game, when you want to focus on exploring/recruiting//etc., the game throws too many distractions at you, but then they slow down a lot once you’re established and the “new playthrough” excitement has worn off), but these are still essentially great games.
I want them to hurry up with SoD3. How many years ago did that trailer come out now and we still haven’t seen anything else yet?
I've played this game on his release, with my old pc running it on 1024x768, even so I dedicated a lot of hours, this was MY zombie game before discovering DayZ, I bought the 2nd game when it came out but I didn't played it much
State of Decay it's underrated, it has a place in my heart
One of my favorite zombie games to just chill on
I love Ed "Ouhhhhh you knoww, Some Stuff" i used his character just for that
I love this game and it's probably my favorite zombie game of all time. I recently bought the original State of Decay (before Year One Sruvival Edition) off a gray market since the keys aren't made anymore on Steam. The original is closer to the Xbox Arcade version and much more difficult.
So underrated I played it for years waiting for the 2 game. Best zombie franchise in my opinion
I've been playing a ton of State of Decay 2 recently. It's still played by a good number of people considering the age.
Back when it came out I tried hard to get as many people as possible to buy the game. I had the highest rank for kills before hackers ruined the rankings, and the most likes on my game stop review lol.
Waiting for the third game, hope it turns out well.
Absolutely loved this game and the mechanics when i was younger, sequel was a pretty good continuation.
Tho it also had so many bugs, and cars were OP
This is until this day my favorite game ever
Played it years ago. Limited but was fun.
Just installed and preparing to play State of Decay 2 for the first time this week. Too bad custom character building doesn't seem to be a thing in SoD2 (changing clothes don't really count). I would have loved to be able to play characters from other zombie/infected franchises.
Forgotten? My friend, I've just finished playing it again. I really like Lifeline dlc. Wish for second part of franchise to have the similar one.
I loved both State of Decay 1 and 2, I played the original back in 2018 just before 2's release and I loved it. Too bad we'll be waiting forever for 3 now...
I bought the game in 2013 when I was 12, one of the best games I ever played
I was playing SOD in Elementary when it first came out. One of my personal favorites still, super unique zombie game 💪
i played this game so much that at one point I had 120 survivors and I searched EVERY location. This game is basically " Its so bad that its good"
Banger video.
It's a lovely game. I remember thinking at the time that the game's graphics were actually good enough to see the style of "modern" in-game vehicles slip into the past; the game always frozen in time. Since it's been about a decade since its release, I guess we can start to see that at work now!
state of decay is my jam, its like zombies meets the sims. i dont game much anymore, too busy, but when i do have time i love to fire up this game. its got just enough plot to engage you, while still letting you goof off and have fun. long live the alamo, best base ever!
I remember seeing the game get better in real time while the devs were updating it, giving really cool quality of life updates
Looking foward to SOD3, recent news have been promissing. I hope the game goes back to its roots a bit and has a main story. Also focusing on the small town charm that the first game did great, it's pretty enduring how many of the characters in the story know each other, maybe SOD 3 can have themes that focus on community, loyalty and betrayal to take advantage of the rural setting? Better AI as well, it'll be great if the devs evolve past the limited 3 person npc communities.
Great ending and really fun edit,i love this type of content i turned bell notif on for your channel too see state of decay 2 and game reviews like this🙇🏻♀️📍🈳️🖤
Forgotten? I still roll up once a year in this game. Marcus, Ed and Maya are card carrying zombie stompers next to the racoons city folks and the dead rising boys
Which is why it will always be superior to the 2nd game.
Nice video
Its also available on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
“And now my lifeee…..AAAHHHUUUGHHHH!!!!” Lmao love that video
Nah, this game has stuck with me all these years later, it was the most fun I had with an open-world Zombie game at that time, only thing that came close to it in a "story" version was Days Gone. Still replay State of Decay and 2 all these years later.
I will never ever delete this game off my pc. Always play it from time to time
Not forgotten what so ever lol I been waiting on the next one
When will Overkill's: The Walking Dead game release? I remember watching the trailer really cool
The amount of content packed into a small game was nuts. The only thing I didn't like was how zombies could climb over fences into your base.
The fact they still update this is shocking i love this game
Eventually I’m thinking of buying an Xbox one just to play state of decay 2 and I think what really caught my eye was the fact that if you die then you die for good and start off again as someone new and even have the option of gong back to where you died and collecting your gear
I loved this game. It brought so many unique experiences on my playthroughs. My favorite was when I endured a three day long siege in the church after killing Alan. I had equipped every survivor with guns so once the attack started we just kept drawing more in with all the noise. After losing a few survivors I started leaving the base to try to dispatch the zombies before they reached the wall, which just attracted the undead that had been too far away to hear the shots before.
That is some jay talbot level endurance and confidence
It was a beautiful double A franchise based on my favourite genre of zombie survival
This was essentially the zombie game I always wanted growing up but it never existed until state of decay. I always talked as a kid about how cool it would be to have a zombie game that played like GTA kinda but was about the human characters more than the zombies and felt like being in the walking dead show almost. And this game came out and I couldn't put it down. I literally was so addicted to going on supply runs that I neglected the entire story the first play through and basically let the world become screwed lol.
Can’t wait for SOD3
lifeline DLC was the shit for me
That dlc makes me sometimes burn the survivors(not always work) to keep them alive, because they are so weak that having a zombie nearby makes them in danger state, but im still like the sieges.
I love this franchise, absolutely fell in love with this game.
this is a very nice game ,just finished it few days ago ,now I am playing SOD2 and gonna finish that to
dude i loved this game as a kid (i only played the demo version over and over because i couldn’t afford it)
8:58 errrrrrrmmmmm actuality the scavengers call-in is incredibly useful since you can call it in then pick up the duffle bag, and the scavenger will still bring back the resource even tho you already took it so its a great way to get extra resources
Edit: and the zombie infection and the black fever are different. Zombie bites are survivable with enough antibiotics, but the black fever is a special fast acting disease that's 100% fatal thats a result from consuming zombie runoff in the valley's drinking water, so thats why Alan didn't shoot Ed, even tho he wanted to to save meds
Edit 2: 14: 30 the in-game reason for why theres only 5 survivors is because the rest are holding back with cars and supplies to not draw too much attention before they blow the gate. The actual reason tho is because the game struggles with tons of survivors in one area, and it would be way too easy if all like 40 of your survivors were guarding the gate, and you'd probably lose most of them as well.
Great video tho, I'm a State of Decay mega fan but it's always great to see somewhat obscure games that I enjoy getting renewed interest
The thing I liked about SOD1 is that it had a comic feel to it. Miss that and the soundtrack.
Forgotten? By who? I had this joint the second it released and still remember all the fun I had. This game definitely had some intense moments that I’ll never forget. Good times.
Also I don’t remember getting the quests from the survivors that much & even when I got them I never did them and nothing happened
Nice use of tf2 sounds. Btw I just discovered your channel from this video
Marcus is the GOAT my favorite of the OG starters
Mungo, is this franchise older than you?
Great video m8 69/70 quail eggs, not a bad score and it was enjoyable
I hope they add a lone wolf mode for the second or third game. One of my biggest complaints about the game is switching to other survivors when I only like playing as one character and baby sitting other communities. Think of it like a super hard mode with only one life, dangerous zombies, longer nights, little resources, and hostile survivors.
If you guys love “State Of Decay” you will for sure absolutely love “State Of Decay 2” the story of the events after the 1st game on top of making your own story up with your “IMAGINATION” is actually pretty cool while building your perfect community with every individual included member . Along with the more updated & better graphics, nostalgia, better fighting skills & capabilities, & continuous story this is my favorite zombie game if not #1 definitely Top 5❣️
Ngl i cant stand the fact i cant find half of what i need to upgrade my base zombie hordes and hearts just pile up faster then you can deal with them loot return to base and repeat and the constant hoards walking right up to your door
@@TheRealRusDaddy oh snap! Honestly I like to enjoy the game with just a bit of hectic & chaos why don’t you try playing on standard or green zone even once you become more comfortable as well as more equipped to take of more challenging difficulties then you can always restart your map & change your world/games difficulty
I was playing it yesterday.
I have no idea why they took away away the barricade mechanic