So, I definitely do reccomend this game. but not to everyone.
And. this review will have informaton, but expect it to be all over the place. GOOD LUCK!!

So, this game is fairly expensive, for what it is. You will NOT get what you paid for in the combat department of this game. yes there are a fair amount of ways to fight. and a small collection of weapon families to all keep it a little fresh. but other than those, combat should stay the same the whole game. with you deciding how to play it out against the kind of enemies you are currently up against.

In the line of weapons. it is the kind of game where, you have your few kinds. example being, you have your sword, your mace, you shield. and you take those along the line of their family tree of weapons. each level will get the job done, and as you progress. you need the next one in line to keep that reliability.

So yeah. Don't come into this game expecting the combat to make you fall in love. you will mostly just strive to be able to one hit headshot all the zombies. which isn't a bad idea.

The content side of it. not bad. really, you have alot to do. It may be repetitive. but honestly almost every game is like that.

But the game has alot in it. mission after mission will fall onto your lap to keep you busy. and this happens all game. with some different events in between.

in this game, you level your world. because your character levels cap is whatever your worlds level is. but, the zombies will scale with you. actually, before you! they go up with the world level. but you need to do this levelling. missions also start to get restricted off of level. so you have advance. just about eveything in this game is locked by level.

you reached a new level! go craft that new item!- but wait.
you cant craft that. your building isn't a high enough level.
you cant level your building. your camp isn't high enough level.
you cant level up your camp, because that Russian man decided he wants to test how strong you are every ten levels!
at least you get your own personal horde spawning device. right? just activate a large wave of zombies on your friends. they should be fine.

So, really, the game constantly hands you your next objective. keeping you going. and by god it will keep you going. unnlleessss you are playing with a friend. once they aren't online. Don't progress. or they will come online and get slapped by that zombie he swore he could one hit the night before.

instead, spend that time to try and prepare for progress. collect exp, items. and learn mission maps and different farming styles.

like running around the map for a whole hour to collect wood, while you miss every single shot on the rabbits that will bolt the second their spidy senses notice you came in their proximity, even though you are behind them- evolution treated those little things well.

but hey. multiplayer is also where alot of this games fun comes in. when you get downed, that just sucks. but when your friend goes down, it is suddenly one of the most entertaining things in the world. and your head begins flooding with jokes you can taunt them with.

or, you will just have your little dlc bird, running to the downed friend, saying 'I need healing' from the popular first person shooter TF2's character Genji. then instanty revive them. because you will quickly learn that the DLC in this game is OP AF. ranging from giving you a pack themed helmet, to the pet and the weapon that will be all the more useful.

that giant hammer? it sure does hit hard. go run into a horde with your confidence, then give a polite thank you to your friend that revived you. or a ♥♥♥♥ you, depending if their head was as full of jokes as yours!

it's fine though. just after they call you bad, you accidentally shot that exploding zombie that they were standing near. hey, they forgot to heal.

but. try to keep your toxicity to a minimum. and your world to private! friends and randoms alike will gladly gank all the loot from your public chest. if you can have a trust system in order. and keep a secure world from randoms. feel free to drop everything into that public chest and enjoy the ever so convenient crafting it brings.

Maybe I should more things that matter. controls! find out yourself-
they are your basic wasd for movement, unless you decide to use controller. then that's on you man.
movements can sometimes be a problem. sometimes you can glide across the ground gracefully by spamming your aim key in the direction of where you are moving.

other times you just wated to turn around. but you're so damn eager you hit sprint and send yourself into the enemies so fast you cant escape. or you start vaulting all the counters in the world, because hey, your feet can pick up items too. I think. not that is matters.

melee hitreg can sometimes be a problem. the way the camera is makes you think you will smack something, but you may smack two. OR you will miss. and be the one to get slapped. but once you get the hang of it, you can enjoy the very under rated, and entertaining style of melee combat.

guns will lock onto an enemy, if you keep your mouse close enough to them. and after a few moments it will charge a headshot. and you can watch your friend stagger the same enemy they was so damn sure they could headshot last night. and then they will panic. because you can only shoot your gun when you are actually aiming down the sights. and when a zombie is so fast that it catches your hand off guard and runs out of the cursor. making your shot hit NOT ITS HEAD. you will have that same enemy on your hands. just alot closer

NPC's are cool. they all have their personalities. I think. if I was ever to read what they said. The only one you will really come to respect is that Stereotypical Russian in his not so shining armor.
or most of the time. until he yoinks your controls away to tell you that you should really eat. while you continue to be smacked by that zombie because you cant exit the menu despite your panicked clicking. AT LEAST YOU TRIED! hope fully that mission wasn't Elite. because if so. back to the start! or. you will hear something about needing healing as the mystical blue bird approached you. but wait. someone is carrying it? psshh- nah. that peasent is just its caretaker. we all know the one with the revival bird doesn't have feelings.

Well. I don't know what else to ramble about! I hope this gave you a little insight to not only some of what the game has to offer. but what to expect player wise. if you are interested, buy it and enjoy!. if not, I hope this was somewhat entertaining to read!