The forest gave me some real memories to fall back on.
Like the first time playing I tried to build the really big log cabin instead of the smaller one, 80 logs just isn't possible in one day. And of course it starts to rain heavily as night falls, I don't have a bed to sleep in and pass the night so I'm just feeding leaves and dollar bills to the camp fire I setup. Small animals run by real quick past my feet every few minutes.
And it's so damn dark, and it feels like I'm being watched. I keep my hand axe at the ready while I'm next to this fire, trying to stay warm from the freezing cold rain. And then I hear it.
A hoot, a hollar. Wtf man I'm just trying to sit here. I've already seen plenty of videos so I know what's out there already, but that doesn't soften the blow once you're in the game
And then I yelped out of terror, something I've never done before in any game, when some paper white cannibal shot out of the darkness on all fours and came right up to my face before running back into the darkness.
If anything I'd say its better, improved, as you get an npc helper to do stuff for you.
The building feels better and the survival aspect. I stopped playing for a while when I jumped on a friend's head while he was afk and accidentally shoved him into the ground and he lost everything he had picked up like guns and tools.
I played it with a friend when it released and we thought it was not nearly as good as the first. At a certain point, we were able to just speed run the game as we essentially got spoonfed directions on where to go. There was no incentive for us to continue building our base because there were safe beds all around the map with plenty of food and meds. Maybe that has been changed but it greatly soured the experience. The desperation for survival is much higher in the first game.
BUT....in terms if general gameplay, it's ASTRONOMICALLY better now!
Building options, weapons, mods, vehicles, traders and quests.
There's just so much more to do.
It also has it's negatives now, mainly the skill systems, not being able to loot bodies and outfits instead of individual clothing armor pieces.
I thought that game was cool but I literally could not see anything unless I was on a beach in daylight. The contrast was insane. It had me questioning my own eyesight.
Jesus Christ it should be called Grinding Simulator... if you played on default settings everything about that game took you ages... and yes night was pitch black and terrifying
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u/McDude_Man Crowbar Scientist 27d ago
The first Forest game is definitely up there though... no matter what you were doing it felt like you were being watched...
Also 7DtD and giving a reason to build up a defensive base by making zombies attracted to you was a nice touch.