Do STATE OF DECAY & STATE OF DECAY 2 Hold Up in 2022? (Review)

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State of Decay was a big deal when it launched back in 2013 on the online Xbox Live Arcade store, and it's now sold over 2 million copies. Unlike most other zombie games like Dead Island, Dead Rising, Dead Space, Call of Duty Zombies, and Red Ded Redemption: Undead Nightmare, State of Decay focuses on more than just the adrenaline rush of combat. The game requires that you that you scavenge for supplies and manage resources, upgrade your base of operations, and keep your survivors mentally and physically healthy.
So given all the updates the series has now received, was this promise of depth within the overcrowded zombie genre actually fulfilled? Did State of Decay 2 adequately improve upon the foundation and earn its fanbase of millions and millions of players? I'll answer these questions and more by giving you some boots on the ground insight into the series to date and also a little about whether you should be worried about State of Decay 3's development over at Undead Labs - (https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/state-of-decay-3-development-2022/). Let's get stuck in!

0:00 Introduction
1:51 State of Decay - Story/Characters
3:53 State of Decay - Resource Management
4:42 State of Decay - Mission Types/Gameplay Structure
7:15 State of Decay - Combat
8:35 State of Decay - Enemies
9:20 State of Decay - Cars and Trucks, Oh My!
10:42 State of Decay - Permadeath and Fun Factor
12:16 State of Decay - Music by Jesper Kyd of Darksiders II and Assassin's Creed II)
13:14 State of Decay - Conclusion
14:03 State of Decay 2 - Introduction/Graphical Presentation
14:45 State of Decay 2 - Music
15:30 State of Decay 2 - How the Controls, Base Building, Vehicles, and Inventory Management Have Evolved
18:09 State of Decay 2 - Blood Plague and Plague Hearts
20:02 State of Decay 2 - We're In the ENDGAME Now!
21:40 State of Decay 2 - Heartland DLC
24:19 State of Decay 2 - Multiplayer and Conclusion
27:28 State of Decay Series Conclusion

RESOURCES USED, all rights reserved to respective creators:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbRk3WAIhVQ - Crowds run for shelter during September 11th attacks in NYC – Eyewitness News ABC7NY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edVYXynxzio – State of Decay trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjLOFZjGClY - State of Decay 2 trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIJ46gTy2tU – State of Decay 2 Trader Ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqHOttyShiE – State of Decay 2 Sheriff Ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axhwr7huHsI&t=625s – Plague walls made easy by O’Richie

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