Ray's The Dead Reviews

I'm glad I bought, It's really very charming. I never thought I'd feel sorry for a Zombie (again). It has lovely light humour and lovely crispy graphics. It kind of reminds of Overlord a little with the gameplay. Lot's a little puzzles to solve and plenty of brains to chew on! The times you spend as living Ray were a plaesant surprise as well! A couple of little hiccups but nothing major. I seem to be suffering from a bit of stuttering for some reason however I noticed there was a small patch after I closed the game. So that might of sorted it. Sometimes the animation is a bit off or choppy. For instance if a tell a zombie to attack, they will teleport to this predermined position before launching their attack. Then finally, your zombies don't seem to be that autonomous. I felt the Stubbs the zombie 'zombies' were slightly more capeable of chasing down or attacking people. I know I typed almost a paragraph of negative there but....I really have enjoyed what I've played and I really hope the devs keep steaming on. It's amazing they've worked on this for such a along time to bring one their dreams to life (undeath?). I was hoping it would of been more like Stubbs but I still enjoying anyways! I'll update again once I've completed this! (Secretly hoping for a Stubbs cameo somewhere)

[h1]I hate to write this, but sadly this game just isn't fun.[/h1] Well at least the first handful of levels aren't... Ray's The Dead is oozing with atmosphere! The Music and Art Direction are spot on. I can see why it took so long for this game to get released. You guy really ended up nailing the Return of the Living Dead vibe! Starting off-I don't know what is wrong with the menus but they are incredibly unresponsive, when using both M&KB/X-BOX ONE Controller. There is no [b]Ultra-wide (21:9)[/b] support or any in-depth advanced options to tweak performance. The game runs extremely well on my system-so no complaints there. Moving on to the game play...The words, [b]"Slow"[/b] & [b]"Unresponsive,"[/b] come to mind. Basically, you have to turn Ray, the direction, you want to attack, before you actually preform an action. It's just not fun to play...it feels very clunky and unrefined. [b]Wait for a Sale or a Patch.[/b]

Very fun and charming, with a wonderful art style, cute moments, and silly humor. A worthy successor to Stubbs!

Fun game with a surprisingly good story, sweet art style, great 80's inspired soundtrack and plenty of references. There's a nice variety in levels that keeps the game fresh till the very end. Jumping back and forth between past and present was a really nice way to unravel the plot. There's even moral choices in the game! Gameplay is a mixture of Overlord and Stubbs the zombie in a top down view. I highly recommend playing this with a gamepad, KB& Mouse controls are quite bad. My only gripe with the game is that you cannot skip cutscenes. while it was fun watching them and reading all the dialogue during my first run, replaying levels while trying to find all the hidden tombstones and batteries ends up being a chore. I wishlisted the game all the way back in 2013 when first seeing the store page and glad I finally decided to purchase and play it.

Der Artstyle hat mir gefallen, cartoonig, in der Art wie die Deathspank Titel. Dir Musik war durchgehend auch super, passend im 80s Style. Die Geschichte war doch umfangreicher als ich dachte, mit der einen oder anderen Überraschung. Spielprinzip hatte unter anderem was von Overlord, Tinykin, Pikmin und einem Vibe Stubbs the Zombie. Stellenweise recht schwer wie ich finde, da es bei viel Trubel etwas unübersichtlich wurde. An einem größeren Display als dem vom Deck ist das evtl. anders.

Edit: After completing this, I change my mind. The game is buggy, controls frequently stop responding, nothing feels tuned. Man,it started out great, but the cracks in the foundation soon gave way to tedium and a desire for it just be over. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This has been totally worth the wait. This must be the coziest zombie game ever. The art direction is top notch, making the world just drip with throwback zombie movie charm. The music almost steals the show, but the game play just keeps you locked in. This is quite simply the offspring of Return of the Living Dead and Pikmin. Braiiinnnnnss......

Been waiting for 7 years for this spiritual successor of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse from Xbox Originals, I am not disappointed!! I am a lil over an hour so far in the game and can easily tell you its a labor of love with a very small yet dedicated and passionate team, Game has a beautiful artwork and a fantastic soundtrack, very fluid level design and some interesting yet simple puzzles, game plays equally well with either keyboard and mouse or a controller, environments looks very colorful and even though its somewhat linear there is still some room to explore. If you are a fan of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, You really need to play this, Its all that you love about Stubbs and then some more, Its fun to run your own zombie horde for change while solving simple puzzles listening to an amazing soundtrack than just shooting zombies like every other game out there, Shooting zombies is fun but this is really fun too!! You gotta try it.

I actually returned the game, which is a bummer because I had been very excited for it for YEARS. I just couldn't get past how bad the controls felt for something that had been in dev for so long. MI know it's an indie game, and I'm sure more of it was great but I just couldn't make myself play it.

A frustrating game that is designed to test people's patience. Long and boring cutscenes that you can't skip. Annoying enemy types that repeat throughout the whole game. Doing simple things like clicking a switch to open a door feels like a chore in this game. Actually, trying to do anything feels like a chore. Clunky controls and input delays. I bought because of the cute art style but i wish i didn't.

Ray's The Dead is a game of hope. "I hope Someone will make another game about playing as a zombie after Stubbs the zombie" YEP "I hope the game will be released less than 6 years after the kick-starter finishes." NOPE "I hope it is exactly what they promised in said kick-starter" YEP "I hope it is possible to beat the bullfight boss without having to collect +90% of the "optional" upgrades til' now." NOPE "I hope the story is rich, emotional, and funny all at once" YEP "I hope there isn't another game breaking glitch." NOPE "I hope there is gameplay variety to keep the game from getting stale" YEP "I hope this timed puzzle doesn't require superhuman luck, speed, and sub-pixel perfect movement." NOPE "I hope the ending is satisfying" YEP "I hope the developers listen to the community and work on these bugs" So far so good T.L.D.R. Overall good game, wait for updates, will update review if things change