HordeCore Reviews

Overall impression - one of the best small zombie games! Somewhere on par with "Death Road to Canada", although the games are quite different, including a genre mix. Yes, the game has a few problems, but I'll start with the positives, and then describe the workarounds for technical issues. The most important thing is that the game feels fun and fresh, moreover, it is a "complete" game. The game has all the possible components: 1. Non-linear plot with several endings. Moreover, the game has parallel plots of two teams of survivors, whose destinies will intersect at the end in the spirit of Tarantino films. 2. Replayability, due to the ability to choose the route to the final scene (diff levels, characters, stories) and moral choices. 3. Cooking and crafting (armor, weapons and ability modifiers). 4. Developing passive skills in the survivors' camp, helping in battles and looting. 5. Cheerful music. 6. Cool post-apocalyptic humor. 7. Fun combination of sprite characters, like in South Park, with 3D environment. 8. Interesting weapons and combinations of abilities with modifiers, all of these are not just stats, but different physical behavior. 9. Special scenes with vehicle control. 10. Deck building and card battles. 11. Multiplayer for up to four players. The game has two main problems: 1. Many features are possible never or rarely used during the game, or are poorly balanced. For example, the pet taming skill never had to be used anywhere (I only found a story dog ​​that joins without this skill). All cards in the game open extremely quickly and as a result, after two hours of play, there is no point in searching for cards, as well as in participating in most card type missions, since the prize is usually a set of random cards (I only once received a rare crossbow for winning). Cooking food, as an element of survival, also ceases to be a problem very quickly. I think you get the idea that many mechanics are unbalanced and there is no challenge. 2. Technical problems. Yes, sometimes very unpleasant problems can appear at levels: a) Lost of control over characters. For example, characters may switch incorrectly or may continue to move forward uncontrollably after a cutscene. Workaround. On one of the levels, control was restored if you reached a checkpoint (additional mission for which you need to enter a house) and then restarted the mission from that checkpoint. It may also help to exit to the main menu and then start the mission from the beginning, selecting only the characters required for the mission (story type missions) or an other number of them. b) The mission may start with broken tasks and user interface. I had this only in Wasteland mode (after completing Story), and here exiting to the game menu and starting the mission from the beginning with only one character helped me (and you may need to do this several times). c) On one of the missions, target enemies didn't spawn. What helped me was exiting to the menu and then choosing an alternative mission on the route. There are other, but smaller issues, such as a sawed-off shotgun that doesn't fire, but here we simply destroy it, and so on. Either way, I recommend it to all zombie game lovers!

[h2] Do Not Waste Your Money [/h2] Unfortunately, this game was a huge disappointment for me. I hate to say it, but don't waste your money on it — it's probably the worst game I've ever bought on Steam. I regretted buying it almost immediately after playing it. The trailer made it look okay, maybe a bit clunky, but trust me, the actual game looks and plays far worse. Just check my playtime — I'll never play this game again. I even hid it from my library just to feel a little better about the purchase. It claims to have full controller support, but that's not true. The default input settings are so bad that I couldn't even play local co-op properly with a friend. And the multiplayer is barely functional. Sadly, I didn't try the game until after the two-week refund period had passed. So here I am, posting my first negative review ever. I hope this review helps others avoid the same mistake I made.