14th Nov
The game is ugly and laggy, even on a good PC. However, it is also immensely fun to play, much like Dead Rising but over a whole town. If the concept of holding a fort full of you, some traps, some survivors and a pile of guns sounds like a good idea to you then you will most likely find this game well worth the asking price.
12th Nov
The recent update fixed all the framerate issues. I never had too much problem before since I have a pretty good gaming rig, but this patch completely removed the few seconds of chug I had on entering a mission - now it's smooth as glass no matter how many zombies I have after me, even if I go out at night against more zombies than I have rounds to shoot. The gameplay was also improved. Zombies are more dangerous now (they lunge instead of just swing at you, so you have to keep your distance) and generators/power tools are working as intended now. Sounds are working again too, since apparently the original download had been missing some of them - the background "music" is especially a good mood setter. The really great thing is the update added a bunch of extra content (extra mission sites and new buildings and such, some new guns), which is really surprising for such an early update to a $10 game - that's Kerberos for you.
The game is really quite fun. It was fun even before the patch. There is just something entertaining about raiding a fast food place, shooting up the zombified fast food worker with your 9mm, grabbing a jar of pickles and a slab of bacon, and hightailing it out before the zombies drawn in by the gunshots notice you. It isn't the traditional boring zombie shoot'em'up where you run around blowing things away, you have to pick your battles and be stealthy here. If you shoot every zombie you see you'll spend too much time looking for ammunition and never find enough fellow survivors to make the last stand. The traps are quite fun too - I especially like the Bouncer, a gas canister powered door trap that blasts a piece of metal at the zombies when they bash the door off its hinges - sending both the door and the zombies flying. Is it worth the $10? Definitely. I would have paid three times that and been happy.
12th Nov
Rough? Yep. Low end graphics? You betcha. Fun? Oh my goodness yes. This is not a zombie shooter. This is a zombie run the heck away-er. The latest version fixed a large number of the initial bugs, and I'm sure another update is in the works.
Did I mention this game was 10 dollars? This is an experiment in form over function. Do you want shiny things or thought provoking gameplay? If you answered the prior - you might want to skip this one. If you answered the latter, this is a game worth checking out.
Build up your resources, strengthen your bases defenses. RTFM. Recruit survivors. The magic zombie horde is coming. You'd best prepare yourself.
10th Nov
The developers chose to work on a concept that has thus far been ignored by other companies in favor of run-and-gun ad infinatum. I'm at a loss when I see a reviewer ripping this title at $10, and in most cases it is because it does not fit their mold of a $40 title.
Fort Zombie is perfect for those of us who grew up fans of Night of the Living Dead and other Romero flicks. On initial release it is clunky and I think they had to meet a deadline, hmmm..like no other company has done that before? A patch is coming out today or tomorrow with further updates a usual practice from Kerberos. The graphics are no where near cutting edge, but they don't need to be. The sound, except for gunshots and background noise is misssing, due to an installer glitch, and will be fixed in the patch. The game lags on some systems (not mine) but a mix of fixes in the patch, people updating their drivers and tweaking their settings will fix it. This games entertains me and I hope and pray that the updates keep coming like with Sword of the Stars.
5th Nov
Best described as a game with a good concept but with very poor execution.
Fort Zombie tries to do something great but the huge amount of bugs, glitches, performance issues, lack of sound ( there is no sound apart from gunshots and zombie bites) and shallow gameplay.
As it is right now it is probably not even worth the small price tag but after a few patches down the line I'm sure fort zombie is more than worth the 10.
3rd Nov
I have to admit that I'm pleasantly surprised at the challenge and depth in this very economic and 3rd party-ish game. The zombies are tough, survival is tough, and building up to the final showdown is great fun. It takes a few tries to get the game mechanics, but the manual is very helpful and the rest you'll find out in game. Definitely a must for Zombie survival fans!
2nd Nov
Ok what can i say about fort zombies, i won this game in a comp and have to say although it has an indie feel to it it is still full of great ideas and great gameplay. Yes the camera could be better as it can be hard to see where you are going at times but one may think this is ment as to make the game that more harder and scarier and at the end of the day the developers even say that you should run away from zombies when you can. The graphics althouhg outdated are still not too bad especially for an indie game and you can shoot individual parts off zombies which is always fun. This gets off too a slow start but give it a try and keep with it and you will see what a great title this tries to be. Worth the money imo.
2nd Nov
I'm a Zombie Fan fiend so I decided to give this game a go. For those of you who like Zombie games you may or may not know of a Flash Game called The Last Stand and The Last Stand 2 by Armor games, Fort Zombie is like a hybrid of that and UFO Enemy Unknown/ Jagged Alliance (without the turn-based stuff).
It took me a while to get it running as you have to update Microsoft .Net manager and some other plug-ins (all available on Kerebos website, their forum has all you need to get it running) The game itself is buggy as hell and is screaming out for a patch or a mod to fix some issues but its only in its infant stage so i won't hold that against it.
You basically pick a generic caracter and give him a career (soldier, cop, doctor etc.) to get skills, then you pick a base and after a quick tutorial you have to run a gauntlet through a Zombie filled town to get to your chosen Fort to start the game proper. Then it becomes a race against the clock to get more survivors on your side (they don't always want to join you even if you bust your a$$ to try save them) find better weapons and pick up supplies all the while you have to assign tasks to get barricades built in your spare time (a bit like Jagged Alliance)
All in all its keeping me entertained and with a couple of fixes in the future it could be a classic.
IMO its worth the 10 bucks. Some nice touches to like HOI3 & Majestic 2 posters in shops. The Zombies have their own traits too like jogger zombies who are fast runners, or zombies in American Football gear who try charge you. There are also Soldier and Cop zombies who are armed, so be aware. Happy Hunting.
31st Oct
I do like this game quite a bit despite its drawbacks. It feels like an Indie game but has Kerberos and Paradox attached to it which is a little confusing (but seeing Sword of the Stars posters in houses is a neat touch) as Fort Zombie does not present itself as a polished and finished studio quality game. The graphics are very dated, the camera is ornery, and it runs rather choppy on my system -- which is a capable machine and can run newer games such as Overlord 2, Empire Total War and Tropico 3 with nary a framerate skip. Go figure.
That being said, it is enjoyable although it is very challenging. I see what the developers were trying to do and the idea is solid but the presentation and gameplay is a bit wonky. I can forgive the flaws, however, and enjoy the game.
For $10, it is a very solid and entertaining zombie shooter and strategy game. Break out the beer and pretzels, don't be a gaming snob, and have fun with Fort Zombie.
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