This War of Mine

[Hotfoot]

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If I weren't heading out this weekend, I'd be getting this game or doing more research on it. The concept is one I think has been a long time coming. There is a war going on, and you have to survive. You're not a soldier, a mercenary, you're just a group of civilians who have to survive while a war rages around you. Gather supplies, avoid military units, other survivors, and so forth. The game is randomized each time you play, changing the people you control, the length of the war, the whole deal.

From what I've been hearing, the war itself isn't ever really detailed, there's no talk about the good guys or bad guys, just that there is a war raging. The reasons why are immaterial as are which side is right or wrong, because the point of the game is about surviving it. Of course, it does seem to have the general feel of a former soviet state, so implications can be made, but beyond that, I can't say, having not yet played the game. I suspect this will be my next review before Dragon Age hits, just because the concept of it intrigues me. It's a somewhat more mature take on the zombie survival genre that has inundated the market, and hopefully will be a good exploration into the crapsack worlds often glossed over by shooters.

[Cynical Cat]

This looks really interesting.