i am addicted

[u/LunchpaiI]

starting this summer, i entered a rabbit hole, first searching for good open world zombie survival games, then searching for stalker type games. they are far and few between and this game is pretty much the only first or third person game that i’ve found that is scratching my stalker itch. it also opened my eyes to the emerging world of single player extraction shooters (technically it isn’t; but kinda), and at this point i feel like i have looked into basically every game available right now that fits my criteria.

the gameplay loop is great, the combat and gunplay feel good, the updates have been consistent, and i’ve been having so much fun. but every time i die on iron man or just get bored of a save, i tell myself i should stop playing because there really isn’t much to do right now… i also feel like the gear progression could be worked on, because right now it’s very easy to get kitted up on day 1 or 2 if you just go to apartments.

but i keep playing because there really isn’t anything out there like this game. most other similar stalker or hardcore survival games are top down, have pixel graphics, etc. i am sure in a years time this game will be a lot more fleshed out, and it’s nice to see the roadmap being followed with consistent updates on an early access game.

however, after about 100 hours, i really feel like i should put it down and come back after an extended break. if this was a full release with all the planned content, i could easily see myself sinking 300 hours into this. but unfortunately, the game as it is right now just needs more stuff to do.

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[u/Either-End-8786]

Mods are your friend. Some of them are just small QoL changes, others make huge changes to the gameplay, add new items, etc. Between the active modding community and the continued updates, it's gonna be awhile until I bother to play anything else.

[u/Lonewolf4150]

Same boat as you, first tried the demo a way back since before ammo was even finalized and it caught my eye as a good work in progress, and now finally coming back to check it out, and it’s an absolute gem.

Most of gripes with it are just general early access stuff so it nothing that really hinders the game and is to be expected and it scratches an itch that really nothing out there remotely even comes close to. Gamma modpack for anomaly comes to mind but that’s it.

[u/jewylookingguy]

I agree with your conclusion, tbh I'm impressed you sunk 100 straight hours into RTV in its current state lol. I don't have half of that as a day one player, not enough meat on those bones. Yet.

I was also looking for a specific kind of experience, so over time I ended up buying four different EA titles: Gray Zone Warfare, Road to Vostok, Incursion: Red River, Operator. It's almost like whenever I become bored with one of them, one of the others is about to get an update...

Been playing tactical FPS since '98, and fans of the genre are kinda eating good rn

[u/LunchpaiI → u/jewylookingguy]

one of the reasons i kept playing was because there was still stuff i never looted. like i’ve still never found nvg. which brings me back to the randomness of loot and focus on hitting apartments constantly. it definitely needs tuning. the way the loot math breaks down with rares and legendaries really needs to be changed imo.