The Dayz Cometh

Open world zombie survival. It all kicked off with the Arma 2 mod, DayZ. It set a very different stage for gaming, and also brought up a great many issues when it came to discerning what kind of gamer you are. With the much anticipated DayZ Standalone almost out of Private Alpha and said to be entering a Public Alpha soon, New Bohemia and mod creator, Dean Hall, released some info on what to look forward to.

Although the visuals in the DayZ mod were good when cranked way up, they have been much improved for the standalone. They have introduced many new assets and buildings, and 90% of buildings are now enterable according to New Bohemia. New items, including combinable items such as purifying pills to clean dirty drinking water and the gunplay has been significantly improved. While the game is still running on the Arma 2 engine, it is much improved for DayZ.

There is also some chatter about Sony picking up DayZ for the PS4, assuming the PC launch doesn't collapse. Despite that, there is no announced release date for DayZ, but we've been told it should only cost about $20-$25USD. I'm looking forward to it, DayZ was a great experience, despite the 'human' nature of some players, but the fact that zombies are a real threat, as is cold, heat and illness, it makes the world just that more hostile for everyone.