A Post Apocalyptic RPG With Layers! Embrace The Poof! – Terminus Zombie Survivors –
19Terminus Zombie Survivors is an Indie, Open World, Post Apocalyptic, Turn Based, Roguelike RPG.
An RPG that understands what is good in life: Layers!
Rock out with Two Fanny Packs, Two not man purses / messenger bags, 1 big backpack, Two sweaters, and Two Poofy Coats!
Two. Poofy. Coats.
Just Imagine How HUGE and PUFFY You Look!
Such Intimidation! Such POWER!
Oh ya! That’s the Post Apocalyptic Poofy look!
It is good to see a game that understands the power of the poof!
A Post Apocalyptic RPG With Layers!
That’s right: Terminus Zombie Survivors has got layers.
Big, and HUGE, and PUFFY!
Just think of how much stuff you can jam in there!
The Man with Two Puffy Coats Is King!
So layer up here Post Apocalyptic hero!
Beyond the power of the poof, (which is indeed very powerful), Terminus Zombie Survivors is an actual RPG, with classes, character lvl ups, and attributes.
Oh Ya!
Right at the start, you can pick 1 of 3 characters with differing attributes and starting perks.
Then you get 3 Attribute points to put in at the start; these attributes are very impactful, and many do not do what you might think; thus they are well worth a read.
After picking your stats, and naming your character and choosing from a few different top down appearances if you wish, you can also pick a trait; you get more points and more choices here as you gain meta progression.
Concerning the Meta Progression:
There are 12 additional classes to unlock; unlocked by surviving more prior occupations.
You also get more points for traits and more choices here as you gain meta progression.
The starting 3 classes are strong, so the 9 unlockable ones are more about providing different gameplay focuses and experiences, but the traits can be much more impactful, though, you seem to amass these after each run with a character, so you don’t need to win to get the unlock.
That is very good, as this game is tough, even on normal!
As you survive, you gain survival skills, perks that offer you 1 of 3 choices, like “Cat’s Eyes”, letting you see 0.5% further at night per perk lvl, or “Improvised Attack”, adding +25% damage when attacking with tools, “Combat Instinct” for the Soldier granting 100% melee damage, replacing their usually 50%, or “Pathfinder”, -10 AP movement to another place.
There are skills book that you can find too; they teach you new skills, or new crafting or cooking recipes; nice!
Additionally, as you use weapons, you gain proficiency with them; very nice!
An Open World RPG With Options:
Terminus Zombie Survivors has 4 difficulties; selectable right at the start, right below the character creation door; letting you set the kind of challenge you want, without the need to grind through a “normal” easy mode; looking at you Diablo 3!
Terminus Zombie Survivors also has 3 alternate game scenarios; these are big changes to the random world, really mixing up the experience and the challenge.
There is a Frozen Zombies world, where the world is much colder, and the zombies are much slower, shifting the game into even more of an environmental survival direction.
There is the Crowd: Where dangerous places have tripled due to the huge numbers of zombies, which restricts the path of the player around these areas.
There is also Out of Stock: where most of the loot containing furniture has been already looted, but the houses are more stocked, so bust into those houses and take what you need to survive!
I like games with options!
Plus, you can manually set the settings in sandbox mode, but that does disable achievement.
Combat in this Zombie Filled, Post Apocalyptic Wasteland:
Differing from intense Roguelikes like CDDA (Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead) the combat here in Terminus Zombie Survivors is modal, meaning: it takes place in a different mode.
Think the random battle encounters of old school JRPGs like Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest; where the combats take place in a different mode compared to the world exploration.
If you mouse over a zombie, it will tell you how far it can move in a turn; very handy to know!
Sometimes, you might want to double wait to get your AP to max, as you always go first, but if they can reach you, the zombies will try and take a bite; don’t let em!
Controller Support is present, and good, as is good old mouse and keyboard.
I found mouse and keyboard just felt better for me here, so that is mainly what I used in the above video.
Note: This is an Early Access look at Terminus Zombie Survivors so any bugs or other oddness is not representative of the final product.
Still, Terminus Zombie Survivors is an Indie, Open World, Post Apocalyptic, Turn Based, Roguelike RPG that is good and understands the power of the poof!
Terminus Zombie Survivors is well worth a wishlist and a watch.
Watch?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1534980/Terminus_Zombie_Survivors/
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