Next Day: Survival - Early Access Watcher -
0Disclosure: This game copy was bought by the reviewer.
Special Thanks: Pretty Wuffles for the gear and assistance.
Following a release of toxic fog, you must survive in a Eastern European country while wildlife, looters and traitors attempt to do the same. Help out a group of neutrals and decide to join the looters or civilians in what could be seen as another survival title.
This game has a lot of bugs, glitches and expected hacking issues. From rubberbanding/hit box detection problems with enemies to quest problems resulting in rewards before completion, this game is about as reliable as every other fresh survival launch. I was surprised to see the frame rate stay above 40 though.
Content is derived from several quests that are handed out from NPCs in one of three camps and a couple of spawns in the overworld. There is also a dungeon that can be completed with other players or solo depending on gear/tactics used. It is incredibly short supply, however, resulting in PvP being the driving force to log back in. At 7 hours I managed to get through the neutral quests and civilians following a major delay. Enemies are sparse while gear and equipment can be found in homes or humanitarian drops. AI is a mixed bag with enemy wildlife being exceptionally tanky and looter/civilians possessing incredible accuracy. Mix that with unreliable cover and you will find gunfights becoming a ripe pain. As it stands, I cannot recommend the title at this point due to limited content and the situation with limited server space. Bugs and glitches aside that is.