
Short version, SOD2 was more of the same from a grinding perspective, with none of the reward for advancing story. SOD2 added much improved graphics, long overdue but questionable multiplayer functionality and completely gutted the storyline elements that actually added any depth to the original game. LONG VERSION: I put over a 1000 hours into SOD1 and it's DLC addons, I enjoyed it immensely. Enjoyed by masochists and programmed by sadists. Maybe I could have farmed more and gotten better guns but with bloaters spawning inside my base right beside my people I don't understand how they could have possibly survived. It was out of nowhere and gave me no time to prepare. I was the sole survivor in a game mode all about relationships and companions. After that, I kept shooting until it also died but there wasn't much of a point. For 3 minutes I tried to keep him off my last companion while also thinning the rest of the invasion.

I don't know what kind of buff blood ferals got but this thing wouldn't die. They were trapped inside of minefield of bloater clouds and while I could get out only one of my other people did. In the base game I lost one person in several playthroughs, and then suddenly two people died and there was nothing I could do.

A half dozen of them appeared right beside my companions and obliterated them. I was trying to kill ferals and screamers when suddenly bloaters started spawning inside of my base. Maybe I was still warming up or maybe the game glitched out but it felt like there was suddenly and insane difficulty spike. Once I got overwhelmed and got damaged enough to be injured but other than that I felt like I was flawlessly progressing and actually getting good.

I got great weapons and guns and I was quickly sidestepping zombies while popping off heads. It had been a while since I played but I was getting the hang of it again. The story line was a great addition and I was slowly building up a base with 3 survivors in addition to my main player. I hadn't played state of decay for months but this dlc got me back into it and it made me want to play the whole game again. I didn't put much time into yet but it was great.

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