Recent reviews by semi

Before I started playing this game, I had no friends and I was lonely.
After playing for 273+ hours, nothing has changed.
But I do recommend this game, 10/10.

I got banned.

10/10

I will buy again.

Gameplay:
Excellent 🟢
Average
Poor

Note: Overall gameplay is fun, you create your own character from scratch and unlock clothing and weapons as you progress further in the game (or use real cash for more exclusive items). You can design and create your own symbols, music, outfits and vehicles. Guns are somewhat equally balanced in my opinion, about 95% of the guns is skill-based and does not perform the same (in the "rookie" and "pro" comparison).

Story:
Excellent
Average
Poor 🔴

Note: There is not an official story in the game. Basically you make a choice in the beginning if you want to join the criminal faction or the enforcer faction. Altough each contact you unlock later, gives you different missions and just a tiny bit of text content in each mission, and the content is not really interesting.

Graphics:
Excellent
Average 🟠
Poor

Note: The graphics are ok, its mediocre at some points but visuals like the cars, characters and environment is fine and does not bother, neither satisfy, the typical player. (the devs are working on a new engine that will improve this though)

Audio:
Excellent
Average 🟠
Poor

Note: The overall audio is good.. and you can create own songs with reasonable bass and good descant etc. But, there is not really a high definition setting for you to enjoy and the "talk in-game audio" is really dissapointing.

Multiplayer:
Excellent
Average 🟠
Poor

Note: There is not ALOT of players in the servers, but when there is, the servers are full. Otherwise its empty.. and the bronze, silver and gold ranking system is kinda broken and makes it almost impossible to be able to play a legitimately match against even ranked players. But its still fun in a way where you need to improve your tactics and try different playstyles.

Time:
Excellent 🟢
Average
Poor

Note: There is not much to say here, its good! Its an urban environment in the 20 century and every aspect of the game fits in perfectly with the timeline.

Price:
Excellent 🟢
Average
Poor

Note: Its free! Just download and play.



Overall Score:

🟢 3

🟠 3

🔴 1

Simple summary for Kenshi (250h -ish game time)
Graphics.. no.
Overrated blood and limb physics.. no.
Ugly a** bodies and bodydetails.. yes (but there is mods for it).
Gichin Funakoshi.. no.

But seriously, what you can do in this game is beyond thinkable. In vanilla there is a certain limit, but with mods (there is alot of them!), the game is just unimaginable.

You can follow the story line behind the ancient one`s, how Cat-Lon ended up being where he is, who Tinfist is in that story, why starving vagrants never dissapear, etc but still, you could take a left turn out of nowhere and build a base and sell hashish, or enslave the Holy Nation, or maybe hunt down the mighty Leviathans..

Man, if you would describe Kenshi in detail, you would accidently produce a whole new bible.

Bless Okran the almighty, and crush the dark evil Narko! (Sike, Okran and Narko is the same ;))

Anyways, 10/10 game and I look forward exploring the mods list even further and also, play Kenshi 2 in the future :)

So after playing this game for 300 hours, I feel quite comfortable making this review.

The game is awesome. Thats all. Buy it.

Edit: Now ive spent more than 600 hours. Buy it ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

Great game with nice physics, fun to play when you are bored or want to get satisfied with the mud and terrain splashing up on you.

Best zombie survival game Ive played so far. DayZ is nothing compared to this, altough, if DayZ didn´t excist, so wouldn´t this game.

10/10 easy, great game to play with friends as alone. You can die over and over but you keep playing because its so interesting to watch and learn all the stuff that the metabolism and the game itself has to deliver, from running straight to a bunker for the loot, to stay in the middle of the forest to just craft some sh*t with sticks and stones, the game is already in one of the best Early Access states compared with other games.

A W E S O M E !

»edit 7 yrs later» Yes

2014 BEST GAME YET
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