This game is everything that I've wanted out of 7 Days to Die for almost a decade that still haven't been implemented. Survival mechanics are incredibly deep, which is awesome. Also, you get to customize your character, which seems like a no-brainer... *cough* RUST *cough*. Great fun so far, only a couple hours in, with many more in my future.

I really enjoy this game. At this point I’ve put a significant amount of time into Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and it’s been a blast.

Despite what many others have said, I actually quite enjoy the gear score and loot system that was introduced here. I like the added progression. I like chasing upgrades. And I really like that I can disable it if I want. That flexibility is a huge plus. I know it wasn’t everyone’s favorite change, but it works for me. They should honestly add this to wildlands as a feature that you can enable, that would be awesome.

My wife and I have been playing almost exclusively in co-op together, and it’s been incredibly fun. There was practically zero learning curve, which was a bonus for her because she doesn’t play nearly as many games as I do. We’ve been paying close attention to the story, and although it does has its weak moments, there have been times where we both had genuine emotional reactions to certain events — which is honestly above and beyond what I would expect from a Tom Clancy game lol.

Exploring is a lot of fun. The combat is really fun. There’s a ton to do, which is great. I’ve already gotten well over 100 hours out of it, and we’ve easily got another hundred plus to go before we’re finished.

I do have three complaints.
First: the key binding is atrocious. Quite frankly, I find it g*dd*mn ridiculous that in 2026 we don’t have consistency across games with how keys are bound. Games from 20 years ago handled this better. If I’m rebinding a key, automatically unassign it from its existing assignment. End of story. None of this double-binding bullsh!t. Don’t warn me that it’s already bound and that I need to go unassign it. I’m literally trying to assign the button to what I want — so f*cking unassign it and reassign it for me. JFC.

Second: the online connection requirement. That’s also a ridiculous design decision. It’s a single-player game. You have the ability to play in a private mode. There is absolutely zero reason why this game should require an internet connection. This needs to be removed. If the game wasn’t so fun, this would carry a lot more weight in my overall opinion.

Third: character movement. This one is minor. Occasionally movement feels clunky, sluggish, or delayed. It’s not consistent for me. But on the rare occasions that I feel it, it always seems to be at one of the worst possible moments, which makes the aggravation of it heightened by the circumstances. Again, not consistent — just frustrating when it does happen.

Overall, the sheer fun and immersion — and the hundred-plus hours I’ve already gotten out of it — vastly outweigh these grievances. It’s been an incredibly fun way to share my free time with my wife, and that alone makes it worth it. And we’ve easily got another hundred plus hours ahead of us.

Paid money for this game, was never given the option to create my character, and apparently there's no way to customize it either. Just stuck with whatever the f*ck I was given? Lame. Game looked fun, but not interested now, and I'm not paying for this sh!tty privilege. Refunding. Dumb f*ckin design decision.