When Dean Hall jumped on stage to announce that DayZ was being developed for console during Gamescom 2014 many of us were left feeling excited for the day that we’d be battling the zombie survival adventure with controller in hand. If you’ve been waiting patiently for the past five years, then today you can finally rekindle that excitement once more as DayZ is now out of preview and available in all it’s full 1.0 updated glory on Xbox One.
If you’re one of the five people yet to hear of DayZ, then let me fill you in. The game is an open-world survival sandbox adventure which places the player within the confines of fictional post-Soviet Republic of Chernarus, a land that has been ravaged by a mysterious plague that has turned the majority of its population into violent infected zombies.
As one of few survivors left in the world, you must be on the hunt for the last dribs and drabs of sustenance left to survive. That means hunting for food, water, weapons and medicine, whilst killing or avoiding the many threats to your survival along the way. To do this you can band up with other survivors, or go it alone and avoid everyone, but with 230 square kilometres of vast open land to explore, it could be a cold lonely venture for those left unguarded.
If you fancy jumping in on the popular open-world zombie adventure, then you can do so now on Xbox One, for the price of £41.74, and with the Game Preview days left behind, expect a fully stable experience that mirrors that of PC
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Game Description:
THIS IS DAYZ, THIS IS YOUR STORY DayZ is an unforgiving, authentic, open world sandbox online game where each one of 60 players on a server follows a single goal – to survive as long as they can, by all means necessary. There are no superficial tips, waypoints, built-in tutorials or help given to you. Every decision matters – with no save games, and no extra lives, every mistake can be lethal. If you fail, you lose everything and start over. Scavenging for supplies and roaming the open world never feels safe in DayZ, as you never know what’s behind the next corner. Hostile player interactions, or simply just struggling through severe weather can easily turn into intense, nerve-racking moments where you experience very real emotions. On the other hand, meeting with another friendly survivor in DayZ can lead to a true friendship that lasts a lifetime… Your choices and your decisions create a gameplay experience that’s completely unique and unequivocally personal – unmatched by any other multiplayer game out there. This is DayZ, this is your story. KEY FEATURES • Detailed, authentic backdrop of Chernarus, an open world terrain featuring 230 square kilometers of hand-crafted environment based on real life locations • Real emotional experience driven by the emergent interactions of 60 players on the server, all fighting for survival by any means necessary • Environmental dangers including the infected, dynamic weather, and animal predators • Wide variety of complex survival mechanics – from hunting and crafting, through sophisticated injury simulation, to transferable diseases • Persistent servers with complex loot economy, and the ability to build improvised bases • Visceral, authentic gun play and melee combat systems • Smooth and reactive character controller utilizing a detailed animation system • Rewarding and authentic experience of driving vehicles for travel and material transport
