Settings

• Played on v1.0.11
  
• Black flashbang on
  
• Played on Rookie
  
• Equipment 1

• Gameplay loop is actually quite fun
  
• Gunplay can feel pretty good (except for shotguns)
  
• Dying still has a con (technically) but it's very minor and allows for you to take risks

• The game would be so much more intuitive and easier if it was first person. 2.5D just doesn't work well enough
  
  • Everything's based on your vision cone but it just feels sorta awkward. To scout ahead I usually use a sniper rifle with a medium-range scope and repeatedly zoom in so I don't get blindsided (which is awkward)
    
  • A lot of the atmosphere that makes games like these so tense and interesting is lost due to this disconnected worldview
    
  • Guns feel less natural to handle as a result, especially when they jam
    
  • This also results in sound cues being more simplistic and less spatial
• Issues with enemy AI are reoccurring
  
  • Enemies aren't affected by radiation; when you kill them, in order to loot them you just have to tank the rads. At least let me drag the body or something
    
  • Enemy AI feels really simplistic; often it's just them pushing the everliving ♥♥♥♥ out of you
    
  • Enemies are just better at night fighting than you are
• QoL is not great
  
  • Loot pools are ass; supplies that you need may just not spawn on runs. Since it's singleplayer, I don't think anyone would care if the loot pools bent in the player's favor a bit.
    
  • It's hard to tell what is total junk and what isn't. A rarity rating on items would help players who don't know the item pool well to determine if they should grab something
    
  • The game can track what items you need for crafting something, but doesn't update based on the items you have at home or in the field, which is SO awful.
    
  • General SFX for buttons is ANNOYING; menu music is grating. (how is this not fixed yet???)
    
  • Items will often overlap each other in your inventory when quicklooting
    
  • Skill upgrade notifications cover up valuable info during combat
    
  • In general using your PDA is just an awkward and unfriendly experience. It doesn't have a lot of the info I want
• Runs of the Forest area often feel very samey since there are very few landmarks that actually matter
  
• Shotguns are genuinely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trash
  
• Game has a bad first impression
  
  • No tools to tell who is friend or foe. You only learn through losing
    
  • Game kinda just throws you in with zero explanation; it's a wiki game. A lot is intuitive if you've played STALKER before but as someone who's played that but not EFT I had some difficulty adjusting
    
  • It's not clear what people you need to talk to and why. Home Base doesn't have a map showcasing who's who so you kinda have to run around checking each NPC

I really like what Zero Sievert is trying to do, but ultimately I don't really think this perspective works well. It doesn't help there's also a bunch of other issues that should realistically be resolved by now. The game doesn't feel quite as finished as it should be. I don't regret playing Zero Sievert, but I can say that I don't recommend it to others if you're looking for a way to scratch a STALKER-shaped itch. It's just not the same.

[h1]Zero Sievert is a good concept that just doesn't work in 2.5D.[/h1] [i]Settings[/i] [list] [*] Played on v1.0.11 [*] Black flashbang on [*] Played on Rookie [*] Equipment 1 [/list] [h2]Pros[/h2] [list] [*] Gameplay loop is actually quite fun [*] Gunplay can feel pretty good (except for shotguns) [*] Dying still has a con (technically) but it's very minor and allows for you to take risks [/list] [h2]Cons[/h2] [list] [*] The game would be so much more intuitive and easier if it was first person. 2.5D just doesn't work well enough [list] [*] Everything's based on your vision cone but it just feels sorta awkward. To scout ahead I usually use a sniper rifle with a medium-range scope and repeatedly zoom in so I don't get blindsided (which is awkward) [*] A lot of the atmosphere that makes games like these so tense and interesting is lost due to this disconnected worldview [*] Guns feel less natural to handle as a result, especially when they jam [*] This also results in sound cues being more simplistic and less spatial [/list] [*] Issues with enemy AI are reoccurring [list] [*] Enemies aren't affected by radiation; when you kill them, in order to loot them you just have to tank the rads. At least let me drag the body or something [*] Enemy AI feels really simplistic; often it's just them pushing the everliving fuck out of you [*] Enemies are just better at night fighting than you are [/list] [*] QoL is not great [list] [*] Loot pools are ass; supplies that you need may just not spawn on runs. Since it's singleplayer, I don't think anyone would care if the loot pools bent in the player's favor a bit. [*] It's hard to tell what is total junk and what isn't. A rarity rating on items would help players who don't know the item pool well to determine if they should grab something [*] The game can track what items you need for crafting something, but doesn't update based on the items you have at home or in the field, which is SO awful. [*] General SFX for buttons is ANNOYING; menu music is grating. (how is this not fixed yet???) [*] Items will often overlap each other in your inventory when quicklooting [*] Skill upgrade notifications cover up valuable info during combat [*] In general using your PDA is just an awkward and unfriendly experience. It doesn't have a lot of the info I want [/list] [*] Runs of the Forest area often feel very samey since there are very few landmarks that actually matter [*] Shotguns are genuinely fucking trash [*] Game has a bad first impression [list] [*] No tools to tell who is friend or foe. You only learn through losing [*] Game kinda just throws you in with zero explanation; it's a wiki game. A lot is intuitive if you've played STALKER before but as someone who's played that but not EFT I had some difficulty adjusting [*] It's not clear what people you need to talk to and why. Home Base doesn't have a map showcasing who's who so you kinda have to run around checking each NPC [/list] [/list] [h3]Conclusion[/h3] I really like what Zero Sievert is trying to do, but ultimately I don't really think this perspective works well. It doesn't help there's also a bunch of other issues that should realistically be resolved by now. The game doesn't feel quite as finished as it should be. I don't regret playing Zero Sievert, but I can say that I don't recommend it to others if you're looking for a way to scratch a STALKER-shaped itch. It's just not the same.