Z-End
- December 8, 2017
- Plug In Digital
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Get on itch.io StoreZ-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members. What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?
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Reviews
- The game offers easy achievements, making it appealing for completionists.
- Some players enjoyed the zombie apocalypse theme and the multiple choices available.
- It can be entertaining for a very short playthrough, providing a quick experience.
- The game is riddled with bugs, causing frustration and hindering progress.
- The writing is poorly executed, with shallow storylines and inconsistent character representation.
- It is not a true game but rather a poorly made Choose-Your-Own-Adventure e-book, lacking engaging gameplay.
- story6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for being poorly executed, with branching dialogues that often lead to confusion or dead ends, requiring players to rewind and make different choices to progress. Many reviewers find the narrative rushed and shallow, with significant issues in translation that detract from the experience. Overall, the game feels like a quick cash grab rather than a thoughtfully crafted adventure.
“Good game, pretty short, but every choice can really change the story and characters.”
“The story feels rushed, and some parts make no sense.”
“The story is shallow, and the game creators should have made a full text-based game instead of wasting time on poorly made animations and drawings.”
“A choose your own adventure gone horribly wrong due to branching dialogues giving you incorrect story or outright refusing to advance the game.”
“The story feels rushed and some parts make no sense.”
“Add to that a bad translation (wrong gender in dialogues, French verbs in English text, etc.), shallow story and characters... yeah, everything here for a quick cash grab.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization of Z-end is criticized as a blatant cash grab by mobile developers, with the game being poorly translated and lacking depth in story and characters, suggesting a focus on profit over quality.
“Z-end is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it were a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers trying to cash in on abandoned app store content.”
“Add to that a bad translation (wrong gender in dialogues, French verbs in English text, etc.) and a shallow story and characters... everything here feels like a quick cash grab.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this visual/interactive novel is criticized for being minimal, primarily consisting of clicking through poorly written dialogue that detracts from the overall experience, raising concerns about its quality and suitability for publication.
“As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print. This poses the question, 'How did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”
“The gameplay is incredibly repetitive and lacks any real challenge, making it feel more like a chore than an enjoyable experience.”
“I found the mechanics to be clunky and unresponsive, which severely detracted from my overall enjoyment of the game.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users find the grinding aspect of visual novels and e-books tedious, likening the experience to a frustratingly slow reading process where each sentence requires a mouse click, detracting from the enjoyment of the narrative.
“Visual novels/e-books are tedious at best. Imagine the best novel you ever read, whether it's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', '2001: A Space Odyssey', or 'Twilight' (if you have terrible taste in literature), but then translate that to a format where the words dribble out and you have to click your mouse every time you want to read the next sentence, instead of just turning the pages.”
“Grinding in this game feels like an endless chore. The repetitive tasks drain the enjoyment out of what could be a great experience.”
“The grind is so excessive that it overshadows the story and character development, making it feel more like a job than a game.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game is noted for being good for achievements, but it suffers from significant bugs and is relatively short, impacting its overall stability.
“The game is riddled with bugs that disrupt the experience.”
“I encountered frequent crashes that made it nearly unplayable.”
“The stability issues really detracted from what could have been a great game.”
