Blog:Grust's Top 10 Things He Hates About 7 Days to Die

I've made it no secret that I consider the survival horror crafting game 7 Days to Die as one of my favorite games of all time and have even called it the reverse Depression Quest for me, whereas Depression Quest was "beloved" by game journalists, I found it to be the WORST GAME I EVER PLAYED IN MY LIFE, 7 Days to Die was hated by game journalists but I found to be an underrated gem. However and I'm loathe to say this, in the defense of those journalists, 7 Days to Die is by no means a perfect game and does have a lot of stuff that either annoys me or infuriates me. So here are 10 things I hate about this otherwise great game.

10. Very Poor Graphics: This game was made in 2014 and the PS4 and XBox One ports came out in 2016. And yet the graphics look like it falls between the PS2 and PS3 area of graphics. Now to be fair this is kind of an indie title and graphics aren't everything but still I've seen a lot better.

9. Ugly Character Designs:  And how. Almost every character is ugly to look at so much so that a zombie eating them is an act of mercy. The best looking character is Aiden, who has a mohawk, but only because everyone else looks much worse.

8. The Rocket Launcher: Say WHAT, GRUST? Let me explain, yes in most games the rocket launcher is one of the most badass weapons one can obtain and is often the weapon that kills the final boss in Resident Evil and unlocking it is usually a cause for celebration. But in this game, it's not really worth obtaining. Even when you get it, making or buying the rockets is very expensive (money wise or material wise), it's slow, and worst of all it destroys the environment. Attack a zombie and you run the risk of damaging precious resources you could be using. Stick with guns and clubs.

7. Glitches Galore! Boy howdy there are tons. I still remember this one time I couldn't hurt zombies and they couldn't hurt me. One time I even started a new game and couldn't even move. Some glitches were useful like this one ability where I could duplicate several resources but, that has since been removed. Some may have called me using that ability as cheating, I call it exploiting a glitch. Even with the current update I have now, there's still bugginess.

6. Useless Items: Many items over time as you progress become quite useless such as empty jars as you will soon have tons of water for cooking and drinking and murky water for the chemistry lab. In the game tips, I mentioned brass. It's only good for bullet casings and those are found very easily along with ammo, making this metal extremely useless in your forge. The sad thing is, it's the second most common metal you will encounter.

5. Bears: Such an annoyance. When you start out the game, one going after you is a death sentence. However, as you get stronger and eventually can take them on for a quest, poof, they vanish. By the time I was ready to fight them and took on the quest to kill 3 bears, I have not since encountered any.

4. The console versions were published by Telltale: With Telltale going out of business, I like several 7DTD fans are wondering if the game will ever get any future updates in the console versions.

PCMR eltist: How do you feel about your precious little consoles now huh, loser? Me: I'd still rather be a filthy console peasant than a snooty little egotist like you.

From what I've heard, the Fun Pimps are trying to regain publishing rights from what's left of Telltale but so far nothing is working so far. They have said they are dedicated to their console fans so I'll be hoping for the best. But until then, I doubt we'll be seeing any updates anytime soon.

PCMR elitist: You sucker! Me: Grabs elitist and makes him play Desert Bus for 30 days. 30 days later, rips the heart right out of his husk of a body and devours it.

3. Weather Patterns: So annoying. In the forest biome, it switches frequently to snowing to hot, to warm, often forcing me to change clothing (btw the men in the game have ripped abs and biceps which many consider sexualized. Why aren't SJWs complaining about it? They do it when women are sexualized.) Thankfully I have a solution. Once you have your iron armor, put on the overcoat when it's cold and you're good. Snow also makes it hard to see my tilled farmland making it difficult to plant any crops.

2. The Randomly Generated Worlds can often times suck really bad: Right now I'm working on maximizing every single stat and perk in my latest playthrough so I can add 7 Days to Die in the list of games I've beaten and I chose a randomly generated world for some challenge. And right now, one of the shops is located on an island in the middle of a vast lake, there are roads that lead to nowhere, and you're just going to have to rely on a lot of luck to find the other shops. Too be fair there are locations you can't find otherwise in the original Navesgane map, but all these new locations are are just places to loot, that's it.

Some dishonorable mentions:

Mines in the wasteland: Actually I find this adds some extra challenge. Plus the wasteland is end game content so it's better to be prepared here.

Zombie dogs: Annoying and will make you use up your first aid kits fast and will kill low level players quite fast. But it's part of the challenge and are a good source of leather.

Easy to fill up your backpack: That's why it's called survival horror. Item management is a key strategy in the game. With some skill and knowledge of the game, this shouldn't be a huge bother.

The trader in the burned forest biome: He's a jerk but he's useful and here's near the spot I suggest in the game tips.

Getting stuck in the canyon in the desert biome: Actually, getting out of this jam was kind of fun. I had to use all my crafting skills to make my escape and make my way out of a mine. It was really enjoyable.

Okay onto number 1 and the biggest gripe I have with this otherwise great game.

1. No end game goal: The game has no clear goal or way to beat the game, just stay alive in the zombie apocalypse. There's no ultimate destination to travel to, no end game boss, no patient X that will end the terror, you just survive. Even Minecraft has the Ender Dragon as a final boss (well for me at least cuz I got the platinum trophy for it). The real bad thing about this is eventually, your stats will max out, you will be overpowered, and the game will just be boring. The Fun Pimps have hinted at a storyline so maybe one day there will be an end game goal, but until then this is the biggest thing I hate about the game.

I should note that despite all these flaws, I hold a ton of love for this game and would still recommend it for fans of zombies survival horror, and Minecraft fans. I love the crafting system I love exploring areas for resources, I love the traveling and I enjoy the combat.

