Arma 2 MOD Player enjoy's Standalone 14Yrs later
So, I played the DayZ mods for Arma 2 about 14 years ago and had a really good time with both vanilla DayZ and even Epoch servers with traders and all that stuff.
I don't know why, but somehow DayZ Standalone started showing up in my YouTube feed again. And I thought, okay, let's give it a try.
I decided to start as a solo player. Since I was pretty rusty and didn't want to relearn all the mechanics while getting destroyed on a high-pop PvP Official server, I started playing on a PvE server with AI bandits. So there was still some kind of threat to deal with.
After figuring out how not to starve and slowly getting some decent gear, my next goal was to build a shelter.
While gathering all the sticks I needed, my hatchet and my knife both broke, so I had to go looking for new tools.
I ended up in a small village near Novy Lug and started searching for a new knife or axe while already carrying a pretty full inventory. At some point I picked up a tarp, which I could have used for my shelter, but I had to keep it in my hands because my inventory was basically full.
And then I ran into one of those priest-looking zombies. You know the ones – dressed all in black and noticeably taller than the regular infected.
Holy shit, those Guys are tough
I couldn't kill him with my bare fists, so I had no choice but to run.
The problem was that this fucker just kept chasing me through the woods.
I eventually tried to create some distance so I could drop the tarp and pull out my CZ550. I managed to get a shot off..
He tanked it.
At this point I was getting hit, started bleeding, and my adrenaline went through the fucking roof.
My heart was pounding so hard it genuinely felt like this was happening to me in real life.
And then I had this moment of:
Wait... this is just a fucking video game.
It's honestly insane how immersive DayZ can be.
In the end, I managed to run through the woods with my screen already going black and white, found a little wooden house, got inside and slammed the door behind me.
I made it to safety.
I was sitting in that house afterwards, waiting for my blood to regenerate, and my heart was still going crazy.
This game is crazy still
14 years later and DayZ still managed to give me that feeling again. Even just vs Z's