https://www.polygon.com/videos/2018/5/7/17328164/state-of-decay-2-gameplay-preview-video

Earlier this month, I recently spent a few hours holed up in a Microsoft preview event fortress, playing State of Decay 2. The video above offers some of my thoughts on the game, as well as a chunk of gameplay. You can also read a longer preview here.

The first game’s primary point of departure from genre zombie shooters was a clever story-based core, in which the player sought to create a community of survivors, rather than merely mowing down enemies. This dovetailed into crafting, building and social mechanics, as the community grew into new and bigger problems.