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Zanki Zero: Last Beginning on Steam
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Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is a rpg, dungeon crawler and anime game
developed and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Released on April 09th 2019 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 648 reviews of which 502 were positive and 146 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 8.1 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA@ GeForce@ GTX 460 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 26 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset
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Eye of the Beholder 1991 DOS-era gameplay meets post-apocalyptic survival. Surprise! There's also an anime-poisoned story in here that, much like the poisonous food ingame, can be enjoyed if you build up a tolerance to pockets of bad writing. This game is very, very experimental with what it tries to do, and is absolutely *NOT* worth $60. But conversely, you absolutely *SHOULD* get it on sale, since it usually has 90% off. $6 is a steal for what you get. By experimental, I mean this game does some reinventing of the RPG wheel to make it fit a survival gameplay angle. For starters, levels only give skill points. You get the same HP at level 1 as you do 100. The real path to power is getting murdered. Revival is cheap in town and the game has a long list of "death benefits" that make you far more resistant to what killed your party members. As an example, if a party member dies by getting shot with a poisoned arrow from a wall trap: They would get a small universal resistance to all ranged damage, a bigger boost to piercing resistance, a massive boost to neurotoxin damage resistance, and a final gigantic boost to the poison ailment if it also afflicted them during the fatal shot. Whereas a level gives one skill point. Interestingly, there are also side stories around the various Islands (dungeons) and the cutscenes that have art for them also provide powerful death benefits as a payout once a party member bites the dust after viewing said cutscene. Combine this with there being no shops, and you have to jury rig your own weapons and armor at basecamp, it makes an RPG where exploration - not grinding - is rewarded. This game tries something new. And while it didn't fully stick the landing, it's also a very wonderful experimental title. ABSOLUTELY grab it when it's on sale.
Your characters can die from stress after soiling themselves if there's no toilet nearby. Realistic survival mechanics. This is more intimate character writing than any prestige indie game has ever achieved by orders of magnitude. I have not played Outer Wilds but I would unhesitatingly say your characters pissing and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ themselves in this is a more artistic statement about the human condition than the entirety of that game. I'm at the end of chapter two and even though the story is basically MK Ultra alchemical trauma processing with clones on an island, it actually respects that bad things happening to you just makes you a worse person instead of a "survivor" and the only real means of healing is banishing the reanimated corpses of your tormentors. Far closer to the logic of exorcism than therapeutic reframing that everything else runs on. It also feels like it has a stronger metabolism for actual redemptive metaphysics and Girardian sociology, like DR had at its peaks. The first enemies you encounter are literal goats and both backstories so far revolve around scapegoating. Not just skin deep stuff or vibes. Since Peter Thiel as our primate Girardian has bought the future from you wholesale and will lock you up in the Torture Nexus until the Second Coming, Zanki Zero might be one of the top 3 or 4 most prescient games right now. If I'm right I'm sure the internet will catch up in another decade maybe. Probably it's like TADC if TADC wasn't ballsack therapy art. I suspect much of the whinging comes from the fact that the combat is just kiting enemies around a tessellated dungeon with a single button for attacking rather than anything that makes the end user feel like a gangster.
Many elements of Zanki Zero: Last Beginning are deeply intertwined and reinforce one another. The horror is driven by the real-time combat and inventory management systems, the sound design and atmosphere of the locations, the enemies, traps, and of course the overall shocking revelations surrounding the characters. Strong emotional attachment to the cast is created through the RPG mechanics, the individual gameplay quirks (allergies, favorite foods, different skills), the bonus events, the death system, aging, the grueling journey, and the survival mechanics (hunger, toilet management). There’s characterization even in the loading screens! Through the revelation of the characters’ most intimate secrets, the base-building and bunker mechanics, as well as certain story events, the game creates a genuine sense of group cohesion. It almost feels like you are “raising” the characters yourself, and when the game talks about the power of friendship, it has ABSOLUTELY earned the right to use that theme, because it never feels like an empty phrase. The story works because, while it is extremely shocking and bleak, it also maintains a humorous, quirky, and occasionally cheesy undertone, preventing the mood from becoming oppressive or monotonous. The ending only truly lands because the combination of all these other elements makes you deeply invested in the characters. Of course, I don’t want to claim that you can’t have these experiences if you play Zanki Zero like a visual novel (difficulty level 1 basically allows you to remove almost all gameplay), but I would argue that they simply are not as intense. Even though the game uses the same basic concept as Persona 5 — revealing character backstories through individual dungeons — Zanki Zero works much better for me. The constantly shifting perspectives and the character attachment described above create far more depth. I also find the characters’ backstories more interesting overall — probably because you are not just playing as a group of teenagers here. Looking through the screenshots again and remembering certain events genuinely gave me a feeling of nostalgia, even though I only finished the game relatively recently. At around 40 to 60 hours long, it also never overstays its welcome. And I’m still somewhat impressed that the dungeon crawling — unlike the tedious wandering around in Persona — never annoyed me in the slightest, even though the added survival mechanics make it sound more exhausting on paper. The dense atmosphere of the dungeons, which leans heavily into horror, definitely helps with that. What can absolutely become annoying, however, are the occasional slowdowns in the PC version, which really should not exist and clearly point to a sloppy port. The game is absolutely PACKED with ideas that are not always implemented perfectly, but together they create a wonderful overall experience if you are willing to embrace it. The developers genuinely included a huge number of mechanics and systems that fit the game’s core concept and strengthen each other. I really have to applaud them for committing so fully to their vision. They probably would have achieved far better sales and reviews if they had simply made another Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc-style game, but this team proved that they are capable of — and interested in — so much more. I can’t recommend the game universally, because it really is a very peculiar blend of different elements. That’s why I wouldn’t necessarily call it an underrated gem — even though I personally absolutely see it that way. But if I read one more review from someone who played it on difficulty 1 and concluded that it “wasn’t all that great,” I’m seriously going to lose it. Illuminate a brighter future for humanity! Bye-bye!
Definitely recommended for fans of dungeon crawlers. Great story and characters, fun exploration and variety of skills and items. Combat is rather clunky/lackluster, and the survival mechanics are tedious but can be disabled. I would also recommend Legend of Grimrock, Vaporum, Operencia, Bard's Tale IV, StarCrawlers, and Stranger of Sword City.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning received 502 positive votes out of a total of 648 achieving a rating of 7.36.
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Zanki Zero: Last Beginning was developed and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Yes, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is not playable on MacOS.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning does not support VR.
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is a single-player game.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Release
09 Apr 2019
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