Before I know it, I’m laid out on my back in the middle of the road, and there’s a throbbing red notifier on my thigh in the game’s full body U.I element. Yes, that’s impressive on paper, but is any fun when it’s all busy work just to stay alive?įeeling fresh, I walk out of the door and look up at the moon, but before I can take stock I hear a new, even more offensive noise. I wonder if this approach to breaking everything down into core resources is actually a hindrance. So far, it looks there is no stone left unturned in SCUM as far as the complex systems go.
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His green tracksuit keeps me warm and most importantly, allows me to carry around his limbs, which will serve as my supper…well, when I figure out how to make a fire. The sounds of crunching viscera fill my ears and I turn around, now wearing my victim’s clothes. Startled by the ordeal and afraid of what’s yet to come, I grow clumsy with SCUM‘s complex control system and unwillingly carve its body into pieces with my stone knife. Luckily for me though just as I think of running, I peek into the house across the road and find a shovel, which I hurriedly use to cave its head in. If I was really hurt I could knock the zombie over with a punch to the head and make a bid for freedom, instead of being forced to finish it off. The targeting system is very responsive, letting me angle my attacks to focus on different parts of the body. Panicking, I naturally resort to my dukes and punch it. I open the door to face a strange threat and ready my spear… before proceeding to completely miss the puppet. Out of earshot, I hear some groaning and my first enemy appears in the form of a puppet, which, as per the game’s lore, are not quite zombies, but almost reanimated corpses repurposed from the dead bodies of those who failed in the reality show. I find a cabin with your stock survival game resources like wood and rags and pieces of metal, but it still amounts to nothing I can really do anything with. Still, careful is my middle name, so I soldier on to a set of houses - my first main looting spot. It’s grim and at times tough to watch, but it means that you could genuinely get caught with your pants down by some pesky raider if you’re not careful. You have to make sure you’re taking a dump and emptying your bladder when you need to. Yes, a core part of survival in SCUM is controlling your digestive system. Don’t say SCUM isn’t realistic though, because seconds later I was squatting behind a tree sh**ting on the ground courtesy of the handy TAB menu. Life throws another haymaker at me when I start to suffer from exhaustion, and soon have to force my near-naked body into a stream to drink the dirty water God gave us. I can now stuff things into my waist bag that may be of use later, like some questionable-looking almonds I find on the floor of a shed. Later, I come across a singular barn, and for my effort I find a balaclava and a fanny pack, my first pieces of loot and two essential parts of my makeshift, naked burglar cosplay. The way inventory is stored in SCUM has a lot to do with what you’re wearing, which meant that whilst I did have a backpack with my kit in it, I couldn’t carry anything else until I found some more clothes which have pockets… and it’s bloody cold.Īlas, I hoist the spear on my back and explore. I craft a paltry backpack and a throwing spear. Upon spawning, I follow the advice of a Steam guide which tells me to take off my clothes and cut them into rags in order to immediately create more equipment.ĭespite pondering whether this is some kind of sick joke, I follow through and have at my prison garb with my stone knife, before having to come to terms with the fact that everything I own is now lying on the floor around me. I start my adventures in SCUM by designing my convict, something the game forces you to do every time you join a server.Ī lot of the character builder is locked off and seemingly in development at the moment, so I just stick all of my points arbitrarily into Endurance, Survival and… Sniping. At the very least, it’ll be a bit of fun….right? Day 1: Animal Husbandry I waded into its grim world of dystopian reality television in an attempt to understand its popularity and see whether SCUM is just another flash in the pan, or something that can actually go the distance. Have you played SCUM? A game cut from the same ragged cloth as Rust, DayZ and Conan Exiles, it’s a survival title in Early Access that is rough around the edges but hiding the same elusive charm that the genre survives on, offering absurd PVP situations and in SCUM’s case, an extremely comprehensive simulation of the human body, covering everything from your teeth to your bowels.
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