Generation Zero (video game)
{{short description|2019 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Generation Zero
| image = Generation Zero cover art.jpg
| alt =
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| developer = Systemic Reaction
| publisher = Systemic Reaction
| platforms = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|PlayStation 4|Xbox One}}
| genre = First-person shooter, survival
| released = March 26, 2019
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Generation Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed and self-published by Avalanche Studios,{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/7/17437780/generation-zero-avalanche-studios-announcement|title=Just Cause studio reveals Generation Zero, a new shooter loaded with '80s nostalgia|first=Charlie|last=Hall|date=7 June 2018|website=Polygon|accessdate=16 April 2019}} under the brand Systemic Reaction.{{Cite web |title=Systemic Reaction - Avalanche Studios Group |url=https://avalanchestudios.com/divisions/systemic-reaction |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=avalanchestudios.com |language=en}} The game was announced in June 2018 and released on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One on March 26, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/01/24/generation-zero-release-date-pc-ps4-xbox-one/|title=Generation Zero gets March release date on PC, PS4, Xbox One|date=24 January 2019|website=Vg247.com|accessdate=16 April 2019}}
Gameplay
Generation Zero is an open-world, co-operative, first-person shooter, survival game that can be played online with up to three other players or solo.{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/704270/Generation_Zero/|title=Generation Zero on Steam|website=Store.steampowered.com|accessdate=16 April 2019}}
Plot and setting
The game takes place in an alternate 1989 Sweden where violent robots have taken over. The robots range in size from tiny scouting drones to massive robots that tower over the houses. The player assumes the role of a Swedish teenager who returns from an island excursion to find that the local populace has disappeared as a result of the robotic invasion. While striving to survive in the Swedish wilderness, the player must figure out a means to beat the machines and learn what happened to people who lived there.{{cite news|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/28/generation-zero-review/|title=Wot I Think: Generation Zero|first=Emily|last=Richardson|date=28 March 2019|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|accessdate=16 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://wccftech.com/review/generation-zero-review/|title=Generation Zero Review - Country Roads, Take me Home|last=Wray|first=Chris|website=Wccftech|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}
The artistic style of the game has frequently been likened to the artwork of Simon Stålenhag,{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/new-swedish-robot-game-sure-looks-like-simon-stalenhags-1826652612|title=New Swedish Robot Game Sure Looks Like Simon Stålenhag's Art|first=Luke|last=Plunkett|website=Kotaku|date=7 June 2018 |accessdate=16 April 2019}} including by the artist himself.{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/simon-stalenhag-generation-zero-ar-forvirrande-likt-min-konst|title=Simon Stålenhag: Spelet är förvirrande likt min konst|date=21 August 2018|website=SVT Nyheter|accessdate=16 April 2019}} However, despite perceived similarities, Avalanche Studios has denied that the style of the game has been inspired or motivated by Stålenhag's art and that the artist was involved directly or indirectly in the making of the game.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| PS4 = true
| PC = true
| XONE = true
| na = true
| MC_PC = 51/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/generation-zero/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Generation Zero for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=26 March 2020}}
| MC_PS4 = 45/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/generation-zero/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Generation Zero for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=26 March 2020}}
| MC_XONE = 50/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/generation-zero/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Generation Zero for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=26 March 2020}}
| Destruct_PC = 2.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-generation-zero-547718.phtml|title=Destructoid Review|publisher=Destructoid|last=Hancock|first=Patrick|date=March 30, 2019|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}
| GI_PS4 = 5/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/generation-zero/a-barren-waste-of-potential|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328164938/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/generation-zero/a-barren-waste-of-potential|url-status=live|archive-date=March 28, 2019|title=Game Informer Review|magazine=Game Informer|last=Gwaltney|first=Javy|date=March 27, 2019|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
| IGN_PC = 4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/26/generation-zero-review|title=IGN Review|publisher=IGN|last=Epstein|first=Mike|date=May 28, 2019|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}
| PCGUS_PC = 67/100{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/generation-zero-review/|title=PC Gamer Review|publisher=PC Gamer|last=Kelly|first=Andy|date=March 27, 2019|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}
| PSQ_PS4 = 3/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/generation_zero|title=PushSquare Review|publisher=Push Square|last=Croft|first=Liam|date=March 28, 2019|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}
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According to review aggregator Metacritic, Generation Zero has received "generally unfavorable reviews" for the PlayStation 4 version of the game and "mixed or average reviews" for the Windows and Xbox One versions.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://generationzero.com/}}
{{Avalanche Studios}}
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Category:Alternate history video games
Category:Avalanche Studios games
Category:First-person shooters
Category:Open-world video games
Category:Video games developed in Sweden
Category:Video games set in 1989