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I've made it no secret that I consider the game 7 Days to Die an underrated gem, despite poor reviews from game journalists while still accepting the game game does has flaws. Well I popped the game back into my PlayStation 4 again (I often delete games to save game space), and started up the latest patch.

This version has many significant improvements over what I've seen so far. For one the game is much more challenging. In the older version, zombies would often hit once and have a delay towards their next attack which I took advantage of. Now their are relentless, forcing you to be quick on your feet if you wish to deal melee damage. This also has a setback as zombie dogs have this and they are much quicker and more vicious, requiring heavy armor to handle them, even with ranged weapons.

Another improvement is the new Chemistry Station. At first when I got mine, I was disappointed because with the except of Snowberry Extract and Beer, almost everything could be made by campfire beaker or hand. However, I soon realized why it was one of the best things in the game. While it has almost everything like I said before, it does so more efficiently by requiring less ingredients to make something, and in a zombie apocalypse, you'll need all the resources you can get. For instance, if you want gun powder, it would normally require 2 each of nitrate powder and coal, but with the chemistry station, it's only 1 of each.

Gardening (I choose not to use farming because in gaming, that also means hunting for loot) is even improved. In the old version, I would use 30 patches of dirt to make my own farmland and only get 20 spots out of it. However, with the improvement, now all 30 spots can be used, allowing for more food and resources. In addition new seeds are available such as Yucca Seeds and Aloe Vera Seeds. In addition farming soil can be upgraded with fertilizer, which can be found in the game or made via cement mixer or chemistry station (Campfire works too but come on), which will yield more food and resources. Farming became so great that before I deleted the game again (due to addiction and staying up till midnight), I had to create more farmland. It even became so enjoyable, I kept my garden hoe (insert jokes in comment section) with me and grew plants in the burnt forest pretending I was restoring life to that dead area.

The workbench has also been improved and given more purpose. In the old version, it was mainly good for adding four extra crafting slots. But now, the workbench has recipes that are exclusive to it. Sadly some of these recipes could be made by hand in the old version, but it still makes the workbench that more rewarding. The workbench even allows you to upgrade weapon parts by combining two of the same part. In addition to upgrading, you can also repair these parts as well.

Of course the biggest improvement in the game in the trader. After the apocalypse, Duke's casino coins became the game's currency and while I found these often in the old version of the game, they had no purpose other than brass. Many items can be found, including upgrades for steel walls for the ultimate protection in this hostile world. During my play, I kept using treasure maps, which often wielding a ton of coins for me to use which really aiding me in surviving. The trader even encouraged me to do more farming so I had stuff to sell. Even if he had nothing I really needed, I'd buy stuff just to smelt in my forge.

Now the game is still pretty glitchy such as zombies phasing into the ground trying to get up a house and sometimes a plant just would not grow in my farm. Also another new downside is the game has poor weather patterns, often snowing in my area and in the mornings a dense fog appears, making it hard to find items on the ground without a light source. However, these didn't bother me that bad and still had a good time, deleting the game only because I wanted to focus on beating some more games in my collection.

As I've said before, if you like zombies and crafting and can find this game real cheap, give it a try.