Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2's focus on silly, awesome fun is a breath of decayed air
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A fresh look at fighting walking corpses
The beaches of Los Angeles. San Francisco's pier. Hollywood Hills. None of these are actually islands, but they're some of the landmark locations of Yager's Dead Island 2. Publisher Deep Silver has handed the franchise to the developer of Spec Ops: The Line, and it appears that the series is in good hands.
You're playing as a zombie-immune survivor who heads into the quarantined state of California because killing the undead is fun, There you meet up with Max (and his cat, Rick Furry), a dude with a van who wants to lead a group of people to kill zombies just because it's cool. Tonally, Dead Island 2 is great--the attacks are huge, and the fact that the characters actually want to be there makes it unique in the genre. It means you're allowed to have fun without worrying about the implicit sadness of the zombie apocalypse. When you're running for your life, you don't usually have time to--say--kick a zombie, and then use a sledgehammer to send them flying through the air. Dead Island 2's move away from sadness to bad-assery is obvious.
Mechanically, it borrows a lot from its predecessors. You can craft cool items (anywhere, even without an upgrade station) and play with up to eight players online. There are some changes, though--you're able to dual-wield two items, and fire spreads in the grass realistically. It all works together to make a game with a better sense of what it's trying to be, and I'm hopeful that--come Spring 2015--we'll all be able to enjoy slaying the undead horde together.
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You might want to put some cream on that or something
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Expect to kill zombies. Lots of zombies.
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A shotgun to the face is still the best way to redead the undead.
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It seems that Jack Black will be lending his vocal talents to the game.
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PerhapsTheOtherOne - June 12, 2014 4:09 p.m.
Well, this is a big turnaround from the previous installments. And I kinda like it. But again, we must reserve judgment for the final product. -
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Fran_Halen - June 12, 2014 2:42 p.m.
The glitches in Dead Island: Riptide were unforgivable. Early in the game, I had to look for a motor for a boat. I found that and installed it. I got out of the boat to open a chest and I couldn't get back in. For about 2 weeks, every time I turned on the game it had the boat in deep water and I couldn't swim to it. One day it magically fixed itself. It's super fun killing zombies in that game, but that almost made me shelve it for ever. -
KA87 - June 12, 2014 2:07 p.m.
IDK. While I really want to give the Dead Island francise a second chance, I still remember just how buggy and at times unplayable the 1st. I personally think it would be best to wait until the game is out for a month or so and see if it has a lot of problems like the 1st game. In any case I am looking forward to seeing their competely misleading trailer with characters and situations that never take place during the game itself. -
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g1rldraco7 - June 12, 2014 11:22 a.m.
So far this sounds like a huge improvement from the previous games. I can't wait for it since I'm almost done with Dead Island Riptide.
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Cruddi - June 14, 2014 6 a.m.