Dead Island
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Ater i got my hands on the game i have to say i am very pleased with it.
The graphics are amazing, the game play is smooth, and the gore is off the charts.
And i just love the game all around! :D
I actually like the Suicider cause it give you an eerie feeling when its around cause you hear a voice saying "Help me"
So what do you think of the game?
Could it have been better or worse?
Only thing i really hate about it is the weapons break to fast, and connecting to any persons game is a BITCH! haha
The graphics are amazing, the game play is smooth, and the gore is off the charts.
And i just love the game all around! :D
I actually like the Suicider cause it give you an eerie feeling when its around cause you hear a voice saying "Help me"
So what do you think of the game?
Could it have been better or worse?
Only thing i really hate about it is the weapons break to fast, and connecting to any persons game is a BITCH! haha
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Kaimax
Best Master-San
Co op glitches
http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2011/09/dead-island-co-op-is-derped/
http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2011/09/dead-island-co-op-is-derped/
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It should be embarrassing for them to release an unfinished bug filled game. But setting that shit aside to hopefully be fixed with patches, this is a good game. It's just a good time waster, and the zombies are awesome. The Walkers in this game are the most "realistic" zombies I've ever seen in a zombie game. They are just convincing; their design, the sounds they make, and the way they really, really want to get at the player makes them awesome zombies.
The zombie apocalypse atmosphere and the way the game sounds are done very well. The resort is not that creepy, but once I got to the city I was hearing screeching, snarling and other hungry as fuck zombie sounds that made me turn around to make sure I wouldn't get ambushed. The worst part is knowing when a zombie is around but not knowing where the noise was coming from. Those assholes kept me on my fucking toes. The fighting system is pretty chill, especially since zombies can have their limbs broken or dismembered and either one of these actions results in awesome satisfying sounds of carnage. I also love the gore of this game, it would really be lame without it.
I love the vast variety of weapons. As the game went on, I was impressed just how many different weapons of the same type I was finding. I played with sharp weapons, and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of different blunt weapons to balance it out. Even though the durability of the weapons is low as fuck, I had no problem after putting points into skills that raised it. The most durability I ever had on a weapon was 103. 103 hits before the weapons breaks? That's a good deal, since it wasn't the only good weapon I carried around. Anything with less than 40 durability (after upgrading) is most likely a weapon I will never use. Collecting and applying weapon mods made this game so much better; though the shock elemental attack is awesome, it's just so weird to see the poison shit make zombies throw up all over the place.
One of the best things about this game is that the maps are fucking huge. It's also cool that the developers let the player drive a car. The texture pop-in didn't bother me at all. The missions and sidequests made a lot of sense in the context of the zombie apocalypse, and even basic shit (like fetching some item for some person) was interesting to do. Also, killing zombies doesn't get old. I'm not sure whether it was the animations, voice acting, story telling, and/or the character models, but the people never really felt like people, so it was hard to empathize with them as the story went on. Even at the end of the game, I felt nothing. I could understand their predicament to a degree, but I didn't "feel" for them. The last area and boss are pretty meh. So is the ending. Speaking of the last boss:
The game took me 40 hours to beat, what with all the exploration I do just because my OCD kicks in and forces me to look everywhere.
I give this a 7.5/10. This game was a great idea which was fucked up because the assholes released it too early. I also never played co-op, so I'm assuming that just like I Borderlands, I'm missing out. (But I did play split-screen in Borderlands.)
Speaking of Borderlands, I don't get why people connect Dead Island to Fallout 3. Okay, so there's weapon durability and zooming in on people's faces when they give you quests. Both games also have big maps. Wow, there's so much Fallout 3 in that game that it's staggering.
Here's a list of similarities this game has with Borderlands:
The first 3 are especially important.
The zombie apocalypse atmosphere and the way the game sounds are done very well. The resort is not that creepy, but once I got to the city I was hearing screeching, snarling and other hungry as fuck zombie sounds that made me turn around to make sure I wouldn't get ambushed. The worst part is knowing when a zombie is around but not knowing where the noise was coming from. Those assholes kept me on my fucking toes. The fighting system is pretty chill, especially since zombies can have their limbs broken or dismembered and either one of these actions results in awesome satisfying sounds of carnage. I also love the gore of this game, it would really be lame without it.
I love the vast variety of weapons. As the game went on, I was impressed just how many different weapons of the same type I was finding. I played with sharp weapons, and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of different blunt weapons to balance it out. Even though the durability of the weapons is low as fuck, I had no problem after putting points into skills that raised it. The most durability I ever had on a weapon was 103. 103 hits before the weapons breaks? That's a good deal, since it wasn't the only good weapon I carried around. Anything with less than 40 durability (after upgrading) is most likely a weapon I will never use. Collecting and applying weapon mods made this game so much better; though the shock elemental attack is awesome, it's just so weird to see the poison shit make zombies throw up all over the place.
One of the best things about this game is that the maps are fucking huge. It's also cool that the developers let the player drive a car. The texture pop-in didn't bother me at all. The missions and sidequests made a lot of sense in the context of the zombie apocalypse, and even basic shit (like fetching some item for some person) was interesting to do. Also, killing zombies doesn't get old. I'm not sure whether it was the animations, voice acting, story telling, and/or the character models, but the people never really felt like people, so it was hard to empathize with them as the story went on. Even at the end of the game, I felt nothing. I could understand their predicament to a degree, but I didn't "feel" for them. The last area and boss are pretty meh. So is the ending. Speaking of the last boss:
Spoiler:
The game took me 40 hours to beat, what with all the exploration I do just because my OCD kicks in and forces me to look everywhere.
I give this a 7.5/10. This game was a great idea which was fucked up because the assholes released it too early. I also never played co-op, so I'm assuming that just like I Borderlands, I'm missing out. (But I did play split-screen in Borderlands.)
Speaking of Borderlands, I don't get why people connect Dead Island to Fallout 3. Okay, so there's weapon durability and zooming in on people's faces when they give you quests. Both games also have big maps. Wow, there's so much Fallout 3 in that game that it's staggering.
Here's a list of similarities this game has with Borderlands:
Spoiler:
The first 3 are especially important.
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Fruid wrote...
Rbz, would you recommend buying this for $60 for a tight budget?Save your money for now. There are better games you can spend it on if you really want something to play now. (Games like Resistance 3 or Deus Ex: HR, but those are just part of my taste.) In about two and a half weeks Rage and Dark Souls will be out, so you can save now and look forward to either of those. (Again, that's just shit I would like.)
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First off I'd like to say: game is buggy as fuck (many of the bugs they are currently patching anyways). BUT it is very enjoyable if you look past these minor bugs that happen every now and again.
The story is basically this, zombie outbreak on the Island, man contacts your group regarding how to get off, you try to find man, you go on a journey to find man while helping everyone you can on the way.
I found that the game play itself was very entertaining I mean kicking a zombie down and slashing his/her head off with a machete is so so satisfying. BUT the game gets ridiculously hard mid-late game to the point you find yourself dying every few zombie mobs. The weapon system despite a lot of people complaining about it adds some realism to the game but come on...have you tried smashing a crowbar against something and see what damage it takes? I found that you should carry several weapons on you at all time and not completely destroy them as work benches are located all over the game. There aren't too many guns in this game early on but later on as you progress there are guns but not a large variety to choose from. Ammo is also an issue and you find yourself either with too much ammo or no ammo at all.
The dumb fun I had in co-op was what made this game so enjoyable for me. Grabbing a friend or a few friends and playing this game makes it very enjoyable especially mid-late game when there are just too many zombies for one person to take on alone.
Solid 30 hours of game play first walk through without doing many of the side quests. If you like zombie games this is a game for you. But like Rbz said, they released it too early. It damn sure ain't winning GOTY. After finishing the game I think they left room for a sequel to be made
SPOILER: and hopefully they can improve and make something better.
If you have the money, time and friends who'll play with you, you'll enjoy it. I think it's a solid 7/10.
The story is basically this, zombie outbreak on the Island, man contacts your group regarding how to get off, you try to find man, you go on a journey to find man while helping everyone you can on the way.
I found that the game play itself was very entertaining I mean kicking a zombie down and slashing his/her head off with a machete is so so satisfying. BUT the game gets ridiculously hard mid-late game to the point you find yourself dying every few zombie mobs. The weapon system despite a lot of people complaining about it adds some realism to the game but come on...have you tried smashing a crowbar against something and see what damage it takes? I found that you should carry several weapons on you at all time and not completely destroy them as work benches are located all over the game. There aren't too many guns in this game early on but later on as you progress there are guns but not a large variety to choose from. Ammo is also an issue and you find yourself either with too much ammo or no ammo at all.
The dumb fun I had in co-op was what made this game so enjoyable for me. Grabbing a friend or a few friends and playing this game makes it very enjoyable especially mid-late game when there are just too many zombies for one person to take on alone.
Solid 30 hours of game play first walk through without doing many of the side quests. If you like zombie games this is a game for you. But like Rbz said, they released it too early. It damn sure ain't winning GOTY. After finishing the game I think they left room for a sequel to be made
SPOILER:
Spoiler:
If you have the money, time and friends who'll play with you, you'll enjoy it. I think it's a solid 7/10.
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iast wrote...
Spoiler:
They explain it at the Laboratory. I'm not sure if they said exactly how it all began, and I hope they didn't just to maintain that nice mystery, but they mentioned the cause of zombification. Think of something like Resident Evil where everyone's infected with the T-Virus.
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Rbz wrote...
iast wrote...
Spoiler:
They explain it at the Laboratory. I'm not sure if they said exactly how it all began, and I hope they didn't just to maintain that nice mystery, but they mentioned the cause of zombification. Think of something like Resident Evil where everyone's infected with the T-Virus.
Oh yeah alright I'll have to replay that part because I probably skipped over the text while I was playing through.
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just went to gamestop today to get my bro this game for his ps3, only to find out that it is out of stock. they said in the two or so weeks its been out. it sold 2 million copies.
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Tsujoi
Social Media Manager
GamingNerd wrote...
just went to gamestop today to get my bro this game for his ps3, only to find out that it is out of stock. they said in the two or so weeks its been out. it sold 2 million copies.Well, if you're still looking for it, amazon has it in stock.
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Downloaded this and played through it with a m8 of mine, and it was pretty awesome i must say.
That said, i can't see this one being all that funny in single player, but it's tailor made for co-op.
That said, i can't see this one being all that funny in single player, but it's tailor made for co-op.
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Just got a copy! Borrowed it from a cousin of mine. This game is so fucking amazing! I haven't been hooked on to a game like this for a while. Its everything i always wanted in a zombie game. Its much better then L4D. I only on chapter 3 of the story but i'v been too distracted with side quests, exploring and bashing zombies. Its just so gory. I really want to try multiplayer but not many people are online. So far i'v been beating up zombies either by fists and melee weapons, are there any guns i can find? Are there only just zombies or are there any special monsters too?
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just rented a copy today. holy crap I can see why I had trouble gettinga copy of it for my brother. god this is one of them games I will be getting next year when i have another budget for games, currently spent out at the moment.
