Dead Island is a game that recently jumped back into the limelight due to it’s exceptional trailer. As more details come forth about Dead Island, it becomes clear that this could possibly be a good contender for Left 4 Dead.
Dead Island is actually the island of Banoi. A small island in the South Pacific, and home to the posh Royal Palms Resort, a get away for those that want to truly GET AWAY, and have the money to accomplish this. Being this exclusive is s double edge sword however when a mysterious zombie outbreak occurs. Now you are faced with an island contaminated by flesh eaters and only you and a few other are immune. Now you have to make your way off the island and back to safety.
Dead Island claims to be a much more personal and in your face type of zombie-fest sporting, “…first-person action gameplay with a close-quarter, immersive melee focus.”
Much like Left 4 Dead, Dead Island will support four player drop in/drop out co-op. It also sounds like they have learned a bit from Dead Rising 2’s take on weapon combinations as well.
“With thousands of weapons in-game to collect, from simple wooden bats to fire-axes to heavy rifles, Dead Island is a collector’s dream. This in combination with Dead Island’s weapon customization system will enable the player to craft the ultimate weapon to ensure their survival.”
“The ability to enhance and develop your character using RPG-like elements including an XP/ leveling system and un-lockable skill trees put the power in your hands to create and play a unique protagonist.”
With a more open “sandbox” style world in Dead Island, this game could create very vivid feelings of isolation and disparity in multiplayer should you get lost or cut off from the rest of the group. So long as Deep Silver and Techland can nail the L4D style of “director” aspect of the game this could very well be a great game. My only hope is that is plays and runs as smooth as the screen shots.
No it is not a complete game by any means. If you really want to pick it apart you could see that the graphics, while they look great, do have a few issues, but it can and should be all ironed out by the time the game drops some time later this year.
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