Dead Island

[Flawless]

Re: Dead Island

Eurogamer - 6

This is not just a horror action game with occasional RPG bits glued on. It's a full-on openworld horror role-playing game, complete with crafting, side quests and skill trees.

The only time the game forces you to reload and tackle a battle again is during escort missions, of which there are rather too many. Here you'll find that enemies are reset, but your weapons and items are not. Use up your Molotov cocktails and break your best weapon in a failed attempt and you'll have to try again with those handicaps already in place. Hoping for a herd-thinning fury attack is the only way out of this cycle of inevitable failure.

I didn't encounter anything game-breaking in the 26 and a bit hours it took to complete the story solo, or during my forays into co-op play, but it would still be all too tempting to fill this review with complaints about the flaky game engine, the weird floating objects and distracting animation spasms, and annoying glitches like inactive quest points, inconsistent navigation markers and the general air of a scrappy half-finished game. All that stuff is in here, and can easily dominate the experience.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the experience though. Dead Island is a deeply flawed game, but it's also clearly a low-budget game and one that has interesting ideas, often under-served by the bargain-basement code. Finding the diamonds in the rough demands a lot of patience, and enough investment in the base joys of zombie slaughter to tolerate the laundry list of flaws.

I suspect this will be one of those games that will be justifiably mocked by the majority for its many flaws but embraced by a forgiving minority, and passionately defended for its underdog status. Neither response will be entirely wrong. Much like gnawing on human flesh, Dead Island's clumsy horror-action role-player is the definition of an acquired taste.

TeamXbox - 9

Some of you might play the game and wonder why I gave it a 9/10. You might look at the faults that I’ve outlined and declare “that list is worth more than a one point deduction!” However, look at it like this. I don’t believe in a system where you have to deduct certain percentages of points per hang-up or fault you find in a game. For me it’s the overall experience while playing through that determines the final score. Yes, there were faults that I discovered throughout my experience with the game. However, every game has faults, and I viewed this through the lens of a gamer. Did I enjoy this game? Absolutely. Did it scare the crap out of me at times? 100%. Was there a real feeling of survival horror (as opposed to just jumping-scares) that has been sadly lacking from other contemporary zombie games? You bet. So looking at the total package that was brought to the table here, this game is too fun to play and too unique an experience to be really nit-picky on the things that didn’t go exactly as I’d rather them go. As I write these final thoughts, there is only one review out there on the web, and if the rest of the press agrees with that reviewer’s thoughts, my review will likely be one of the higher-scoring ones out there. That’s fine though; I truly stand behind this score. Hopefully you will pick this game up and experience one of the most engaging experiences I’ve had with my 360 in quite some time. This is a game that needs to be in a gamer’s collection, so try to make it happen if you can, guys.

Destructoid - 7

Is Dead Island good? Yes it is ... but it isn't at the same time. It's inspired, but turgid. Brilliant, but flawed. Fun, but infuriating. Like the living dead itself, Dead Island is a contradiction from beginning to end. However, I feel you need to play it, because despite copying so much from infinitely smoother games, there's nothing quite like it on the market. That, itself, is yet another contradiction in the confused, conflicted, often completely beautiful mess that is Dead Island.

Joystiq - 3/5

There's so much content in Dead Island, it's a real shame the work wasn't done to take it from functional to fun. Some of it works: There's a beautiful world to explore here, some genuinely neat ideas and cool weapons. But the end product too closely mirrors its antagonists: Shambling forward, but only just.

Gametrailers - 8.5

<div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:moses:video:gametrailers.com:720225" width="512" height="288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Get More: <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com">GameTrailers.com</a>, <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-dead-island/720225">Dead Island - Review</a>, <a href="http://pc.gametrailers.com/">PC Games</a>, <a href="http://ps3.gametrailers.com/">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://xbox360.gametrailers.com/">Xbox 360</a></p></div></div>

[Knight165]

Re: Dead Island

Eurogamer - 6








TeamXbox - 9



Destructoid - 7



Joystiq - 3/5




Gametrailers - 8.5

<div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:moses:video:gametrailers.com:720225" width="512" height="288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Get More: <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com">GameTrailers.com</a>, <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-dead-island/720225">Dead Island - Review</a>, <a href="http://pc.gametrailers.com/">PC Games</a>, <a href="http://ps3.gametrailers.com/">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://xbox360.gametrailers.com/">Xbox 360</a></p></div></div>

Hmm....while not all over the place, that's quite varied. I guess the game is about a 7 or 7.5 out of 10 overall.
I'll take that as I love the apocalyptic genre(in games/books/movies etc)....
I'm pretty psyched for this title!

M.K.
Knight165

[Millennium]

Why only 2GB of RAM?

It's 4 sticks of 2BGB RAM.

[authentic]

Re: Dead Island

Hmm....while not all over the place, that's quite varied. I guess the game is about a 7 or 7.5 out of 10 overall.
I'll take that as I love the apocalyptic genre(in games/books/movies etc)....
I'm pretty psyched for this title!

M.K.
Knight165

Gametrailers and Team Xbox and are the two that stick out for me. Those two both got high ratings and it's actually a gaming site I know unlike the others. IGN also gave it an 8. Hopefully a patch can fix these little graphical hickups and put it over the edge and be a great game.

[Cyros]

Re: Dead Island

It's 4 sticks of 2BGB RAM.

My bad, didn't notice the quantity number out to the right side.

[Flawless]

Re: Dead Island

Game Informer - 8.5

I’ve played a lot of zombie games in my time, and Dead Island scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. Cooperative undead survival is nothing new to gaming, but exploring a gigantic zombie-infested island with friends is. I easily poured over 40 hours into my playthrough, and a new game plus promises even more entertainment. Rewarding character progression and the vast variety of weapons should appeal to anyone looking for a good time. If you’ve spent your time planning for the zombie apocalypse, Dead Island is the best option so far to test how long you’d last.

Day 1 patch notes:

• Fixed map synchronization when player joins during map load.
• Fixed saving player re-spawn position when playing in co-op mode.
• Fixed occasional inability to complete sidequests in Laboratory.
• Improved enemy awareness (zombies).
• Fixed occasional bug with NPC's hands bend (IK)
• Fixed spawning enemies in some quests after joining co-op game.
• Fixed showing locations on invisible NPCs.
• Fixed potential path blocker when quest "Knockin' on heaven's door" was completed before talking to Dominik during the "On the air" quest.
• Fixed displaying gather rings near some doors.
• Fixed enemy reaction to fire.
• Fixed enemies' health and stamina bars in co-op.
• Fixed filtering of games in lobby.
• Volume of pickup's engine has been increased.
• Fixed a number of issues causing game instability.
• Fixed the switching of maps upon player death.
• Fixed enemies unable to reach the player on some arenas.
• Thrown items cannot be picked up by co-op players for five minutes.
• Items from freshly opened containers cannot be picked up by other players for five seconds to prevent theft.
• Fixed animation glitch when trading with team members.
• More than one player can use a ladder at the same time.
• Fixed stomping execution animation when target's attacked by a second player.
• Fixed the infinite respawning of shooting enemies.
• Fixed not hiding menu if players die inside a vehicle.
• Fixed item level calculation when playing New Game Plus.
• Added information about players requesting pause in co-op.
• Fixed A.I. animation glitch after fast-traveling or using a map portal.
• Added distinction between quest checkpoints and other types of saves.
• Fixed bug causing all inventory to disappear.
• Fixed reloading and kicking. After the clip goes in, the reload is a success.
• Purna can gain bonus rage from both "Grim Inspiration" and "Inspiring Kick".
• Only "Walker" type enemies increase the extra XP of the "Combo" skill from Xian's Survival skill tree.
• Health regeneration is disabled during grabs.
• Focus on items in shops not changing after selling or buying.
• More HP for NPCs in escort missions.
• Butcher enemies won't spawn at all during escort missions (hooray!)
• Fixed tracking after loading checkpoint.
• Increased minimum vertical distance to count a waypoint as passed for NPCs (they no longer wander back-and-forth).

[Eton Rifles]

Re: Dead Island

basically, this game is best played in co-op. that's pretty much what the gametrailers guy said.

[Jasong7777]

Re: Dead Island

They had me at "open world horror role playing game."

[authentic]

Re: Dead Island

Still debating whether I'll pick this up tonight or wait until tomorrow morning...

[Kaladesskel]

Re: Dead Island

I'm getting it for PS3

[authentic]

Re: Dead Island

I'm getting it for PS3

If you want to link up add me on PS3- Lorenz112.

[authentic]

Re: Dead Island

I caved and went and got it. Game is at least a 9/10 from what I can see so far. Very worth the money and enjoying it already.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Re: Dead Island


Whoops, You Might be Playing An Unfinished Version of Dead Island

Those who have been among the first to download zombie game Dead Island from Steam have been finding things a little odd. A number of features/cheats like no-clipping, which normally aren't available automatically in games, are just a button press away. And there may be a very good, very funny reason for this.

People digging around in the game's code have found a number of references that suggest the version of the game released on Steam is not the retail PC version of Dead Island. Instead, undefined variables and a ton of bugs and glitches indicate the developers/publishers accidentally released an unfinished development build of the game.

There's even stuff hinting that it might be some 360 stuff in there.

Which may explain why it keeps crashing. And why people can't get multiplayer working like it should be.

As ridiculous as this sounds, remember, an error like this is often only a mouse click or two away. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often!

We'll try and find out what's actually gone on, whether what's being suggested is actually the case, and will update if we hear back.

http://kotaku.com/5837480/whoops-you...of-dead-island

[Goffs]

Re: Dead Island

here's the PC version of the full play through enjoy!
<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ny_sAqDPhi8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Kaladesskel]

Re: Dead Island

If you want to link up add me on PS3- Lorenz112.

Ok dude, I'll add as soon as I figure out what's going on with my connection lol.