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Dead Island ... offensive?

Destructoid: Thanks to their innocence and the unending soppiness of human beings, children have become sacred in media. It's very rare to see a child suffer or die in movies, TV shows and videogames, which is especially weird in zombie-themed media -- the world would realistically be crawling with zombie kids during an undead uprising.

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Noami4831d ago

ah...so you mean its rare to see a child die in u.S movies
in jp i see movie made here children die all the time and its Obvious is fake cause..al the color of the blood but there are alot movies that do. just cause that happen dsnt mean its offensive... its just a game and its fake.. unless your in to deep into your fantasy world that everything is real even the pink elephant you see every single night behind you.

deadpoole4831d ago

Pink elephants are 10 times more beautiful then effing Unicorns ... and Ive a right to complaing about every sissy lil thing cuz I dont have life ... Im just saying /s.

thereapersson4831d ago (Edited 4831d ago )

There is so much censorship and butthurt whining about things that happen in movies, music and television. Personally, I didn't find the trailer offensive in the least, yet I was still able to discern and assimilate the intended concept behind the video. I also understood the sadness and seriousness that the image of a dead child / zombie child would have, were it ever to happen in real life. That doesn't mean I'm going to raise a stink and prevent other people from making their own judgments on the matter.

For Christ's sake, it's just a videogame; yes, the symbolic nature of a child is there, but it is still just an avatar. If this game ever gets the axe, or if the censorship gestapo are allowed to take control over what the player sees in regards to this game, I'm going to be greatly upset.

Derekvinyard134831d ago

its just a game and its fake is in the gamers eyes, do you think parents care about or even play games? its all about the government laws, and they state you cannot kill children in a video game period. BS for sure but its the rules. its like fighting for the law to ban games because it makes kids violant, theres so many diffrent opinions

Army_of_Darkness4831d ago

anywhooo... Fly freely lil' pink elephant! fly!!! This Gen, no one will discriminate on you like they did to Dumbo back then! Nooooo one!! ;)

Focker4204831d ago

@thereapersson

Actually the only things cemsored in the US is nudity and language. But violence is everywhere on tv. Even on the local news. Nudity is censored, but sex is everywhere (no pun intended).

I find it pretty pathetic that in the same show that shows people getting butchered or blown away they can't curse for the safety of the children. Screw the children, I'm tired of every single thing on tv or the radio being ruined because of some kids 'well-being'. Its completely idiotic.

FarEastOrient4830d ago

Complaining about kids turning into zombies, what happened to all the babies in Dead Space and Dante's Inferno?

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ChrisW4831d ago (Edited 4831d ago )

I was told that I would need a Kleenex to wipe my eyes before I watched this trailer, but as soon as I saw the flaming zombie in the background I went into annihilation mode and thought, "Sweet! Kill'em all!"

whydoyouask4831d ago

who the hell told you you would need a Kleenex? I want to punch him/her in the face. >.>

shooterexpert4830d ago

kleenex was so he can fap at all the awesome zombie cgi.

shooterexpert4830d ago

People need to get over children being hurt.

Seeing no children in video games is daam annoying already.

Wizziokid4831d ago (Edited 4831d ago )

nope, I loved it, if people moan because a kid dies what do they expect during and apocalyptic situation, all kids get a little bubble and go play.

people should take more risks with this stuff, looks at 'The Walking Dead' first episode, little zombie girl + Rick = Boom headshot, nice way to open the show.

Focker4204831d ago

Can't wait for season 2!! Awesome show.

ChrisW4831d ago

Great point. Awesome series!!!

MariaHelFutura4831d ago

Don`t let emotions distort reality.

1. The child isn`t real. It`s essentially an avatar.
2. In a real Zombie outbreak, lots of children would die.

ReservoirDog3164831d ago

Well if you look at it that way, the greatest artistic masterpieces are just paper and paint.

Getting terribly offended by the trailer and saying that it's all fake anyways so who cares are both extremes, albeit polar opposites but extremes nonetheless.

Middle road (suggested route): realize the sadness and brutality of that situation but still enjoy it as an entertaining and artistic medium.

There.

whydoyouask4831d ago

yeah, the sadness and brutality as you hack your way through hordes of zombies just to get your level up...very sad indeed.

wwm0nkey4831d ago

I could understand being upset if you are a parent but offensive? Nope.

Kran4831d ago

.....Geoff....RoosterTeeth... All im gonna say ;P

strickers4831d ago

As a parent I found it heartbreaking and moving but I loved it.
A videogame trailer causing a large emotional repsonse is not common,beyond thinking a game looks cool.

Kran4831d ago

If Dawn of the Dead can get away with it, so should this.

Besides, I find a dog in pain more heartsoftening than a child. I just know im gonna get murdered right there for that comment. IM READY!!

Yardie4831d ago

I agree, if a dog eats a child i get really sad. Indigestion is no laughing matter.

seraphcaeli4831d ago (Edited 4831d ago )

Puppies are cuter than children. FACT.

aww, now I want a puppy.

RedDead4831d ago

I find baby's in pain the worst

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19423d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69422d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos834d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck834d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan834d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC834d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic834d ago (Edited 834d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX833d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland834d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin833d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek834d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69834d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow834d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1048d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1048d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1047d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1047d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1047d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1047d ago (Edited 1047d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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