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Dead Island is the best zombie game ever made

Dead Island borrows extensively from other zombie games, but in the process Techland have created a monster.

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Stuart57564618d ago

Sure it is! I've seen the gameplay vids, I think Resident Evil 2 is the best.

Pixel_Pusher4618d ago

am I the only one that thinks the gameplay looks kind of boring? need to see more but so far, meh.

InactiveUser4618d ago

The initial trailers made it look a hell of a lot better than the actual gameplay.

The intro video is awesome, but then you get to that ridiculous "Who do you voodoo, bitch" song and it's downhill from there.

JsonHenry4618d ago

It certainly looks like a good game. And the more I read the more I realize I had no clue how much content this game has. I didn't even know it was an open world RPG until last week.

It is sitting in my gamefly queue as well as pre-ordered on STEAM so I can play it with all of my friends.

PRHB HYBRiiD4617d ago

so far my favorite zombie game is resident evil 4..then left for dead but i am dying to try this it looks really good.

snipes1014617d ago (Edited 4617d ago )

I really do think this looks better than most zombie games out. That is my opinion.

The RE games save fro the latest two have had those horrid tank controls and L4D is just plain not scary at all. Dead Rising, on the other hand, was just not for me...I didn't like it at all.

Laxman2164617d ago

Yes, old Resi games has utterly terrible controls, and the latest 2 were barely 'zombie' games anyway. I love everything to do with zombies though, so im greatly looking forward to this game.

Laxman2164617d ago

Im sorry, why would you say "sure it is", which would define your comment as agreeing with the original statement, and then go on to disagree with a further comment?

Gazondaily4617d ago

The reviews are coming in now and whilst they are good reviews, they don't seem to paint a picture of this being the best zombie game ever.

snipes1014617d ago

Give the gaming press a chance to re-review the old resident evil games in them and I'm sure it would be up there.

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zerofourseven4618d ago

I totally agree with the article

rabidpancakeburglar4618d ago

Great zombie game, undoubtedly from the gameplay videos. Best zombie game ever, I'll leave until I've played it.

Fishy Fingers4618d ago (Edited 4618d ago )

Big claim. Based on the reviews I've read, it's a big claim the game doesnt live up too. Still there's always your personal opinion.

smashcrashbash4618d ago

Yeah, I have seen more then one score way below average. I think saying its the greatest zombie game ever is an exaggeration. From what I heard it can't even put as many zombies on the screen as Dead Rising can. Sound like a big step backwards to me.

NeoTribe4617d ago

No game can put as many zombies as dead rising can. Thats why dead rising graphics sucked. With the graphics this game has there would be no way in hell they could slap a hundred zombies in ur face at a time.

JellyJelly4618d ago

"Sandbox worked for Dead Rising, and it works here even better especially as there's no time limit."

That's something I hated in the original Dead Rising and hoped they'd get rid of in DR 2. Nice to hear Dead Island gets that part right.

ironcreed4618d ago (Edited 4618d ago )

Yep, and is why I think this will blow Dead Rising away for me. Especially Dead Rising 2 with having to constantly bring your daughter Zombrex at specific times... just ugh. They give you this playground, yet limit how long you can run around and play in it. Worst design choice ever and hurt the experience more than it ever helped it.

If you are going to turn me loose in an open environment with all these crazy possibilities begging me to explore and have fun, don't punish me in terms of making me miss story events if I am not at a particular place at just the right moment. Let me play the game how I want to and at my own pace in an open world.

ChocolateGiddyUp4617d ago (Edited 4617d ago )

You don't have to give her the medicine.

It's impossible to do everything Dead Rising throws at you in one play-through. Ignore the little things if you want to and go bash some zombies.

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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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Duke19408d 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

CrimsonWing69407d 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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Exvalos819d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck819d 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)

aconnellan819d 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_JC819d 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.

Fntastic819d ago (Edited 819d 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.

BioShockGX818d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland819d 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.

brewin818d 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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EmperorDalek819d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69819d ago

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

TricksterArrow819d 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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Orchard1033d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1033d 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

Vits1033d ago

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

MetalProxy1032d ago

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

porkChop1032d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1032d ago (Edited 1032d 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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