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Dead Island’s Game-breaking Bug

One IGN Editor is trying to enjoy Dead Island, but the game isn’t making it easy

bozebo4645d ago

Same thing happened to me. But, luckily I also happen to have Deus Ex to play!

jeseth4645d ago

Can't believe the scores this game is getting with all the evident bugs.

Shows how unreliable gaming journalism is. Games with HALF the amount of bugs as Dead Island get lamb-basted and ripped apart...Dead Island gets 8's and 9's.

I call BS.

AntoineDcoolette4645d ago

What did you do, read 2 reviews? The game is getting mixed reviews the lowest I've seen is a 3/10 from edge but I've seen plenty of 5s 6s etc

KingSlayer4645d ago

Giant Bomb gave it a 4/5. IGN gave it an 8. The game is a 5.

jeseth4645d ago

i have seen plenty of reviews on this very site. I see tons of 8's and 9's.

I even bought Dead Island on Friday (Got a Special Edition at Gamestop because someone didn't pick up their pre-order). I like it and really want to love it but the rookie mistakes made on this game are just sad.

Oh well...the CGI trailer was their nail in the coffin. This game could never have lived up to its trailer.

Vortex3D4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

Yeap. Bad game design, poor gameplay, poor story, etc get low game rating. But being very buggy doesn't effect the game rating.

Is this how we expect games today? It's okay to be buggy and broken on the release because we can't wait to play the game in any condition and hope it gets fixed later.

Condition of game bugs on the release needs to be part of the game rating. Game developer and publisher that decide to sell first and fix later need to be rated as part of the review to ensure quality control is still there.

MysticStrummer4645d ago

I definitely think it's been reviewed too high. 5/10 from me. I was giving it a 6.5/10 before the patch, but incredibly the patch made it worse.

bigevilworldwide4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

Because no game has ever been just as bad if not worse, certainly not fallout 3 or fallout new vegas or borderlands oh yeah or elder scrolls.Right how dare anyone release a game with bugs, its totally never been done before.

iamnsuperman4644d ago

I know gametrailers said they had bug problems but they made it aware that they were told these would be fixed with a day one bug. On the invisible walls they mentioned should they just ignore it or include it but mention a possible patch. They went with the later

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M_Prime4645d ago

i have been playing DEUS EX and only popped Dead Island in for a quick try.. besides Deus Ex was out longer.. and so much more polished..

though Dead Island was the same guys who made CALL OF JUAREZ.. THE CARTELL which i finished (only with 1 character, had no ambition to play again as someone else, not even for 50 Gamerscore) and that game had a lack of polish. this one will be the same thing, even in the 20 mins i played i noticed graphical glitches.. i just think they went BIG on a low budget and in the end we will suffer, it is fun so far but definitely not the game it could be..

still have to finish DUES EX.. and DRIVER SAN FRANCISCO.. which is actually a ton of FUN!

SuperBeast8114645d ago

why doesnt he just join a co-op game there fixed.....

MysticStrummer4645d ago

Nothing's fixed as far as I can tell.

SuperBeast8114645d ago

he can then jump into someone elses game at a different location... then hes out of the house ...........fixed

BattleTorn4645d ago

The game has flaws. (so did Fallout)
And it's still great.

Most of the people raving over how good it is have had the fortune to see what a great game and concept lies within this flawed title.

Most the flaws I've seen so far are momentary visual. I personally havent encountered anything game-breaking.

FYI, due to mobile I haven't yet watched he video of said game-breaking bug

-MD-4645d ago

Best co-op experience in a long time.

MysticStrummer4645d ago

This game is so frustrating. I can see the good game underneath the bugs, but they ruin the experience for me. I'm still losing at least a little progress just about every time I load my game. The worst instance of that was about four hours of progress lost, but I've lost over an hour five times now. I've gotten into the habit of loading my game back up right after I quit so I can mentally prepare myself for the lost time. I did that just now, so I know already when I load my game back up I'll be about an hour behind where I should be if the game autosaved properly. I lost another good weapon today into thin air today also. I'd say please hurry with the patches... but the last patch made things worse, which I didn't think was even possible. Buggiest game I've ever played by far. This is the PS3 version I'm talking about.

Angrymorgan4645d ago

I've never had that with my ps3 copy, when I'm ready to quit I run to a different area tho, and only turn off once I've seen the auto save icon flashing in the top right corner

bigevilworldwide4645d ago

Same thing for me never had that or any issues really with the ps3 version. I think some of these people are just jumping on the band wagon

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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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Duke19443d 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

CrimsonWing69442d 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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Exvalos854d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck854d 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)

aconnellan854d 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_JC854d 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.

Fntastic854d ago (Edited 854d 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.

BioShockGX853d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland854d 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.

brewin853d 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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EmperorDalek854d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69854d ago

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

TricksterArrow854d 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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Orchard1068d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1067d 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

Vits1067d ago

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

MetalProxy1067d ago

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

porkChop1067d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1067d ago (Edited 1067d 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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