![]() You will need to repair and upgrade weapons if you plan to survive.Ĭontinuously crafting new weapons will be a key to leveling up. ![]() Plus while you are hacking your way through hordes, weapon degradation will play a major role in the combat. Unless you are in a story area the zombies will continue to come until you have cleared some space to leave. Crafting and Leveling With Perks In Dead Island 2Ĭhipping away at waves of zombies with close combat is challenging. This combined with the melee combat, defensive skills, and ranged weapons has Dead Island 2 feeling like a well-rounded game with solid combat. The energy drains fast and things turn back to normal in under a minute, it feels similar to getting a star in Mario, you feel indestructible. Entering fury mode allows you to become ultra-strong and rip apart zombies with your hands fairly quickly. Once you have chained enough continuous damage together, you will have a full “fury” bar. Although, it is very disappointing to have a lame shotgun in a game full of zombies. This allows Dead Island 2 to feel unique and stay true to the previous title. I found myself rarely using guns and I believe most players will experience the same. Gun ammunition is scarce and you will almost always have more powerful melee weapons. You do not get a gun in Dead Island 2 until after you have been playing for a few hours. While a perfectly timed block will open up a counter system that will have them on their knees. A well-timed sidestep will have the lethargic zombies fall down. Blocking or dodging all incoming attacks is almost as prominent as attacking. For the majority of the time, you will use melee weapons in hand-to-hand combat. Playing the game is a solid experience overall. With that, Dead Island 2 is roughly a 20-hour game. I estimate you will need to complete somewhere between 20 to 40 percent of the sidequests in order to finish the game. You can get through almost the entire game without completing any of the sidequests but once you get to the final boss, if you are under-leveled it will not be possible to complete. The main missions will take you around 15 hours to complete, then there are another 8 to 10 hours of sidequests. The replayability is simply gravy on a game that feels like it has the perfect amount of content in one single-player playthrough alone. All of these combined elements make Dead Island 2 a game I would be open to revisiting with friends even after completing it. Between the ability to have character builds, multiplayer, plus the vast weapon selection, Dead Island 2 has a surprising amount of replayability.įrom our demo at PAX East, I played through an area of a game in a completely different way, with completely different weapons. Each of the six slayers has a different set of perks, this functions as a lite take on character classes. You will pick between one of six survivors AKA “Slayers.” While their story remains the same, the dialog will be unique. What Is Dead Island 2?įrom the start, the game opens with a plane crash. Unfortunately between the different areas, you will be hit with long loading screens and fast travel transitions, something I thought we had moved on from. The linear paths range from sewers to a carnival ride-filled boardwalk. The larger open hubs lead to the linear paths that make up the main quest. There are large open areas that have a small handful of side quests, these areas are loaded with zombies, items, and hidden crevices. The semi-open world is set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. ![]() Along the way, you will loot from hundreds of suitcases and bathrooms, create makeshift weapons from scraps, buy guns from vendors, and meet interesting characters. If you played the first Dead Island game it is remarkably similar while feeling fresh and new. Release Date & MSRP // April 21st, 2023 & $69.99ĭead Island 2 is a semi-open-world survival horror game with a bend of crafting and RPG mechanics. Platforms // PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PS5, PS4 After all this time is it even possible for a game to still be relevant? Does a soul of a game even survive being dormant that long? We have played through Dead Island 2, and today it is just as relevant as ever.ĭeveloper & Publisher // Dambuster Studios & Deep Silver Following more than a decade in development, we finally have Dead Island 2. Nearly 10 years ago a sequel was announced to the hit survival horror game Dead Island.
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