Not really considering the amount of bugs into it. It's more buggy than Fallout New Vegas! Now that's something! Audio is all messed up. Keeps freezing all the time. Just crashes every few minutes... Falling through the world into some weird place... glitches etc etc
Iv had a audio bug...and that's it, if it's so buggy then feel free to post some proof of these bugs you have pointed out, after over ten hours with the game only bug i came into contact with is audio based.
I never know if Edge's ratings are genuine are they're just rating games low for hits. I know in the past they've put out some downright questionable reviews that have left me asking "What game did you play?" or reviews that actually don't sound bad, but then they lowball the score.
I haven't trusted a word Edge has said for some time now.
Well I haven't played it yet, but this is the lowest review I've seen thus far, so I'm still pumped. Can't say some of the points he makes don't make me a little concerned though :\
To be honest, I appreciate EDGE's harsh review process. There's too many good games out there that get missed because so many mediocre ones make it through (Enslaved, anyone? That game should have done a lot better). Sure, perhaps 3/10 is "harsh", but the game is VERY buggy, the Steam launch in particular was disgraceful and we really shouldn't stand for that in this day and age. Bugs and glitches ruined Oblivion and Fallout for me.
This game should have been a AAA masterpiece, it has a fantastic premise and I remember being excited about it when I first heard about it in 2007, but it looks to be a major disappointment.
Put it this way. Dead Island is the Fallout 3 of Zombie games. Amazing game, but has quite a few bugs. Bethesda got a free pass, Techland didn't. I've had the game for quite a few days and put 30 hours into it and I'm still not done with my first playthough and I can't get enough of it. Your money won't be wasted.
Thanks haha, did think the reviewers have been a bit harsh, buying it mainly for co-op with friends so im sure any bug we find will just be turned into fun anyways :)
My gamestop opened up early today so I've gotten around two hours in, it's pretty good a little buggy and some screen tearing here and there but overall if you're looking for a game that scares and gives you jumps, it's a keeper. My first hour in I was walking through the tropic and heard a distant roar across from where I was, didn't even figure it was meant for me, but next thing I found myself getting rushed. The game really sets the perfect atmosphere for zombies.
The minor issues can be patched, nothing to really worry about.
you hooked up to surround system? Adds a greater level of immersion...cant do without surround nowadays especially for games like this where sound is important
I have a surround system, sadly it's not set up currently. Which is a bummer...moving into an apartment with the girlfriend so it's all bare minimal in this shack I call home right now.
The pc steam version got dupped its a bug fest a thon i suspect an xbox 360 debug version.. I payed for a full working release and got a debug version...lol...
The Steam version is a dev version, if you have a physical copy (PC, 360, PS3), it will be the final version, not the one found on Steam (which should get sorted quickly).
I don't see why any of you put faith in reviews anyway. Who cares if THEY don't like the game. Rent it or play it at a friend's place and see if YOU like the game.
As long as you like/ dislike it is what matters, not paid for opinions
I just played the game for 4+ hours, and i'm really suprised to see this score. Dead Island is a straight 8 for me (played SP mode only). i can understand diffrence of opinion. even a 5 or 6.. but 3/10 ?!?!? whats the scale? where do they put really crappy games? -5/10 ??
"whats the scale? where do they put really crappy games?"
They put the really crappy games, or the ones they may be harsh against, into a 4 or lower.
They slap mediocre ones with a 5 as a score.
And, for good ones, it's 6 and above.
...Y'know, how review scores should be handled.
@unknownhero1123
I can't talk about the game itself, as I haven't done much other than watched a few gameplay videos, and I don't really plan on getting the game itself, either, but this review in particular (and others, to lesser extents) make the game seem really, really mediocre.
Or good, rather, but plagued with so many issues it drags the game itself down.
It's a pretty well-reasoned review, and by the sounds of it, a 3/10 may well be justified. Consider that at the heart of this is the Chrome engine, the arhythmically beating heart another recent catastrophe in Call Of Juarez: The Cartel. By all accounts this game is a technical mess; as a software developer myself, I find these problems to be the most irksome in many cases.
Those with more lenient standards may find this to be acceptable and be able to look past the technical and situational inconsistencies; I, however, would likely be driven mad.
Unreal Engine is powering Bioshock as well as some crappy XBLa games.
I saw The Cartel on friends ps3 once - made me piss my pants a little. Its total crap (3/10 is the right score for it). Believe me, Dead Island is nothing like it.
Anything coming from EDGE is about as trustworthy as my own ass after a night of Mexican food. In other words, I'm going to buy Dead Island, just for the sheer fun you can have in co-op. It scores well for a new IP.
Here we go, trust EDGE to give harsh scores so when they give 10/10 for certain titles (yes you know which games I'm talking about) they will look more credible.
When will they learn that reviews don't work that way...actually I guess they don't have to, people still read and buy their stuff.
There will be a release day patch that will address most of the "Technical" issues that are being represented in a few ridiculously low score reviews, no way this game deserves a 3/10....haha Edge you have NO credibility.
Maybe that's their point. In a day and age like this, where games like Gears 3, UC3, and BF3 will be released as competition, you can't release a game with so many flaws and so many bugs.
Can be harsh and maybe tendentious (since it's EDGE) but they put pretty solid points there. I'm not agreeing with the rating (I don't even played it yet) but if those things written on the review are true then only shows what the news about Dead Island were predicting: rushed, pretentious and maybe a bit too much work for the studio.
When that trailer way back gave us hope on a true survival game filled with innovative gameplay which would bring back (or for a first time?) some feelings to a zombie-apocalypse game and delivers something even close (if EDGE happens to be exaggerating) to what was described I really don't want to play this game anymore. I'm tired of shooting zombies only to finish a pointless game.
I personally love this game, saving is kinda weird though I'm always worried it hasn't saved recently. I have experienced no bugs so far aside from pop ins, which I was well aware of before I bought it so I'm happy with it.
I don't know why people are so concerned about bugs, they're fixable and don't ruin a game if the dev knows how to handle them (Bethesda games anyone?).
Bad implemented features aren't fixable, and that what this [negative] review is about.
Yeah, but when you buy a game and spend the $60 USD, you expect it to work. I don't buy a car, pull it off the lot and have all four tires blow out, the transmission drop, and the AC to break. Sure, these are fixable and the dealer will cover them, but I spent the money on a product that is expected to work day 1.
Couple friends on Steam say it's good. I never saw what they saw in it leading up to launch. I figured it would be a mixed flop of Brink-like proportions.
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I haven't trusted a word Edge has said for some time now.
I hope they are wrong!
This game should have been a AAA masterpiece, it has a fantastic premise and I remember being excited about it when I first heard about it in 2007, but it looks to be a major disappointment.
lmao @ Knushwood Butt below.....nailed it
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Any Americans picked this up yet and can reassure me? haha
The minor issues can be patched, nothing to really worry about.
Largely because an "out of 10" scales seems to be more like a "6-10" scale now.
As long as you like/ dislike it is what matters, not paid for opinions
They put the really crappy games, or the ones they may be harsh against, into a 4 or lower.
They slap mediocre ones with a 5 as a score.
And, for good ones, it's 6 and above.
...Y'know, how review scores should be handled.
@unknownhero1123
I can't talk about the game itself, as I haven't done much other than watched a few gameplay videos, and I don't really plan on getting the game itself, either, but this review in particular (and others, to lesser extents) make the game seem really, really mediocre.
Or good, rather, but plagued with so many issues it drags the game itself down.
Those with more lenient standards may find this to be acceptable and be able to look past the technical and situational inconsistencies; I, however, would likely be driven mad.
I saw The Cartel on friends ps3 once - made me piss my pants a little. Its total crap (3/10 is the right score for it). Believe me, Dead Island is nothing like it.
I never realised Dead Island was a PS3 exclusive title.
When will they learn that reviews don't work that way...actually I guess they don't have to, people still read and buy their stuff.
The game is good, but not polished enough.
When that trailer way back gave us hope on a true survival game filled with innovative gameplay which would bring back (or for a first time?) some feelings to a zombie-apocalypse game and delivers something even close (if EDGE happens to be exaggerating) to what was described I really don't want to play this game anymore. I'm tired of shooting zombies only to finish a pointless game.
From roughly 4 hours and 13% main plot.
Bad implemented features aren't fixable, and that what this [negative] review is about.