First Dead Island 2 Sunshine & Slaughter Gameplay Trailer

Today, Deep Silver reveals the first gameplay trailer for Dead Island 2, the next instalment in the multi-million-selling Dead Island franchise. The video shows Pre-Alpha in-game footage and gives a first impression on how beautiful sunshine and bloody melee violence meet once again – this time in the sunny realms of California. Dead Island 2 is scheduled for release in Spring 2015 from development studio YAGER and will be available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as Windows PC.

[Golden_Mud]

This game looks.....FREAKING AWESOME , it have that Dead Rising 1 and 2 feeling in first person , but yah it lost the Dead Island 1 seriousness.

[Goro]

I liked the seriousness, this looks similar to the change from Saints Row 2 to 3.

[Golden_Mud]

vice versa happened to Dead Rising 3 tho , it had a lot of seriousness /:

[The_Eternal_one]

I liked it being more serious too. DR3 felt too arcade to me and easy.

[badboyz09]

Me Likey

[AceBlazer13]

Did I just read a mini XB1 ad in the description? Anyway, enjoyed the first definitely trying this 1.

[guitarded77]

The trailer reminds me of a 70's Horror/Exploitation flick. Hope the game has that vibe throughout.

[UltraNova]

Good setting, good-looking (if the trailer is anything to go by) and most importantly extreme dismemberment done right!! (Visceral Games, take a note)

BRING OUT THE MACHETES BABY!!!

[PLASTICA-MAN]

What engine this Dead Island 2 uses? because the first one used UE3 and it looked like ****! Now this game looks completely next-gen and light years better than dying light or Dead Rising 3 or any zombie game claiming to be next-gen. I don't think it is UE4 though !

Edit: NVM, the first one used chrome engine 5 and now it seems they use a newer version of their engine.

[frostypants]

Looks like a ton of fun, but setting it in California is kind of tired and weak. I know suburban sprawls are easier to render, but c'mon. After GTAV I'm just burnt out on the setting. Would be much more interesting in a dense urban environment with skyscrapers and the like. Sure, maybe it will have a downtown LA, but it's not the same.

[johndoe11211]

No offense bro but, don't be "that guy".

[cellur111]

I feel the same way. Im not sure I want to buy this anymore I dont feel like going back to LA again.

[ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

I don't know, it might be funny to see some celebrity look alike zombies or some overdressed ones. I'm sure they'll find many ways to make it worth the big city setup.

[Hercules189]

just like the millions of games and movies set in NYC. Can you give examples of a setting that is actually unique.

[Nougati]

Whoa I didn't realise this was an issue for some people.
I have this image in my head of you just going "yeah! Awesome trailer! Cool!" then seeing that it's set in California and being "It's no longer cool I have to rip on this game now."

[mogwaii]

Totally agree, california/LA is played the f**k out! Show us something fresh.

[UltraNova]

Tokyo? Beijing? Dubai with all those huge malls would be conveniently filled with zombie shoppers for us to eviscerate.

But I guess devs like to use cities within their reach..hence New York and LA are featured in basically 9/10 games...

[TheSaint]

It's not going to stop me buying it but I agree to an extent, there are other countries and cities that would be just as good that haven't been done to death.

[frostypants]

Let me start by saying the game looks fun...which I already noted...BUT...

@johndoe1121, what do you mean? Setting is a major aspect of the game. A game filled with lots of small structures and minimal foliage is less interesting, and on another level a game set in an environment that's been beaten to death already ("oh look, it's video game East LA...again...") is less than ideal. It's every bit as important as graphics and gameplay, because it largely defines what the player sees and how the player approaches enemies. The greatest graphics in the world can't make a sprawling mass of 1-story hovels look interesting.

@Nougati, it's possible to appreciate some elements of what they see and not others. For normal people who can think critically, anyway.

@Hercules189, I don't care really what they call the setting...I'm just saying that I feel like LA gets picked because it has relatively few large structures, lots of sprawl, and hardly any foliage. It's just easy to render, and the devs can cop-out by saying "well that's just what LA looks like and we were going for realism". Ideally I'd like more variety and stuff to look at...a DENSE cityscape, a DENSE forest area, etc. They can call it "New Chicagatlanta, Alabama" for all I care. Or call it LA, but ignore reality and make it interesting...bigger skyline, a more Northern Californian wilderness, etc. Stylize the hell out of it.

[Kidmyst]

I wonder if they'll have a weapon duplication glitch again. That really made the game even more fun.

[silvacrest]

easy you mean, it spoiled the game for me

[showtimefolks]

i hope this time there is some real single player story which isn't so bare bone

other than that the gameplay/settings is awesome

[HaveAsandwich]

melee looks weak

[OpieWinston]

Please Please Please!
Tell me they got rid of the BS leveling system in Dead Island.
It's no longer Techland so I hope they got rid of Dead Islands biggest problem.

[Kane22]

actually like the rpg elements in dead island. and i believe that is still in part 2

[The_Eternal_one]

Same for me and I hope it's still in this one.

[Palitera]

Explain. Why is it BS?

[The_Eternal_one]

I know right lol you kill stuff you get XP, you complete missions you get XP. Just like in any game with a leveling system. I'm not really sure what he/she is talking about.

[memots]

he is one of those gamer that one everything unlock maxed out when you start the game.

Probably buys shortcut pack for those Ea games.

[lsujester]

My problem with it is that it made the difficulty really uneven at times, depending on when and where you were leveling up. I wouldn't call it BS, but I think it could use some adjustment.

[Palitera]

^ it is more related to scaling. I didnt suffer issues with it. Found the games very easy 99% of the time.
But yeah, it is one of the problem of non linear games. Remember how Oblivion dealt with it? Enemies scaled with you. On the other extreme, Amalur... If you got into a zone being a level 5, it would be level 5 scaled for the rest of the playthrough...
It's a big trouble for open world design and I guess there are great, but not perfect solutions.

If it was me, enemies would scale on a similar level to the player, the initial zones allowed to be 20% easier, the last ones 100% harder, allowing the new enemy types to spawn later on earlier levels. This way there is always challenge and always possibility to advance.

[equal_youth]

why do you think they should get rid of them. it felt like you adapt to the circumstances of your environment not some attached pseudo rpg system like some other games do them.

[Deividas]

Def like the new setting but hope they fixed the issues from the first game...if its more of the same then it wont succeed. Better have learned from their mistakes...

[Palitera]

Considering it is a totally different engine, it even cant be more of the same.

Even if they tried to do the same game, it would already feel heavily different.

[Deividas]

The engine wasnt the issue in the first game...

It was very repetitive, some gameplay mechanics didnt work that well, highly unbalanced for single player use and relied a lot of 2 or more people, sneaking was non-existant, Loot was weak, etc...

So lots of stuff that can still exist on a completely different engine.

[LamerTamer]

@Deividas

I am not sure what you mean. I played and beat both DI games 100% single player and didn't see an issue.

The bugs and glitches that broke some side missions were another matter though...

[DFray919]

this looks cool. but im tired of zombie games.probably depends on when this comes out if i will buy it.

[WeAreLegion]

I trust Yager with the series. Should be interesting.

[SaveFerris]

Dead Island 2 or Dying Light? Decisions, decisions.

[BattleTorn]

Can someone explain to me how these two games are not stepping on each others feet? (I think I want to buy both)

Dead Island was Techland and Deep Silver. (same for Riptide I believe)

Dead Island 2 is now Deep Silver with Yager?

And Dying Light is Techland with Warners?

They clearly share much in the combat department, how did these two companies BOTH make off with using the Dead Island material?

[ps5fanboy]

I remember getting dead island on offer when it went cheap on ps3 , best £20 (or was it £10?) I spent , good game for me , good fun game , so this should be awesome.

[Omnisonne]

Really cool, but why release it so close to Dying Light? which is almost the same game

[BattleTorn]

I'm trying to draw distinction betweens the two...

Dead Island seems to be going a Sunset Overdrive route with over the top fun-in-the-sun killing, where as Dying Light is going for the more survival-horror, with day-n-night cycle for fun/nightmare.

I am interested to see how Dying Light daytime differs from Dead Island 2.

Unless the day-n-night cylce in Dying Light really pans out to be exciting and fun, Dead Island 2 day-only may turn out to be the more enjoyable package. We'll see!

[larrysdirtydrawss]

you mean their going in the ratchetnclank route with the over the top creative killing,since thats what s.o is trying to copy,since its from the same comapany.

[spence52490]

Well if I have to base my opinion of this vs Dying Light just off of the trailers i'll put it like this, I had no idea what Dying Light was until I watched the trailer afterwards, I decided that will be a day one buy for me. I played Dead Island, hated it, watched the trailer for this and it still seems exactly the same but with a new studio. I have high hopes for Dying Light, because the devs even said the first Dead Island wasn't what they wanted to make. Dying Light is gonna be their masterpeice if it continues down the path its going now. This just looks meh.

[stripe814]

heads are exploding like watermelons..

[PFFT]

Looks freaking SAWEET! Cant wait!

[MegaSceptile]

looks like they need me to slice these zombies too bad i have my own game coming out this November

[Sm00thNinja]

Wow on my freakin radar looks fantastic! Spring 2015 is gonna be rough... And ill be in the middle of the effin desert my wife is gonna have a stack of games for me when I get back

[wolfcreek]

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be what the first 2 weren't,great. I hope there's a great muti player also. This will be awsome on PS4

[mcarsehat]

Looks real colourful

[Manubiggs]

liked Dead Island but had many issues; riptide didnt make any improvements over the original Dead Island - so will wait and see. Definitely not a pre-order but will give them the benefit of the doubt.

[Rock-Lee]

Keep in mind: Dead Island 1 and Riptide were developed by Techland, they created the bugfest that is called Dead Island and Riptide. They now moved on and create Dying Light (under Warners Bros.), which ironically looks a LOT like Dead Island/Riptime + free running.

Dead Island 2 is a completely different studio, but under the same publisher: Deep Silver. Funny thing is: Dying Light looks more like the sequel to Dead Island, than Dead Island 2 does! Dead Island 2 looks to go to a different route (different physics, upgrade system, weapons ánd 8-player co-op!). I'd say Dead Island 2 is more like Dead Rising, but first person.

I'll definitely get Dead Island 2 and stay far away from Dying Light. Don't need and don't want another Techland bugfest!

[theshredded]

that's YAGER b*tches!

[DarkOcelet]

Yeah haha , spec ops was awesome...

[Patrick_pk44]

I like the concept of parkour and zombies, but I would rather have Dead Island 2 over Dying Light due to the atmosphere and landscape of California and the possibilities in its open world. Also love the bright colours, rather then the usual dark and gritty colours.

[tigertron]

It looks great but I'm going to hold off buying until I see the reviews/player opinions because the first game was decent, but was ruined by the sheer amount of bugs.

[Chrisgamerguy]

Looks good

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I'm not sure what to make of this. The bright colours are fitting to the location, but that along with the crazy looking, almost Dead Rising style, weapons it seems very arcade-ish. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I was just expecting something more gritty.

[ocelot07]

Take a look at Dying Light. Same engine same combat and also published by Deep Silver just like Dead Island. Only Dying Light looks more serious and has gameplay elements of Mirrors Edge (wall running,Climbing ect) and focus more on fleeing zombies than killing them.

[Benoski]

Dying Light is published by Warner Bros.. Not Deep Silver.

[scark92]

The Gore and Co-Op is what interests me in this, looks great.

[nucky64]

can anyone tell me it dead island games come with any kind of co-op campaign or survival mode?

[ocelot07]

Fully co-op campaign.

[nucky64]

thanks - I saw an 8 player MP option but hadn't heard about co-op.....may get it now. I think this kind of over the top zombie killing can be loads of fun with a friend.

[ocelot07]

@nucky64 with the 2 previous Dead Island titles there was a 4 player co-op option. Plus I think the first one had a 4 player death match as well as a horde mode.

This and Dying Light should be really good.

[ocelot07]

I like it. Only issues is this and Dying Light are out within a few short months of each other. Both by deep silver and both using same engine and combat ect.

[CBaoth]

Warner Bros. is publishing Dying Light. Techland and Deep Silver parted company, leaving them to hire Yager to continue the franchise. Warner Bros. hired away Techland to make a spiritual successor since Deep Silver retained the IP. Each company is using a different engine; Techland uses their own engine Chrome6 and Yager has licensed UE4.

[Hazmat13]

dead rising + dead island = classic zombie killing spree. or Dead Island 2

[Elda]

Looks like good ole bloody disgusting wholesome fun!