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'I saw the Dead Island trailer and didn't feel anything'

CVG - I had no idea the Dead Island trailer was 'trending' or what have you when it was released - I'm a loner curmudgeon who barely pays attention to the zeitgeist - but I've seen it and I didn't feel anything.

Now, I cry at films at the drop of a hat. In A.I. when the boy robot 'died' and got a 'real' mom... sugary pap, but I was in buckets. The end of The Mist, when the father does what he thinks he needs to do to save his child from harm and then finds out the reality of his surroundings... well I needed some tissues and a cuddle, quite frankly.

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versusALL4830d ago

I agree, when I saw this trailer, I thought eh. Everyone said it was so sad but I just didn't care that much. Maybe it's because I've seen so many movies and played some very good story-driven games.

Warprincess1164830d ago

Put your hand on the left side of your chest to see if you have a heart.

CrazyForGames4830d ago

people now a days would cry and moan if you were to step on a cicada

Mr Tretton4830d ago

lmao at Warprincess, keep doing what you do, 'girl.' ;)

HeavenlySnipes4830d ago

LMFAO, I know many people think he's a girl here though lol.

I also didn't really feel much of anything. Maybe its because I've been desensitized to this kind of thing, seeing masses of dead bodies in GTA, KZ, COD, etc.. :/

SilentNegotiator4830d ago

The original trailer made me feel........like seeing stinkin' gameplay.

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EYEamNUMBER14830d ago

i didn't feel anything either.. was i supposed to?

all i could think of watching the trailer was
what is the big deal about this trailer?

Saladfax4829d ago

I was not impressed with *insert somewhat popular trailer/game/movie/book/magazi ne/boxsocial/radioprogram/polit icalspeech* and felt the need to express it to maintain my hipster cred.

See what I did there?

Cereal4830d ago

When I watched the trailer I was hoping it meant that we could shoot/throw kids out of windows but I soon learned that we can't because only 1 kid visited that island (the one in the trailer). I also don't think any elderly or animals visited were on that island either.

Still interested in the game though.

bloodybutcher4830d ago

yeah,you cant kill children in any game...mostly they are absent,but i.e. in fallout3 they were invincible and just got annoyed when i tried to bit them with baseball bat

FEARprototype4830d ago

did you try dead space 2? just asking...

bloodybutcher4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

meh,they are just little monsters,its not the same:P

Pozzle4830d ago

This author is such an ~edgy~ special snowflake.

no_more_heroes4830d ago

Same here. I thought the trailer was cool, but in no way did it evoke one iota of emotion from me. Then again, I'm apparently the only person in the universe who didn't cry watching Titanic. Kinda felt sorry for the dude, but that's it.

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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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Duke19556d 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

CrimsonWing69555d 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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Exvalos967d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck967d 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)

aconnellan967d 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_JC967d 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.

Fntastic967d ago (Edited 967d 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.

BioShockGX966d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland967d 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.

brewin966d 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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EmperorDalek967d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69967d ago

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

TricksterArrow967d 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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Orchard1181d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1181d 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

Vits1180d ago

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

MetalProxy1180d ago

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

porkChop1180d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1180d ago (Edited 1180d 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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