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Dead Island: video game review - The Mirror

Zombies, huh. You just can't get away from them, can you? If they're not staggering around Dead Rising's equivalent of an undead ASDA, they're spewing their guts up on you and your mates in Left 4 Dead.

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MysticStrummer4604d ago (Edited 4604d ago )

This game is a 7 (3.5) at the very best. So many technical issues. Thrown weapons will vanish completely, or be visible but unable to be picked up. I lost my first shock weapon after throwing it once, and it was a good quality machete. Also, don't believe it when the game says it autosaves. I lost hours of gametime after doing multiple quests. I stopped to get some food, reloaded my game, and all those quests had to be done again. I didn't even mention the drops in framerate, horrible texture pop-in, controls that feel too loose, and bad vehicle handling.

One-X4604d ago

Funny how you can say all the bad points so easily, yet you can't even mention a good point about the game. At least be a little more constructive with your criticism rather than just slagging the game off.

The game is faulty, a lot is wrong with it yeah, but on the other side of the coin there's a whole island to explore, and it isn't small either, you can get a ton of different weapons. Each play through will be different. The game has a lot to offer. Sure it has it's faults, every game does, but it's starting to feel like this game is getting bullied for the faults more than any other game.

The save is very unfortunate that you had to go through that I'm sure, as with the lost weapons so they're fair points.

BattleTorn4604d ago

well i love it....

AS for lost weapons, I've lost great weapons by accident.

But that was because my slots were full, and I kept picking up weapons, not realizing i was dropping the good ones i had in hand... oops

Ashby_JC4604d ago

@Mystic

I would be pissed if I lost a FULLY upgrsded bad ass weapon.

I thought I lost 5 hours of a character because when I would click continue from the start it would load the wrong character slot. Was relieved it wasnt gone!!

The game has alot of CONS but for me the PROS outweigh it. Plus I rented the game ... i might feel different if I purchased it.

Ill rate the game a 9 on fun and a 7 for overall.

A few changes here and there could have made for a better experience. But in the end its a arcade style zombie rpg type game.

strange19864604d ago

While I'm really enjoying it so far, the autosave function bothers me as well. I don't see why there isn't also an option to save manually. Every time I quit I get just a little nervous about what I might find when I load it up again.

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-MD-4604d ago

Dead Island is seriously a blast with a friend. Might be my favorite game of the year.

Ashby_JC4604d ago

Wow .... can you really even call that a review?? Short and almost no info...I could have written that BEFORE I played the game lol.

JellyJelly4604d ago

I actually think that more reviews than we know are from people who haven't even played the games they are reviewing.

You could get most of the background info about the game from the previews, then just cut n paste some comments from other peoples reviews and you're done.

BattleTorn4604d ago

I wouldn't be surprised, especailly with bad reviews that concentrate on negative points, as if they never had enjoyed the good parts.

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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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Duke19399d 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

CrimsonWing69398d 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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Exvalos810d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck810d 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)

aconnellan809d 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_JC809d 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.

Fntastic809d ago (Edited 809d 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.

BioShockGX809d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland810d 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.

brewin809d 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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EmperorDalek810d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69810d ago

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

TricksterArrow810d 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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Orchard1023d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1023d 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

Vits1023d ago

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

MetalProxy1023d ago

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

porkChop1023d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1023d ago (Edited 1023d 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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