Dead Island 2

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6.7

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  1. Andrudis
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    Too many technical issues: character voice partially absent or partially become very low volume temporary, crashes every 15 minutes if Fidelity FX is enabled, zombies spawning right in from of you from thin air...
    Not to mention Deluxe Edition is a total scam because promised cosmetics will not be delivered till summer when most people will already complete and forget about this game.    Too many technical issues: character voice partially absent or partially become very low volume temporary, crashes every 15 minutes if Fidelity FX is enabled, zombies spawning right in from of you from thin air...
    Not to mention Deluxe Edition is a total scam because promised cosmetics will not be delivered till summer when most people will already complete and forget about this game.
    The game itself is nothing special, but will do for those who like B-grade horror movies.
    Balancing is off - all zombies auto-level up to your current level if they were originally lower, but in some cases the same zombies of the same level require 5-10 hits to kill while in other cases they die from 1-2 hits of the same weapon...
    Can recommend only after all major issues fixed and only Basic edition to play with friends.    … Expand
  2. Dastashka
    Apr 23, 2023
    0
    For those who likes grindwell instead of Zombie killing. We basically can't play in coop on more then 60 fps, because if we change it to anything more then 60fps we got a desink and tickrate issues and that's all for full price, game dev became a garbage
  3. Ketamine4106
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its **** really 2023 game, you still get invisible walls cant climb everywhere just in certain places.… Expand
  4. DeVoid322
    Jul 17, 2023
    2
    One of the worst games I've played in years. There is literally nothing to do in this game, progression is absent and combat is absolutely terrible.
  5. Thourd
    Apr 23, 2023
    0
    I don't recommend it. Balance and gameplay design problems, levels are boring, often go where you have already been. You have to pick each zombie for 2-3 minutes, finishing does not finish the enemies. Network redemption works normally only at 60 fps (why make 140 and more then, it's not clear...). Not worth its money at all. This is more of a beta test game than a game.
  6. HereticZJ
    Apr 23, 2023
    1
    Grindwall garbage. It's a **** action, I want to kill a bunch of zombies, not hit a normal zombie 20 times and see a CRITICAL DAMAGE that deals 5% damage to an common zombie.
    Network sync depends on your FPS(playable only on 60fps lock). 60 fps in 2023 on PC. WTF?

    Awesome music. Good graphics. Cool looking GORE system. And all this killed by Ubisoft style grindwall gamesign and poor polishing.
  7. RagondinMan
    Apr 23, 2023
    2
    This game is shameful to cost 60€ and to be part of the dead island series
    Playing the first ones alone was funnier than playing this one with a friend.
    The main story is contained in 24 missions which equals to roughly 12hours (according to my playtime, we looted every place we could fine when entering new zones). The constant harassing of chests openable with keys that you cannot get    This game is shameful to cost 60€ and to be part of the dead island series
    Playing the first ones alone was funnier than playing this one with a friend.
    The main story is contained in 24 missions which equals to roughly 12hours (according to my playtime, we looted every place we could fine when entering new zones).
    The constant harassing of chests openable with keys that you cannot get right away by searching the surroundings is a completely uninteresting idea, you have to come back to EVERY place and look everywhere to see a named zombie (exactly the same as the normal one) just to get a key/pass (there is 146 of them). There is only 9 MOBS, 9!!! 2 at the begining and everytime you kill a boss (even though there is no challenge when fighting them), it becomes a common mob you see occasionaly. The difficulty system is non existant, I died more times while getting team killed by my coop member than by zombies.
    Equipement is underwhelming, at first glance, you think there is a lot of weapon. But actualy there is like 50 different weapons ( swords, knifes, pistols, uzi etc... ) and then all of them are re skins.
    The item rarity is really bad. At the beginning you are thrilled to get a green weapon, but as soon as you get one, you almost get exclusively green or better items and so on. The fact that you can equalize you weapons level means that after you get a single item you like in purple rarity you don't need any other.
    The sound is horrible, the spacialization of the sound is the worst I have ever seen in a modern video game.
    Now, for the final boss. 30 sec top chrono, the cinematic before it was longer than the fight it was just deceiving.    … Expand
  8. darkshifty
    Apr 24, 2023
    0
    Dead Island 2 fails to deliver a satisfying experience for fans of the original game. The game is too linear and predictable, lacking the freedom and exploration that made Dead Island 1 so engaging. The story is weak and forgettable, with bland characters and clichéd scenarios. The game is also too short, leaving little room for replay value or challenge. Dead Island 2 is a disappointingDead Island 2 fails to deliver a satisfying experience for fans of the original game. The game is too linear and predictable, lacking the freedom and exploration that made Dead Island 1 so engaging. The story is weak and forgettable, with bland characters and clichéd scenarios. The game is also too short, leaving little room for replay value or challenge. Dead Island 2 is a disappointing sequel that misses the core of what made Dead Island 1 fun and immersive.… Expand
  9. ChiIIaoi
    Apr 24, 2023
    3
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo:
    Jogo mt ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  10. THURL
    Apr 23, 2023
    2
    The game is really bad : they mix horror and beat them all making it bad in the 2 genres. The looting system is really poor, every weapon is the same and rarity is basically just the weapon level, making it useless. Story is okay, graphics are okay but not worth the price. 9 differents zombies, every boss is just a normal monster afterwards making it just repetitive. You die more fromThe game is really bad : they mix horror and beat them all making it bad in the 2 genres. The looting system is really poor, every weapon is the same and rarity is basically just the weapon level, making it useless. Story is okay, graphics are okay but not worth the price. 9 differents zombies, every boss is just a normal monster afterwards making it just repetitive. You die more from flame or electricity than zombies. And the key holders, well since the looting system is bad you just dont want to farm them, and since ii is about 3/4 of the game time, the game is only 15 hours in the end.… Expand
  11. SyCoREAPER
    Apr 26, 2023
    2
    Originally I was enjoying the game, maybe I was blinded by graphics or just not far enough in the game.

    I knew going in this was more a hack and slash game than your traditional zombie game but didn't expect it to take an hour and a half to kill a zombie. Maybe later in the game things change but at a lower level (6?) it takes so many hits to kill a zombie, I've lost interest. It simply    Originally I was enjoying the game, maybe I was blinded by graphics or just not far enough in the game.

    I knew going in this was more a hack and slash game than your traditional zombie game but didn't expect it to take an hour and a half to kill a zombie.

    Maybe later in the game things change but at a lower level (6?) it takes so many hits to kill a zombie, I've lost interest. It simply isn't fun having to stand there smacking it with axes, swords, etc.. tacking damage like it's some juggernaut.

    This is going on the back burner until someone releases a mod to make damage at least a bit more realistic.    … Expand
  12. Vanny2003
    Apr 24, 2023
    0
    Juego muy divertido,graficamente genial y muy bien optimizado es muy divertido matar zombies y las armas se sienten genial. no e¿tiene la mejor historia pero no creo que sea tan mala me gusto mucho el juego.
  13. mike4156
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    Sound - constantly cuts out no matter the settings surround sound effects are poor as well , gameplay- swinging at zombies and almost no hit on them when theyre in your screen completely and it just gets old fast swinging the same **** w no care to stamina or anything, Story - what story? its just a bunch of garbage in LA running away from zombies. How is a game 15 years older still aSound - constantly cuts out no matter the settings surround sound effects are poor as well , gameplay- swinging at zombies and almost no hit on them when theyre in your screen completely and it just gets old fast swinging the same **** w no care to stamina or anything, Story - what story? its just a bunch of garbage in LA running away from zombies. How is a game 15 years older still a better game its sad.… Expand
  14. godder
    Jul 20, 2023
    4
    Its hard to describe why this game is sadly such a massive lost opertunity.

    The game is basically almost the exact same as the first one, except it looks and performs really nice thanks to Unreal Engine 4. They really did a good job getting stunning graphics out of it. The fighting system to me felt to slow and sluggish at first but when I got used to it it feels really nice. The    Its hard to describe why this game is sadly such a massive lost opertunity.

    The game is basically almost the exact same as the first one, except it looks and performs really nice thanks to Unreal Engine 4. They really did a good job getting stunning graphics out of it.

    The fighting system to me felt to slow and sluggish at first but when I got used to it it feels really nice.

    The problem with the game:

    1. Weapon spam and auto adjusting level of everything makes the game kind of boring. Its mostly too easy, until you suddenly face a hard enemy but when you die you just respawn, no loading screen nice but the game lacks any real challange and is more like a arcade sandbox playground. But the world is not really open world and not big and interesting enough for that.

    You get spammed with weapons, selling what is in your "no claimed" items locker is a pain in the ass as you need to move it to normal locker and from there to your inventory and then go to the trader. This is so tiresome and annoying to manage. You just get too many weapons, like 1/4 into the game they do NEVER BREAK because you just have a entire wheel to switch to. Throwing them does way to less damage to be worth it. And the rarity system is laughable. You just get rare items on the regular demanding on how far you are in the story. You can level up your weapons, that makes you just sell **** to level up your weapons you like. Its more or less a pointless annoying system IMO.

    Characters are far worse then in the first game. The first game captured me so much more. Story is not funny, but characters are total cringefest cliche ones.

    You are too powerful. You have tons of deadly weapons, and later even guns that make it just a walk in the park. You have two things to throw and instead having them on 2 different buttons the game is so utterly stupid that you have one button to switch and one to throw. Who came up with the stupid idea. Its like mind boggling stupid. it feels like they intended to give you even more at a time. So and of that all is not enough you have fury mode that turns you into a total god that just kills everything. The game lacks the interesting or challenging things or could have to actually justify this power. But its more like a playground.

    Many different cards that change some abilities and damage and health buffs but look like more then they actually are. The game could have been so much more.

    Given the first game was more or less the same, a mindless zombie slasher that was just fun and not really challenging but for some reason back then it was just more fun. It maybe that I aged that ads to the that but ... i really find it sad this game is basically a worse version of the game with better graphics.

    There is no island! The first game had cars, this one does not. It took them so long to finish this game and its essentially nothing more then a graphics upgrade.

    Some zombies are immune to some of your weapons, a lost opportunity to make you actually force to use different weapons for different areas, enemies. its usually just one or two and you just switch weapon or kill them with any of your other OP things you have. They could have evolved the game into something more and of not that, at least make the story and characters better.

    The world looks way to pretty to be waste with such a mediocre game.

    Lets talk about all these locked things everywhere? WTF? I do not think I opened a single lockbox yet and I already finished the game and did some sidequests. I even searched areas. Speaking of searching, these stupid search ring quests get on my nerves in EVERY video game, but especially here. And you can not clear areas, the zombies respawn constantly so you well never EVER get your silence to search in peace for something, that I find a major annoyance for some of the quests you get.

    Its fun for a while the fun could last longer then just finishing the game. I do not feel like playing another character or doing boring quests now. I also had a bug that I lost "Emmas wreath" the weapon you get on the end of teh story and I read people call it the best weapon in the game. Apart from this the game seems relatively bug free and actually mature technically, sadly something that it less and less nowadays. Games often get released in a bugfest stage, apart from that bug I did not notice anything.

    Lets talk multiplayer: Why the F is there no server browser? I can only play with friends or just randomly just some game. If I do not want to play with one guy and leave and rejoin, it puts me in the game game again. I like the system that it puts you with people with your story progression and hat you both continue the story but you also should be able to join any game you like. This system is stupid. It seems to force people to play with friends or that ONE single game the game assigns to you at the game. BAD system. So not 2023! I think the original game did it better but I am not sure.    … Expand
  15. rathashira
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    I got suckered by people saying this game is fun, just give it a chance! it isn't, don't. The melee is floaty and only some weapons have weight, it has buggy sound, short, a lack of progression, enemies take too long to kill, and there's really just not a lot to do. the gore system is neat I guess? i
  16. Chund3r
    Apr 22, 2023
    3
    Tried posting a long and respectful review, it got filtered and 403 blocked over the word car (d) (good luck reviewing trading car (d) games)... So heres the short and ugly one. Refunded the game with under 2 hours of game time. The campaign was 27% complete. It's just a dlc expansion to the first game where combat and missions are extremely repetitive and no character customization. TheTried posting a long and respectful review, it got filtered and 403 blocked over the word car (d) (good luck reviewing trading car (d) games)... So heres the short and ugly one. Refunded the game with under 2 hours of game time. The campaign was 27% complete. It's just a dlc expansion to the first game where combat and missions are extremely repetitive and no character customization. The few characters you're given are limited and boring with a car d system, why not a skill tree to give us some progression? The crafting and upgrading of weapons are nice but also limited, while the missions and combat is extremely repetitive. Hack and slash spam through this horde, find a random battery to power a closed door. Repeat. Finally find a gun, now go grind and farm to craft a single bullet. Bosses are easy to beat, but "bullet sponges".
    Wait for sale on Steam with all dlc and updates    … Expand
  17. NicolasREV
    Apr 22, 2023
    0
    Mediocre game at best, the Flesh system is cool and all but this is basically it, nothing else.
    Also, the epic games exclusivity killed it for me.
  18. ryudoshi
    Apr 23, 2023
    0
    I wanted to like this game, but it's just so mindless and empty and incredibly short.

    It's not worth your time. They had over a decade and this is what they came up with. just lol.
  19. Henry_D
    Apr 22, 2023
    0
    Disappointing 6 hour game. As a fan of the first game, i didnt expect much, considering they couldnt finish it in 10 freaking years. Game feels like an old ps4 game. And on top of that its epic store which means just legal piracy. Just replay first game, dont waste your money
  20. Failimaily
    Apr 26, 2023
    0
    The most blant and boring zombie game to ever zombie. Play Left 4 Dead or something else with more character
  21. Keremkoha014
    Apr 27, 2023
    0
    they did wasted times 9 years development. Team Fortress 2 Got 9 Years Development and did worth it away by gabe newell words & Creator, Founder Fathers Of: Robin Walker & john Cook. Also Terror Strike another name Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Masterpiece Game Better Than Dead island 2. More Fun Valve Games than another company these days.

    Also 2014 was awesome times, Golden Era At Times. Now 2023    they did wasted times 9 years development. Team Fortress 2 Got 9 Years Development and did worth it away by gabe newell words & Creator, Founder Fathers Of: Robin Walker & john Cook. Also Terror Strike another name Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Masterpiece Game Better Than Dead island 2. More Fun Valve Games than another company these days.

    Also 2014 was awesome times, Golden Era At Times. Now 2023 its sucks times. Dark Era At times.

    Get Leason History Company!    … Expand
  22. metacriticLOL
    Apr 24, 2023
    1
    Believe the negative reviews, this one is hot dog poo. Imagine taking 10+ years to make this trash, yikes.
  23. balazs312
    Apr 26, 2023
    0
    I 100% agree with the low reviews. Very boring and repetitive quests. World feels empty and game is full of bugs.
    Cringe voice acting and voice lines just ruins this game even more.
    Definitely not worth full price. With 60-75% off, I would say it would be a good buy.
  24. ThatOnePlayer
    Apr 23, 2023
    4
    I just don't understand how a game where the only thing to do is to kill zombies can be fun more than an hour. Not to mention how that it is hardly ethical
  25. Leplivo19
    Apr 30, 2023
    4
    The game is fun to play but the constant freezes, lag spikes, ghosting and bugs make it frustrating to play. STOP PUTTING DENUVO IN GAMES!
  26. BataPacov
    May 3, 2023
    2
    Imagine spending 10 years working for this sh**, combat trash, can not be more linear than this, first two Dead Islands are MUCH better, story, physics, combat, story, characters... In Dead Island 2 graphic is the only thing that is better than before. I cant imagine they took about 10 years to make game worse.
  27. WanderinMelmoth
    Apr 25, 2023
    1
    Yawn! Yet another zombie game. It seems it's not only Hollywood that ran out of ideas. Dead Island 2 offers absolutely nothing new and features annoying, moronic Gen Z player characters.
  28. Szmittu
    May 11, 2023
    2
    Dead Island 2/10
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  29. NS223
    Apr 28, 2023
    0
    Extremely boring and not fun. Melee looks like it has variety but everything more or less does the same thing. All you do is slash over and over again, I actually get frustrated while playing because of how boring the experience is.
  30. cloudyHaze
    Apr 30, 2023
    1
    I want my money back. This is a joke. Do these companies even know how ti make a game anymore?
  31. Kayros
    May 19, 2023
    0
    Quite bad.

    Here's why : -Denuvo -Exclusive Epic -No gamepass The DRM policy resulting of an unplayable game, frame rate dropping. And let's put aside the Denuvo thing. The gameplay is repetitive, boring repetitive quest. And the core of the game "killing Zombies" are not good, the gameplay is awful. So at this state the game is clearly not finished. At the better state that's    Quite bad.

    Here's why :

    -Denuvo
    -Exclusive Epic
    -No gamepass

    The DRM policy resulting of an unplayable game, frame rate dropping. And let's put aside the Denuvo thing. The gameplay is repetitive, boring repetitive quest. And the core of the game "killing Zombies" are not good, the gameplay is awful.
    So at this state the game is clearly not finished. At the better state that's just an open beta that u pay $60.    … Expand
  32. vova22379
    Jul 27, 2023
    3
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  33. Wavew
    Jul 17, 2023
    1
    Después de meter 100 horas a Dead Island 1, esta continuación me ha parecido pobre, aburrida y conformista. Un titulo menor, poco ambicioso y sin una idea clara de lo que querían hacer.
    Me explico:
    1º Aquí NO HAY mundo abierto, son pasillos donde te van a guiar del punto A al punto B. 2ºNO HAY ramas de habilidad, solo unas cartas que puedes configurar vagamente, y tardan demasiado en    Después de meter 100 horas a Dead Island 1, esta continuación me ha parecido pobre, aburrida y conformista. Un titulo menor, poco ambicioso y sin una idea clara de lo que querían hacer.
    Me explico:

    1º Aquí NO HAY mundo abierto, son pasillos donde te van a guiar del punto A al punto B.
    2ºNO HAY ramas de habilidad, solo unas cartas que puedes configurar vagamente, y tardan demasiado en aparecer.
    3º Las armas son insípidas y no aportan nada a la jugabilidad mas allá del numero de daño.
    4º Recoger 1000 objetos repartidos por el escenario es una mecánica del 2007, por favor, avancen.
    5ºLa historia es vaga, pero da igual, en un juego de zombies no se espera gran cosa.

    Conclusión: Dead ISland 2 es simplemente aburrido. Es avanzar limpiando decenas de zombies agitando un palo a los lados y poco mas durante 12 horas. No hay nada que resulte emocionante ni entretenido.

    Por lo demás, gráficamente cumple y en mi PC se mueve con soltura. Recomiendo jugar a la 1º parte con algún MOD, eviten este.    … Expand
  34. Vasot
    Aug 5, 2023
    4
    Calling it average is an overstatement. Makes the impression that only a Tik-Tok fanboy would enjoy playing it. Feels so cheap and shallow even the story is dumb and nothing serious feels like watching a B-movie comedy. Everything is so linear and for a horror game it's not scary at all even the zombies look dumb. What a waste of money go play something else
  35. captainthrall
    Jul 24, 2023
    4
    This game had so much potential. I really desperately wanted to like it, but.... it was terrible.

    Pros: -looks good -killing zombies is a fun concept -weapon crafting Cons: -weapons constantly break. I cannot stress how overwhelmingly annoying this is. Weapons break after a dozen swings. I find a great weapon, I love it, I kill two zombies, and it's gone. WHAT? WHY? Who thought    This game had so much potential. I really desperately wanted to like it, but.... it was terrible.

    Pros:
    -looks good
    -killing zombies is a fun concept
    -weapon crafting

    Cons:
    -weapons constantly break. I cannot stress how overwhelmingly annoying this is. Weapons break after a dozen swings. I find a great weapon, I love it, I kill two zombies, and it's gone. WHAT? WHY? Who thought this would be a good idea? It's infuriating. I hate it so much, words cannot express how annoyed I am. If I found out someone drove to a Dead Island 2 developer's house and punched him in the face for designing this stupid breaking weapon system, I'd understand.

    -Super buggy and glitchy game play

    -Invisible walls in the design. For example when I first started playing I came across this streamer house called the Goat Pen. Certain rooms of the house were locked, requiring access cards to unlock them. It's basically like a lame scavenger hunt. Okay, fine.... I searched around the house for the keys. The only thing is... they weren't there. What? No keys? I googled the location of the keycard I needed "Goat pen master key." It was supposed to be on a table in the master bedroom, only it wasn't there. What? Why not? What is even happening? I thought it was a glitch or something. NOPE. They intentionally programmed the game so you can't get the keys until you reach a certain level, but they dont tell you that. So you're just stuck. WHY? What moron decided this would be a good idea?

    -Combat feels terrible. Hit boxes are awful. There's no logic behind damage. A super massive, slow swinging sword does less damage than a fast-attacking stick. What? Why? It's so painful to play.

    Dead Island 2 is like taking a great car and putting square wheels on it. This game could have been spectacular, but the horrificly stupid design decisions ruined it. I just want to know, who did this?    … Expand
  36. jayl12345
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    What seems entertaining at first quickly becomes dull with a lack of common sense design choices. Locked plastic bin that requires a specific key? Shame you're not actively holding a pickaxe in your hand. Enemy is immune to fire? Well, now the axe you're holding is worthless, because you modded it with fire damage. You are armed with heavy weapons and guns, but this glass door will not letWhat seems entertaining at first quickly becomes dull with a lack of common sense design choices. Locked plastic bin that requires a specific key? Shame you're not actively holding a pickaxe in your hand. Enemy is immune to fire? Well, now the axe you're holding is worthless, because you modded it with fire damage. You are armed with heavy weapons and guns, but this glass door will not let you past even when you break a hole large enough to walk through, because you didn't find the right key.
    I feel like I can get past some and enjoy the game, but when you are taking on a horde of 15 zombies and suddenly realize that your nail covered mace isn't doing any damage to half of them because the enemy has shrapnel in their skin, it really takes you out of the fun.    … Expand
  37. Felice_Enellen
    May 21, 2023
    2
    Store exclusives suck.

    Devs, when you do this, even if I want the game, my standard policy is to wait until it's on my preferred store (if ever) and then I don't buy it until it's 75% off. That's the deal with me when you make it a store-exclusive, vs. when a new game is known to be good and it's on my preferred store, and I'm willing to pay right up to full price for it. I'll update    Store exclusives suck.

    Devs, when you do this, even if I want the game, my standard policy is to wait until it's on my preferred store (if ever) and then I don't buy it until it's 75% off. That's the deal with me when you make it a store-exclusive, vs. when a new game is known to be good and it's on my preferred store, and I'm willing to pay right up to full price for it.

    I'll update my review if and when I eventually get it, but the available range is now reduced from 0..10 to 0..5 because you made it exclusive and made me wait.

    I'm only giving it a 2 instead of a 0 because it looks like it might be fun ... if I ever get to play it.    … Expand
  38. rafaeal
    May 31, 2023
    1
    O game é bem divertido assim como o primeiro, porém crasha toda hora. Espero que arrumem isso
    Game is good but it crash all the time , hope they fix that
  39. premier69
    Jul 17, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Crashed all the time! Mediocre when works. So not bothering playing games like this… Expand
  40. roma2341
    Jul 16, 2023
    4
    Boring game. Killing zombies is not interesting, skills are boring, it's dead island 1 with improved textures.
  41. Czechinator
    Aug 12, 2023
    4
    Dead Island 2 disappointed me, albeit slightly less than Dying Light 2, but still. I enjoyed replaying the first games of both Dead Island and Dying Light, but I won't do that with this one .
    The zombies, let's say until the halfway point of the game, enduring far too many hits (bullet sponge). Once I got my hands on firearms, I found shooting quite enjoyable. Close combat with the purple    Dead Island 2 disappointed me, albeit slightly less than Dying Light 2, but still. I enjoyed replaying the first games of both Dead Island and Dying Light, but I won't do that with this one .
    The zombies, let's say until the halfway point of the game, enduring far too many hits (bullet sponge). Once I got my hands on firearms, I found shooting quite enjoyable. Close combat with the purple weapons was also rather entertaining. The best gore I've experienced in a game so far. The world and sounds were nice too.
    Instead of cards, I would prefer a traditional skill tree like in the first game. The game looked beautiful and ran excellently on the Unreal Engine.

    Unfortunately, the pseudo-humorous, parodic style didn't sit well with me at all; it felt cringeworthy, and many times, I felt embarrassed.

    In certain parts of the game, I focused solely on the story, ignoring side quests, as there wasn't really a reason to do them. Engaging in awkward and tedious side tasks for the sake of a better weapon seemed like a waste of time to me (I usually complete games 100%). Whoever wrote the dialogues, story, and quests should be replaced. Searching for clues annoyed me greatly, especially in needlessly vast areas.

    I didn't find any of the playable characters likable. Among the non-playable characters, the only acceptable one was Patton.
    The only interesting concept was that the virus is timed and everyone carries it in their body.
    A game that's been in development for 10 years and still lacks a proper ending, with the resolution presumably coming as DLC, is an INSULT and a DISGRACE!

    I can't comprehend how both Dying Light and Dead Island could disappoint so much, especially considering how good their first games were.    … Expand
  42. ShivOut
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    Such an insult to other titles, doesn't respect the story, goes on some schizo bs tangent. Lore is non existent and feels like it has no soul . Gon to be sliced and diced into DLC hell. Dont waste ur money. Pjrate it
  43. PenetratorGod
    Aug 1, 2023
    4
    There is nothing special about the game. It was very ordinary and boring. Even worse than the first game.
  44. IceboxMan
    May 28, 2023
    3
    I completed 22 out of the 24 game missions (total of 50% of all the game content completed) and am ready to review the game. Let's start with the good stuff:
    Weapon animations are good.
    Mission design is entertaining and there's even some decent voice acting. Quick join option to jump into the action for co-op. Now for the not-so-good stuff: No voice chat options of any kind, no    I completed 22 out of the 24 game missions (total of 50% of all the game content completed) and am ready to review the game. Let's start with the good stuff:
    Weapon animations are good.
    Mission design is entertaining and there's even some decent voice acting.
    Quick join option to jump into the action for co-op.
    Now for the not-so-good stuff:
    No voice chat options of any kind, no ability to type to teammates (I guess the main focus is a console release but even then. they usually have built-in voice options) and very limited emotes are available. Good luck communicating with your teammates.
    A very difficult game to solo. Two characters have low resilience, which means they'll die very quickly when exposed to elemental and environmental dangers (Jason and Dani). The ones that have medium resilience have low hit points and toughness (Amy and Bruno). That leaves the two tanks as the best solo options for end-game content. This is far less of an issue if you have a decent team (so you're not soloing) but with limited communication options it's very hit-or-miss.
    There are often a massive amount of zombies to defeat at mandatory mission checkpoints as the game progresses and they'll keep spawning all over the place. In some areas when you die and restart in the area it wipes all of your progress up to the last autosave and penalizes you by not restoring any of the medpacks you used during the previous attempt, reducing your chance of success on that tough missions you nearly completed. Now imagine trying and failing that mission a dozen times and you'll see how frustrating this can be. If you're playing Amy or Bruno, you are going to struggle even more as you get close to the game finale. Jason and Dani will melt from all of the environmental damage that becomes a frequent factor on every map (especially the instanced ones that don't restore your medkits.
    If you're going to spend the money on this game, start with Ryan and maybe Carla as your first solo character. Dani or Jason are very strong to start but the environmental damage will make your life hell later on.
    The Epic launcher didn't even let me uninstall the game so I ended up having to wipe the launcher to remove it from my PC. I don't recommend buying this game but at least it's better than Redfall.    … Expand
  45. Matetoss
    Jun 17, 2023
    4
    Écris le 2/05/23

    C’est dommage, ça fait bientôt 10 piges que le Trailer d’annonce et sortie et dix ans plus tard le jeu n’a pas réussi à être à la hauteur de ce qui était attendu Malheureusement je pense que les équipes de production n’ont pas du tout jauger correctement le niveau de hype pour ce jeu On a eu un jeu cool mais on attendait un jeu génialissimes Pas grand chose d’autre à dire    Écris le 2/05/23

    C’est dommage, ça fait bientôt 10 piges que le Trailer d’annonce et sortie et dix ans plus tard le jeu n’a pas réussi à être à la hauteur de ce qui était attendu Malheureusement je pense que les équipes de production n’ont pas du tout jauger correctement le niveau de hype pour ce jeu On a eu un jeu cool mais on attendait un jeu génialissimes Pas grand chose d’autre à dire malheureusement c’est une aventure plutôt agréable mais qui s’oublie vite…    … Expand
  46. dontmindtheblud
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    volevo scrivere questa recensione pur sapendo che nessuno la leggerà mai ma ho bisogno di sfogare la mia frustrazione dopo 15 ore buttate a sperare il qualche forma di divertimento.
    dopo 9 anni di attesa esce dead island 2, e mi ritrovo davanti un titolo inutile, con una trama scontata e raffazzonata, inutilmente lungo (dato che intere fazioni sono un continuo "kill the zombies" per fare    volevo scrivere questa recensione pur sapendo che nessuno la leggerà mai ma ho bisogno di sfogare la mia frustrazione dopo 15 ore buttate a sperare il qualche forma di divertimento.
    dopo 9 anni di attesa esce dead island 2, e mi ritrovo davanti un titolo inutile, con una trama scontata e raffazzonata, inutilmente lungo (dato che intere fazioni sono un continuo "kill the zombies" per fare minutaggio altrimenti il gioco durava 10 minuti). la frustrazione del gameplay rigido, la difficoltà inutilmente alta e il senso di ripetitività continuo non aiutano a giustificare i miei 60 euro spesi. dico "difficoltà inutilmente alta" perché gli zombie sono "duri a morire", i boss sono frustranti e se muori, al prossimo tentativo avrai meno proiettili e armi più consumate. i personaggi sono invisibili e sciapi, e la mia paura che si sia usata solo la violenza come punto di forza è sempre più evidente. e se il comparto visivo è il suo cavallo di battaglia, il gameplay è il cavallo di troia. la sensazione che una volta finita la storia non ti sia rimasto nulla se non disinstallare il gioco è alta, la trama è quanto di più già visto e non ispirato, e nemmeno la gioia del massacro... poiché sarai sempre portato ad evitare gli zombie piuttosto che ucciderli. nemici che siccome vanno in fiamme sono immuni ai proiettili, altri muoiono più rapidamente pur non avendo caratteristiche diverse ed il sistema di schivata è di gran lunga la cosa PEGGIORE del gioco in quanto non schiva come ad esempio un dying light faceva, ma il personaggio è legnoso e lento. l'azione si basa su un noioso "schiva e aspetta" poiché se provi ad attaccare il nemico mentre compie un azione ti arrecherà comunque del danno non indifferente, quest'ultimo poi è totalmente randomico. inoltre il sistema abilità è totalmente trascurabile in quanto è un arma a doppio taglio che poi non taglia affatto., per non parlare poi delle armi! tutte inutili, le più insignificanti sono le armi da fuoco, che fanno 0 danno. gli ambienti sono belli ma poco interagibili. la difficoltà aumenta sempre di più, il che ti porta a cercare missioni secondarie introvabili e lente, il sistema di livelli poi non l'ho proprio capito. insomma, da fan del genere zombie sono molto amareggiato dal lavoro uscito dopo un decennio di attesa. non mi sento di salvare nulla se non la bella grafica e il sistema flesh che rende tutto realistico, purtroppo sminuito da un gameplay scialbo e frustrante e da un esperienza già vista e anche meglio.    … Expand
  47. Alizaxx
    Aug 14, 2023
    4
    I tried my best to like this game, but honestly its pretty bad. Compared to other games of this genre it just doesn't compete with them. The mechanics are ok but the bugs and weird difficulty level are just baffling, its been a couple months since release and it is still full of bugs and many graphical and sound issues. Still if you really need a zombie survival-esque game then go playI tried my best to like this game, but honestly its pretty bad. Compared to other games of this genre it just doesn't compete with them. The mechanics are ok but the bugs and weird difficulty level are just baffling, its been a couple months since release and it is still full of bugs and many graphical and sound issues. Still if you really need a zombie survival-esque game then go play dying light or dead island 1 just not this game its not worth it.… Expand

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    May 1, 2023
    70
    A sleek and good-looking zombie smashing experience. Great combat and sense of humour are shackled to a sadly formulaic feel.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Apr 28, 2023
    70
    Dead Island 2 is a remarkably solid game, one that doesn't make any attempt to reinvent the wheel, but nevertheless is a more than satisfying mindless casual zombie-killing gorefest. It won't be a game held up in years to come as the go-to model for open-world zombie games but given its decade-long tenure in development hell, it's nothing short of a miracle it ever managed to crawl across the finish line as anything less than a complete mess.
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  3. MGG
    Apr 27, 2023
    80
    All in all, Dead Island 2 is an excellent surprise and a must-have for all the fans of the genre, that seems to us undeniable. And if, despite its rather minor problems, Dead Island 2 can lose credibility at first sight, there is no doubt that its important strong points will make you forget these small details as you progress in the game. The work done in many respects is colossal, and you feel it throughout the progression. A very good game that we highly recommend!
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