Dead Island: Definitive Collection

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 143 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 72 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 43 out of 143
  3. Negative: 28 out of 143
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  1. JackKasket
    Jun 11, 2017
    6
    Play it co-op. If you don't have buddies to play with, don't bother.

    This game is silly fun, but only when you have others with you to share the frustrating aspects of it all. Firstly, it's absolutely riddled with bugs, where you might suddenly die for no reason from full health, weapons disappearing if your inventory is full, graphical glitches, and getting stuck behind obstacles and    Play it co-op. If you don't have buddies to play with, don't bother.

    This game is silly fun, but only when you have others with you to share the frustrating aspects of it all. Firstly, it's absolutely riddled with bugs, where you might suddenly die for no reason from full health, weapons disappearing if your inventory is full, graphical glitches, and getting stuck behind obstacles and NPC's.

    In the multiplayer mode, there are a bunch of silly design flaws that are just frustrating. Taking up and finishing a quest is not shared between all players, and you have to communicate verbally what you did. As above, trading an item with full inventory will result in that item being destroyed back to ether. Waypoints are not shared between all players, and so forth.

    Lastly, the abysmal frame rate in the remake (30fps I believe) combined with the screen blurring when running gives me a headache after a while.

    Bottom line, there are better single player zombie games out there, but for the price this collection is at, it is a very decent co-op venture.    … Expand
  2. destinyfan1
    Jan 31, 2018
    7
    Dead island is one of those games i loved while knowing its pretty average,but hey ,it's my opinion and that counts!
    positive
    + pretty nice graphics + combat feels good + good characters which have skill trees that are pretty nice worked out + overall really fun to play + you can upgrade weapons ,which is cool + cheap for its amount of content negative - boring story which i    Dead island is one of those games i loved while knowing its pretty average,but hey ,it's my opinion and that counts!
    positive
    + pretty nice graphics
    + combat feels good
    + good characters which have skill trees that are pretty nice worked out
    + overall really fun to play
    + you can upgrade weapons ,which is cool
    + cheap for its amount of content
    negative
    - boring story which i didn't care about
    - the game does get repetitive after a while
    - i feel like the zombie ai could have been done better
    conclusion:
    don't expect a last of us kind of game ,but expect a fun dying light kind of game where you don't give a damn about the story but care about the fun    … Expand
  3. tariq_almandhar
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    لعبة عادية قصتها مكررة ومستهلكة فهي لم تقدم جديدا فلو نظرنا إلى لعبة ذا لات أوف أس فهي لنفس الموضوع وهو الزمبي لكن اللعبة الأخيرة استطاعت أن تقدم قصة جيدة على عكس هذه اللعبة
    ونظام اللعب بها ينقصه الكثير مثل تفادي ضربات الزمبي بالقفز وغيرها من الأمور    لعبة عادية قصتها مكررة ومستهلكة فهي لم تقدم جديدا فلو نظرنا إلى لعبة ذا لات أوف أس فهي لنفس الموضوع وهو الزمبي لكن اللعبة الأخيرة استطاعت أن تقدم قصة جيدة على عكس هذه اللعبة
    ونظام اللعب بها ينقصه الكثير مثل تفادي ضربات الزمبي بالقفز وغيرها من الأمور
  4. gamer55551
    Jun 7, 2016
    7
    My review of Dead Island Definitive Collection for the PS4

    Pro Fun “Guilty Pleasure” Gameplay - Like Dying Light before Dead Island Definitive Collection is a fun open world game. I definitely like the action RPG & experience-based gameplay. I also like how the game focuses on melee weapons and not so much on firearms. The stamina bar add a new twist to this zombie game because every    My review of Dead Island Definitive Collection for the PS4

    Pro

    Fun “Guilty Pleasure” Gameplay - Like Dying Light before Dead Island Definitive Collection is a fun open world game. I definitely like the action RPG & experience-based gameplay. I also like how the game focuses on melee weapons and not so much on firearms. The stamina bar add a new twist to this zombie game because every time you run, jump, or swing your melee weapon you stamina bar drains (it refill automatically when your not doing the three things I just mention). I also like how you have to keep an eye on your melee weapon because every time you use them (when you hit an zombie) it wears out and it won’t be effect so you will be repairing them a lot (they can also be upgraded and you can add modded to them like nails or even poison).

    All Three games - One this I like about the collection is that you are getting three games in this package You’ll get the first Dead Island game, the follow up Dead Island Riptide and a fun side-scrolling game called Dead Island: Retro Revenge> so for a package its not that bad considering that both Dead Island and Riptide have plenty of content along with all of it’s DLC.

    Cheap - Not bad price for this collection. Its about $40 and if this is your first time playing the Dead Island games (like me) then it’s worth taking a look at.

    Cons

    Dying Light Is Better - Although I did enjoyed Dead Island Definitive Collection (and I still do). When compare to Techland new game Dying Light I have to say Dying Light is the better game because of it improve gameplay, leveling up system and visually speaking Dying Light look way better then the Dead Island games (the definitive collection doesn’t look bad but it doesn’t look as good as Dying Light).

    Sloppy Remaster - I don’t know if this apply to the Xobxone version but as far as physical copy goes I know the PS4 version has only the original Dead Island on the disc. The other two (Riptide & Retro Revenge) you get from a downloadable code that come with the game. This seen really odd (and downright lazy) considering that Deep Silver (they owns the rights to the Dead Island series) release a game called Metro Redux Bundle 2 years age that had both Metro 2033 & Last Light on one disc.

    Overall - Dead Island Definitive Collection is a fun guilty pleasure of a game. It may not be as strong as Dying Light is but an enjoyable game. If this os your first time (like me) playing the Dead Island games then its worth taking a look at considering your getting $40 worth of content. However the way they handled the PS4 port might turn some people off (where you have to use a downloadable code that comes with the physical copy in order to play Riptide and Retro Revenge).    … Expand
  5. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    The score is between 6 and 7. Riptide is very bad and boring. The whole collection is usually quite repetitive. It has some good missions,but other than that,this collection is mediocre. Checkpoint system is sometimes very bad. Not the best zombie game out there, but not the worst also..
  6. Skibz
    Feb 13, 2019
    7
    Still the same dead island I remember, fun with friends and also solo. Riptide is still the same, which is very bad.
  7. CoreGamer1408
    Nov 2, 2019
    7
    One of my fave games that got a lazy remaster and still seems as bug filled as the original versions (on 360/PC). The story tries to be serious, but always came across as cheesy with poorly developed characters. Graphically still looks nice for a old game. Yeah some nice lighting, particle and weather effects.

    The melee and ranged combat still as fun as ever and more satisfying than    One of my fave games that got a lazy remaster and still seems as bug filled as the original versions (on 360/PC). The story tries to be serious, but always came across as cheesy with poorly developed characters. Graphically still looks nice for a old game. Yeah some nice lighting, particle and weather effects.

    The melee and ranged combat still as fun as ever and more satisfying than it's spiritual successor Dying Light. The ability to mod and use weapons with elemental effects never gets old. The survival mechanics are a still basic and the near instant respawn of zombies/loot is constantly immersion breaking. So leave the brain off when playing this one. Dumb over the top fun for sure.    … Expand
  8. tphipn
    Mar 6, 2018
    7
    The original game was one of my favorites when it released but the remaster adds nothing to the game with very little graphical upgrades. For new players, the combat is fun but the characters and boring and generic.
  9. hughanderson
    Oct 1, 2019
    6
    eh i mean its good but at the same time it needs a bit more updates..........
  10. Kevinjohnwaite
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    I must admit for all of this games glaring flaws I love this game, it's just dumb fun... I love zombie games and this one ticks a lot of my boxes.
    An ok story that holds itself together enough to limp the game along, it's the gameplay that makes the game enjoyable, I had it on the 360, then steam and now ps4...
  11. hector_bcn98
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    Si es que el juego tampoco da para más... Altamente disfrutable pese a ser gráfica y técnicamente bastante horripilante, y no porque salgan zombies.
  12. MechGundam13
    Jul 18, 2022
    7
    It's fun for a couple of days, but it drops off fast.
    - The Story is not really interesting.
    - It gets repetitive fast . - Visuals are not that impressive for a PS4 Game. - Driving fells really bad and you fell the game isn't designed to be explored by a vehicle. - Bugs and Glitches (Textures not Loading, Items fall through the floor) + Great combat + Fun in a partie/with friends    It's fun for a couple of days, but it drops off fast.
    - The Story is not really interesting.
    - It gets repetitive fast .
    - Visuals are not that impressive for a PS4 Game.
    - Driving fells really bad and you fell the game isn't designed to be explored by a vehicle.
    - Bugs and Glitches (Textures not Loading, Items fall through the floor)

    + Great combat
    + Fun in a partie/with friends
    + cool weapons.    … Expand

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Aug 24, 2016
    40
    Do the right thing and get spiritual sequel Dying Light, plus all its DLC, instead. [September 2016, p75]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jul 17, 2016
    40
    A festering corpse given an unnecessary kiss of life. [Aug 2016, p.93]
  3. Wccftech
    Jun 21, 2016
    70
    A competent collection which vastly improves the two Dead Island games included, adding a third game which can be fun in short bursts. Both Dead Island and Dead Island Riptide never looked better, with a slew of technical enhancements and solid performance which makes revisiting both titles quite enjoyable. Most the gameplay issues, however, haven't been addressed, so those who couldn't stand the original releases won't change their opinions with the remastered releases. Solid games, for sure, but not for everyone.
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