Dead Island: Definitive Collection

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

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  1. RATTY
    Jun 2, 2016
    8
    What can I say its good to be back on the island even though old problems are gone and new ones have popped up its still enjoyable as it was back in 2011 so let get on the cruise and head to Banoi shall we?

    Story: NO SPOILERS the story for both Dead island and Riptide where never that big of a deal or that complicated you wake up with the worst hangover and suddenly the whole island is    What can I say its good to be back on the island even though old problems are gone and new ones have popped up its still enjoyable as it was back in 2011 so let get on the cruise and head to Banoi shall we?

    Story: NO SPOILERS the story for both Dead island and Riptide where never that big of a deal or that complicated you wake up with the worst hangover and suddenly the whole island is overrun by the undead and you have to find a way off. The story wasn't the main focus on the games and you'll see it when you play but there are a few heart pullers in their just not as much as I would have hoped for. Most of the quests are fetch quests and protect quest but for me its still very fun.

    Gameplay: Best part of the game by far. You have 4 characters to play as each with their own special skill trees adding an RPG element to each character the only problem with the 4 character is that 1 character is specialized in Guns and in the game guns are very rare and hard to come by and so a character specializing in Guns really wasn't the best choice in my opinion. There are lots of weapons on the island which you can use from rusty pipes to katanas and with blueprints that you acquire over time you can upgrade them to do special damage such as a flame mod which adds fire damage to a baseball bat and so on and so forth. The gameplay is what you'll be coming back for because its so much fun just to bash all the skulls in.

    Performance/Graphics: Both games run at 1080p 30fps and its very stable I know alot of people would have preferred that it be 60 fps but honestly I can play games that are both 30 and 60 the only thing i care about is if its stable and it is so im happy with it. Now on to the bad stuff the game still has glitches and bugs and i hope in the future they will patch them out. The most annoying of these issues is the audio problems in Co-op the audio shorts out to where you can only hear music and no sound affects also the cars you drive are now lacking tire screeching noise like they did in the original so the driving sounds really weird. When you kill a zombie they have no facial expression this might be a personal thing but I just find it weird and also every time you behead a zombie the zombies head will go bald even if they had hair prior to the beheading. A couple of beachballs are scattered around the resort but for some reason have been nailed to ground even though in the original you could kick them and could cause damage to the undead. I just hope in time they patch these out, none of these are game breaking but they are just annoying at least to me they are. The graphics are more beautiful and realistic then ever before and you'll see it as soon as you hop into the game though what they did to the water is up for debate.

    The beginning of a Legend:Now alot of people compare this to dying light and rightfully so they were all made by the same developer and Dead island and riptide were both their first major releases, But too often people say that dead island suck and to just get Dying light instead well im here to say that Dead island does not suck at all and is a very god game, Dead island came out in 2011 and riptide 2 years later, they took what they learned from dead island and made dying light which is an awesome game but dead island doesn't deserve all the hate is gets because without dead island dying light would have never happened. There are a few things I enjoy more in dead island that I did in dying light but both offer something unique and I love them both.

    Personal Thoughts/Verdict: Even though the game still suffers from bugs its still good to go back to the roots of a legendary game that made headlines and ive enjoyed my time back on the blood soaked island my final verdict is a 8 out of 10 hopefully they patch out the remaining bugs but until then ill have fun just like i did many years ago in 2011. I hope my review was helpful to you have a nice day    … Expand
  2. kwstas
    Jun 4, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i really like this game , i dont have play dead island on ps3 but i can say , this is a very fun game , the graphics are really great the gameplay is extremely soft . it is a big game , you can spend a lot of hours since you can do endless upgrades on your skills and on your equipment . it is really look like like dying light but for me this is better because it has not so many conversations , it is more about killing and action . i dont believe this game deserve just a 6 and is really sad for me to realise that people dont give a **** about any game , people just go with the famous brands like call of duty or battlefield or any game created by a well known developer and honestly this games goes worst and worst especially call of duty and trust me they sell millions , black ops 3 was the worst on reviews and the best seller game of 2015 at the same time , i mean this is ridiculous. it is a shame for real.. i give just an 8 because i expect a 10 for the dead island 2 which is coming soon .… Expand
  3. ToMajonez
    Oct 18, 2018
    10
    Maybe that's not remastered well, however this is amazing game anyway, and by the end of the day that is most important. 9,5+/10.
  4. Gamecriticpro
    Jun 2, 2016
    8
    If you liked dead island on last gen, you'll like it on current gen, it really boils down to that. The graphics are substantially improved and the game is nice to look at, but that's all that has really changed.
  5. dedobuho
    May 31, 2016
    9
    esta buenisimo, lo unico mejor que este juego son los videos de dos perritos bien curadas y coquetos llamados max y rocko, los pueden encontrar en youtube. max rocko .
  6. Ghoster
    Oct 11, 2016
    8
    Very well done. Riptide is BAD, but this one is really well done and fun. They improved performances with better hardware, so we don't have poor performance parts like on PS3. Everything else is made OK. Platinum does not require too much coop which is good.
  7. MrOmNomNom3
    Sep 9, 2016
    9
    Sure, it may not be as scary as it was on release, but it is sillier than ever, and extremely fun, do you want to run around as a black dude bashing in zombie brains? Go for it! Wanna bring 3 friends along who all coincidentally all choose Sam B, the black dude in the original game, go for it!

    Wanna play Riptide? Never played it, but it's probably fun if it's dead island. Seriously    Sure, it may not be as scary as it was on release, but it is sillier than ever, and extremely fun, do you want to run around as a black dude bashing in zombie brains? Go for it! Wanna bring 3 friends along who all coincidentally all choose Sam B, the black dude in the original game, go for it!

    Wanna play Riptide?
    Never played it, but it's probably fun if it's dead island.
    Seriously I'm not spending $20 on more recent nostalgia (nostalgia because I can no longer play it on my 360 due to a broken disc reader) for a game I never played.

    But at least get Defenitive edition, if you're feeling particularly saucy, get the whole Definitive Collection, which also includes riptide.
    But at least get the DI:DE, best experience ever, plus it includes all previous DLC so you don't need to pay to access the arena, you can play Ryder White's campaign, and have the DLC content from the original game.    … Expand
  8. Steyraus
    Apr 28, 2021
    10
    2 of the fune most origional first Zombie games ever. It the precurser of the ever more advanced Dying Light with less of an enphasis on tactics and fire power and more of an empasis on brutal melle fun..The origional console versions had some tech issues and didnt run the best , but the definitive edition is pretty good..
  9. Andret00x
    Jun 5, 2016
    8
    Honestly, the game is not that bad. I can see how the PS3 version was bad with its technical flaws. I like that you can pick between characters. I love the location but I hate having narrow passages.

    For the price, I think it's worth picking it for fun. Especially if you never played Dead Island and you enjoy Dying Light. Not as good as Dying Light but it's alright on a free time and    Honestly, the game is not that bad. I can see how the PS3 version was bad with its technical flaws. I like that you can pick between characters. I love the location but I hate having narrow passages.

    For the price, I think it's worth picking it for fun. Especially if you never played Dead Island and you enjoy Dying Light. Not as good as Dying Light but it's alright on a free time and for those of you who like zombies and RPGs.    … Expand
  10. Thomas02876
    Nov 14, 2017
    9
    This is a good remastered version of Dead Island on ps4 and xbox one, The graphics are a lot better and the gameplay is fun solo and co-op. the performance is a lot better than on the ps3/xbox 360 and the leveling/upgrading is very fun. I think it is one of the best zombie games available for next-gen
  11. Mehrab4K
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    Please don't negative rating for this game . I Know game has few anoying bugs but now fixed , graphic much much better than 2011 version . I agree game not have great story but so enjoyable . Game only 1 issue and this issue is 30fps
  12. tadnid
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Tons of content. I bought this collection on sale from the psn store a few months ago, it came with DI, DI Riptide and DI retro. I only finished DI so far and I've sunk abound 40 hours in it, just playing with 1 of the 4 possible characters (Sam B) and only getting around 65% trophies. I only play solo as I have no ps+, but it is very manageable, you'll die and die but the difficulty isTons of content. I bought this collection on sale from the psn store a few months ago, it came with DI, DI Riptide and DI retro. I only finished DI so far and I've sunk abound 40 hours in it, just playing with 1 of the 4 possible characters (Sam B) and only getting around 65% trophies. I only play solo as I have no ps+, but it is very manageable, you'll die and die but the difficulty is really reasonable if you don't rush into mobs like an idiot (which I do sometimes for fun). At least with Sam B, I don't know about the others. If you want to do all optional sidequests then be ready to do lots of fetch quests. The main story missions are generally more engaging. The zombies levels scale with you so there isn't much point in grinding. You have rpg elements (you level up and have a skill tree, stats are automatic). You have to craft weapons all the time because their durability is weak, but you never run out of weapons, and testing different blueprints is a lot of fun.… Expand
  13. Demonrex
    Jul 26, 2021
    8
    Its not the best looking game. It does not have the best story. The gameplay is sometimes bugged and ridiculous. BUT! It gives you an enormous amount of fun, especially in coop. These ridiculous situations are funny, the rag doll of the zombies is a masterpiece, weapons are fun and the crafting system, despite its simplicity, is really well implemented.
    Much recommend to anyone interested    Its not the best looking game. It does not have the best story. The gameplay is sometimes bugged and ridiculous. BUT! It gives you an enormous amount of fun, especially in coop. These ridiculous situations are funny, the rag doll of the zombies is a masterpiece, weapons are fun and the crafting system, despite its simplicity, is really well implemented.
    Much recommend to anyone interested in zombie games. Especially with friends.

    Played on XSX, 60fps boost.    … Expand
  14. TheMrCtulhu
    Aug 9, 2022
    8
    Шикарная и залипная бродилка с зомбями. Дополнение сделано по типу "тех же щей".
  15. Harra
    Apr 18, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dead Island is great, so is Riptide. Remastered them both and it's excellent.

    I like the story of Dead Island, but the story of riptide is meh.

    Nostalgia carrying though!    … Expand
  16. neomoonsevin
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    Great game i like the funny Australia talking we know it all to well here in New Zealand great game

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#88 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#94 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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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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