Dead Island: Definitive Collection

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 143 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 28 out of 143
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Don_Tano
    Aug 12, 2022
    4
    Very disappointed with this game, I had very high expectations, but it turned out to be very repetitive and very careless, bugs (which can be good and funny and sometimes it **** you) the graphics more or less to be a definitive edition, the story is typical of generic zombie game, repetitive fighting mechanics, the only redeeming thing is its Tree Skill System and its wide and vast mapVery disappointed with this game, I had very high expectations, but it turned out to be very repetitive and very careless, bugs (which can be good and funny and sometimes it **** you) the graphics more or less to be a definitive edition, the story is typical of generic zombie game, repetitive fighting mechanics, the only redeeming thing is its Tree Skill System and its wide and vast map full of zombies.… Expand
  5. TheMrCtulhu
    Aug 9, 2022
    8
    Шикарная и залипная бродилка с зомбями. Дополнение сделано по типу "тех же щей".
  6. KapralDominik
    Jul 25, 2022
    4
    P.S. Так как на Metacritic отсутствует страница с просто оригиналом в "Расширенной" версии (не включая Riptide), то выкачу свое мнение здесь, к тому же все перечисленные тезисы будут в принципе касаться обеих игр.
    Худшее что могло случиться с отличной игрой- это ее бездарное переиздание с отключением возможности покупки оригинала. Графически Dead Island был на высоте для своих лет (беря    P.S. Так как на Metacritic отсутствует страница с просто оригиналом в "Расширенной" версии (не включая Riptide), то выкачу свое мнение здесь, к тому же все перечисленные тезисы будут в принципе касаться обеих игр.
    Худшее что могло случиться с отличной игрой- это ее бездарное переиздание с отключением возможности покупки оригинала. Графически Dead Island был на высоте для своих лет (беря во внимание длительность разработки все таки), но данное поделие возводит в абсолют всё худшее дерьмо которым могут быть напичканы подобные "ремастеры". Похерить весь графен бездарно безвкусной выкруткой света и цветовой гаммы на максимум так что бы игра десятилетней давности лагала на системах современного уровня ≠ поменять торговую марку на DeFiNiTiVe Edition и продавать этот отстойный мусор по цене вдвое превышающей оригинал. Если вы считаете что на этом все ключевые изменения заканчиваются, то вы не ошибетесь. Серьезно. Обычную версию легально ныне практически не достать из-за пары графических изменений которые превращают игру в кусок хуйни.
    Единственное, что ее спасает и позволяет мне накинуть пару баллов- это факт того, что я играл в коопе. На пару с товарищем, за общим весельем и попыткой получать кое-какое удовольствие от игрового процесса пытаешься не замечать весь пиздец происходящего. Гнусный кал; Оценка: 4.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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..
  9. Pluk_Dejv
    Jul 4, 2022
    1
    A fairly ordinary graphic remaster of the rather unusual first-person zombie slasher, which includes all patches, DLC and additions, including Dead Island: Riptide. A small bonus is a classic-style arcade slasher, but it won't really excite ordinary fans of 3D action games.
  10. Vellinaria
    Oct 31, 2021
    1
    Bad port of a bad game. Just go and play dying light and don't waste your time in this piece of crap. Full of fetch quest, no story, Horrible Hit detection, bland gameplay. Broken controls
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. JasonR98
    May 26, 2021
    2
    It’s fun killing the zombies for a while. That’s it that’s literally the only positive in these incredibly boring games, I have never played a game with this many fetch quests and escort missions in my life this makes Ubisoft games bearable. You genuinely get a fetch quest and when you go to the objective you have to do another fetch quest before getting the item for the initial fetchIt’s fun killing the zombies for a while. That’s it that’s literally the only positive in these incredibly boring games, I have never played a game with this many fetch quests and escort missions in my life this makes Ubisoft games bearable. You genuinely get a fetch quest and when you go to the objective you have to do another fetch quest before getting the item for the initial fetch quest you were given and after you’ve finished you’ll be told to help the others around the base while something is being made and the characters around the base will give you more fetch quests. Once you’ve finished them then you’ll go back to the initial character and they give you an escort mission that literally leads to another fetch quest. **** THESE GAMES.… Expand
  15. 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..
  16. 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
  17. 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...
  18. 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
  19. hughanderson
    Oct 1, 2019
    6
    eh i mean its good but at the same time it needs a bit more updates..........
  20. Ishi123
    Jul 24, 2019
    2
    The original was no exemplar of fun gameplay and this "Definitive Edition" is no better. In fact it somehow manages to be worse because they altered some things that made the original at least tolerable, so it ends up being even worse somehow. If they'd just left it at porting it with literally no changes then I'd at least understand that, but Deep Silver seemed determined to outdoThe original was no exemplar of fun gameplay and this "Definitive Edition" is no better. In fact it somehow manages to be worse because they altered some things that made the original at least tolerable, so it ends up being even worse somehow. If they'd just left it at porting it with literally no changes then I'd at least understand that, but Deep Silver seemed determined to outdo themselves in making digital garbage. I'm only glad I got this trash for 5 bucks instead of the insane 30 they'd normally ask for.… Expand
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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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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