Another element borrowed from Fallout is the ability to target different limbs scooping out a leg will cause the assailant to fall, but blows to the head are always the most effective means of putting a zombie down – they’re also tricky to line up, especially when the attacker is on their feet and lurching unpredictably for your jugular. Initially your weapons are all melee-based, but you can mix things up with kicks and punches – although it’s rarely advisable unless you have no other options at hand, as zombies tend to attack en masse and require multiple hits, even when you’re using a fairly sturdy metal bar. Like Fallout, you play Dead Island from a first-person perspective. Fighting your way out of your hotel allows you to meet up with some other survivors, and you’re soon roped into completing quests which involve collecting items, scouting locations and generally improving you and your group’s chances of seeing the sunrise the following day. While Dead Island: The Game didn’t have the same emotional impact of Dead Island: The Trailer, it still offered a unique take on the survival horror genre, skillfully incorporating the kind of action RPG mechanics that the Fallout series does so well these days – so much so that it’s now receiving the customary next-gen remaster, along with its very similar 2012 sequel, Dead Island: Riptide.Īssuming the role of one of four survivors – all of which are immune the the zombie virus which has blighted the otherwise idyllic Pacific island of Banoi – your most pressing objective upon starting the game is simply to survive. You could therefore argue that Dead Island is better remembered for its trailer than anything else, but that is doing the game a massive disservice. Aside from the setting, the impressive footage bore no resemblance to the finished product. As trailers go, it was a masterpiece of inventive pacing, stirring music and shameless heartstring-tugging, but what wasn’t heavily publicised at the time was the fact that it was created by an entirely different studio to the one actually making the game. Everyone remembers where they were the day they watched that incredible Dead Island “announcement” trailer back in 2011 – you know, the one which plays backwards and stars a cute little girl who – as the melancholic trailer progresses – we learn has been bitten by a zombie on a plague-ravaged holiday resort.
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