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Author Topic: Am I the only one playing Dead Island?  (Read 2941 times)

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« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2011, 10:27:00 AM »
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Respected UK magzine EDGE, gave it an honest 3/10 as it fails on several levels, whilst at the same time being full of "Facebook social gaming" errors.
 
http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/dead-island-review


It's just a broken mess. If it wasn't it would be awesome, apart from the fucking awful voice acting. Dick Van Dyke sounds more convincing than some of the characters.
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« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2011, 03:50:11 PM »
Some of the youtube videos of the gameplay remind me of a FPS and zombie version of Famrville.

Too much grind for nil reward
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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2011, 06:50:42 PM »
3/10 is pretty harsh, to judge by the comments, lots of folks are suprised at such a low rating.

I'm not saying it's the greatest zombie game ever made, but I've played way too many crappy games not to know somewhat better than mediocre game when I see it.

Metacritic puts the user score at 7, and that's a fair number.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dead-island
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« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2011, 01:57:07 AM »
EDGE is notoriously tough, but then they are older reviewers who have seen games from the 80s right up to modern times, meaning they are quite hard to fool.
 
They dislike me-too" games, badly produced, rushed or plain bland.
 
Remember this is a British magazine that doesnt pander to advertisers or suchlike.
 
I trust their reviews explicitly.
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« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2011, 05:50:01 AM »
Edge's reviews are fine, but they are biased toward certain types of game and aspects of game design. Harsh reviews are entirely fine.
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« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2011, 09:19:09 AM »
They have no hidden agenda or advertisers to keep satisfied. They will admit guilt in featuring a game heavily as work in progress features, and then rip it apart when it fails to deliver on its promise.
 
Console games arent cheap, and they keep you from wasting your money.
 
Yes they like certain kinds of games, but then also they like to see ingenuity and developing of ideas rather than rehashing.
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« Reply #21 on: October 06, 2011, 10:07:32 AM »
I just don't understand why any punlisher would release something as brioken as Dead Island in lieu of waiting. Whatever the reasons, a game as fugly and buggy as this would be better of in development further or being cancelled. I cannot fathom it at all.
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« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2011, 10:19:47 AM »
The game had been in development  for long enough.
Is it that hard to make a sandbox horror survival game?
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« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2011, 03:01:34 PM »
I agree, but that still isn't a reason to release something that doesn't work.
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« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2011, 03:48:49 PM »
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They have no hidden agenda or advertisers to keep satisfied. They will admit guilt in featuring a game heavily as work in progress features, and then rip it apart when it fails to deliver on its promise.


I guess, but the player reviews are double what they're saying (7/10), and players don't have hidden agendas or advertisers to keep satisfied, either.

Many of the criticisms are bizarre--basic resources and monsters respawning is a big problem? Have they never played WoW or Fallout or Elder Scrolls...?
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« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2011, 11:37:23 AM »
I think the only real issue with DR2 is a touch of sequel-itis. If you're not familiar with the conventions of the first game, the sequel can be excessively frustrating.

Once you realize that you're not supposed to be able to do all the quests and beat the bosses on the first playthrough, the game gets more enjoyable.
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« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2011, 01:15:35 PM »
I hated the time limit and the boss fights in DR2 (and DR). Beyond that there's not really much else to play it for.

If only DI had been properly built, it could have been greatness. So close...
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« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2011, 01:55:36 PM »
You missed much experimentation in DR2. Once you start playing with no attempt to 'win', a whole world fun stuff to do opens up, at least another afternoon or two.
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« Reply #28 on: December 08, 2011, 03:34:21 AM »
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You missed much experimentation in DR2. Once you start playing with no attempt to 'win', a whole world fun stuff to do opens up, at least another afternoon or two.

and that's why the time limit sucks.
experimenting with new weapons is fun, until they break, which they did, very quickly. In the end i jus tused the baseball bat with nails.
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« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2012, 07:44:10 AM »
Yeah it is so amazing game and i was not familiar with this game before  but when i checked the trailer i become a fan of this game.It is a good game for time spending.