New Dead Island Trailer Continues March Into Generic Mediocrity
With every new trailer, screen, and hands on preview of Dead Island that comes along, the game moves ever further away from the emotionally haunting teaser trailer that first thrust Dead Island into the limelight, and ever close to what is more or less just Left 4 Dead on a beach.
Today’s new trailer, meant to highlight the co-op aspect of the game, is just about the least interesting and most generic portrayal of the game I’ve seen yet. A minute and a half of bad writing, dull characters, and the same visuals and design touches that seem to permeate every zombie game as if via contractual obligation.
From the trailer alone, all Dead Island seems to be is a fairly linear slog through glistening next gen environments, fighting a few zombies along the way with a smattering of cut scenes to loosely tie the story together. From having actually played the game I can confirm this to be a fairly accurate assessment.
Of course if you’ve ever said to yourself, “I wish there was a game like Left 4 Dead, only set on a beach and packed with 13 year old console players,” then maybe Dead Island is the game for you, in which case click on the ole CR button and watch the trailer for yourself.
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Bad writing? Bad writing!? This was obviously written by some sort of modern days Shakespeare. I mean, who else could come up with a brilliant, pointed line like “We hang together, or we fucked.” Nobody, that’s who!
This game just keep on insulting us. Though I was finished with it the moment the developers flat out said it was just another zombie game and that they only did that first trailer for shock value.
you judge a game based on one trailer! this game is more like borderlands then left 4 dead if you look at gameplay footage! its co-op is an exact replica of borderlands!
I judge the game based in what I played at e3, where it was dull and far too easy
I judge the game based on what I played at e3, where it was dull and far too easy
[PikiGeek Staff]: We will “keep it real” through scathing editorializing. Look how genuine we are! Except, you know, that one time when that article was edited due to over-the-top dickery, but we don’t talk about that.
Good going guys, you sure put the kibosh on any potential interest I might’ve had in this game. Because, you know, it’s best to make sure no one has a leg to stand on should they argue “it isn’t that bad.” Superlative condemnations of subjective qualities is particularly effective.