Dead Island

[Serris]

Developer: Techland
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Genre(s): First-person; RPG; horror
Number of Players: 1-4
Release Date: September 6th, 2011
ESRB Rating: M - Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
PEGI Rating: 18 - Extreme violence - Violence towards defenceless people - Strong language
MSRP: $49.99 (PC), $59.99 (360/PS3)

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• Serris: Odyssey1319

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After spending a few hours with the game, I was compelled to make a thread. Now that the show-stopping bugs and dev build issues have been patched out, the game is an excellent co-op experience and, in my opinion, is not to be missed. Pick it up if you can.

 

[Spelt]

Not sure about this game yet.
Gonna see if I can play it for a bit first before I decide to buy it.

 

[Serris]

Not sure about this game yet.
Gonna see if I can play it for a bit first before I decide to buy it.

I'd bought a Steam pre-order for 35% off, so I was kind of stuck with it. I waited until today (international release) to give it another try, and I can now safely say it was worth every penny. The melee combat is awesome, and the RPG elements are solid. If only the interface weren't really clunky...

 

[NeverKnowsBest]

I picked it up today and like it for the most part. I am waiting to see how the co-op with my friend plays.

 

[Serris]

I picked it up today and like it for the most part. I am waiting to see how the co-op with my friend plays.

Trust me, it's a lot better with friends than it is solo.

 

[Serris]

So, as it turns out, the compensation for the accidental release of the dev build was the soundtrack... minus the one song everyone cares about. How lazy.

WHO DO YOU VOODOO, *****?!