Broadway

Complete News World

Dead Island 2: Zombie-Shooter steht von den Toten auf

Dead Island 2: Zombie shooter rises from the dead

Photo: deep silver

Dead Island 2 is long gone. Years after the last sign of life, the shooter is back with a bang: there are hint materials for press representatives, information and a release date that absolutely must be decided.

In fact, Dead Island 2 seems to be one of those projects that has been buried in silence. The original developer Yager was withdrawn from development in 2015, in 2017 publisher Deep Silver confirmed that work would continue, in 2019 the developer was changed for the third time. Then there was silence. So, the new announcement Deep Silver combines with something tangible: a lot of benchmarking based on a beta version of the title, which Dambuster Studios has been developing from scratch since 2018.

The result is a game that will present a tour of the sights of Los Angeles. The goal: to escape from the zombie-infested city that has turned what was once a paradise into an environment of hell. A key component of Dead Island is the dismemberment of the zombies, as the developers explain, either in close combat or from a distance, which this time works procedurally and has been developed with great effort. How to proceed can be decided with the help of skill cards. Stylistically, the title should be based on the ’80s milkshake horror films.

Impressions are positive

Just how good the final product will be will be revealed on February 3, 2023, when Dead Island 2 will be available for PC and the last and current generation of Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The release date is written Eurogamer After visiting the developer, it is considered stable. Provides more impressions ribbed. The preview says players will play one of six characters and choose to roam the world cooperatively, but not freely. In fact, Dead Island 2 will send its heroes through different regions one by one. Polygon says the game itself looks like something that could have been released in 2015, but that’s not necessarily a downside. The simple, no-nonsense approach is also refreshing.

In principle, they also express themselves positively global players، The star of the game. However, in both articles, it was made clear that the sequence of about 20 minutes was fun, but does not allow sufficient conclusions to be drawn about the long-term value of entertainment. However: the signs of a good ending to the Dead Island 2 story are currently good.