10 years of development, was it worth the wait?

[Donald Trump]

Yes, it definitely was.
Real damn good game

Most negative reviews are just people shouting "epic games bad" on repeat, so just buy it and enjoy some zombie killing :3

[potato]

it wasn't in development for 10 years

[Donald Trump]

Originally posted by potato:

it wasn't in development for 10 years

8 years?

[potato]

Originally posted by Yiffy the furry LGBT Cat:

8 years?

not really, more like a couple of years, it's just that it was cancelled and restarted like four times by four different studios

[Donald Trump]

Originally posted by potato:

Originally posted by Yiffy the furry LGBT Cat:

8 years?

not really, more like a couple of years, it's just that it was cancelled and restarted like four times by four different studios

sounds like a rough time, glad the game is actually good after all that

[Kristian]

It's kind of boring to me. Its just an endless loop of block and counter. Endlessly spawning enemies will keep you occupied forever if you let it. The same story it always was: "You're immune. Go find the military for evac"
Been there. Done that. The unique skill trees gave the first game a reason to play multiple characters. There seem to be a very limited amount of cards that are limited to characters here, and they're not interesting enough to make a whole other playthrough for it. Everybody can use everything. Healing items and skills are plentiful enough to not make it too challenging or exciting. Its okay. Not really standing out in any respect. Worth it on a sale for occupying a weekend? Sure

[Kapax 🌟]

Is there any way to play without having some epic installed? or is it mandatory?

[Narrowmind]

Mandatory.

[Vin]

Originally posted by Kapax 🌟:

Is there any way to play without having some epic installed? or is it mandatory?

did you read the store page? EOS is required.

[djcarey]

Yes

[GR4V3 MIST4K3]

Originally posted by Yiffy the furry LGBT Cat:

Originally posted by potato:

not really, more like a couple of years, it's just that it was cancelled and restarted like four times by four different studios

sounds like a rough time, glad the game is actually good after all that

Based on interviews with Dambuster studio - it took 4 years and they started from scratch. They narrowed the scope of the game to deliver and focused on what they identified as key elements for the franchise.

[GR4V3 MIST4K3]

Originally posted by Kapax 🌟:

Is there any way to play without having some epic installed? or is it mandatory?

Reportedly you can play single-player without EOS.
I don't get why people make such a big deal out of Epic.
Tencent also owns majority of shares of Techland, the creators of Dead Island, Dying Light and Dying Light 2.

[DankWestern]

I think, regardless of how long the wait may have been, that it's entirely worth it! I thought it was awesome that they linked the EOS thing up because Amazon Prime Games was giving away cosplays and weapons out which I'd redeemed, and they showed up when this Steam version came out as I'd hoped.

Why is everyone so afraid of EOS anyway? I am genuinely curious what the problem is there. I've been playing with it and haven't had any troubles whatsoever. If it's a moral argument, isn't just about everything we consume, down to the threads in our socks sourced through cruelty and exploitation? The alternative is... to live naked in a cave with nothing. Thanks in advance for any explanations anyone feels like tossing out there. Not meant to be an argument, I just don't get what the issue is.

[PewPr]

I can't even say I waited on purpose, lol. Totally lost sight of the game after it was announced... then all of a sudden, here it is! And it's magnificent.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Well there is nothing much to do in this in comparison to DL2 as example but in another perspective this game is way more optmized than DL2 and got less game-breaking bugs. Actually they don't seem to be game-breaking but more likely silly things the developer forgot to patch or were not aware of it.

Which is why I'm reporting the more I play.

But DI2 feels like original Dead Island riptide reduced in many ways as to level map sizes, exploration pathfinding, gameplay features, runners/virals could climb walls, and few other things.

[Covidian Masktard]

If gruesome gore is your cup of tea, the game will be worth it. All you do, quite literally, is smash zombies, and cut them... and burn, electrocute and melt 'em with acid. Personally, I like it a lot though it can get kinda tedious and dull after a while. As someone else mentioned, the enemies constantly respawn so you never run out of things to kill. For better or worse. I'd give it a 7 or 8 out of 10. The graphics are phenomenal though. It's almost photorealistic!