Finally Dead Island 2 is on Steam! It worth buying?

[Johnny]

It worth buying Dead Island 2? But the reviews are middle.

[....]

No. Dont support a company that doesnt care about you at all. They only learn if they actually loose potential sales so dont buy it - its a medicore game at best anyways.

Also from the store page this old game even comes with Denuvo and EPIC Account required - thats pretty much all you have to read to know what they think about you as a consumer.

[Spy_SpoTt3d]

You can watch some Twitch streams to make your decision, but for me, it's a big no, just like in 2023 (I'm a fan of the first one).

[Johnny]

Originally posted by ....:

No. Dont support a company that doesnt care about you at all. They only learn if they actually loose potential sales so dont buy it - its a medicore game at best anyways.

Also from the store page this old game even comes with Denuvo and EPIC Account required - thats pretty much all you have to read to know what they think about you as a consumer.

Oh ok. What a shame tho..

[Spy_SpoTt3d]

And by the way, like Sweet Baby Inc., the game has its own DEI company, if you know what that means for the storytelling of the game...

https://www.theloadout.com/dead-island-2/diversity-council-representative

[Johnny]

Originally posted by Spy_SpoTt3d:

You can watch some Twitch streams to make your decision, but for me, it's a big no, just like in 2023 (I'm a fan of the first one).

I see. I was enjoyed the first one, it was challenging and frustrating.

[....]

Originally posted by Johnny:

Originally posted by ....:

No. Dont support a company that doesnt care about you at all. They only learn if they actually loose potential sales so dont buy it - its a medicore game at best anyways.

Also from the store page this old game even comes with Denuvo and EPIC Account required - thats pretty much all you have to read to know what they think about you as a consumer.

Oh ok. What a shame tho..

Not sure if you actually need an Epic account - some suggest you dont but the store page says something different so who knows.


Wanted to play the game aswell and was hyped until i saw that it was an Epic excuslive - to me both Epic and Companies that sell their playerbase out for some extra cash for exclusivity are a clear no-buy reason to me. I hated that concept on consoles and i will never support Epic for that reason and many other reasons.

[Johnny]

Originally posted by Spy_SpoTt3d:

And by the way, like Sweet Baby Inc., the game has its own DEI company, if you know what that means for the storytelling of the game...

https://www.theloadout.com/dead-island-2/diversity-council-representative

So is set to Los Angeles? It's like GTA 5, but with zombies. Not really GTA 5, but it's the same location/map.

[Johnny]

Originally posted by ....:

Originally posted by Johnny:

Oh ok. What a shame tho..

Not sure if you actually need an Epic account - some suggest you dont but the store page says something different so who knows.

If I need Epic Games account, why it's on Steam? It's totally wrong, Steam account is already enough to play.

[Nathunder]

game is a 9 out of 10, very fun, but people are whining that you need epic, only if you cross play with EPIC PLAYERS, other wise, the game is awesome, way better than riptide and it does not require epic unless you want to play with a friend that has the epic store version of the game, the game currently sits at a 94% positive if you ignore people mad at epic

[Johnny]

Originally posted by Nathunder:

game is a 9 out of 10, very fun, but people are whining that you need epic, only if you cross play with EPIC PLAYERS, other wise, the game is awesome, way better than riptide and it does not require epic unless you want to play with a friend that has the epic store version of the game, the game currently sits at a 94% positive if you ignore people mad at epic

Oh ok.

[Spy_SpoTt3d]

Originally posted by Johnny:

Originally posted by Spy_SpoTt3d:

And by the way, like Sweet Baby Inc., the game has its own DEI company, if you know what that means for the storytelling of the game...

https://www.theloadout.com/dead-island-2/diversity-council-representative

So is set to Los Angeles? It's like GTA 5, but with zombies. Not really GTA 5, but it's the same location/map.

You can watch some videos or Twitch streams, they've actually launched a major campaign to get streamers playing the game, so there's plenty of content available.

I think, like the first one and perhaps even more so, guns aren't really a big part of the game. It’s more 'hack and slash' with baseball bats and similar items, so describing it as similar to GTA isn’t very accurate.

I'm not sure about the open-world style they chose for the game whether it's like the first one or not but I believe it's more akin to Dying Light (without the parkour moves, of course), rather than GTA. I don’t know the impact of the 'online mode' and what that does to the game (maybe like the first one, with a maximum of 4 players, maybe not, I don't know), as it's not really my thing anyway.
The map is definitely set in LA.

As for killing zombies, I'm reinstalling Dead Rising right now. Good stuff! 😉

[Spy_SpoTt3d]

Originally posted by Nathunder:

game is a 9 out of 10, very fun, but people are whining that you need epic, only if you cross play with EPIC PLAYERS, other wise, the game is awesome, way better than riptide and it does not require epic unless you want to play with a friend that has the epic store version of the game, the game currently sits at a 94% positive if you ignore people mad at epic

7,377
players right now

8,512
24-hour peak

8,512
all-time peak 2 hours ago

i dont think it's a 9/10, maybe for Kotaku or IGN...

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

On this path: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local you can locate diferent folders for Epic Game Store so they are extracted and installed but they are not needed to run the game application. Is not like Bioshock Infinite for example.
The folders are:
Epic Games
EpicOnlineServicesUIHelper
DeadIslandSteam
The game is already well optmized at 1080p ( I'm running at 768p by my own personal choice ) even for rtx 2060 card if you have at least 16 gb of ram and the same processor listed on recommended ( using amd Ryzen 5 5600X ).
Perfomance is not dropping near 100 frames ( capped at 120 fps to not* exceed high temperature ).

But beware this game is basically like Dead Island redux. What does it mean, it have less mechanic features the original game had but the gory kill are interesting although dumb as frack. When engaging finishers, other enemies around just idle while you make your move.
Not even on Gears of War, DOOM does that. At the current cost you will only get if you are out of choices for modern zombie game. ( In my perspective is a relief since Dying Light 2 reloaded edition due to a lot of negative changes ) so make your choice.

I'm still in doubt about reviewing this game ( just like DL2 but after 300 I hopefull for good changes ) what can I tell about DI 2 is basically DL original but reduced in alot of gameplay features but is very well optmized, got good graphics ( if not running HDR ), and feels like I'm playing Dead Rising in terms of crazyness ( less zombie mobs in comparison and not open world ).

Dead Island 2 is a limited non linear zombie arena in first person perspective.

I also have noticed when aiming at lower limbs to crack bones...man that used to be fun in original DI. In DI2 they don't work, you can't hear bones breaking or make zombies drown either.

[Johnny]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

On this path: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local you can locate diferent folders for Epic Game Store so they are extracted and installed but they are not needed to run the game application. Is not like Bioshock Infinite for example.
The folders are:
Epic Games
EpicOnlineServicesUIHelper
DeadIslandSteam
The game is already well optmized at 1080p ( I'm running at 768p by my own personal choice ) even for rtx 2060 card if you have at least 16 gb of ram and the same processor listed on recommended ( using amd Ryzen 5 5600X ).
Perfomance is not dropping near 100 frames ( capped at 120 fps to not* exceed high temperature ).

But beware this game is basically like Dead Island redux. What does it mean, it have less mechanic features the original game had but the gory kill are interesting although dumb as frack. When engaging finishers, other enemies around just idle while you make your move.
Not even on Gears of War, DOOM does that. At the current cost you will only get if you are out of choices for modern zombie game. ( In my perspective is a relief since Dying Light 2 reloaded edition due to a lot of negative changes ) so make your choice.

I'm still in doubt about reviewing this game ( just like DL2 but after 300 I hopefull for good changes ) what can I tell about DI 2 is basically DL original but reduced in alot of gameplay features but is very well optmized, got good graphics ( if not running HDR ), and feels like I'm playing Dead Rising in terms of crazyness ( less zombie mobs in comparison and not open world ).

Dead Island 2 is a limited non linear zombie arena in first person perspective.

I also have noticed when aiming at lower limbs to crack bones...man that used to be fun in original DI. In DI2 they don't work, you can't hear bones breaking or make zombies drown either.:diaxe:

Oh ok, I see. Dead Island 1 was a cool game. Riptide never played. This one looks interesting the sequel. The most waited, but surely they'll be disappointed after they tried. Well if they played so many hours.

[Black Hammer]

Game is more like a 6 or maybe 7 out of ten. It's fun and playable, but you play it for the combat. Story makes no sense and has more holes than a colander, the characters are one-dimensional but not in your face, and the combat isn't super deep. That aside, you chop up zombies and build silly weapons, and those things are fun enough to get $30 out of it probably, especially if you have people to play co-op.