Dead Island Riptide - They Thought Wrong Trailer

That zombie theme is getting boring...

The only problem with Dead Island is that there is no co op split screen.  Sure its fun playing online with friends but what about when you're by yourself, playing with random dudes and they are just screwing around the whole time or not on the same page as you.  I know companies nowadays are greedy and want you to spend every last cent on their product but just do what L4D did and have the possible co op.  In the end i played alot more L4D split screen with my friends than the all of Dead Island which was a shame because of the graphics, zombies, upgrades, and environment were much more refreshing in DI

6 things Dead Island 2: Riptide needs to fix

The combat

Hitting zombies upside the head basically worked in Dead Island but it was a bit disconnected. You waved your electric death stick around and eventually the thing you were hitting died because it felt like it. Even with the analogue combat system you had to use your imagination. I?d like to see a more realistic physics-based system in Riptide with your blows having real impact rather than just triggering squib-like explosions. Imagine a system where using large, heavy weapon lifted a corpse off its feet and sent it flying? 

Mission variety 

It wasn?t just that there was a lot of fetch quests in Dead Island, it was more the pointlessness of the objectives. You?re in the middle of a zombie apocalypse and someone wants you to get their teddy bear. A toy. Riptide really needs to provide more substantial reasons to face the undead ? rescue missions, VIP escorts, maybe the odd assassination. Anything slightly more substantial than getting champagne and nick nacks for crazy people.  

Playing co-operatively with friends was great fun in Dead Island but there wasn?t much of a sense of different classes bringing different things to the party. The various skills ? blades, guns, blunt weapons, uh, throwing ? changed how you played the game as an individual but didn?t really make a jot of difference in a group. Riptide has got to offer more cooperation. Things like tank and healing classes for example, so you have to think more tactically about the party you take into a fight.

Dead Island?s skill tree was large but not overly useful. Nearly all the characters had two or three core tricks that were vital, alongside a bunch of chaff. You also had to really max out some stuff to make them seem worth having. More often than not you ended up with a handful of effective, maxed out abilities that left you spending XP on needless things just to use it up. Riptide really needs a more effective spread of powers that give you more playstyle options. This ties in to some extent with the co-op interplay ? if you can craft a more unique character it has more value in a cooperative game.

The ability to make your own weapons was a great idea but it needs to be better. I never really bought into the idea of making your own electric bullets or acid rounds at a workbench. Hollowpoints maybe, but how do you electrify a 9mm round? Lets make the crafting system more believable with crossbows, tasers, wire and other more realistic resources to build more plausible weapons of zombie destruction.

The driving model

I cannot stress this enough: either fix the driving or ditch it. Trying to steer the one model of truck Dead Island let you get behind the wheel of was (is) one of the most painful experiences in gaming. There?s no sense of weight, traction or even the concept of wheels apparent once you start moving. The only reason I endured it at all was because some areas were just too big to walk across. Make the cars work this time or I?m out.

The 23rd can't get here fast enough, I am looking forward to this.

Hmm, the graphics don't that spectacular anymore. I mean is it just me? Or am I ridiculously insane?

hmmm...killeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer

It looks like the same game, just different areas, more weapons/mods, and more zombie types. Nonetheless, I still am excited to play this!

i really wish they'd stop over exaggerating the Australian/ Kiwi accents in games, the last dead island made me cringe every time i heard one of the characters talk

LOVED the first and high hopes for this game, can't wait.

That new guys sounds alot like cpt. Price!

looks like we will have some fun ....again

I honestly don't give a crap about these characters. Dead island sucked. I didn't get any sense of suspense or fear. and no proper introduction to the characters and their emotions.  Maybe if they make some big improvements Ill buy this game. 

I hope they improved the combat and weapons this time around. A little creativity is all I ask for/

Too bad the story elements are most likely going to be as bad as the first. At least it'll probably be fun.

looks like we will have more gunplay :)