Will you buy dead island?

I have already pre-ordered it. So have 2 of my friends. And for some reason, my other friend won't because he says it's not realistic enough, cartoony zombies, and arcade gameplay. Through all of the fourms I have made and commented on the internet and gamespot, somepeople won't like the game, but nt because it's not realistic. We all know(except him) that it's going ot be realistic(for the most part). So, are you going to buy it? Why, or why not?

I have already pre-ordered Dead Island and have it paid off. I will pick it up.

Why? Because I wish to try it out and see if the game is fun to me and if it isn't, at least I gave it a shot. Tell your friend to stop judging the game when he hasn't played it yet. Play it first, then decide if it's going to be that horrible or not.

No, I will not be buying Dead Island. I've already played enough zombies this generation.

No. It's Dead Rising on an island.

No. It's Dead Rising on an island.

Vangaurdius

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No. It's Dead Rising on an island.

Elann2008

No, because the gameplay is largely the same. And yes, there has been enough gameplay footage and press coverage.

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No. It's Dead Rising on an island.

Vangaurdius

No, because the gameplay is largely the same. And yes, there has been enough gameplay footage and press coverage.

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] Why? Because it has zombies in it? Besides.. we haven't even seen enough of Dead Island to come to a conclusion as that.Elann2008

No, because the gameplay is largely the same. And yes, there has been enough gameplay footage and press coverage.

Camera perspective really doesn't change a game all that much other than making peaking around corners easier. And Dead Island is as much a sandbox as Dead Rising. Though Dead Island features actual sand.

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No, because the gameplay is largely the same. And yes, there has been enough gameplay footage and press coverage.

Vangaurdius

Camera perspective really doesn't change a game all that much other than making peaking around corners easier. And Dead Island is as much a sandbox as Dead Rising. Though Dead Island features actual sand.

Camera perspective doesn't really change a game all that much? That's laughable. Turn Gears of War into a first-person shooter or Halo into a third-person shooter. I think it would change it by a whole lot.... I can't believe you said that.. LOL..

The only reason why I even responded to your comment is because you haven't even played Dead Island. I can't stand ignorant, unsupported comments like that. But I will move along now. We're derailing this thread...heh

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] The fact that Dead Island is a first-person game and DR being third-person is already LARGELY different. Dead Rising isn't as open as Dead Island, unless you count cramped shopping malls as open sandbox.Elann2008

Camera perspective really doesn't change a game all that much other than making peaking around corners easier. And Dead Island is as much a sandbox as Dead Rising. Though Dead Island features actual sand.

How is that ignorant. Watch gameplay footage and press coverage. Not that hard. You don't have to play a game to judge it when there's plenty of footage around.

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Camera perspective really doesn't change a game all that much other than making peaking around corners easier. And Dead Island is as much a sandbox as Dead Rising. Though Dead Island features actual sand.

Vangaurdius

How is that ignorant. Watch gameplay footage and press coverage. Not that hard. You don't have to play a game to judge it when there's plenty of footage around.

Judge a game that you haven't played? I would understand if you're judging it by its visuals and graphics... art style.. that's very understandable. But to talk like you've played the actual game is laughable imho.

Going back to that other comment... Camera perspective doesn't really change a game all that much? That's laughable. Turn Gears of War into a first-person shooter or Halo into a third-person shooter. I think it would change it by a whole lot.... I can't believe you said that.. LOL..

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] The only reason why I even responded to your comment is because you haven't even played Dead Island. I can't stand ignorant, unsupported comments like that. But I will move along now. We're derailing this thread...hehElann2008

How is that ignorant. Watch gameplay footage and press coverage. Not that hard. You don't have to play a game to judge it when there's plenty of footage around.

Judge a game that you haven't played? I would understand if you're judging it by its visuals and graphics... art style.. that's very understandable. But to talk like you've played the actual game is laughable imho.

Going back to that other comment... Camera perspective doesn't really change a game all that much? That's laughable. Turn Gears of War into a first-person shooter or Halo into a third-person shooter. I think it would change it by a whole lot.... I can't believe you said that.. LOL..

Not really. Shoot things in that direction. The difference between those two is the cover system. Play a third person shooter without a cover system and things remain largely the same. It's not laughable. You don't need to play a game to see how the gameplay works.

I've got it pre-ordered. Pretty excited about it, but of course there's always the chance it won't live up to expectations. But I've got my fingers crossed :D

What got my to buy it is the atmosphere - it's sad and tragic, like it should be if 99% of the population was killed off. I'm hoping the RPG aspects with weapons leveling and that sort of thing is good. I also like that you'll be able to drive cars (and drive them over and through zombies). That should be fun. The island setting and open world nature of it is right up my alley as well. Hopefully there will be tons and tons of sidequests to keep me busy for a good long time.

I'm sad because since I'm in europe for a while I have to wait 3 more days until it comes out D: It comes out here on the 9th, in the US it comes out on the 6th. sad, and then there was the nightmare of buying the game from overseas with an american credit card and nt paying 50 euros for it. That was complicated, so now for me, it's just time to wait.

No. It's Dead Rising on an island.

Vangaurdius

The game really does not appeal to me at all, It's a steam sale title for me when the friends get bored some time in the future! :D

No, I won't be buying it

I had it pre-ordered forever ago as does a friend of mine. Co-op Zombie slaying with RPG elements and plenty of missions and characters. I don't understand why people wouldn't pre-order it XD

I had it pre-ordered forever ago as does a friend of mine. Co-op Zombie slaying with RPG elements and plenty of missions and characters. I don't understand why people wouldn't pre-order it XD

AzelKosMos

I almost pre-orderd CoJ:TC based on goodwill from previous CoJ games. So so glad I didn't.

I'm getting the game next week.

Eventually, but not on day one. That's just silly and a waste of money. I'll get it when it get's a price drop and all the dlc they plan on releasing goes on sale or just comes in one GotY edition.chicknfeet

I'm glad you have faith that it will be a good game. I hope so too.

im unsure of this game right now so im just gonna hold out and wait on the reviews to come out

im unsure of this game right now so im just gonna hold out and wait on the reviews to come out

Flubbbs

If the game turns out to be something, I will pick it up later after a few price drops. At the end of the day though, it lost a lot of points with me when I learned that it has no offline co-op.

Nope taking a wait and see until I find out exactly how it turns out and what the single player entails, even then its only rental fodder imo. I love zombies and horror but im just not really feeling this one yet.GodModeEnabled

Bought it the other day on Fog

Man, I dont know. I want it to be good, but there is only one video of gameplay and it comes out next week. Thats not a good sign

Man, I dont know. I want it to be good, but there is only one video of gameplay and it comes out next week. Thats not a good sign

Shmiity

what are you talking about? There are alot of gameplay videos, but the main one is that 20 minutes of gameplay footage, and I'm guessing that's the one you saw.

Man, I dont know. I want it to be good, but there is only one video of gameplay and it comes out next week. Thats not a good sign

Shmiity

I picked it up for 34$ at green man gaming by using the savings plus the coupons, along with RO for 27$, for that value its worth it for me to buy it, rather then wait 6-7 months till it goes on sale on steam or through retail.

I have already pre-ordered it. So have 2 of my friends. And for some reason, my other friend won't because he says it's not realistic enough, cartoony zombies, and arcade gameplay. Through all of the fourms I have made and commented on the internet and gamespot, somepeople won't like the game, but nt because it's not realistic. We all know(except him) that it's going ot be realistic(for the most part). So, are you going to buy it? Why, or why not?

Flavorysoup

"Realistic"? Threse are video games we're talking about, here. If I wanted something "realistic", I'd turn off my computer and buy a flight to Bagdhad or Kabul. I want fantasy and fun, that's why I play video games.

I'm not sure if I will buy Dead Island. Although it looks great, I like direct competition with other human players. In my view there simply isn't lasting power in co-op online games where the enemy is an AI. That's why versus mode in L4D and L4D2 was so much more fun than the co-op campaign mode.

There's nothing wrong with this game being a "rip-off". The L4D franchise has a winning formula and sold very well, and they were arguably pretty fun games (although L4D2 wasn't so interesting, in my opinion). What's wrong with improving on such a formula? A lot of today's entertainment is a "rip-off" of something else that came before it. What matters is whether or not Dead Island is a good game, not whether or not it's completely original and not influenced by its predecessors. Is a Whopper a rip-off of a Big Mac? Is Stallone a rip-off of Arnold? If something works, go with it.

Looks so boring and slow, and boring.