![]() ![]() The FLESH system is more than just gore for gore’s sake. Hopefully, as the game goes on, it makes a stronger argument for its environmental traps. There are always nudges to get players to use the environment, but doing so never feels as satisfyingly emergent as it should, and part of that is because killing zombies the old-fashioned way feels so good. That is unless players really do want to see a zombie Rube Goldberg machine or are worked into a scenario where exploding a barrel to kill a horde is the obvious choice. Throughout this preview, it felt like Dead Island 2 wasn't making a great argument for why players should use the environment to kill zombies over the tried and true method of simply bashing their heads in with a baseball bat. However, players really do have to go looking for it. ![]() Breaking a fire hydrant and having a few walkers step into its water stream only to be met with a car battery to the face and subsequently fried to a crisp is all good fun if players go looking for it. Creativity and planning are dutifully rewarded in this game for those who are clever. Zombie brides and grooms eating faces just a short walk from their wedding venue and sun-soaked zombies still dressed in their jogging or beach apparel were just a few of the many scenarios in this preview that got us thinking about what this place was like before it all came crashing down.ĭead Island 2 is taking its beautiful environment and asking players to use it to wreak havoc on the undead. Dambuster Studios clearly went to great lengths to painstakingly craft each location and also use this setting to tell a story. This preview took us through Bel-Air and Beverly Hills, and also gave us a small glimpse at the Hollywood movie lots. It was enough to entice players to breathe in the world between bouts of zombie killing and explore some of LA’s sights. RELATED: Dead Island 2's Release Date Changed for the Betterįrom the second the preview started until our five hours were done, Dead Island 2 showed a true appreciation for its Los Angeles setting. ![]() Dead Island 2 is following in the footsteps of its predecessor and is happy to smear blood and bones across a once beautiful tourist destination. One of the things that made the original Dead Island so appealing was its vacation-gone-awry premise, uniquely juxtaposing the living dead with palm trees and sandy shores in a time when zombie games were content with grey color palettes and gruff characters. Dead Island 2 takes place in a gorgeous recreation of Los Angeles, California, affectionately referred to by the developers as “Hell-A.” Here, movie sets, mansions, and luxury cars litter the streets however, what was once a place of affluence and larger-than-life personalities has been totally destroyed by the zombie apocalypse. ![]()
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