Aftrunner Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Name: Dead Island Developer: Techland Platforms: PC/Xbox360/PS3 Release date: 2011 Dead Island sounds familiar to you, then you have a good memory. It was originally announced in 2007, but no publisher was officially attached. Techland worked on other projects in the years since, but Dead Island was slowly shuffling along in the background. Now, Deep Silver is on board, and the game seems likely to see the light of day. It's scheduled for a 2011 release on Xbox 360, PC and PS3, but no specific dates have been revealed yet. Dead Island's concept is striking. Place players on a tropical island; surround them with zombies of varying shapes, sizes, speeds and abilities; place only found objects at their disposal; degrade their weapons over time; and set the whole adventure against a backdrop of mystery and drama. But will a first-person melee combat action game with RPG elements really work? Release date 2011 Description - first-person melee combat - 4-player coop - weapon customization - set on an open world tropical island - RPG elements for character development - hordes of gruesome zombies General information Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to 4 players in co-op mode. Products Developed for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Website http://www.deadisland.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 So this seems like an interesting concept. Taking the survival part of the term Survival horror quite literally. Seems like its got great potential to be that Romero film that hasnt happened in years. Hopefully it turns out to be ok. Kick a*s trailer BTW. Must watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Ah, so this is the game that IGN guy, Hilary, was tweeting about. Visuals are quite decent, the second screenshot reminded me of view over small islands in Farcry, in the opening sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Oh yeah and the PC version will be canceled a few months down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Oh yeah and the PC version will be canceled a few months down the line. Why would it be? They have made 3 games of note recently (Naild and 2 CoJ games) and all three of them had PC versions. And CoJ BiB was rather amazing on the PC. Dont pass on baseless rumors from GAF. Edit LOL its not even a rumor, just a guy who thought it would be cause its PC and Xbox only (which it aint) because it happened once to Alan Wake. O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 j/k detector broken afty??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Not really. It works perfectly fine. It doesnt really pick up things that are passed off as jokes in hindsight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Great trailer. But isn't this a straight L4D rip off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Oh yeah and the PC version will be canceled a few months down the line. Great trailer. But isn't this a straight L4D rip off? L4D with Melee weapons only I suppose. Why else do you think Afty's so interested hehe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 - first-person melee combat so like.. no guns ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 so like.. no guns ? Yep Up close and personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 saw the trailer. good, v good and omfg is that a kid (girl in pink shirt) ?? i did not know they were allowed to show violence towards children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 the trailer was great and the game looks like it has a good setting too. I like how the slow rewind which short cuts tell the story. I am just curious how melee-only combat works here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 saw the trailer. good, v good and omfg is that a kid (girl in pink shirt) ?? i did not know they were allowed to show violence towards children The trailer's concept and idea were good.. but then little girl + so much blood and hacking.. oh well I guess that's just what gaming is these days... .sometimes I wonder why I'm killing people in grotesque ways in a majority of the games I play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R a g h u Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Nice Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 saw the trailer. good, v good and omfg is that a kid (girl in pink shirt) ?? i did not know they were allowed to show violence towards children That why the trailer works....once she turns, she's no longer human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pArth Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 visuals look stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Great trailer. I like the music. Btw heres the trailer in reverse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQgI89diwXo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Great trailer. But isn't this a straight L4D rip off? Hopefully not. This sounds like its somewhere halfway between Class 3 (another game that could be amazing) and L4D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Looks pretty intense. Nice background for a survival horror, good change from the closed corridoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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