And on April 21, 2023, Dead Island 2 will finally release, two console generations on from its initial announcement, and after passing through no less than three development studios. That trailer debuted almost 10 years ago. Ultimately becoming one of the infected himself, the jogger is eventually wiped out by a speeding minivan, before an onscreen graphic finally reveals the trailer as a preview for Dead Island 2. The trailer featured a meat-headed jogger taking a casual dash down Venice Beach, blissfully unaware of the absolutely bombastic chaos that was exploding all around him, as hordes of flesh-eating creatures lay waste to the beautiful people of California. I encountered many locked rooms, safes, and loot caches that would each require further investigating or even backtracking, some of which wasn't possible in my limited demo.During the 2014 Sony E3 press conference, viewers were treated to a surprise cinematic trailer, one that has since gone down in history. While this is a much more linear game than its predecessors, there are many optional nooks in each area. In our preview of the game, Mark Delaney said, “Sometimes the way these areas would snake around surrounded by unclimbable walls felt very restrictive, closer to a game as tightly set as BioShock rather than even the original Dead Island's large hubs. Throughout the game you’ll be able to explore iconic Los Angeles locations such as Venice Beach and Beverly Hills, but all these areas are stitched together by loading screens instead of being one big seamless world. Unfortunately things don’t go as planned and you end up right back in the condemned street of LA, fighting your way through hordes of zombies, looking for fellow survivors.ĭead Island 2 is a first-person, semi-open-world action-RPG.
At the start of the game, you’re making an attempt to escape the city by plane. This version of LA – cleverly nicknamed HELL-A by the game’s developers – is brimming with undead creatures of all shapes and sizes.
Nine years after its initial announcement, Dead Island 2 is real and it's finally almost time for fans to get their hands on it! Here is everything you need to know about Dead Island 2.ĭead Island 2 takes place in Los Angeles, California, aka not on an island like the title suggests.
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