First 45 Minutes Of Dead Island

We're still yet to get our copy, but IGN have been kind enough to share the first 45 minutes of gameplay, just for you guys.

Enjoy!

source: IGN

Dead Island: Preview

After the (somewhat beautiful) trailer for Dead Island made it's way around the internet, we figured it was about time we delivered some cold, hard previews. So, after a little digging, we have, just for you, the Dead Island Preview!

It's All Smiles On The Resort...

Dead Island see's you taking the role of one of four characters; Xian Mei (an employee at the hotel), Logan (a surfer), Sam B (a rapper) and Purna (no details as yet). Publisher Deep Silver, are describing the characters with classes, "leader", "tank", "jack of all trades" and "assassin", but each character starts out the same way; suddenly being attacked at the hotel by a horde of zombies, and being dragged to the pool house for shelter.

Fading in and out of consciousness, the character is only 'vaguely' aware that he/she was dragged to safety by survivors, then being shouted at by one of the said survivors; presumably to see if the player is infected.

Dead Island is an action game, not a 'survival horror', so even though guns and ammunition are hard to come by (this is a tourist attraction after-all), weapons are the driving force, but melee weapons are the bane of the game, all complete with various attributes; damage, swinging speed and repair levels. 

Workbenches provide the place for weapon repairs, and, if you're lucky enough to find blueprints and the various 'ingredients' you could turn a simple melee weapon into a bona-fide zombie slaying machine.

To start with though, a broken rowing oar will have to suffice.

The Brochure Promised Boat Trips In Serene Waters.
They Never Mentioned The 'All Inclusive' Zombie Buffet 

The sands, deck chairs and pretty much everything else are found covered in blood, with corpses lying around, not doing much for atmosphere of the vacation. You're alerted by a fellow survivor fighting some zombies, but then, you're caught unaware as another zombie fires itself at you, launching a Quick Time Event (QTE), in which the fiend tries to prise the oar from your grasp.

A fun addition to the game mechanics, is that once you've "killed" the zombies, you can perform a sort of finishing move to rid the critter. Take note these will be very gory, including the ability to stomp so hard the zombies cranium bursts. Awesome.

Fighting your way through the resort is made that bit more entertaining with the inclusion of a nice family af zombies:

Your neighbourhood zombies all come in varying forms; the slow, shambling type; infected, which are a lot more aggresive and can break into a full blown sprint; and suicide type, which will blow up when injured. 

So, as always, your survival is pretty high up on your priority list. 

And they'll be no constant 'swing, swing' of your weapons, as you have a stamina bar, which must fill before you can attack, so take it easy when fending off hordes (attack only when necessary). You do, fortunately, have a 'quick kick' attack, that allows you for ore breathing space when cornered by a horde.

Each character also has a skill system, which you can upgrade up to 3 new abilities as you progress, for example, Sam has a fury ability that turns the screen red, and he can burst zombies open by hitting them with his bare fists.

The Lack Of WiFi Caused A Commotion At The Resort

These are just some of the reasons why Dead Island is one to watch, along with the added multiplayer, this could be a very interesting title.

Want to watch the trailer again? Or haven't actually seen it yet (you crazy fools!)?

Then check it out here.

source: Gamespot

Dead Island: What Do We Know?

Dead Island will be an open world game (sandbox, like GTA) and played from a first person perspective, with added co-op of up to four players (much like Left For Dead). There will be a host up customization, experience system and a skill tree, bringing the element of an RPG into the fold, as well as a big focus on melee combat. 
In addition, your weaponry will only sustain so much damage/use before you must discard it and locate another, and also a 'stamina bar', in which your character must allow to fill again before you can attack.

The only info we have regarding plot, is that the game is set in the Royal Palms Resort (in fictional Banoi) located in Papua New Guinea. After waking in the night, the player is alerted to a zombie outbreak.

Mission one is played as a tutorial, with the player trapped in a beach hut along with other terrified survivors, one of which begs the player to go outside (always us, eh?) to go and aid a lone person fending off a horde.

As for characters, the four playable are Xian Mei -- a staff member at the hotel, Logan -- a surfer, Sam B -- a former rapper and Purna -- no details. For reasons we aren't aware of, the 'hero' characters are immune to the zombie infection. 

source: wikipedia

Dead Island: Chronological Trailer

Liked the Dead Island trailer? Then check out the trailer in chronological order, where you see the whole ordeal pan out from the attack. Watch the embedded video below, and let us know what you think! You can see the original video [here].






[thanks Dan!]

video source: ign/youtube

Dead Island: Official Announcement Trailer

Dead Island
PS3, Xbox 360

To put it simply, this is not a game trailer (well, that's a blatant lie, but keep with us); this is art.
A beautifully constructed trailer for the up-and-coming game, Dead Island has been released, and seriously, this is an emotional trailer. As always, more news as we get it.





[thanks Dan!]

video source: ign/youtube