![]() ![]() It’s the kind of detail I expect from an immersive sim like Hitman or Prey. In just about any space I go to, I can suss out exactly what was happening before it was overrun with monsters. Outside, I stumble into a pool full of inflatable pool toys and bathing-suit-clad zombies. In one room, I find a social media “apology” script scrawled on a whiteboard, sitting behind a camera. Early on, I stumble into an abandoned influencer hype house that’s loaded with sight gags. What’s most impressive here is how much environmental storytelling is packed into every single space. Its richly detailed version of Los Angeles is just begging to be satirized. Another level takes me to a massive film studio, represented as a maze of empty trailers and Hollywood sound stages. The Santa Monica Pier is a richly detailed adaptation of the real thing, with dilapidated rides turning into dangerous electrical hazards. Rather than taking a full open-world approach, developer Dambuster Studios breaks the city up into smaller, open-ended chunks that provide a masterclass in great level design. It follows a group of survivors trying to bust out of a nightmarish version of Los Angeles that’s been left for dead by the U.S. Escape from Hell-Aĭead Island 2 plays out like a zombie-infested ode to John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. It just never quite lives up to the strength of its allegorical premise, with a generic narrative and repetitive missions that I was shambling through by the end. ![]() If you’re just looking for brainless fun, Dead Island 2 is a perfectly enjoyable zombie game that’s filled to the brim with delicious gore and top-notch environmental storytelling. It’s just a shame that the first-person hack-and-slasher shambles past that meaty premise in pursuit of overcooked genre clichés. It’s a clear satirical premise, as social media-obsessed adults and carefree millionaires transform into mindless monsters that only live to consume. It takes players to a post-apocalyptic version of Los Angeles that’s been quarantined after a zombie outbreak, leaving any remaining survivors to fend for themselves. Like most zombie media, the long-delayed sequel to 2011’s Dead Island has a clear target in mind. Dead Island 2 - Extended Gameplay Reveal ![]()
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