![]() It’s not like there are options that make stealth or strategy legitimate choices. However, many of these customizable options barely differ, giving an illusion of choice when the game will play out largely the same for most who play it. Like most action-based games, it promises an experience that can be customized to your style of play. You pick a slayer you pick your weapons you pick from a variety of Skill cards found throughout the game that give you different strengths and weaknesses. ![]() The game opens with the selection of a Slayer (I went with Jacob), which you will be tied to for the rest of the game-instantly a frustrating choice because I wish I could expand on how all of the options differ in terms of play, but my suspicion is that the differences are relatively minimal (a bit more strength, a bit more stamina, etc.) “Dead Island 2” constantly gives the gamer at least the impression of choice. “Dead Island 2” is an undeniably, intentionally goofy game, and that’s a double-edged sword in that it works when approached as shallow, explosive escapism but falls apart like a zombie shedding its limbs under the slightest scrutiny. It’s best approached as more of an arcade experience like “House of the Dead” than a film-inspired one like “ The Last of Us, Part 1” or “ Resident Evil 4.” Want to smash zombie heads with a hammer? Light them on fire? Shock them with electricity? Burn them with acid? Well, I’ve got a game for you, as long as you don’t mind the inherent silliness leading to some inherent laziness in storytelling, mission design, and repetitive settings. ![]() The physics are often frustratingly weird in a game that relies heavily on melee combat, and a lot of the game feels clunky and unrefined, especially around the edges. It’s a messy game I don’t just mean bloodshed. “Dead Island 2,” the upcoming first-person zombie action extravaganza with more flying body parts than lines of dialogue, is for hardcore undead-heads only.
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