Dead Island 2: Attributes Explained | How to Pick a Character

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Like its predecessor, Dead Island 2 brings a certain level of RPG customization to its zombie-killing mayhem that requires players to do a little bit of thinking about their builds before tearing up the streets of “Hell-A.” When the game first starts, players need to choose from one of six survivors to play as who each have individual exclusive skills and attributes that determine their playstyles.

While this is all well and good, it’s a little tough to know who exactly to pick and which attributes are important since players won’t even have an introduction to the game’s central mechanics at this point.

Here’s everything you need to know about how attributes work in Dead Island 2 and what each one does so that you can choose your character confidently.

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The first attribute on the list is “Toughness.” A character’s toughness tells you how much damage they’ll take from incoming attacks. The higher the toughness level, the less amount of damage that the player will take and vice versa. The character with the highest toughness value is Ryan and the character with the lowest toughness value is Amy.

Stamina works pretty simply in Dead Island 2. A character’s stamina determines how many attacks and special moves they can perform before needing to wait for stamina to recover. It’s a pretty straightforward stat that works roughly the same as it does in countless other video games. The character with the highest stamina value is Dani and the characters with the lowest stamina values are Amy, Ryan, Carla, and Bruno.

In Dead Island 2, you regain health by eating food and using medkits. The health recovery stat tells you how much health a character will regain when