Gamescom 2022: The Best Stuff We’ve Seen So Far
From the bloodiest to the bloody brilliant, these are the very best things we've seen at Gamescom 2022 so far. We'll be adding to this feature as we see and play more games as the show goes on, so be sure to come back throughout the week!
After eight years in the wilderness, Dead Island 2 is back and it’s gorier than ever. Despite being built from ground up, Dead Island 2 feels a lot like the early version of the game debuted back in 2014. LA’s undead-infested boulevards are instantly familiar, as is the minute-to-minute zombie massacring, but it’s so much more disgusting. The procedural tech behind the new gore system, nicknamed FLESH, means there are unlimited ways to dismember your enemies, hacking off limbs with swords, popping open heads with a well-placed molotov and so much more. Based on what we’ve seen, it’s a game likely to turn stomachs as well as heads.
Speaking of shocking games, High on Life’s boss battle reveal will definitely make an impression. It’s not that the alien ant thing you’re fighting is particularly tough or scary. In fact it’s got nothing to do with the boss at all, but the blabbermouth blaster you fight with, which spits out more swear words than laser bolts. There’s also your dagger, which proudly proclaims it’ll “cut their f***ing a$ hole off and f***ing eat it” in the most sinister voice imaginable. We also played a chunk of the game and interestingly it’s the little details that really make High on Life something to remember.
But perhaps the biggest surprise so far is that we’re getting a game adaptation of the cult ’80s horror comedy, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It’s a 3v7 asymmetric multiplayer game from the director of the Friday 13th game, with the team of humans crafting weapons to
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