Review Roundup For Dead Island 2

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The reviews are in for the zombie game almost a decade in the making.

By Oisin Kuhnke on

Dead Island 2 was announced almost a decade ago, but it's finally out this week, with reviews coming in giving us an idea of what the game is like. The verdict? Depends on who you ask.

Gameplay-wise, it seems that across the board the opinion is that the game isn't doing anything unique or even necessarily better than other, similar games, though it has a bit more to offer as you progress through it. Story-wise opinions are split, with some outlets highlighting the writing, while others finding it a bit lacking, and occasionally finding the character irritating. Another issue is that when it comes to crossplay, you won't be able to play with someone on a different platform than you, so make sure you plan to pick the game up on the appropriate console.

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«Exploration, combat, and upgrades all shine, which is helpful when the story is so forgettable,» wrote Mark Delayney in GameSpot's Dead Island 2 review. «Though the sequel is written by a different team than the original, Dead Island 2's writing suffers from problems that tie them together like a familiar bouquet of unexplained motivations, grating dialogue, and a bad final act that races past a would-be charming level of campiness and crashes into groan-inducing territory.

You can check out more critics reviews once they've appeared on our sister site Metacritic for a broader picture.

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