Dead Island 2 - E3 Preview Roundup

I managed to find three new previews from E3 about Dead Island 2.

IGN - "Dead Island 2 Goes For the Throat... But Misses"

The initial signs are promising: the subtle improvements to the combat are welcome but not revolutionary, and the way humans and zombies can be played off against each other is a really nice touch. But the demo itself looked rough, and understandably so – Yager admitted the demo is from 2013, so by the time the game comes out what I saw today will be over 18 months old.

We Got This Covered - "Dead Island 2 Eyes-On Preview"

Given the criticism that was levied against Techland’s first two Dead Island games, I figure that my excitement regarding the series’ spring 2015 return likely isn’t shared by a ton of others. I truly hope it is, though, because even though most of what I saw from Dead Island 2 was around a year old, it still managed to make me extremely happy.

OXCGN - “Cool and Kickass”

It will be very interesting to see how this game turns out when we see more footage, and all the way up to release. For now, I’m optimistic. The game has a good studio at the helm and a solid foundation, I only hope that we see a better narrative in this title than in previous entries, and that it will do enough to really make it stand out as a new and improved Dead Island title. The game will be playable at Gamescom and PAX later this year and I’m very interested to see how it differs from and improves upon what was shown to us at E3 2014.