Everywhere you go during the day you’ll see hazes of heat and dryness of LA in the summer. It perfectly captures the vibrancy we expect from the Californian coast, whilst also relaying how warm it is. Whether it’s the movie sets, where the zombies look like Aztec extras, to muscle beach the locations all offer something unique. If the developers did anything right with this game it’s the environments they have created – the game might be set in one city but each location you visit has its own style and feel. Dead Island 2 looking so great not only helps bring the undead to life but also helps make LA feel so atmospheric. Every zombie looks fantastic, and it doesn’t matter if they’re still whole or they’ve just had a limb hacked off, the level of detail is impressive. It’s certainly nice to see Sam but the new cast of characters helps keep the game fresh, while they also help bring to life the aesthetic we have come to expect from Los Angeles.įrom the off, Dead Island 2 does make an impressive visual statement – the game looks terrific. It’s a completely new cast of characters for Dead Island 2, aside from Sam B returning as an NPC after his appearance in the first game – an NPC that will help guide your character through their journey and play a key role in the story. Each of the characters boasts their own stats, mixing up how you can approach the game, but the story itself remains the same regardless of who you choose.
There are six characters in total and for the purpose of our review, we played as Amy. This is just one of the many memorable ways you’ll find yourself dispatching the undead in Dead Island 2, as you slice your way through LA.įrom the very first moments of Dead Island 2, you will be introduced to the eclectic cast of characters, giving the player the choice of who they wish to take into the depths of Hell-A. It may not be for the fainthearted but there is a certain charm in melting a zombie’s face with an acid laced cleaver, and then taking off their legs to watch them slowly crawl around and melt. Dead Island 2 review – it’s not just the zombies who are back from the dead
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