Is anyone playing Dead Island?

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There were a few other threads about the game, but I thought I'd ask what people's impressions are.

Reviews seem a bit mixed on this game. I thought Left 4 Dead was a good zombie apocalypse game but how does this compare?

Thanks.
 
I rented it and bought it all in the same day. It's a really good game especially in co-op. No complaints so far
 
I've read reviews that give it 3/10, and I've seen reviews that loved it... it may be a rental, I want to like it, but with no solid consensus I'm not willing to throw down $60.

Besides, I have that Williams pinball collection on the way from Amazon for 360 to play first.... :D
 
im playing now, lvl 30 with logan and lvl 12 with sam b, sam b is the way to go dude is invincible in later levels. game is amazing but really should be played co op!
 
Pretty fun. I started as the black girl because it said she's a weapons expert but I haven't found any guns in the game so far. WTF?

It's a zombie game... there should be shotties all over the place!
 
Pretty fun. I started as the black girl because it said she's a weapons expert but I haven't found any guns in the game so far. WTF?

It's a zombie game... there should be shotties all over the place!

I'm using the same character. You won't find guns until later in the game,I think level 10 or so. I am a level 6 right now and have not seen any,but if you initiate your fury by holding down the "B" button she will take her guns out and you can blow shit away momentarily. What level are you?
 
How are you using two different characters? Are you running two different saves?

yea, you can have as many saves as you want. also theres a new game plus option when you beat it.

you wont have guns until the city, also note the city is where you get most of your mods, I can make ammo now which is awesome, however i just wish i could hold more. my character is limited to 65 bullets for his pistol which sucks. i just got a shotgun at lvl 30. also the difficulty in the city ramps up so much
 
theres a dude near where you start the game in a bungalow where you can get a revolver but you have to be lvl 10 to use it which i found out the hard way :S i also have a hamachi setup for anyone to use to play
 
Rented it a couple of days ago, probably will go ahead and keep it a couple more and try to finish it. I can't imagine it having much replay value after completing it, though I'd have to say the same for Left 4 Dead. I think this game is a lot better than Left 4 Dead tbh.

I suggest tuning down the stick sensitivity, I normally even like it at 8 on Call of Duty but the default on Dead Island is just ridiculous, I think this is really where a lot of the bad reviews are coming from. Once you get the sensitivity right and adjust to the controls they're actually pretty intuitive.

Once you get to the city it gets a bit more fun imo, especially with the guns. I wish there were more online modes though, and it's annoying that sometimes when you're playing coop and somebody leaves you might have to restart the mission.
 
I just finished the mission where I had to go into the hotel and get the armored car. That was pretty cool. Level 15 I think. Still no guns! I can't seem to find that guy with the revolver. I did find a Spanish/Mexican guy in a corner close to where you start the game. But no revolver.

I got a sweet home-made machete that I keep repairing and I've upgraded to 4x. That thing just rips apart Thugs.
 
I just finished the mission where I had to go into the hotel and get the armored car. That was pretty cool. Level 15 I think. Still no guns! I can't seem to find that guy with the revolver. I did find a Spanish/Mexican guy in a corner close to where you start the game. But no revolver.

I got a sweet home-made machete that I keep repairing and I've upgraded to 4x. That thing just rips apart Thugs.

I am getting ready to finish up the hotel now. I turned the lights out and put on my head phones right before going into the kitchen areas. It was great to see the wife jumping,freaking out and grabbing me the whole time lol. I found a Machete early on in the quest to spell out HELP using the luggage.
 
I just finished the mission where I had to go into the hotel and get the armored car. That was pretty cool. Level 15 I think. Still no guns! I can't seem to find that guy with the revolver. I did find a Spanish/Mexican guy in a corner close to where you start the game. But no revolver.

I got a sweet home-made machete that I keep repairing and I've upgraded to 4x. That thing just rips apart Thugs.
thats the guy he has 2 quests for you and after the 2nd one he will give you a revolver
 
Anyone know where "Maggie" is? I think it's the quest called "the lost". It won't generate a waypoint for me. Also one girl in the lighthouse keeps asking if i found a plane crash. I know I activated the quest but it's not in my quest list. Anyone know where the plane crash (not the copter) and Maggie are?
 
Anyone know where "Maggie" is? I think it's the quest called "the lost". It won't generate a waypoint for me. Also one girl in the lighthouse keeps asking if i found a plane crash. I know I activated the quest but it's not in my quest list. Anyone know where the plane crash (not the copter) and Maggie are?
shes in the lighthouse on the first floor in a back corner near where that person about the airplane is
 
Fuck all you guys. I was going to wait for this to drop price some, but all this talk makes me want to get it now.

Who has it for what platform?
 
i have it for pc and pc only

I came really close to pre-ordering it on Steam. Sort of wish I had, now.

I imagine that if I do get it, I'll get it for 360 first, then get it on Steam later when the price drops a bit.
 
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