Dead Island 2

beatin up zombios is reallly super dooper fun with da gang

If you liked the first game you'll probably love this one. Especially on sale, a must buy.

this game is an excellent charcuterie plate chock full of cheese and zombie jam spread on a cracker-jack assortment of near infinite weapon varieties. i had a great time.

I wanted to like Dead Island 2. The gore system is stunning, and slicing through zombies in Los Angeles should be a blast. But after 20 hours, I’m convinced the game actively hates its players. It’s not challenging—it’s cheap, annoying, and designed to waste your time. Let’s start with the level scaling. If a zombie is even two levels above you, your weapons turn into pool noodles. You can’t adjust the difficulty, so you’re forced to grind side missions—which are mostly “go there, fetch that, come back” slogs. But the worst part? The game punishes you for exploring. Enemies spawn out of thin air right behind you. No warning, no audio cue—just a lunging zombie that eats half your health before you can react. This happens constantly, even in cleared areas. It’s not tension; it’s trolling. And the jump scares—oh, the jump scares. Every other door you open, every loot crate you touch, triggers a zombie that was apparently hiding inside a fridge or a toilet stall. It’s not scary; it’s lazy. After the tenth time, I just sighed and mashed the dodge button, praying the game wouldn’t stutter and get me killed again. The story is a joke. Your character is a soulless chatterbox who spouts cringey one-liners while the NPCs make idiotic decisions—like the one you risk your neck to save, only to have her point a gun at you later. The missions are a tedious loop: find a fuse, open a door, find a keycard, open another door. And the rewards? Usually a weapon that’s already underleveled. I’ve played punishing games (Dark Souls included) that feel fair. This isn’t fair—it’s malicious. The random zombie spawns, the bullet-sponge enemies, the glitchy hitboxes, the fetch-quest padding… it all screams “we didn’t playtest this for fun.” Even the fast-travel system is broken half the time. If you enjoy mindless hacking and the visceral dismemberment, maybe you’ll look past these flaws. But for me, Dead Island 2 feels like a developer’s middle finger to anyone expecting a polished, respectful experience. It’s a shame—because the potential was there. Instead, I got a game that jumpscares me with mediocrity. Verdict: Play it on Game Pass, but keep your expectations in the gutter. And always—always—check behind you.

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