DEAD Island 2 has finally returned from development hell and is launching early next year.
Taking place in Los Angeles, you play as one of six survivors, either on your own or with friends, as you battle the hordes of the undead.
Melee weapons are the order of the day.
The cinematic trailer showed one of the six new survivors, Jacob, fighting his way through zombies so he can get some snacks.
Using a rifle with a stock modified to be used as a melee weapon, he’s not afraid of a bit of viscera.
The developers are calling its recreation of LA a “combat toybox”, where melee weapons are king and guns are sparse.
It’s a “love letter to cult Hollywood horror B-movies”, they say.
The gameplay footage showed the player using fuel trucks as an explosive trap, a bunch of makeshift weapons, various zombie types, and so much violence that they had to censor the video. Lovely.
Originally, Dead Island 2 was in development at Yager, and it was far enough along that it was playable at the EGX expo back in 2014.
Since then, it’s changed developers a couple of times and has hung around in gaming purgatory.
But you won’t have to wait much longer. Dead Island 2 is finally coming out on February 3, 2023.
Dead Island 2 is slated for release on PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC.
Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.
