Back in February this year, a trailer released that thrust a game that had barely been mentioned up to that point, well and truly into the limelight, it was both moving and shocking at the same time.
The question is, will the game that we finally get to play, live up to the emotional roller coaster created by that three minute announcement video made by a company in Scotland?Well the short answer to that question is probably not, more recently an 11 minute game-play walkthrough video has been released.
Having spent the eleven minutes watching it, it dawned on me that the game I was watching, had no relation to the earlier trailer that was released, the graphics were ok, but nothing special, the voice acting and dialogue looked adequate at best and there is no way that there is going to be any of the emotional impact created by the trailer that we originally watched, there are some rumors flying around that the developers are now trying to build the family into the game.
The question is, does any of it matter? well it is a little annoying when a trailer releases letting you believe that you are getting one thing, when in fact you are getting something else, and that’s not to say that this game isn’t going to be fun to play, it does look pretty cool running around an island hitting and killing zombies with anything you can lay your hands on and adapting weapons at work benches around the island which if we’re being honest is Dead Rising Malibu stylee.
So if you are looking for a deep, emotional narrative driven story, I think that you should avoid Dead Island at all costs, on the other hand if you want a crazy, kill zombies any way you can in an open world setting with RPG elements then maybe this game is for you after all.
Note to developers, if you are going to portray a game in an announcement trailer, try and make sure that it resembles the game that you are making! as a wise man once said ‘Don’t believe the hype!’.
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Ahh, the old Molyneux syndrome.
‘THIS WILL BE THE BEST GAME IN THE WORLD TREES GROW BACK LOLZ’
Then, a few months later.
‘Sorry. We had to cut a few things. Like everything that was going to be good about it…’
For the last time… That is not the annocment trailer!
As you know I love dead rising so……. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
Well I guess there was the other one from 2007, but really four years ago, who even remembers that lol and it was only 33 seconds long and pretty pants!
I actually fancy this one but will agree trailers now mean f all in relation to the end product.
I just jizzed…. something about killing zombies a fit broad man..
Oh rocker I had a half mast after reading your post.. This game will rock
Any co op to speak of???
Indeed there is, four player no less!
Emotionally I’m finding it hard to watch this trailer.
My eyes are closed.
It is a shame we’re not getting something new and special but it was a cool trailer. It’s about time we had a new zombie game though. You just don’t seem to get them anymore.
The guys over at Experience Points had a very interesting chat about this phenomenon in Episode 118.
I had an add perspective on viewing games. As I tediously love to chime off, I grew up with a Spectrum and an Amiga. I used imagination.
I have never lost the wonder of contemporary titles, as I try arduously not to become complacent. I always try to consider a game as a young Lizard would; owing only yhat Spectrum and an Amiga.
So; the graphics might only be ‘average’. To me, that is still fantastic. A free-roam island title, with zombies, and customisation? If I were to tell that to the young Lizard, back in, say, 1986, or 1992, I would have died of pleasure on the spot. In that context, I am very excited about Dead Island. I pay little heed to hype and developer hyperbole. All that matters are my own impressions.
What impressions do you do?
The game play looks fun. Bring it on.
i used to to a reasonable David Frost “Hello, good evening and welcome” and a fair dennis healy “silly billy” i wont talk about my frank spencer
I will say that the announcement trailer is the most moving trailer of any game i have seen.