Fans of the original Dead Island will get a kick out of seeing Sam B again and some of the dialogue can be funny in a schlocky B-movie sort of way. Instead, the real story comes from the interactions players have with the other survivors in Los Angeles, as they all work together to try to get out alive.ĭead Island 2's story isn't particularly engaging, and the ending is extremely underwhelming, but there are still plenty of fun, surprising moments in the cutscenes. The playable characters in Dead Island 2 aren't particularly important and while they have their own distinct backstories, they don't have unique character arcs. Dead Island fans are used to waiting extended periods of time for games in the series, but the question is if Dead Island 2 was worth the wait.ĭead Island 2 is set sometime after the events of the original Dead Island game, starring a mostly new cast of characters who find themselves stuck in a zombie-ridden Los Angeles. Dead Island 2 has had a notoriously rough development cycle, with the project changing hands between multiple developers and ultimately taking nine years from its initial announcement to actually hit store shelves. The original Dead Island was trapped in development hell, and the sequel found itself in the exact same boat.

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