Dead Island 2 Gets First Gameplay Trailer
Dead Island 2 Gets First Gameplay Trailer
Gamescom has officially started, and with that game announcements, trailers and information overload is about to commence once more for gamers. First up is the first look at gameplay from Dead Island 2. Check out the gory new trailer below, but be warned; the trailer is NOT for the feint hearted or anyone with an aversion to blood!
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Dead Island 2 was officially announced with a CGI teaser trailer back at E3, but this is the first time we’ve got to see gameplay “living the American dream” in California, but it’s safe to say the intense, brutal and bloody gameplay from the original is back!
Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager has taken over development responsibility for Dead Island 2, while previous developer Techland are working on their own open-world, free running zombie title Dying Light. Spec Ops: The Line was an altogether different game, a third-person military shooter with one of the strongest narratives of any shooter and a distinct moral compass.
Yager have continued with the theme of the E3 CGI trailer, keeping things bright and beautiful – even when the world has lost the plot and there are zombies everywhere! It’ll be interesting to see what additions and changes Yager make to the Dead Island formula, but we can at least say that they’re staying true to the focus of the original titles. Zombie bashing, brutal melee attacks, a massive range of over-powered but glorious weaponry are certainly all there to see in the trailer.
Some of the new weapons look absolutely crazy too – there’s a weapon that looks like a weaponised fan with propellers spinning at high velocity to decapitate and generally dismember enemies, and whatever the weapon is that can be seen electrocuting enemies; I want a piece of that action for sure!
We’re likely to hear more from Dead Island 2 this week at Gamescom, so stay tuned to The Paranoid Gamer for the latest from both Dead Island 2 and Gamescom.