you know this review is not that good honestly. I mean first of all she didn't even admire any of the good things really about this game. She did say that the scenery was good which I love about that game, The killing of zombies in this game is very good and I'm also glad they improved guns, she never mentioned anything about that. The dislikes she had about the game were unfair to me, I mean the fetch quests are actually pretty realistic, if someone asked you to do something in a zombie apocalypse it probably would be about getting something small, just like in the walking dead show series that girl asked the governor to get that air tank for the old guy. Also I didn't think that the story was predictable or dull at all really. The story had a good ending and there was some things that I didn't expect. the balancing issues could use a little work I agree but not much. The technical problems, there was a decent amount of them. Like when the zombies die there face changes almost completely, when the characters talk it doesn't look right, etc. When you get hurt by the bodys being on fire or being shocked I didn't think that was bad though, its actually pretty realistic if you think about it. Also I thought they did a good job on making the game dramatic, same in the first dead island. Overall I think this game deserves 3.5 - 4 stars, not 2.
damn thank god,some ppl with sense....her review is cringy..not the game,and how is Xian's voice racist at all? i mean goddamn she's from another country and English is her 2nd language...so she speaks with an accent,just bc it's cliche and some retarded human beings have mocked others with that accent doesn't mean the accent itself is racist nor creating a character to have it...some ppl are so fucking stupid that i can't even begin to understand how the hell they function day to day
Here's Tara's Dead Island Riptide REVIEW! So, what is this game exactly: a sequel? DLC? A ***** expansion pack? And, more importantly, is it good? The answers you seek are below!
Bold review, considering that this game has sponsored your show. Good for you! I'm not a fan of the zombie genre. Good to know that I'm not missing much.
Shut you ass up, it's almost the same game. They make 1 less good game and everyone loses their mind. That doesn't mean it's not a good game. Just wait for Dead Island 2.
You need to play these games when you're high on weed to get the best experience. Just the way you can kill the zombies makes them good games and the zombies are fantastic.
I saw the new Sessler's Something before watching this, and when I saw Dead Island Riptide as the sponsor for that video I began thinking that the review for the game would be overly favorable, glad to see you didn't sell out and gave it a well deserved critique.
I love both Dead Island and Riptide equally. Riptide was never meant to be something totally new and different from the original, so I have a hard time understanding why so many reviewers keep nitpicking on this point. It's simply a hybrid of an expansion and a sequel to the original game, and no one is supposed to play it until after they've finished the original one first. Because if you did that, the continuation of the story as it's presented in Riptide would make very little sense, assuming you care anything about the story, because, as the reviewer here pointed out, it does pick up directly where the last one left off at a cliffhanger. So you should play the first one first, obviously. It's not a perfect game, it does have some bugs, especially on the PC, but what game doesn't? I find that I have less trouble running this game than I do with other PC games I also love. The main point I want to make is this is the best zombie game franchise I have found for me, because you can play it either solo or cop-op with friends, I think the mechanics and physics are more realistic than most other zombie games, and the graphics are pretty good even on low-end machines. Plus it has a class system, XP gain leveling, skill tree points, and weapons crafting/modification to further customize your character, as well as a main quest line and optional side quests to do, which you can do together with your friends and not just in single-player mode. To modify your weapons you need to harvest materials from the environment and enemies' bodies, and find recipe scrolls or "blueprints" to use at the workbenches. Most importantly, it is a true open-world game where you are free to explore the overland environments and "dungeon" zones and search for things to do outside the main quest-line at will. In short, it has many important features of an RPG incorporated into a FPS zombie game, and that makes a wonderful combination for me to enjoy this game for hours and hours on end.
what is a women doing reviewing this game she's old and wouldnt be able to understand the fun fact of a Game like RIPTIDE, plus some of this reviews dont even play the game thru its very last they just play it for a couple of hours and thats it ...you belong in a kitchen reviewing what you will cook for dinner for you man so be a good women and COOK !!
It happens, some people just don't experience any issues when playing certain games while others do. For example: Me and a buddy decide to play Dead Island today and he claims he's never experienced any issues whatsoever with it. 10 minutes into our co-op play session he glitches through the map. Just falls right through the beach. We weren't doing anything special mind you, we literally just started from chapter one as new characters. As for COD getting perfect scores, I've never seen this.
In the first dead island, when you had to upgrade your weapons with blueprints, it showed all the ingredients needed to make it, but not how many of them you had. In riptide, for example, it says Wired 2/3,
I love them both. Riptide is yeah almost exactly like the first. But its more of what I love! The feeling of constant anxiety. Cautious of every corner, every body, every room. Always looking over my shoulder. And despite that no matter how careful you are. No matter how strategic you are. Something you never suspected is gonna happen and both scare the shit out of you and amaze. And that always makes every headshot, every limb taken, and every knockdown that much more exhilarating.
i know i will probably be the only one to say this, but at the end where they play the music leading into the Revision 3 logo with the kickflip kid. i noticed that the music stopped before the logo. i liked it MUCH better when the music went into that clip rather than the eerie silence that happens when you sit there and watch the kid in the skateboard.
yeah, a bit, but instead of just being set in london, you should get to travel to various parts of the country - it could start in bournemouth, as that would relate more to the other entries to the series, and you could travel to london, the lake district (which would be amazing) the industrial north, scotland, the potential is certainly there.
I bought it at full price on day 1 and I'm enjoying it. Like you, I loved the original Dead Island too. There are a lot of small changes that make the game more fun and add extra depth to combat, crafting/modding etc, but the same structure is still there from the original and I think that's a good thing. Too often game devs change too much and you end up with a sequel that's too different from the much loved original. If you wait until it's cheaper it will be better value though; I usually do.
I love how some people complain that not much has changed with Dead Island, but they're totally okay with not much changing with COD, and still calling it an amazing (sometimes perfect) game. I mean, COD has had the same engine since Modern Warfare. I am personally looking forward to playing the new Dead Island.
Maybe I will reconsider it then, I will still wait for a sale but hearing that it's still the basic design with just a few new features really catches my attention. The only reason I stopped playing the first Dead Island was because I finished it completely, even all the trophies. Yea after reading your comment and a few others I'm starting to think that it's better than the original lol.
That's why their called "infected" instead of zombies. They don't use zombies because 1 shot to the head IS too easy, infected can be shot anywhere, but still be standing for a while until they finale drop, they even mutate, so they become harder to kill. There's a HUGE difference between the two!
Hey. For those that just can't get enough zombies and are going to have fun with this regardless, go knock yourselves out. Just because it's a 2/5 game doesn't mean you won't have fun with it. But don't fight the review. This is probably the best Tara one I've seen, and the score is very fair.
The problem is not Dead Island and Riptide being the same. The problem is Riptide suffering from the same problems that Dead Island suffered from. I wouldn't call what's occurring, "bashing". I'd call it "giving valid complaints". Pointing out technical issues and balancing problems is important. These are things to take in consideration when purchasing a video game. I'm pretty sure consumers want to know these things.
I already decided to buy this game when I first heard about it and purchased it before I read/saw any reviews and I think it's a very fun and quite addictive game. I don't understand the hate for Riptide and I think the game has kept all the best bits from the original and expanded on them well. It's basically a Dead Island Part 2 and I'm very happy with that!
Agreed. I loved the original and I'm 22% of my way through my first playthrough of Riptide atm and I'm really enjoying it. You know a game is good when you play it until you're tired and look forward to playing the the next day. Story's are OK in games, but they're mostly for books and movies. Game's need good gameplay and the Dead Island games have that. I'd rather have a crappy, cliche story, but great, fun gameplay in a game any day!
thank you for your reply and i am sorry if i seemed hostile i know there are a little to many fetch quests in riptide but what i ment was fetch quests are a part of rpg games like in skyrim one of the fetch quests is to retrive a sword from an out of the way bandit camp and you dont always have to do the fetch quests most are just for easy cash and exp. for players who need it and these are mostly never ending thank you for the polite response and thank you for thanking my argument was valied
Their reviews are fine, not too long. There will always be someone saying they are too short or too long, but they are neither. They are just the length it takes for the reviewer to get their point across. Stop complaining about free content that you are not forced to watch. Also, what did they spoil?
It was the glitchiest game ive ever played but after playing the ryder white camp that tied up most loose ends it is still one of my favorite zombie games (one, not thee) and i cant wait to play riptide to find out what ultimatly happens
I'm not exactly telling you to stop, it's more of encouraging you to stop if you have a problem with their method. I'm not trying to start an argument. I've never understood internet fighting and trolling. No one knows each other, so what's the point... Well, good luck with finding a review site/source that fits with what you're wanting.
I thought the same. There is a story and I don't understand what people are talking about when they say there isn't one. The story is to help people survive and survive yourself while trying to finish quest for them. Great game and the graphics do look better on Riptide
42 min review? that wouldn't be considered a review that would be either a walk through or impression of the game. Rev3 gives us answers straight to the point.
I doubt the developers wanted gamers to "take this game seriously." The combat is practically over-the-top. It's all about gathering up 3 friends and going to town on zombies. If you liked the first game, you'll like this too. It's a 3/5 without question. This reviewer is being a bit harsh with this game; there's a good amount of polish and the 20hrs I've played has been almost entirely smooth. Fun to be had here if you're not jaded.
For a low budget game it's pretty fun, had a lot of fun with the first one. It's actually nice to see games NOT trying to compete with AAA titles and end up going out of business
Despite its flaws, Dead Island is probably the best survival zombie game I've played. I've played many others and got bored with 'em pretty quickly, this one actually got me addicted.
Thanks for the review. It kinda summed up what I thought was gonna happen- same game, part 2. I am playing the 1st one right now and while I enjoy the basic gameplay and hanging out on the island, it lacks the sizzle that I expected. I will not be playing Riptide.....
I've been wondering if I should pre-order this game, but this review just confirmed that I'm going to wait for the release and read what people say about it (PC) Good review and I think the score is right on.
I gave up on this game after a game breaking bug was found two hours in. I was doing the boat mission to get it back to the other survivors and I went into deep water to open a case. A floater killed me and I spawned away from my boat. I then found out you can not swim so I couldn't get back to my boat and continue the game.
I thought the first Dead Island was a fun game with a lot of content for the price. I was expecting a little more from this one but I still plan on picking it up as I'm sure it'll be as enjoyable as the first. Keep up the great work!
This game is amazing! Way better than the first one but still both great games. I dont really know why so much people hate on it! The story is awesome and it's endless zombie killing. If someone is hesitating on getting this game, don't. I thought it wasn't gonna be that good but I was wrong. It's even funner playing online! Get it people!! Don't let others change your mind. Don't let the graphics change your mind either. Great game!!!
Finally a decent review by Tara. After she was so far off on Dead Space (5/5), Tomb Raider (3/5), and SimCity (4/5); I was starting to question her integrity as a reviewer. Finally some good feedback followed by an accurate review score. Nice job.
If you saw the an ad for Riptide on their recent vids or at the start of this review it doesn't necessarily mean the publisher is sponsoring Rev3Games. What is most likely happening is the publisher pays youtube for ad space and youtube uses some hard to find metrics that put ads in videos and channels that match the subject matter. Watch any channel that covers news in an election year all the ads become political propaganda for the highest bidder regardless of the channels political views.
Good review. I've completed Dead Island three times and am considering getting this for some more fun. Now I know what to expect. They really should have added more humor, and more crazy mods. Ah well.
I did get Riptide and I think I prefer it to the original Dead Island. There have more mods. I really liked the flare gun and the set defense scenes. Explosive meat bait for the win! I wasnt fond of the repeated basement areas. They kinda copied and pasted those. But overall Riptide was fantastic. If you liked Dead Island, Riptide is better!
they had already confirmed that this wasnt a sequel (even though it happens directly after the first) but more of an expansion when the game was first announced.
Thank you. I'm sick of 'Journalists' giving 7/10 as standard. This should have been an expansion at a lower price for sure. I liked the first game, but the marketing led me to believe I was buying a completely different game. That was the last time I pre-ordered a game. Keep up the good work!
I'm a little sad that the game seems to make little to no improvements over the last, I was genuinely looking forward to playing a fixed version of Dead Island but I think I will pass this time. One thing I should point out: your issue with seeing waypoints on one minimap is because both players need to select the same quest from the menu. This was the case in the original, and took me a while to figure out without help. This is so each player can do their own quests to finish the game faster.
This is one of those games that tends to be more fun than it is good, at least the original was. It was janky as hell, but that was part of the charm. It's kind of a bummer that they didn't just throw out the whole "degrading weapons" angle altogether, but I'm still excited to play through this with 2-3 friends.
I can agree dead island has always been glitchy and they really didn't make any improvements apart from new weaponry. But nothings more satisfying than decapitating a zombie thats running at you.
Actually, I do own Dead Island. I bought into the hype on release day, and haven't been more disappointed with a release since Dragon Age 2. Five hours in, I gave up, due to clunky controls, horrible glitchiness, and the game just not being fun. My friend was in the same boat with me. I also like how your argument is "Man, shut up. If you ignore the nuggets of shit in your meatball hero, then you'll enjoy it."
Again with the hating comment. I really do hate that phrase. Critiquing and feedback is necessary for improvement. She presented her experience of the game in terms of pros and cons very well. From her experience the game has technical bugs, balancing issues, and a predictable plot. Also, Co-op Multiplayer shouldn't be the solution to a game's issues. I have more than 3 friends, I disliked the first one because of game breaking bugs and glitches.
I love this game. Can't believe people say there's no new things. It's like all the other sequels out there. There's new missions such as new Bosses which are types of NEW infected that are buffed up. That's fun. There's new weapons, mods, story (which is bad, just like the first. But I like the game for it's game play) The new character is fun as hell with his badass kicks and punches. This game is so fun, I've already pumped 40 hours into it with side quests and all sorts.
I was kinda hoping for more of the same and didn't expect a complete overhaul so I'm most likely going to enjoy this despite the less than average review score.
Next dead island should be in britain, as it is technically an island, and it would certainly make a big change to the gameplay and atmosphere - killing zombie chavs would be so much more satisfying...
I'm not really a fan of the Dead Island series, but in my opinion I think that this game has potential if another games company took over the series. Similar, in the way that Bethesda took the Fallout series and turned it into an awesome classic for consoles and PC.
Ign gave a review in like 3 minutes... Now Greg miller gave the review so I knew immediately it was paid off anyone notice he didn't go into great detail like this review GREAT JOB REV3
I have never played dead island before and when i jumped into this one i found it to be very difficult. I had no idea that there was a fury ability. I also didnt know that i had an inventory with many different weapons and much more. I am officially a noob to this game.
Fair enough. However, I enjoyed the exploration, combat, leveling system and co-op in Dead Island, I also had a tonne of fun. So, to me, Dead Island is a fantastic game. To go and just say a "Dead Island is a bad game" is stating a fact, not an opinion. Now, to say "I think Dead Island is bad" is stating an opinion, which is fine. Far too often people pass their opinion off as fact.
Should I get this game? I really liked the first one, despite a few minor problems, I read a review that said it's basically the same game as the last one, I was going to pick it up today, what do you think?
The role-playing horror game was a product of Techland. Developed in 2011, Dead Island was followed by its sequel Deal Island (Riptide) in 2012. In April 26th the game had her global released for PS3.#WOT
Whack your headphones in, volume up and play legitimately and you'll love the game. playing in single player this game can be seriously tense which you don't get from many other games.. and if you hop into multi player mode the tenseness drops and the fun rises. Love this game :) BUY IT!
One of the things I like about dead island was the fact that if you caught a zombie on fire you can get hurt it made it feel more realistic. Also just from seeing her game play I was not impressed she was not very strategic about it. It is just a fun game and I love killing ZOMBIES! But finding out that there is no developer mods is kind of disappointing because the skulls were fun to find and the weapons were even better. All-in- all I am still going to buy this game the graphics look awesome
They've stuck to a formula that works and is fun. Maybe I'd be bored if they did this 2 or 3 times more, but Riptide is a decent sequel. I hope they mix things up a bit in a future Zombie Apocalypse game, but I'm very happy with Riptide so far!
If you loved the original game, it's absolutely worth it. If you can get it for £17, go for it! I'm not rich and I paid £35 for it. So far I've played 8 hours and am 22% of the way though. 8 hours for 22% works out to 2.75% per hour, which means the game should have around 36 hours of gameplay. That's just under £1 per hour. When you consider a movie ticket is ~£10 for ~2 hours, the game is over 5x cheaper than seeing a movie! £17 would make it over 10x cheaper than a movie! Well worth it!
the only thing I wanted them to fix was the zombie leveling issue where by the time you make it to say level 30-40 the zombies are pretty much immune to kicks and super powerful, its kinda annoying to shoot one in the face with a shotgun and it just shrugs it off . other than that its fun to run around with random people. if you didn't like the first one then don't buy this one
Did you miss the fact he is able to move with a full adamantium skeleton? If I remember right at 5 foot 3 is a little over 350lbs, given the way he moves would give him beyond human strength, even by comic book standards.
I think that New Vegas did more than that. There was a lot more side missions in New Vegas as compared to Fallout 3; also, New Vegas added a weapon modding system - albeit it was somewhat bare. The area of New Vegas greatly contrasts that of D.C.; it breathed a new style and new finesse. I agree that just remaking the terrain doesn't create an impressive sequel, but it is difficult for most games to do more than that for it warrants a new engine.
Dead Island is a great game. And dont talk about nothing has changed cause i dont remember the last time on COD when the campaign just isnt walking into a room and have random numbers of enemies come in.
You guys at Rev should use half stars in your rating system. The way she worded her self toward the end of the review, if you guys used half stars she would have gave this game 2.5 stars. A half star makes a BIG difference.
Nothing wrong with looking forward to it. I plan on getting the game myself when the price drops to a value I feel the game is worth. This game is just not worth $40 to me.
I couldn't help but to laugh out loud when she mentioned that the Navy chef was a master at hand to hand combat then they showed a clip of him just flailing his arms wildly at the zombie.
I disagree. Most people seem to assume that a 7/10 game is shit nowadays, and it's sort of hard to grade a game based on numbers. Stars are easier, but I prefer the way InecomCompany or Classic Game Room reviews games. Then I know more about it, and whether or not to purchase from there. He mainly talks about the game itself in a way like you would when telling it to a friend.
What the hell were people expecting when this game came out? It's marketing was pretty clear cut; you knew it was gonna be on an island, hell, the trailers before the game came out didn't make the game look DRASTICALLY better than the first game... Let's see, let me stand on a body that's shocking itself? Yeah, that's smart. Just like you said, I didn't expect that many improvement, just more story, whether it's shitty or not, and I CAN PORT MY CHARACTER OVER
I would only recommend this game to someone that loved the first game. I have beat the first game over 15 times and I am still playing it. I am trying to reach level 60 then I am gonna buy Riptide so I have a huge advantage.
I bought the game friday after seeing this review and I have to say that I am enjoying it very much!!. Im nearly finished playing through a 2nd time and can easily see myself starting a new character and playing through again
Enjoyed the first immensely, esp co-op. Didn't notice, or was having too much fun to care about, the game's technical issues. Preordered for $39, looking forward to it.
you know this review is not that good honestly. I mean first of all she didn't even admire any of the good things really about this game. She did say that the scenery was good which I love about that game, The killing of zombies in this game is very good and I'm also glad they improved guns, she never mentioned anything about that. The dislikes she had about the game were unfair to me, I mean the fetch quests are actually pretty realistic, if someone asked you to do something in a zombie apocalypse it probably would be about getting something small, just like in the walking dead show series that girl asked the governor to get that air tank for the old guy. Also I didn't think that the story was predictable or dull at all really. The story had a good ending and there was some things that I didn't expect. the balancing issues could use a little work I agree but not much. The technical problems, there was a decent amount of them. Like when the zombies die there face changes almost completely, when the characters talk it doesn't look right, etc. When you get hurt by the bodys being on fire or being shocked I didn't think that was bad though, its actually pretty realistic if you think about it. Also I thought they did a good job on making the game dramatic, same in the first dead island. Overall I think this game deserves 3.5 - 4 stars, not 2.
Yeah you glue nails to a baseball bat. You wouldn't oh I don't know... Nail them? Seems legit.
🤣She hasn't a clue!
Basically like skyrim but with zombies, an island and no dragons
I played through this 4 times and still found it fun because of the game+.
I loved the first Dead Island and I found this game to be really fun. I think this review is invalid.
Me too! What with everyone?
damn thank god,some ppl with sense....her review is cringy..not the game,and how is Xian's voice racist at all? i mean goddamn she's from another country and English is her 2nd language...so she speaks with an accent,just bc it's cliche and some retarded human beings have mocked others with that accent doesn't mean the accent itself is racist nor creating a character to have it...some ppl are so fucking stupid that i can't even begin to understand how the hell they function day to day
This is her actually first good review about a ga
Review sucks, Game is bad ass. I started playing yesterday, and cant stop playing. GET The damn game.!!
I feel like I just watched a video game review given by a 5th grade teacher.
LoL.
Here's Tara's Dead Island Riptide REVIEW! So, what is this game exactly: a sequel? DLC? A ***** expansion pack? And, more importantly, is it good? The answers you seek are below!
Bold review, considering that this game has sponsored your show. Good for you! I'm not a fan of the zombie genre. Good to know that I'm not missing much.
this is an awesome game
i love zombies and hv to say this is my next favorite game to nazi zombies.
Shut you ass up, it's almost the same game.
They make 1 less good game and everyone loses their mind.
That doesn't mean it's not a good game.
Just wait for Dead Island 2.
You need to play these games when you're high on weed to get the best experience. Just the way you can kill the zombies makes them good games and the zombies are fantastic.
I saw the new Sessler's Something before watching this, and when I saw Dead Island Riptide as the sponsor for that video I began thinking that the review for the game would be overly favorable, glad to see you didn't sell out and gave it a well deserved critique.
I love both Dead Island and Riptide equally. Riptide was never meant to be something totally new and different from the original, so I have a hard time understanding why so many reviewers keep nitpicking on this point. It's simply a hybrid of an expansion and a sequel to the original game, and no one is supposed to play it until after they've finished the original one first. Because if you did that, the continuation of the story as it's presented in Riptide would make very little sense, assuming you care anything about the story, because, as the reviewer here pointed out, it does pick up directly where the last one left off at a cliffhanger. So you should play the first one first, obviously. It's not a perfect game, it does have some bugs, especially on the PC, but what game doesn't? I find that I have less trouble running this game than I do with other PC games I also love.
The main point I want to make is this is the best zombie game franchise I have found for me, because you can play it either solo or cop-op with friends, I think the mechanics and physics are more realistic than most other zombie games, and the graphics are pretty good even on low-end machines. Plus it has a class system, XP gain leveling, skill tree points, and weapons crafting/modification to further customize your character, as well as a main quest line and optional side quests to do, which you can do together with your friends and not just in single-player mode. To modify your weapons you need to harvest materials from the environment and enemies' bodies, and find recipe scrolls or "blueprints" to use at the workbenches. Most importantly, it is a true open-world game where you are free to explore the overland environments and "dungeon" zones and search for things to do outside the main quest-line at will. In short, it has many important features of an RPG incorporated into a FPS zombie game, and that makes a wonderful combination for me to enjoy this game for hours and hours on end.
I love Rev3 reviews, they're so thorough and to the point; something so many other reviewers lack these days.
what is a women doing reviewing this game she's old and wouldnt be able to understand the fun fact of a Game like RIPTIDE, plus some of this reviews dont even play the game thru its very last they just play it for a couple of hours and thats it ...you belong in a kitchen reviewing what you will cook for dinner for you man so be a good women and COOK !!
What the fuck did I just read?
It happens, some people just don't experience any issues when playing certain games while others do.
For example:
Me and a buddy decide to play Dead Island today and he claims he's never experienced any issues whatsoever with it.
10 minutes into our co-op play session he glitches through the map.
Just falls right through the beach.
We weren't doing anything special mind you, we literally just started from chapter one as new characters.
As for COD getting perfect scores, I've never seen this.
In the first dead island, when you had to upgrade your weapons with blueprints, it showed all the ingredients needed to make it, but not how many of them you had.
In riptide, for example, it says Wired 2/3,
I love them both. Riptide is yeah almost exactly like the first. But its more of what I love! The feeling of constant anxiety. Cautious of every corner, every body, every room. Always looking over my shoulder. And despite that no matter how careful you are. No matter how strategic you are. Something you never suspected is gonna happen and both scare the shit out of you and amaze. And that always makes every headshot, every limb taken, and every knockdown that much more exhilarating.
another great review...production values for this site have finally caught up with the quality of the reviewers, well done
i know i will probably be the only one to say this, but at the end where they play the music leading into the Revision 3 logo with the kickflip kid. i noticed that the music stopped before the logo. i liked it MUCH better when the music went into that clip rather than the eerie silence that happens when you sit there and watch the kid in the skateboard.
yeah, a bit, but instead of just being set in london, you should get to travel to various parts of the country - it could start in bournemouth, as that would relate more to the other entries to the series, and you could travel to london, the lake district (which would be amazing) the industrial north, scotland, the potential is certainly there.
Thank god this channel actually exists where real reviews go up instead of ones that just make games seem good all the time.
I bought it at full price on day 1 and I'm enjoying it. Like you, I loved the original Dead Island too. There are a lot of small changes that make the game more fun and add extra depth to combat, crafting/modding etc, but the same structure is still there from the original and I think that's a good thing. Too often game devs change too much and you end up with a sequel that's too different from the much loved original. If you wait until it's cheaper it will be better value though; I usually do.
I love how some people complain that not much has changed with Dead Island, but they're totally okay with not much changing with COD, and still calling it an amazing (sometimes perfect) game.
I mean, COD has had the same engine since Modern Warfare. I am personally looking forward to playing the new Dead Island.
Good, honest review! It's funny that the youtube ad before the video was actually for Riptide.
Maybe I will reconsider it then, I will still wait for a sale but hearing that it's still the basic design with just a few new features really catches my attention. The only reason I stopped playing the first Dead Island was because I finished it completely, even all the trophies. Yea after reading your comment and a few others I'm starting to think that it's better than the original lol.
I agree. I'm so glad to see a reviewer that has this integrity and can rival IGN and gamespot. This is the first place I go for reviews!
That's why their called "infected" instead of zombies. They don't use zombies because 1 shot to the head IS too easy, infected can be shot anywhere, but still be standing for a while until they finale drop, they even mutate, so they become harder to kill. There's a HUGE difference between the two!
Hey. For those that just can't get enough zombies and are going to have fun with this regardless, go knock yourselves out. Just because it's a 2/5 game doesn't mean you won't have fun with it. But don't fight the review. This is probably the best Tara one I've seen, and the score is very fair.
The problem is not Dead Island and Riptide being the same.
The problem is Riptide suffering from the same problems that Dead Island suffered from.
I wouldn't call what's occurring, "bashing".
I'd call it "giving valid complaints".
Pointing out technical issues and balancing problems is important.
These are things to take in consideration when purchasing a video game.
I'm pretty sure consumers want to know these things.
I already decided to buy this game when I first heard about it and purchased it before I read/saw any reviews and I think it's a very fun and quite addictive game. I don't understand the hate for Riptide and I think the game has kept all the best bits from the original and expanded on them well. It's basically a Dead Island Part 2 and I'm very happy with that!
I love the summaries at the end of the reviews. Keep up the good work!
I love the honesty Rev3games gives, even when they being sponsored by the game they review..
Agreed. I loved the original and I'm 22% of my way through my first playthrough of Riptide atm and I'm really enjoying it. You know a game is good when you play it until you're tired and look forward to playing the the next day. Story's are OK in games, but they're mostly for books and movies. Game's need good gameplay and the Dead Island games have that. I'd rather have a crappy, cliche story, but great, fun gameplay in a game any day!
thank you for your reply and i am sorry if i seemed hostile i know there are a little to many fetch quests in riptide but what i ment was fetch quests are a part of rpg games like in skyrim one of the fetch quests is to retrive a sword from an out of the way bandit camp and you dont always have to do the fetch quests most are just for easy cash and exp. for players who need it and these are mostly never ending thank you for the polite response and thank you for thanking my argument was valied
Their reviews are fine, not too long. There will always be someone saying they are too short or too long, but they are neither. They are just the length it takes for the reviewer to get their point across. Stop complaining about free content that you are not forced to watch. Also, what did they spoil?
It was the glitchiest game ive ever played but after playing the ryder white camp that tied up most loose ends it is still one of my favorite zombie games (one, not thee) and i cant wait to play riptide to find out what ultimatly happens
I'm not exactly telling you to stop, it's more of encouraging you to stop if you have a problem with their method. I'm not trying to start an argument. I've never understood internet fighting and trolling. No one knows each other, so what's the point... Well, good luck with finding a review site/source that fits with what you're wanting.
This is the only detailed review I've seen so far, thanks for the quality :)
I thought the same. There is a story and I don't understand what people are talking about when they say there isn't one. The story is to help people survive and survive yourself while trying to finish quest for them. Great game and the graphics do look better on Riptide
42 min review? that wouldn't be considered a review that would be either a walk through or impression of the game. Rev3 gives us answers straight to the point.
I actually thought of this like 2 seconds after I said Condemned but didn't want to post again. Breakdown 4ever. Left-Punch backfist combo
I doubt the developers wanted gamers to "take this game seriously." The combat is practically over-the-top. It's all about gathering up 3 friends and going to town on zombies. If you liked the first game, you'll like this too. It's a 3/5 without question. This reviewer is being a bit harsh with this game; there's a good amount of polish and the 20hrs I've played has been almost entirely smooth. Fun to be had here if you're not jaded.
For a low budget game it's pretty fun, had a lot of fun with the first one. It's actually nice to see games NOT trying to compete with AAA titles and end up going out of business
Despite its flaws, Dead Island is probably the best survival zombie game I've played. I've played many others and got bored with 'em pretty quickly, this one actually got me addicted.
Thanks for the review. It kinda summed up what I thought was gonna happen- same game, part 2. I am playing the 1st one right now and while I enjoy the basic gameplay and hanging out on the island, it lacks the sizzle that I expected. I will not be playing Riptide.....
I've been wondering if I should pre-order this game, but this review just confirmed that I'm going to wait for the release and read what people say about it (PC)
Good review and I think the score is right on.
I gave up on this game after a game breaking bug was found two hours in. I was doing the boat mission to get it back to the other survivors and I went into deep water to open a case. A floater killed me and I spawned away from my boat. I then found out you can not swim so I couldn't get back to my boat and continue the game.
I thought the first Dead Island was a fun game with a lot of content for the price. I was expecting a little more from this one but I still plan on picking it up as I'm sure it'll be as enjoyable as the first. Keep up the great work!
Thank you rev3, i didnt doubt you, but seeing your honesty is great
This game is amazing! Way better than the first one but still both great games. I dont really know why so much people hate on it! The story is awesome and it's endless zombie killing. If someone is hesitating on getting this game, don't. I thought it wasn't gonna be that good but I was wrong. It's even funner playing online! Get it people!! Don't let others change your mind. Don't let the graphics change your mind either. Great game!!!
Finally a decent review by Tara. After she was so far off on Dead Space (5/5), Tomb Raider (3/5), and SimCity (4/5); I was starting to question her integrity as a reviewer. Finally some good feedback followed by an accurate review score. Nice job.
If you saw the an ad for Riptide on their recent vids or at the start of this review it doesn't necessarily mean the publisher is sponsoring Rev3Games. What is most likely happening is the publisher pays youtube for ad space and youtube uses some hard to find metrics that put ads in videos and channels that match the subject matter. Watch any channel that covers news in an election year all the ads become political propaganda for the highest bidder regardless of the channels political views.
Good review. I've completed Dead Island three times and am considering getting this for some more fun. Now I know what to expect. They really should have added more humor, and more crazy mods. Ah well.
I did get Riptide and I think I prefer it to the original Dead Island. There have more mods. I really liked the flare gun and the set defense scenes. Explosive meat bait for the win! I wasnt fond of the repeated basement areas. They kinda copied and pasted those. But overall Riptide was fantastic. If you liked Dead Island, Riptide is better!
Pc
they had already confirmed that this wasnt a sequel (even though it happens directly after the first) but more of an expansion when the game was first announced.
Thank you. I'm sick of 'Journalists' giving 7/10 as standard. This should have been an expansion at a lower price for sure. I liked the first game, but the marketing led me to believe I was buying a completely different game. That was the last time I pre-ordered a game.
Keep up the good work!
I'm a little sad that the game seems to make little to no improvements over the last, I was genuinely looking forward to playing a fixed version of Dead Island but I think I will pass this time. One thing I should point out: your issue with seeing waypoints on one minimap is because both players need to select the same quest from the menu. This was the case in the original, and took me a while to figure out without help. This is so each player can do their own quests to finish the game faster.
This is one of those games that tends to be more fun than it is good, at least the original was. It was janky as hell, but that was part of the charm. It's kind of a bummer that they didn't just throw out the whole "degrading weapons" angle altogether, but I'm still excited to play through this with 2-3 friends.
I can agree dead island has always been glitchy and they really didn't make any improvements apart from new weaponry. But nothings more satisfying than decapitating a zombie thats running at you.
Actually, I do own Dead Island. I bought into the hype on release day, and haven't been more disappointed with a release since Dragon Age 2. Five hours in, I gave up, due to clunky controls, horrible glitchiness, and the game just not being fun. My friend was in the same boat with me.
I also like how your argument is "Man, shut up. If you ignore the nuggets of shit in your meatball hero, then you'll enjoy it."
tbh, i knew when this game was announced that it wasn't going to be different , but it doesn't change how this is a spectacular game.
Again with the hating comment.
I really do hate that phrase.
Critiquing and feedback is necessary for improvement.
She presented her experience of the game in terms of pros and cons very well.
From her experience the game has technical bugs, balancing issues, and a predictable plot.
Also, Co-op Multiplayer shouldn't be the solution to a game's issues.
I have more than 3 friends, I disliked the first one because of game breaking bugs and glitches.
I love this game.
Can't believe people say there's no new things. It's like all the other sequels out there. There's new missions such as new Bosses which are types of NEW infected that are buffed up. That's fun. There's new weapons, mods, story (which is bad, just like the first. But I like the game for it's game play) The new character is fun as hell with his badass kicks and punches.
This game is so fun, I've already pumped 40 hours into it with side quests and all sorts.
Great review Tara! Not that your other reviews are bad but this one was one of your better.
I was kinda hoping for more of the same and didn't expect a complete overhaul so I'm most likely going to enjoy this despite the less than average review score.
Next dead island should be in britain, as it is technically an island, and it would certainly make a big change to the gameplay and atmosphere - killing zombie chavs would be so much more satisfying...
I was really worried about this review, seeing that the game was a sponsor on Rev3.. I'm glad that them being a sponsor didn't affect the score..
I'm not really a fan of the Dead Island series, but in my opinion I think that this game has potential if another games company took over the series. Similar, in the way that Bethesda took the Fallout series and turned it into an awesome classic for consoles and PC.
Ign gave a review in like 3 minutes... Now Greg miller gave the review so I knew immediately it was paid off anyone notice he didn't go into great detail like this review GREAT JOB REV3
I have never played dead island before and when i jumped into this one i found it to be very difficult. I had no idea that there was a fury ability. I also didnt know that i had an inventory with many different weapons and much more. I am officially a noob to this game.
Fair enough. However, I enjoyed the exploration, combat, leveling system and co-op in Dead Island, I also had a tonne of fun. So, to me, Dead Island is a fantastic game.
To go and just say a "Dead Island is a bad game" is stating a fact, not an opinion. Now, to say "I think Dead Island is bad" is stating an opinion, which is fine. Far too often people pass their opinion off as fact.
Should I get this game? I really liked the first one, despite a few minor problems, I read a review that said it's basically the same game as the last one, I was going to pick it up today, what do you think?
You're right! I'm playing on PC @ 1080p, full graphics settings, and the game looks fine to me. Looks like any other current game to me.
The original Dead Island had the best first person melee combat of any game I've ever played. Ever.
The role-playing horror game was a product of Techland. Developed in 2011, Dead Island was followed by its sequel Deal Island (Riptide) in 2012. In April 26th the game had her global released for PS3.#WOT
Whack your headphones in, volume up and play legitimately and you'll love the game.
playing in single player this game can be seriously tense which you don't get from many other games..
and if you hop into multi player mode the tenseness drops and the fun rises. Love this game :) BUY IT!
I love it to
One of the things I like about dead island was the fact that if you caught a zombie on fire you can get hurt it made it feel more realistic. Also just from seeing her game play I was not impressed she was not very strategic about it. It is just a fun game and I love killing ZOMBIES! But finding out that there is no developer mods is kind of disappointing because the skulls were fun to find and the weapons were even better. All-in- all I am still going to buy this game the graphics look awesome
on sale right now at $19.99 with cheap dlc. and DI1 is on sale too for $4.99. right now on Steam!
It isn't considered a sequel by anyone even the company said that it wasn't. It is 50$ so it is halfway between an expansion and a full release game.
They've stuck to a formula that works and is fun. Maybe I'd be bored if they did this 2 or 3 times more, but Riptide is a decent sequel. I hope they mix things up a bit in a future Zombie Apocalypse game, but I'm very happy with Riptide so far!
If you loved the original game, it's absolutely worth it. If you can get it for £17, go for it! I'm not rich and I paid £35 for it. So far I've played 8 hours and am 22% of the way though. 8 hours for 22% works out to 2.75% per hour, which means the game should have around 36 hours of gameplay. That's just under £1 per hour. When you consider a movie ticket is ~£10 for ~2 hours, the game is over 5x cheaper than seeing a movie! £17 would make it over 10x cheaper than a movie! Well worth it!
the only thing I wanted them to fix was the zombie leveling issue where by the time you make it to say level 30-40 the zombies are pretty much immune to kicks and super powerful, its kinda annoying to shoot one in the face with a shotgun and it just shrugs it off . other than that its fun to run around with random people. if you didn't like the first one then don't buy this one
Did you miss the fact he is able to move with a full adamantium skeleton? If I remember right at 5 foot 3 is a little over 350lbs, given the way he moves would give him beyond human strength, even by comic book standards.
I think that New Vegas did more than that. There was a lot more side missions in New Vegas as compared to Fallout 3; also, New Vegas added a weapon modding system - albeit it was somewhat bare. The area of New Vegas greatly contrasts that of D.C.; it breathed a new style and new finesse. I agree that just remaking the terrain doesn't create an impressive sequel, but it is difficult for most games to do more than that for it warrants a new engine.
Dead Island is a great game. And dont talk about nothing has changed cause i dont remember the last time on COD when the campaign just isnt walking into a room and have random numbers of enemies come in.
You guys at Rev should use half stars in your rating system. The way she worded her self toward the end of the review, if you guys used half stars she would have gave this game 2.5 stars. A half star makes a BIG difference.
I don't know mate I like the second one because it had balance. SR3 was off in so many ways. Let's hope for the best right?
this is the best and most detailed review of dead island rip iv seen.thnx alot
Nothing wrong with looking forward to it.
I plan on getting the game myself when the price drops to a value I feel the game is worth.
This game is just not worth $40 to me.
I'll just wait on this one. I haven't completed the first one yet, so I'll do that and get to this one when I can. Thanks, Tara/Rev3Games.
I couldn't help but to laugh out loud when she mentioned that the Navy chef was a master at hand to hand combat then they showed a clip of him just flailing his arms wildly at the zombie.
I disagree. Most people seem to assume that a 7/10 game is shit nowadays, and it's sort of hard to grade a game based on numbers. Stars are easier, but I prefer the way InecomCompany or Classic Game Room reviews games. Then I know more about it, and whether or not to purchase from there. He mainly talks about the game itself in a way like you would when telling it to a friend.
I really loved the Dead Island but I had my fill of it. They need some radical changes to get me to buy new dose of limb cutting action.
What the hell were people expecting when this game came out? It's marketing was pretty clear cut; you knew it was gonna be on an island, hell, the trailers before the game came out didn't make the game look DRASTICALLY better than the first game... Let's see, let me stand on a body that's shocking itself? Yeah, that's smart. Just like you said, I didn't expect that many improvement, just more story, whether it's shitty or not, and I CAN PORT MY CHARACTER OVER
My only problem is the map and quests because you have to go to one place then go back it just gets boring sometimes
I never played any of the games is Riptide worth buying or will it get boring after a month ?
Methinks the Dead Island: Riptide sponsorship will be ending soon. Thank you for your honesty, Tara/ Rev3Games.
It's definitely a series I hope get developed further
I would only recommend this game to someone that loved the first game. I have beat the first game over 15 times and I am still playing it. I am trying to reach level 60 then I am gonna buy Riptide so I have a huge advantage.
The marketing campaign for this game was an affront to gaming nature.
I bought the game friday after seeing this review and I have to say that I am enjoying it very much!!. Im nearly finished playing through a 2nd time and can easily see myself starting a new character and playing through again
Enjoyed the first immensely, esp co-op. Didn't notice, or was having too much fun to care about, the game's technical issues. Preordered for $39, looking forward to it.