Dead Island Definitive Edition - What's Changed? (Review)

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
    @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  4 года назад +11

    Just gonna put a little notice up, any comments about this video are appreciated but this was when the channel was much different to what it is now. This was made in 2016 when a lot of my video experience was new, hence the loud music etc. 😂

  • @Nathan35077
    @Nathan35077 7 лет назад +75

    No more kicking beach balls. I never thought I would be so disappointed with that... but I still always run over to kick them and it does nothing 😭😭😭😭

    • @ShitOwl
      @ShitOwl 6 лет назад +2

      yeah top 10 reasons why not to play definitive edition i got the real game when it came out thank god

    • @salted6422
      @salted6422 5 лет назад +3

      Funnily enough when I started the original yesterday, I immediately was killed by a beach ball. The physics weren't so great in the original 😂

    • @goldeneyekiller101
      @goldeneyekiller101 4 года назад +2

      You found the beach ball of death

    • @nigelnash7516
      @nigelnash7516 4 года назад

      I downloaded it last night and I did the exact same, you can't watch them disappear in the ocean now

    • @yungsno8770
      @yungsno8770 4 года назад

      The original if you ran Into it 5/10 times you'll die

  • @Garrison64
    @Garrison64 6 лет назад +33

    Your music was a bit too loud making it hard to hear what you are saying. Was more interested in the differences than any type of overall review.

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  6 лет назад +2

      I'm amazed I receive critisism on a video made over 2 years ago now. Thanks man! Haha :)

    • @Garrison64
      @Garrison64 6 лет назад +6

      Anything worthwhile stays relevant forever on here. I just got the Definitive Edition myself. Anyway I didn’t mean to be negative. Sorry. Overall a good video.

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  6 лет назад +3

      Hey man no negativity at all, I always appreciate any comment with something constructive. Albeit I have learned a lot since this video ha - I hope you enjoy the game dude!

    • @YogurtKenQ
      @YogurtKenQ 3 года назад

      @@SpareTimeNetworkSTN the time flys

    • @johnnapier7439
      @johnnapier7439 3 года назад

      @@SpareTimeNetworkSTN First and last time watching one of your videos.

  • @huzza2944
    @huzza2944 4 года назад +9

    I've completed both dead island and dead island reptide 2 years ago (2019) on my ps3 so I've decided to get the Definitive edition

  • @Gregbaltzer
    @Gregbaltzer 8 лет назад +75

    Not really true. I've noticed a lot of changes since playing Dead Island, some good, some not. I've noticed that they changed the vehicles so that they're like in Riptide eg. One hit kills with truck, not constant backing over for higher level zombies(that's good!). You can now only get in one side of the vehicle like Riptide(that's kind of bad, but not a big deal). They changed the weapon crates to make them like Riptide....once a crate has been opened than it can't be opened again later on...THAT's BAD! The changed the challenges. Challenges suck now, before they used to offer great amounts of XP for completion, now it still takes the same amount to complete a challenge, BUT you're only rewarded in increments of 100, 200, 500, and finally 1000xp. That's incredibly bad! At higher levels these XP bonuses don't even make a dent. Even at lower levels they're not worth much, so there's no reason to grind on these challenges. You also can't change in the options so that Zombies don't level up with you. Don't care about that much. They also changed the XP rewards for the repetitive quests like fetching water, food, and alcohol. In the original Dead Island the XP reward given increases as your level increases, making it still worth while to return these items to the quest giver. Eg. The Champagne fetch quest at lower levels gives you an XP reward of 1000Xp, at higher levels I was getting around 4000XP for each bottle. Now in the redone version it's a flat xP reward. You will never be given more than a 1000xp no matter what level you are. The water fetch quest will never give me more than a 100XP. For me there are a lot of negative changes. They're not game breakers, if anything they just keep you from grinding on challenges, and doing fetch quests for extra XP. The biggest positive is that the game looks beautiful. I love the look of the new game! And it's made it worth it to me. I wanted to point out a couple other changes I noticed. Deo-bombs, Molotovs, and Alcohol no longer take up carrying capacity space(like Riptide) That's Good! Now another bad for me. The Ram's behavior has been changed. Before if a Ram was coming for you you could just climb up on a car, and the Ram would back off and go back, because it can't Ram you. It no longer backs off but will still keep coming for you. This kind of sucks because I used the car tactic a lot to back them off, or to buy time. They're not the hardest things to kill, just let em charge and side step, then hit them in the back.

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  8 лет назад +6

      moremetalthanyou71 Thanks for comment! That was a lot to read haha, in all honesty I stopped playing after I finished it and made this review. I'll admit I missed a load of points that you clearly covered, I'll take my time and find more to go on in my future reviews. Thanks again dude, and happy new year!

    • @Gregbaltzer
      @Gregbaltzer 8 лет назад +10

      Glad you liked it lol. I played the fuck out of Dead Island the first time. I had every achievement in the game for 360....if that's an indicator on how much I love this game, so I noticed a lot of the differences, especially the challenges, right away. I used to grind on the challenges because of slight OCD, and the jumped you up levels, but there's no point anymore.

    • @BrandonBRich
      @BrandonBRich 6 лет назад +5

      Dude I paused the video to read this comment and found this to be a better review. I gotta give props to the “Sparetime Network” for replying to and accepting advice though.

    • @theatomcat6356
      @theatomcat6356 5 лет назад +1

      Dont forget the weapon skin changes

    • @unknownastroid_2240
      @unknownastroid_2240 4 года назад

      I still can’t get online achievements cause no one ever has mics to communicate with

  • @Hellfalcon666
    @Hellfalcon666 4 года назад +4

    Zombies also don't float in water anymore. When you kill them, they stay at the bottom of the pool/ sea/ river. Another thing is the unrealistic color of blood. When you slash of an arm, the blood would be bright red almost cartoonish. I hate the Suiciders when they explode now.

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад +1

      Fuck it.
      How could they ruin so much stuff?

    • @overfaul8976
      @overfaul8976 3 года назад +3

      They shouldn't float because a corpse floats in water only if it has air in the lungs. So, they made corpses more realistic

    • @donaldmcjizlletetz5499
      @donaldmcjizlletetz5499 2 года назад +1

      @@overfaul8976 Wow that’s some good damn logic right there… Here I was reading the initial comment thinking this guy had a point

  • @mr.2cents.846
    @mr.2cents.846 Год назад +2

    I saw a handful of vs videos. And there are plus and cons on both sides. The Definitive Edition has overall better lighting and upgraded graphics. Basically it has the Dying Light engine.
    The original still looks very good and in some situations better. I like the original water better. And you can kick beach balls. And they exchanged some sweet billboards and poster out for pop ads. The trucks in the Definitive Edition look better and sportier.

  • @bigdripjoshuacontrolsthewa5358
    @bigdripjoshuacontrolsthewa5358 7 лет назад +12

    This would be awesome on psvr

  • @christianvance1614
    @christianvance1614 6 лет назад +3

    Analog setting is life on this game.

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад

      I find them really frustrating.
      While I love the idea... the execution... meh.
      At least in PS3, you need to move the right stick up, and then down (or vice versa), in order to atack vertically.
      That's two movements, wich consume a lot of time in a game were the zombies have (leveled) life bars and once they're close start to rain an endless supply of punches on you.
      So analog is pretty useless compared to the fastest and simpler "digital" controls.
      There isn't even a boost in damage!

  • @hyg45
    @hyg45 5 лет назад +5

    I liked the look of the DE edition and how smooth it is, but I hate how they replaced the guns with just the dying light guns. I like the ak74 look in the original but they replace it with some other gun. They didn’t even bother changing the icons for the guns. Like the desert eagle was changed to the police pistol in dying light,. Same goes for the standard pistol, it’s not the m9 anymore and was replaced with another model.
    I know I seem to be very upset with this but I understand that they had to change the models since it was outdated, but I would’ve loved it if they could’ve just retextured the gun and keep the same model. Other than that the game is very well remade lol.

  • @jerryv4717
    @jerryv4717 4 года назад +4

    I remember that sometimes kicking the beach ball sometimes it'll kill the shit out of you lool

  • @ilovecocoscurry
    @ilovecocoscurry 3 года назад

    Good review. I'm gonna pick this up.

  • @Johninadelaide2022
    @Johninadelaide2022 3 года назад

    This version of the game is amazing on surprising hardware. I managed to get it running on an 8th gen Intel NUC

  • @hype_time_gameplay4933
    @hype_time_gameplay4933 8 лет назад +2

    the deal is on until the 23rd of june for owners of the original

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  8 лет назад

      Ah nice! People need to grab it while they can for such a cheap price

  • @mroreo7837
    @mroreo7837 3 года назад +1

    If anyone sees this can you tell me is this game worth the buy or not

  • @That1CrappyGuy
    @That1CrappyGuy 7 лет назад +1

    I'm very pleased with the remaster. Dead Island is one of my favorite games, even though I know many people have a hatred towards it. Big thing I noticed, and it kinda irritates me, is the weapon models. Many of them have changed, some of which is good change, but others were a bad change. Specifically the morning stars, firearms, and the various types of blade weapons. The morning stars in DI were spiked balls attached to a stick, while in DIR it became a skull on a stick or a large metal ball. In this game however, the morning star, both heavy and normal, is just a large stone strapped to a stick. The firearms are also different looking, albeit it doesn't bother me as much. And lastly, the various types of blade weapons had their models either changed or swapped with a different weapon. I don't remember which weapons exactly, but for example, a sickle had the model of the scythe, the scythe had the model of the brutal sickle, the brutal sickle had the model of the exotic scythe, and so on. It's a minor gripe but as someone who put a lot of time in both last gen versions it's something that stuck out to me. The model changes are also very obvious considering that, despite the model changing, the icon for the weapon has stayed. Overall, I would say the models have improved greatly, especially when considering the modified weapon models.
    TL;DR, the weapon models were either changed on a lot of weapons or put onto the wrong weapons, firearms look different, and modified weapons look a lot better.

  • @devin190
    @devin190 2 года назад

    What's the name of the song?

  • @doodiedump9169
    @doodiedump9169 5 лет назад +2

    Logan's eye colour

  • @l3wdlemon708
    @l3wdlemon708 7 лет назад +17

    there is a huge story. spread out through collectibles. also the main story is pretty interesting too, the whole story is actually about Ryder white, we just happen to be in his way.

  • @RyCoke27
    @RyCoke27 5 лет назад +3

    Being a diehard fan of Dead Island (got all characters up to Lv. 50 on my 360), let me tell you a few things off the bat I don't like about definitive DI:
    - Joseph the caretaker from the church (black in original DI) is now white with a moustache
    - Korean brothers Cho and Kwan from warehouse (100% Asian in original DI) are now both white yet still speak in Korean accents
    - audio severely diminished in most Rage activation cases in definitive; original DI, every slice is heard and the Rage intro music (?) is much more dominant while you Rage
    - all vehicles of any colour in original DI (red, purple, etc) will be grey in definitive DI #LAME
    - jumping on top of vehicles (you're safe from all enemies in original DI while atop vehicle hoods) will not help you - run or die, bitch
    - Jessica (resort scene) somehow has the power in definitive DI to flip your vehicle around herself (obvious glitch not found in original DI)
    Gotta say, I think I prefer the original thus far.
    Anyone else got anything?

    • @kevinedward6132
      @kevinedward6132 5 лет назад +3

      The guy you find the morphine for in the hotel is black in the original but in definitive edition he's white, also the posters mission... in the original the posters looked like a missing person but in the new version they are of some ridiculous possing bearded guy looks like a Gillette advert... you can't kick beach balls either and named legendary weapons other than mission ones are just gone... even though they are listed in the mods no-one I know had ever found one. Mission givers don't list rewards when they give you a mission either. I dunno man the new graphics are nice but it just feels like a lazy conversion to Dying lights engine, just no passion or attention to detail and it sticks out when you see it. Oh and you can't get in a car from any side and scoot across to the driver's seat you need to get in drivers side door... :/

    • @RyCoke27
      @RyCoke27 5 лет назад +4

      @@kevinedward6132 RIGHT!? Jesus Christ, would it kill em to just re-release the original as is??? P.S. Shotguns don't blow limbs/faces off anymore either. BOO, Deep Silver!!! BOO!!!

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад

      @@RyCoke27
      WHAT?!
      ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME?
      The shooting was already awful, but now the shotguns can't even blow limbs?

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад +1

      And what's up with all of this Whitewashing?!
      It's pure nonsense!

    • @mr.2cents.846
      @mr.2cents.846 Год назад

      After all I would prefer the original version. Still very beautiful.

  • @FatheredPuma81
    @FatheredPuma81 5 лет назад +4

    I actually played the Definitive Edition a little after I imported my character from the original. To say the least it was terrible.
    Here's my pro's/con's:
    Pros:
    Performance is better
    Looks better
    Dead Island Riptide money system (LOADSAMONEY!)
    Cons:
    Updated physics engine - A lot of weapons are now broken
    Special zombies are immovable tanks - Amazing... just... amazing
    Aggressive Aim Assist
    Ultra low ADS sensitivity (The wombo combo of no headshots!)
    Original Dead Island saves don't work properly forcing you to recreate your character with DISE manually
    Conclusion: Play the original instead it's much better imo.

  • @jaykarhunen6568
    @jaykarhunen6568 4 года назад

    Good review. I liked the background music, but it was a bit too loud for me.

  • @Chey1_
    @Chey1_ 8 лет назад +4

    Is 7.99 worth on ps4?

  • @Luca_Natoli
    @Luca_Natoli 7 лет назад

    both are on sale $10 each on ps4 now, original and riptide

  • @thevaingain5501
    @thevaingain5501 8 лет назад +2

    whats the song bro

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  8 лет назад +1

      The song is by Jeff Kaale, this one is called "If You Want It". His link to Soundcloud is in the description :)

  • @randomvideoguy9336
    @randomvideoguy9336 5 лет назад +3

    Could you cancel out the background music next time it's Hard to hear you

  • @jong4tv
    @jong4tv 3 года назад

    I enjoy the video but the Music makes it hard to hear you in it.

  • @Coebowls03
    @Coebowls03 6 лет назад

    What was the song at the beginning?

  • @mikevsworldofficial
    @mikevsworldofficial 6 лет назад

    song name? ik im 2 yrs late but the song seemed like a nice remix of a classic

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  6 лет назад

      Music is by Jeff Kaale. Can't remember the songs name but his track list is in the description.

  • @Chey1_
    @Chey1_ 8 лет назад +1

    Is it worth 12.99 if I've never played it

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  8 лет назад

      For the price now maybe not. £1.80 was a great price for what the game is, but since going up maybe not. The changes are primarily graphical.

    • @kovacs-qb3wm
      @kovacs-qb3wm 6 лет назад

      Better download hahahha

  • @guzzler8698
    @guzzler8698 4 года назад +1

    Recently bought a 360 cuz if the models of the weapons. Like the pheonix mod had this cool as model where the axe would glow with how hot it was, and in def edition its literally just flame particles. The amount of laziness that went into the remake other than graphics was so infuriating. Basically not worth it.

    • @mr.2cents.846
      @mr.2cents.846 Год назад

      Yes I remember that. The glowing fireman axe. Why did they take so much passion out of the game??? They even remove those sweet sexy billboards and posters.

  • @montiburg9626
    @montiburg9626 4 года назад +1

    So. To all the Sam B mains out there. If you played the OG dead island, and plan to continue as Sam B, don't bother. With the new physics engines from dying light you can no longer send zombies flying.
    Homerun baseball bat only effects walkers ( and, again, because of the new engine they won't go very far. Many will take multiple hits to kill)
    Super disappointed because end game Sam B sent zombies flying across the map. It was fun playing him. Now he's useless.

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад +1

      But why the new physics don't allow that?
      After all, you can throw enemies away in Dying Light.

    • @montiburg9626
      @montiburg9626 4 года назад

      @@jasdanvm3845 I mean. They can still be sent flying to some degree.
      The problem is that when you sent an enemy flying in OG dead island it was an instant kill 99% of the time. You smacked them so hard that once they hit a solid surface they basically exploded. Homerun baseball bat mimics this to a lesser degree.
      With the new physics engine enemy's are no longer barreling through the air. They crumple to the ground. Or maybe they'll get knocked back far enough to give you some room, but that's about it.
      I love Sam B. He's my favorite character personally. But once I game back to the game on ps4 I can't play him knowing how truly powerful he once was.
      If you've never *played* dead island before ignore everything I just said. He's a good character. And you can instant kill most zeds by knocking them over and stomping on their face. You can get through the whole game with just your fist and a baseball bat here and there.

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад

      @@montiburg9626
      Yes I have played, (not as Sam B yet thought).
      So far, my experience when knocking Walkers and Infected down, well it's in No way a 99% kill, more like a 20% chance.
      Are you talking about, like, when you do the trick of jumping and then kicking in the air, wich will always send enemies to the ground?
      Or are you talking about something more violent than that?
      Because I haven't got the Devs Weapon of "Homerun Bat", but I have used the 'Left Hand of Glova', and it throws them away, but it's in no way an assured kill.
      Maybe the (OG) game physics work different with Sam B?

  • @jasdanvm3845
    @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад +1

    2:36
    NO MORE KICKING BALLS?!
    I know it was useless, and that it's probably for the best, cause Techland didn't even knew how to make a ball animation at the time, so it just moves in the most unrealistic way possible, but damn, it was fun.
    With that, the whitewashing, unrealistic blood, broken physics, and what they didi to ma man Sam B gameplay...
    WORST REMAKE EVER!!!!

  • @weecx4271
    @weecx4271 7 лет назад

    I played dead island by my self a few years ago cuz I don't have Xbox live and I want a PS4 and dead island definitive collection then I can experience riptide and online

  • @paulwood1790
    @paulwood1790 7 лет назад

    Tell you whats changed just ran out on my playstation plus and ive got to the prologue and it wont let me advance till ive got some rip off.

    • @thestonergamer420
      @thestonergamer420 6 лет назад +2

      Paul Wood more like you got to set the game to offline mode your in online mode means you need plus hope that helped you because ive been playing for years

    • @paulwood1790
      @paulwood1790 6 лет назад

      GTA54778 YT thank you thats helped me out alot.

  • @unknownastroid_2240
    @unknownastroid_2240 4 года назад

    Playing this on next gen should be better .. hopefully ..

  • @unknownfoopa
    @unknownfoopa 7 лет назад

    what are your specs?

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  7 лет назад

      metrice i7 4770K, 16GB RAM, GTX 970. Thats a rough run down anyway haha

  • @zephiermonka
    @zephiermonka 4 года назад

    Its basically just like dying lights graphics but with no parkouring jesus its such a rip off and by the way can you get the orginal verison on xbox one and ps4?

    • @zephiermonka
      @zephiermonka 4 года назад

      @AMッ actually no its dying lught grand dad hahahahah they were both created by techland

  • @ThisIsNotPictureTube
    @ThisIsNotPictureTube 6 лет назад

    Homerun baseball bat got nerfed, still generally crashes when I try to use steam browser, and it overheats my video cards much worse. Stick with the original

  • @2011Dayle
    @2011Dayle 8 лет назад +1

    Wanna play together I have it on ps4?

    • @SpareTimeNetworkSTN
      @SpareTimeNetworkSTN  8 лет назад

      I honestly would, but I play on PC. This gameplay here was all on PC using an Xbox Controller. Sorry dude :/

  • @aranerem3767
    @aranerem3767 2 года назад

    I enjoyed the game

  • @weecx4271
    @weecx4271 7 лет назад

    Also I had game of the year edition

  • @nerdturd8795
    @nerdturd8795 5 лет назад +3

    I really would love to have this song. I tried searching that SoundCloud account you posted. It's not on it anymore.

    • @nerdturd8795
      @nerdturd8795 5 лет назад +1

      Found it. It's by TV Girl not Jeff Kaael

  • @kirkt104
    @kirkt104 7 лет назад

    Original seemed harder both are great games graphics are awesome

  • @TC70
    @TC70 4 года назад +1

    Dead island defenitive edition is a downgrade. One of sam bs characteristics, being able to knock rams, thugs, and many more enemys to the ground is now neglegable, because of dying lights new engine. The dev mods are now useless as what they did right cant be done with the new physics, ie homerun baseball bat no longer flings any enemy away that isnt infected or walkers. We used to have colored trucks but they replaced most with grey ones, many objects have physics but dying lights engine wont let you interact or move them. Motion blur is horrendus and you cant turn it off. Sam b is still top tier but is not just no longer the best, he underperforms compared to other characters, due to his abilities that made him good no longer working against anything other than infected or walkers. Xp is rewarded in set amounts rather than scaling with level, and because many awesome weapons and skills dont work the way they did before zombies, especially early on and in the city, where you have many few oppertunities for decent weapons and ways to defend yourself without just spamming grenades, makes the zombies in some situations an unstoppable force. Sam bs gimmick was he could knock any enemy to the floor. But now i find my self in corners in the city swarmed with infected and walkers and taking bullshit damage with no way to knock them off or get out because of how badly he was nerfed

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад

      What?!
      WHAT THE FUCK?!
      I haven't played with Sam B yet.
      To know he could knock Thugs and Rams is amazing.
      But seriously.
      HE CAN'T DO IT IN THE D.E.?!
      What's wrong with the mind of whoever made this shit?!

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад

      Also
      How is it possible that they are using Dying Light engine?
      Did Deep Silver paid Techland to make this, er... Remake?

  • @furorfrisii7679
    @furorfrisii7679 5 лет назад +2

    Most dissapointing game EVER. Even on the game case it states '2 player co-op'-but that mode never was implemented.
    Worst graphics, mots anti-climactic after the trailer which had NOTHING to do with the game, dumb fetch missions, NO story, worst voice acting-glitches for everyone.
    Worst-game-ever.
    Never played ANYTHING even remotely created by that studio.

    • @OrangeBox93
      @OrangeBox93 5 лет назад +4

      This is far from the worst game ever. Christ you're a drama queen, who hurt you?

    • @jasdanvm3845
      @jasdanvm3845 4 года назад +1

      You know they went and made Dying Light later, right?

    • @shadowdude2.026
      @shadowdude2.026 2 года назад +1

      I don't care what you say about the game it's a good game as hell

    • @shadowdude2.026
      @shadowdude2.026 2 года назад

      But that's your opinion