Representatives from Dambuster Studios have shared a handful of information about the upcoming Dead Island 2. They mention, among other things, the duration of the game, as well as the enemies present in the game.
Alessio Palumbo, editor of wccftech.com, recently shared his thoughts on a closed trailer for Dead Island 2. During the presentation organized by the publisher (Deep Silver), the journalist also had the opportunity to perform a short interview with representatives of Dambuster Studios. . . The author’s thoughts give some clues to the shape and character of the game to come.
Game time and lack of human opponents.
From the editor’s conversation with Adam Olsson (art director) of Dambuster Studios and Lydia Cockerham (narrative designer), we can glean some interesting information about DI2.
- For the viewer interested not only in the story, but also in some of the side quests, The game should offer an experience of around 20 hours..
- However, this time can be extended by engaging in side activities such as collecting items scattered around the map, cooperating, or finally getting your hands on the game with a different character or skill set.
With curiosity, in the game we will not find human opponents. The repertoire of enemies thrown at the player will consist exclusively of zombies. Asked about the reason for such a decision, the developers replied:
“We wanted to stand out. It’s not the deep, introspective question, ‘Oh, the real monster has always been humans!’ No, in Dead Island 2 we don’t fight people. It’s about ourselves. focus on the real monster, the zombie, i.e. the terrifying creature you’ve seen in the movies. But this time you can tear them apart yourself with your bare hands and your weapons,” Lydia said. Cockerham.
The end of a long and bumpy road
In just over a month, the release of Dead Island 2 is the culmination of an extremely long and difficult path that has been the development cycle of this title. Originally announced in 2014, the game changed developers twice (from Yager Development to Sumo Digital, eventually ending up under the reins of Dambuster Studios), and its release was delayed for years as the character himself even undergoing innumerable modifications. You can read more about it in this news.
Dead Island 2 will launch on March 21 and will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.