Latest Dead Island Screenshots! Blood and/or guts!
There’s this island, right, and it’s being overrun by the dead. Insensitive people might even call it Dead Island.
I think we all know what to expect from this game. Hitting zombies with things, gratuitous violence, Hawaiian shirts. The trailer was a massive hit thanks to it’s rather soulful and artsy depiction of events in the game, but there is frankly no such thing as a serious zombie game or film. You can be sad about all the dead people if you like, but you still have a game where dead bodies charge around with all the realism of a boat-centaur hybrid. Some of the dead bodies, it would seem, have developed special powers, like the power to be in a straight jacket. You know, they’re even producing a novelisation. Really? ‘John smashed the zombie’s face in with a lamp. It was sticky. Damn, he thought, I’m so upset by all these zombies.’
To enjoy Dead Island, I feel we should focus on the simple, unadulterated fun aspects. Let’s not detract from what will sell this game- amusing ways to fight zombies, and lovely graphics. Speaking of which, here are some new screenshots! Click for the full-size versions.
This black gentleman appears to enjoy urban fashion and prominently displayed jewellery. I bet he says the M word, sooner or later.
The island is actually called 'Banoi', which has its own mythological connection to the dead.
One day, a woman in a game will be dressed appropriately. This is not it.
'Going down!' or possibly 'It's hammer time!' or even 'Don't lose your head!'. You get the idea.
This chap was partaking of the 'extra' services offered by the resort's massage parlour.
Lovely lighting effects highlight the bloated pus sacks on the fellow at the back. 'This is not my best angle', he wails as his failing, putrescent body becomes a perverse weapon.
Stoke-on-Trent, yesterday.
[sociable]
