Dead Island

  • Thread starter Neal
  • 206 comments
  • 13,160 views
Time_Attack
There is some pretty good **** in the prison. At places you find piles and piles of ammo.
Click to expand...

Yep, the prison/hospital end up being pretty great. The gunplay in Dead Island is actually a lot of fun so its a shame that most of the game forces you to only use guns/ammo when absolutely necessary do to the lack of ammo. I hadn't played in a few weeks, but on PC at least it seems that they increased the amount of ammo you can hold as Purna even before putting points in the survival skill that lets you hold more.

Finally finished the game last night. Played through the whole game in co-op with one of my friends. We did all side quests (as far as I know) and it took a little over 32 hours.

Extremely fun game when played with friends. 👍
 
Looks like the DLC is finally coming out next Tuesday. 4 survival arenas and a new weapon. On Steam at least I know it's free if you preordered the game, otherwise it will cost $9.99 if I read correctly. Should be pretty fun and all XP and items carry over to the main game.
 
I'd say the new DLC Ryder White will assuage anyones' need for gunplay.

Very late in getting this game but I'm having a lot of fun. I'll try the co-op after I've done the rest - lots tougher that way. 28 hours into it and barely half way through the town map...
 
Did you set the number of co-op player slots to friends only or public? You can also select to be notified if any players are nearby. I did that by mistake last week and there were names popping up all over the place.
 
MeanElf
Did you set the number of co-op player slots to friends only or public? You can also select to be notified if any players are nearby. I did that by mistake last week and there were names popping up all over the place.
Click to expand...

The problem was that i was playing on Lan Gaming and not on PSN network gaming. I fixed that. However i find the coop with ramdom users a bit bad. I can not write anything since there is no chat so not a lot of users help me in my quests :s
 
Glad you got that sorted, and yeah, you really need headphones and a mic for online with DI - plus headphones give a far better experience with all the sounds going on.

Like I said on the other thread, be careful in random co-op as there are a ship-load of team killers out there with hacked weapons and nothing better to do than cause grief. Some have weapons that you cannot see such as the grenade launcher.

I would offer to help but am playing Tomb Raider for the next few weeks at least. Once I can get some time to rejoin DI I'll send you a FR. I have over three hundred hours on DI (sad, I know) therefore I know the missions so no mic will be no problem.
 
MeanElf
Glad you got that sorted, and yeah, you really need headphones and a mic for online with DI - plus headphones give a far better experience with all the sounds going on.

Like I said on the other thread, be careful in random co-op as there are a ship-load of team killers out there with hacked weapons and nothing better to do than cause grief. Some have weapons that you cannot see such as the grenade launcher.

I would offer to help but am playing Tomb Raider for the next few weeks at least. Once I can get some time to rejoin DI I'll send you a FR. I have over three hundred hours on DI (sad, I know) therefore I know the missions so no mic will be no problem.
Click to expand...

Thank you for the info! I actually have a mic a friend of mine gave it to me, unfortunately i don`t know how to use it. It is already on the PlayStation Bluetooth devices list but i can`t get it to work on any game (GT5 or DI) :(
 
I had a bluetooth headpiece and the mic never seemed to work for me either on GT5. Now I have a Turtle Beach headphone set plugged in (helps as I play at night on my 'days' off when the rest of the household is asleep.)
 
Got this game along with a few friends because we didn't have any co-op games to play. Any idea if there's a fix to the XP glitch? I'm getting XP from both Side and Main missions, yet my friends are only getting XP from kills :confused:
 
You are talking about Dead Island aren't you? I doubt very much DS will issue another patch after so long. There was just the one for PS3 if I recall and that was a month or so after launch.

I never had any problems when doing co-op though, well, not like that.
 
Sorry to bump an old thread but Dead Island is the free game of the month on xboxlive. The ironic part is that I was just talking about buying this game during the week. Glad I waited and was able to get it for free.

Started playing this over the weekend with a friend and we TRULY enjoy it. The game is so beautiful. Its a perfect mix between Far Cry 3 and Dead Rising. Excellent co-op game. I am around level 18 and the enemies are getting much more difficult. My only complaint is the loot is not shared. So if you are not communicating or are not quick enough, you might miss a lot of loot.
 
Last edited:
CAMAROBOY69
...My only complaint is the loot is not shared. So if you are not communicating or are not quick enough, you might miss a lot of loot.
Click to expand...
Yeah, you have to watch that. You will all get mission rewards though.

It's a lot of fun doing co-op, just be sure your gameplay online slots are on 'friends only' as there are a lot of hackers who enjoy jumping into online games and griefing other players with rocket launchers, unlimited ammo guns or grenades and the like.

Enjoy the game, I have spent over four hundred hours on it :)
 
MeanElf
Yeah, you have to watch that. You will all get mission rewards though.

It's a lot of fun doing co-op, just be sure your gameplay online slots are on 'friends only' as there are a lot of hackers who enjoy jumping into online games and griefing other players with rocket launchers, unlimited ammo guns or grenades and the like.

Enjoy the game, I have spent over four hundred hours on it :)
Click to expand...
Found out something interesting about the money and loot. If you are very close to your team mates you do indeed collect the money together. My guess is you have to be closer than 10 feet to the other players. If you get further away, you don't share the money. So, stay with your team. ;)

My co-op partner and I hit level 22 last night. Then we started another character so we could play with another friend that just picked up the game.

Also found this interesting bug last night. Yes it was drivable. :lol:

IMG_20140203_184927.jpg
 
Last edited:
Hey guys!

I like this game, even though I never finished it. I will go back and restart it sometime. But I got to ask:

My game freezes for just a fraction of a second everytime I'm about to be surprised by a zombie... Is that normal? It kind of ruins the whole experience for me :/
 
ell470
Hey guys!

I like this game, even though I never finished it. I will go back and restart it sometime. But I got to ask:

My game freezes for just a fraction of a second everytime I'm about to be surprised by a zombie... Is that normal? It kind of ruins the whole experience for me :/
Click to expand...
It does regularly freeze like that, you'll get used to it though. The game is famous for its glitches, but once you know them you can get on with enjoying it.
 
MeanElf
It does regularly freeze like that, you'll get used to it though. The game is famous for its glitches, but once you know them you can get on with enjoying it.
Click to expand...

Cool! Good to know! I bought it full price at launch so I feel like I have to play through it sooner or later ;)
 
ell470
Cool! Good to know! I bought it full price at launch so I feel like I have to play through it sooner or later ;)
Click to expand...
I'm sure you'll have a fun time. Okay, it's not for everyone yet the location on a tropical island gives it a very different feel to other zombie games. The best tip I can give anyone, is never be afraid to run if it looks like you are going to get swamped.
 
I'm playing on PC and I'm encountering something that I'm guessing is a bug but I'm not sure. Objects you can interact with (either take or move or something like that, like drinks, water, weapons and objects blocking doors from inside) shine through walls and other obstacles.

This really hinders the experience because it's a dead giveaway that the structure can be entered, spoiling part of my exploring nature. Anyone else have this, or know if this is intended or a bug?
 
Last edited:
I truly think with a good group of friends this is easily one of the best games for the 360 in recent history along with Borderlands 1. The squeal though is a whole 'nother story. I did not like it near as much at at. I'm I the only one to feel this way?
 
Capt Air
I truly think with a good group of friends this is easily one of the best games for the 360 in recent history along with Borderlands 1. The squeal though is a whole 'nother story. I did not like it near as much at at. I'm I the only one to feel this way?
Click to expand...
The sequel to Dead Island? There are other who didn't like DI: Riptide as much. I thought it was a great blast though, plenty of good new weapons, including a powerful sniper rifle and a rocket launcher. The new zombies were an interesting addition too, as were the various landmines.
 
MeanElf
The sequel to Dead Island? There are other who didn't like DI: Riptide as much. I thought it was a great blast though, plenty of good new weapons, including a powerful sniper rifle and a rocket launcher. The new zombies were an interesting addition too, as were the various landmines.
Click to expand...

I could just never get into it, it had the same grasp of the game concept but I felt that the designers couldn't get the same feel.
 
Capt Air
I could just never get into it, it had the same grasp of the game concept but I felt that the designers couldn't get the same feel.
Click to expand...
It was different in some ways, but if you didn't like it, then fair enough. You only have until early next year for Dying Light which should be a lot more like the original in its originality vibe.
 

Similar threads

TetsuKobura
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Releases February 1, 2024 on PS4/PS5 and PC
Replies
1
Views
1K
JackRyanWMU
JackRyanWMU
Veinz
Sons of the Forest
Replies
3
Views
1K
Veinz
Veinz
sejtur
Persona 3 Reload
Replies
1
Views
1K
sejtur
sejtur
sirjim73
Beyond Good and Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition - releases 25 June 2024
Replies
5
Views
2K
SPhilli911
SPhilli911
666666
Xbox one S help needed
Replies
1
Views
631
Meythia
Meythia

Latest Posts

Back