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    #92
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    discuss guys and gals.

    cant wait for this although think its been pushed back again:mad:

    hope it will be worth it!!!!


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    #93
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    its gonna suck balls

    the trailer had absolutely nothing to do with the game

    at all


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    #94
    deathrider
    Registered Users Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    I saw the trailer and thought that it was fantastically done. After that though, I haven't seen any screen shots, gameplay, or even a read up about what style of game it is. So I'm not hyped, but it's still early days :)


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    #95
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    i know the two vids had v little to do with game but they looked fantastic also the gamestop crew have been talking this up for ages for some reason?? oh yeah sales duh lol


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    #96
    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Helix wrote: »
    its gonna suck balls

    the trailer had absolutely nothing to do with the game

    at all

    How exactly does that marketing decision tell you that the people who actually made the game did a bad job? As far as I'm aware there are no gameplay videos out yet, so you're basically getting stroppy over the stylistic choice made by the people in charge of the trailer.

    There's a huge number of videos on youtube claiming to be gameplay but it's just screenshots. ****.


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    #97
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Zillah wrote: »
    How exactly does that marketing decision tell you that the people who actually made the game did a bad job? As far as I'm aware there are no gameplay videos out yet, so you're basically getting stroppy over the stylistic choice made by the people in charge of the trailer.

    im basing it on talking to people whove played it, the history of the development team involved, and the fact that the pitch of the game is so dire


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    #98
    penev10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    I think the key thing will be keeping the melee combat interesting. Maybe if it isn't too combat heavy and focusses more on surviving etc they'll get away with it. From what I've seen though there appears to be alot of skull-smashing which could get dull unless they add some form of variety to it.


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    #99
    DaveDaRave
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭DaveDaRave


    Is there anything to indicate this game will be remotely good ?

    (trailer is irrelevant)


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    #100
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    DaveDaRave wrote: »
    Is there anything to indicate this game will be remotely good ?

    (trailer is irrelevant)

    absolutely nothing


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    #101
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Here, http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71287141

    And seven pages of it here.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70694607


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    #102
    Benzino
    Registered Users Posts: 3,802 ✭✭✭Benzino


    Another trailer for it

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI36BPAQ-jM


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    #103
    steve_
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭steve_


    I expect a large underground lab beneath the island run by some ominous figure.


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    #104
    AnCapaillMor
    Registered Users Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    steve_ wrote: »
    I expect a large underground lab beneath the island run by some ominous figure.

    Or an international corporation called rain coat or something to that effect.


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    #105
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I'm pretty sure there'll be zombies in it as well.


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    #106
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Has anybody been keeping up to date with this on their Facebook page? If not, you really should here!

    Gametrailers has released some in-game footage and I have to say that it looks incredible. Most definitely going to be a purchase for me! You can watch the footage here

    Just some stuff from the footage -

    25-30 hours of gameplay
    Co-op mode

    I also really like how each Zombie has different levels, so you know which ones to avoid, or that there's many different types of ones, so you really have to strategically decide which one you want to attack first.


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    #107
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,481 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Have to say, really liking how this is looking

    Here is the vid on yootoob

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKcsImtYaFU


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    #108
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,481 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    This is actually looking like a mix of Borderlands, Fallout & Left 4 Dead. Brilliant!


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    #109
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Wow this looks unbelievable! I was a little worried that they were just showing cinematic sequences and trailers. I can definitely see myself walking through a jungle area with a machete getting nervous waiting for something to jump out :P


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    #110
    Q_Ball
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Q_Ball


    4 player co-op! I wish I had friends! :D


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    #111
    omerin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭omerin


    There something fundamentally wrong with killing zombies during the day.

    I didn't enjoy LFD2 as much as i could have becasue of it. Nightime creates more tension.


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    #112
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,481 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ya definitely keep it to the night time but nice to have a change. Plus when the storm hits the island, it looks like it will be getting pretty dark and rainy = great atmosphere. Love the mission structure and ability to get into cars.


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    #113
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The splashy UI, glib achievements and one liners seem a world away from the dramatic, tense CGI trailer we saw all those months ago. From that video though, it looks like the game is going to be a mix of Far Cry 2 (what a waste of potential that game was) with Dead Rising. That's not a bad thing, but the game seems to be less "serious" than it originally suggested it might be, and more a gory actioner.


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    #114
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The later footage, when the storm hits, makes it look a lot darker so perhaps we could get a mix between gory action and darker themes.


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    #115
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The later footage, when the storm hits, makes it look a lot darker so perhaps we could get a mix between gory action and darker themes.
    Well it looks a lot darker because there's less light in the sky ;) By darker I kinda meant that I'd hope perhaps the game would explore the drama, tension, and general hopelessness of a zombie plague, rather than the "woo zombies - let's attach C4 to my knife!!" mindset. I admit it's probably still too early to tell, but that video doesn't make me think Dead Island is going to be the "Dawn of the Dead" of videogames.


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    #116
    [Deleted User]
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    pixelburp wrote: »
    Well it looks a lot darker because there's less light in the sky ;) By darker I kinda meant that I'd hope perhaps the game would explore the drama, tension, and general hopelessness of a zombie plague, rather than the "woo zombies - let's attach C4 to my knife!!" mindset. I admit it's probably still too early to tell, but that video doesn't make me think Dead Island is going to be the "Dawn of the Dead" of videogames.

    It's probably best not to judge the game by the early stages seen in that footage. There probably are going to be themes as suggested in the earlier trailers - it is likely that the woman you're controlling is the same one from the trailers, though this is probably just sheer presumption on my part. Either way, it looks like it could be thoroughly enjoyable.


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    #117
    tonydude
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    looking very good, a defo purchase i feel


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    #118
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    I checked it and I love all, but one thing: that cod style xp pop ups while smashing stuff is annoying. It makes it way too arcadish.

    So far everything else looks pretty solid. Love the body physics and the way combat goes.

    Still no date on this one?


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    #119
    D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    Yeah just watched the video, I was not interested before but now I am, co-op is always fun, even if the game is terrible.


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    #120
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    I wanted to take it seriously, but the main character wouldn't shut the hell up.


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    #121
    Notorioux
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Notorioux


    September 9 C'MON!!! :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXTbWiy5tZo


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