Overall and Final Verdict
No matter how many levels or resources you hoard you never truly feel safe while playing Dead Island and I think that can be its ultimate compliment. At any moment a body you overlooked in the corner has a chance to suddenly come to life and attempt to eat your face. You find yourself passively looking over your shoulder from time to time and inching forward rather then running in guns blazing. The game does have its fair share of obvious and predictable jump scares to be sure but for every one there is also a healthy dose of tension building terror.
Is it perfect? No. Dead Island is an ambitious undertaking and feels a bit rough around the edges at times. The story won’t win any awards for originality or vision and the sameness of some side quest NPCs and enemies can be grating at times. However, the overall rush of fighting a horde of enemies and coming out with just enough HP remaining to limp to your next goal is more than enough to have the game be enjoyable, and couple that with the fact you can have this experience seamlessly with three other friends at any moment and Dead Island is a game well worth your time.
