Escape Dead Island
Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.
Escape Dead Island is a zombies, adventure and gore game
developed by Fatshark
and published by Deep Silver.
Released on November 20th 2014 is available only on Windows
in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Polish.
It has received 1,568 reviews of which 967 were positive and 601 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.0 out of 10. š
The game is currently priced at 14.99ā¬ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista x86 SP2 with DirectX 11 Update Installed, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 5450 (1 GB) or GeForce GT 430 (1 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: There is no support for Windows XP or DirectX 9 and below.
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This review is based on 100% completion and 14.9 hours of gameplay. Recommendation: Would I recommend this game? Yes, I would. Itās not without its issues, but as a one-off experience, I actually enjoyed it. This game is definitely different from your typical Dead Island entries , being in third person and adopting a completely unique style. Honestly, the best way I can describe this game is as a āfever dream.ā Itās a weird experience. The first thing most people will notice is the art style, which leans heavily into a comic book aesthetic, with high-contrast colours and bold outlines. I thought this style was really well done and fit the gameās vibe perfectly. For example, when something happens, youāll see comic-style sound cues like āBOOM!ā for explosions or āBZZTā for electricity. Itās unique and executed well. The gameplay itself is where Iām a bit on the fence. While I liked the simplicity, it did feel slow, clunky, and unintuitive at times, which made the game harder than it should have been. My biggest gripe is switching and changing weapons; itās often unresponsive, requiring multiple presses, and it can easily mess up in the middle of combat, which can be frustrating. I enjoyed the weapon progression, thoughāthe katana felt weaker than I expected, so I mostly used the fully upgraded axe, which felt more effective. The guns, particularly the silenced pistol and AR, were useful but mainly in situations where you arenāt completely overwhelmed by zombies. As for the story, āfever dreamā really is the best way to describe it, so I wonāt attempt to explain it here. Still, it was intriguing enough to keep me interested, at least for the first playthrough. The progression from start to finish was done wellāstrange, but effective. The sound design, audio, and music fit well, though there was one part toward the end where my character repeated lines. Iām not sure if that was intentional, but it felt out of place. On New Game Plus, some elements change slightly, which is a nice touch. While I was mainly focused on getting an achievement on this playthrough, the small differences kept it interesting. Overall, itās a decent game for a one-off experience, but itās definitely not for everyone and does come with some frustrations. If you can get past those, itās not too bad. However, I wouldnāt recommend it at full price; wait for a good sale. Since itās an older title that goes on sale frequently, you shouldnāt have trouble finding a good deal. Achievements: The DLC is required for 100%, but itās included with the game. There are a good number of missable achievements, so using a guide is recommended. Some achievements can also be buggy, though theyāre still obtainableājust a bit annoying to get. The achievements in this game arenāt too difficult. Youāll need to complete two full playthroughs from start to end for 100%. With many collectibles and missables due to areas that canāt be revisited, Iād highly recommend following a guide. I used a helpful guide by ALoneWolf42 on TrueAchievements, which includes step-by-step instructions for the base game and DLC content. You can check it out [url= https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Escape-Dead-Island/walkthrough] here. You can complete almost all achievementsācollectibles, kills, and storyāduring your first playthrough if you plan well. In this game, many enemies donāt respawn, appearing only during mission progression, so focus on kill achievements as you go. Once you complete one, move to the next. For collectibles, if youāre following ALoneWolf42ās guide, check the total count at the end of each mission. A useful tip: after each mission, find a save, exit to the main menu and check your gallery to the guide and confirm you have all collectibles from that mission. Some achievements, particularly enemy-specific ones, can be buggy. For example, the achievement for killing a Bouncer while itās in the air was glitchy for me and took over ten tries, in the end I got it with the pistol. These specific achievements can be a bit frustrating. Other than that, the achievements are fairly straightforward if youāre following the guide.
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I am still playing through this, but I am giving this one a recommend as I have been having fun with it. It is fairly linear, but I am digging the story. I got it on sale and I recommend you do the same.
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Shame. If this game is a standalone title and not a dead island game, it would probably have better steam reviews and less hate. Not for players looking for more dead island. Borderlands style graphics+little bit of splinter cell?, dead islandish style combat, mystery after mystery which keeps the player engaged from a narrative perspective. The game also switches between light and dark environments to help keep a good pace. The only problem is running kick+finisher is too OP. And combat is a little janky to a new player at first. 8/10. Worth it on a sale to folks who are interested.
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A solid third person action adventure game. Quite linear overall, writing is about on par with the other Dead Island games (forgettable), but the combat is pretty fun, lots of collectables to find along the way and the use of the camera system to turn the environment into collectables was a neat concept. Controls can be janky at times and lack of ammo at crucial moments like a boss fight can be frustrating, but a great play overall for the price (when its on sale).
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Developer
Fatshark
Publisher
Deep Silver
Release
20 Nov 2014
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