The New Dead Island Trailer

[nikvoodoo]

That does look pretty damn cool. It reminds me of the Burn Notice ad before the fall season began this year with the whole reversing to tell the story line. It begins with all this gunfire and explosions and eventually rewinds back to Sam sitting at a table with a beer, and Michael holding a dossier that gets shot by a sniper.

[fraggot]

I just can't wait to see some actual gameplay of it, hopefully it's not disappointing at all. If it's anything like Left 4 Dead, it'll be a winner in my books. It looks like it'll be more story heavy versus Left 4 Dead, but that's not a bad thing.

[Zombiehead]

My favorite part is when the little girl turned. Zombie kids rule. Crawling torsos are better.

[Wicked Sid]

My favorite part is when the little girl turned. Zombie kids rule. Crawling torsos are better.

What about crawling kid torsos...? *Shiver*

[Pteranodon]

Saw it today thanks to BoingBoing..... (knew someone would mention it here!) closest I've ever come to tears from a video game trailer.... but the Hawaiian-shirt zombie looks COOL!

(trying not to rant here) They really made something sublime out of this silly video game preview....

[fraggot]

i can definitely see the how this could be like heavy rain, man if this is another ps3 exclusive im gonna be soo pissed

Nah, it's coming out for Xbox, 360 and PC according to numerous sources.

[Reddeyez32]

Wow that trailer was awesome. Made you make a emotional contact with it. Definitely going to pick this up when it comes out.

[Ra1th]

someone once started a thread asking why the we're alive crew doesnt use melee weapons, i'd like to reference this trailer as exactly why we dont use melee weapons.

[Ra1th]

http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/02/18...railer?show=HD

interesting analysis, so its gonna be first person melee combat? i'd just like to say that melee fighting zombies would suck i'll take firearms any day, unless i had a lightsaber or somethign that would change things

[OmegaBlackZero]

They are attempting to create a "zombie simulation" on an island resort, so finding firearms is going to be much more rare than they are in most zombie stories. Personally, I think their approach on less firearms and more melee is a great approach, and will make the game much more tense than other previous games. Left 4 Dead for example never had you really worried about ammo and firearms, they were always available and conservation was never a big deal, but at the same time, the only way that L4D achieved any suspense was by throwing large numbers at you in a frantic pace. There really was never any sort of emotion attachment in the game, which, in my opinion, is one of the most important aspects of any great zombie story. I'm praying that Dead Island will put a strong emphasis on the emotional aspects and character development.