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Dead Island |OT| Island of the Dead
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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Got a physical copy of this yesterday from Amazon, but activated on Steam and downloaded the fixed/actual retail version. Played for 30 minutes or so and didn't notice any problems. Hope they open up some advanced graphics option because I have plenty of headroom. Afterburner had me running at an average of 140 fps.
Played 5 hours so far. This game is awesome I hope the initial problems don't put people off.
The only bug I've encountered is that stairs seem to be completely broken. I almost got stuck in an underground bathroom.
Also, has anyone had any luck finding a metal scrap? I need 2 to build my ripper mod and I have never seen one. Seems odd.
The only bug I've encountered is that stairs seem to be completely broken. I almost got stuck in an underground bathroom.
Also, has anyone had any luck finding a metal scrap? I need 2 to build my ripper mod and I have never seen one. Seems odd.
bluedeviltron
Member
Are you guys who are just delighted with it on PC not playing coop? It's still completely broken for me. Even the Send Invites button is unresponsive.
Dead Prince
Banned
how long is story? when i made it to the lighthouse tower it was
complete. story seems short.
8%
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
Think of it as Hardcore Mode.tjohn86 said:
If you see that, it means matchmaking is currently down. Many are thinking the coop functionality/constant player search might have been the cause of the stuttering, so they're probably trying to rectify the situation. I seriously doubt it won't be fixed today.bluedeviltron said:
Edit: Played with a few friends yesterday and even a few from GAF, it's great fun in terms of coop. Only major bummer is that zombies spawn in the exact same area, and do the exact same thing. See a zombie beating on a door? It'll be there the next time you load the game, banging on that same door. Lame. They seriously need to look into random spawning in the future. Call up the L4D team and get some director action going.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Game sure does look great and run well. Getting 150-200+ fps at all times.
I'm completely addicted as well, can't stop doing quests. Very fun game.
I'm completely addicted as well, can't stop doing quests. Very fun game.
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
Luigi87 said:
Dead Prince
Banned
i know. that's why i asked about storytjohn86 said:
should have said main story then.SirButterstick
Banned
DrBo42 said:
I couldn't get my MP issues worked out last night after you asked me about it. I also ran into some of the stuttering bug, but a quick restart fixed that for the rest of the night.
Loving this game so far, although I wish it was a bit more 'grim.' Again, if anyone wants to do some MP, add me on Steam. ID: ageis
GruntOfAction
Member
Luigi87 said:
"How are early are" Great grammar checking skills there Penny Arcade.
One of my favorite aspects of the game is the tension it creates. Was playing with 2 friends last night, as we got to a new urban area of the game, our party got split up. My heart was in my throat when I realized I was alone, nearly dead, and my closest teammate was a few blocks away. Nothing like running for your life while the undead is rampaging behind you. Hearing a zombie howl in that game still creeps me out a little and I'm never effected by games and movies. Condemned was the only other game this gen to make me feel this way, and that's a compliment to DI.
Forget which one, but one of the reviewers skipped all the side missions after Act 1 and it took him 20 hours to beat (or was it 25?). 20-25 hours seemed to be the consistent play through time in most reviews from what I saw and we have no idea how many side missions they did.
IIRC my party was ~17% through the game last night and we put in 14 or so hours.
While I'm hesitant to believe one runs better than the other, it's possible that while both versions run well, one version (360 possibly in this case) has less frame rate drops and less tearing. This would indicate it runs better while not necessarily saying the ps3 version runs poorly.
I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 version had slightly better shaders (only took a quick peak but the textures looked the same, it's the shaders that I question on the 360 version) while the 360 version may have slightly better performance. That's just a quick guess judging from the impressions here and some pics.
Basically both versions have their positives and drawbacks. How much it matters depends on your preference (some people are immune to tearing for example) or your console bias (PS3 version is crappy if your a 360 fanboy or the 360 version is the crappy version if your a PS3 fanboy for example).
DMPrince said:
Forget which one, but one of the reviewers skipped all the side missions after Act 1 and it took him 20 hours to beat (or was it 25?). 20-25 hours seemed to be the consistent play through time in most reviews from what I saw and we have no idea how many side missions they did.
IIRC my party was ~17% through the game last night and we put in 14 or so hours.
DryvBy2 said:
While I'm hesitant to believe one runs better than the other, it's possible that while both versions run well, one version (360 possibly in this case) has less frame rate drops and less tearing. This would indicate it runs better while not necessarily saying the ps3 version runs poorly.
I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 version had slightly better shaders (only took a quick peak but the textures looked the same, it's the shaders that I question on the 360 version) while the 360 version may have slightly better performance. That's just a quick guess judging from the impressions here and some pics.
Basically both versions have their positives and drawbacks. How much it matters depends on your preference (some people are immune to tearing for example) or your console bias (PS3 version is crappy if your a 360 fanboy or the 360 version is the crappy version if your a PS3 fanboy for example).
KoreanBarbecue
Member
I've got a question for everyone else playing here...
When you talk to a person who buys/sell stuff, is there any way to sort/see what weapons you currently have equipped so you don't accidentally sell something you want to keep? So far it seems that weapons are just listed, with no designation as to whether they're currently equipped or not.
When you talk to a person who buys/sell stuff, is there any way to sort/see what weapons you currently have equipped so you don't accidentally sell something you want to keep? So far it seems that weapons are just listed, with no designation as to whether they're currently equipped or not.
Neuromancer
Member
I'd say it's basically Borderlands + Dead Rising + Fallout 3 + Far Cry 2 + Condemned. In other words, it's awesome.GlamFM said:
SkoomaSuckinSwit
Member
"Waaata!!" I love Xian Mei's flying front kick.
4-player campaign co-op games, so awesome with friends.
Dead Island is this year's Left4Dead/Borderlands-like shining star.
4-player campaign co-op games, so awesome with friends.
Dead Island is this year's Left4Dead/Borderlands-like shining star.
Backfoggen
Banned
I'm talking about review scores.DennisK4 said:
Neuromancer
Member
Good point, I added ittjohn86 said:
KoreanBarbecue
Member
KageMaru said:
Guh, so annoying. I know, there's a buyback option, but that's no excuse for such a shoddy buying/selling system.
Dead Prince
Banned
Sounds good. So i guess sidequest doesn't affect main story then. I wish i could kill the NPC just for fun like in Deus ex lol.KageMaru said: