Dead Island Trailer

It's not often that a zombie trailer evokes any emotion other than "God, not another zombie game," but Dead Island is the rare exception. It's a very melancholic trailer played in reverse of the events that actually happen in the story. Not much is shown from the sad trailer, but from previous trailers that have been released, it will be a first-person survival-horror game in which you can only use melee weapons. Looks neat, and the story looks pretty interesting as well. I can't wait to get my hands on it, despite how over-saturated the zombie market is these days.

Other game devs take note: Make a sad trailer, pique many gamers' interest.

UPDATE: After reading the following article over at IGN, there is quite a bit more to the game than just "Zombie-styled survival-horror with melee combat" Apparently there are VERY few guns that exist, and all of the weapons degrade over time.



Based on this video, there's a lot of in-depth model deformation that will be able to take place as you hack-and-slash zombies. The game is slated for "Sometime in 2011" for the usual trio of devices (PC/360/PS3). Also, there is supposed to be an RPG system where your character gets stronger as you progress through the game, which is an interesting system that is (as of yet) unimplemented in a serious Survival-horror game (Dead Rising is campy/comedic more than serious) As a fan of games like Silent Hill 2, I'm definitely looking forward to this new title in the genre.

Dead Island is being developed in collaboration by Techland and Deepsilver Games.