Dead Island 2 Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast

[@wyrmslayer1991]

“Hey Andy, wanna be on the Dead Island 2 review?” “I mean I didn’t play it and I’m not going to, but sure I guess?”

[@The_Babe]

Right? I'm tired of there being game reviewers who don't even actually play the game lol

[@psitsnate954]

They are there as the audience conduit. Asking questions that people watching who haven’t played the game may want to know. They aren’t providing a score for review, just participating in the discussion with the reviewers.

[@wyrmslayer1991]

@@psitsnate954 Absolutely! I was just cracking a joke. I’m not nearly as bothered by it as the other person who replied seems to be. I’ve actually noticed that usually when they have someone on who hasn’t played the game, they take some time to make sure they have a topic to speak on in the second half of the episode about whatever they have been playing. I just noticed that Andy’s part of the show was very small this time around and made a bad joke about it.

[@wade_says]

“Red fall will be better than this” LOL what a joke.

[@WhatsUpWithIan]

Funny, I dropped Dying Light 2 roughly half way through the story and never came back to it. But I am absolutely enthralled with Dead Island 2. Story is paper thin but the side quests and the characters you meet through them is what shines through.

[@0Gumpy0]

Seems like something I'll pick up on a steam sale in two years when I need some dumb fun

[@nigelmartin35]

Mike's second straight Gamescast. You love to see it!

[@glassjaw0172]

Sounds like a good 20 dollar pickup for me at some point. I like a good mindless podcast game.

[@LeoTheCollectorPlays]

Im absolutly loving Dead Island 2, as a huge fan of the first game and riptide (got both platinum trophies) this game is such a treat, from gameplay, characters and exploration is what i needed for it to be. Im about 30 hours in and is definitely a game i will get the platinum for, I'm in the 1% of fans that was actually waiting for this to release and so far it hasn't disappointed, the new Flesh system is insane, some of the best skin ripping and bone breaking visuals i have seen in a game.

[@MKGamingByMunish]

I agreed with most of the review but what was really upsetting is that not once did anyone mention the revolutionary new system called FLESH. It’s what made the game more enjoyable for me and would love for you all to discuss this in a separate video. In ending, I would give the game a 3.5/5

[@AlexN798]

Does Mike know this isn't done by techland? when talking about no grappling hook etc that was never going to be included this is dead island not dying light

[@Sam-sd5si]

Mike doesn't know who Techland is. He just talks lol sometimes about the topic at hand

[@stephentylersterling]

Loved the first two games in this series, very much looking forward to this new entry

[@MKGamingByMunish]

Blessing, the first 30 mins is just the introduction. Every new game has to be played for at least 2 hours and I think you’d enjoy it a lot more at that point. The skill upgrades 2 hours in make the game and combat feel more fluid.

[@mojotheclown82]

Greg at 54:00 is absolute S Tier 😂😂

[@Mauro019]

How much Money did you spend jajjaajjajaa

[@acadiansm]

whats the replayability like? any new game plus?

[@elit3_tubbs106]

Dead Island 1 is always in my top 5 games not because of it being a good game, but because me and my friend played it for hours on end & had so much fun. We used to openly take the mick at the characters and how poorly written & fake deep it was. This sounds like it’s gonna be very similar l and just mindless dumb fun. My friend and I will be picking it up day 1. Our almost decade long wait for this game has finally arrived. Can’t wait.

[@deshaunfortune912]

As a person who only started playing Dead Island after the 2nd game was finally given a proper release date, and hasn't played either Dying Light games, this games sounds perfect to me. I just want an updated Dead Island and that's what I'm getting.

[@AlexN798]

If anyone was expecting anything more than a 3/5 you're a fool this looks like a great dumb fun zombie game which sounds pretty good for me

[@mrmack3176]

And that’s what dead island always was so these reviews are weird

[@AlexN798]

@@mrmack3176 Yeah i feel like greg somewhat implied that but the rest just seemed to have over estimated this game

[@Seitenwerk]

@@mrmack3176 Dead Island 1 was fresh and unique and did very very well what it attempted. Then the developers lost the name and moved on to create Dying light. One of the best genre games with over hundreds of hours gameplay and genius parkour open world action rpg mixture. They also added new content even years after the game game out. Then they topped it with dying light 2. Now Dead Island 2 on the other hand, is the publishers attempt, who lost the team who made part 1, to continue it but its basically a short 20hours grounded dead island 1 far from what dying light delivered

[@jake51515]

This game does look fun. Im excited to try it! Hipefully vendors either sell ammo or you can craft. I know in the OG you can buy ammo in certain portions of the game. To me the biggest downside of this game is no new game plus.

[@KindaFunnyGames]

You can buy OR craft once you obtain the blueprint for ammo! - Greg

[@Roberto-Blanco]

Thanks for your thoughts on Fallen Order, Andy. It sounds like the issues I had with the game are still present, so I’ll just watch your play through on KZbin to get ready for Survivor. LOL!

[@pinksuithenry7560]

Honestly forgot this game was releasing, where was the marketing?

[@francistein8409]

7 years ago

[@pinksuithenry7560]

@@francistein8409 of what? There was like one or two trailers wasn't there? Over the course of that time

[@francistein8409]

@@pinksuithenry7560 thats the joke

[@iortizjunior]

Personally I'm still picking up the game day1. Not many current games like it on the market besides Dying light 2. It looks fun. It'll keep me entertained for the week until Jedi Survivor and Tears of the Kingdom.

[@maddoggnick96]

This is KFG Vol. 2, Episode 174 (Episode 426 overall)

[@dejjibd424]

Thanks for the review guys

[@zachmiller8757]

Could be late on this but dying light 2 added a gore update to compete against dead islands gore engine

[@MRayGames]

3 "nutcases" and counting for an 8/10 score so far. God bless you SBM haha

[@LordChankaXKhan]

Sounds like you guys just want another Dying Light. For half of the this video you guys compared this to Dying Light and wanted Dead Island to have the same movement system, environment and story telling. When literally that’s why the original Dead Island team split up in the first place to make Dying Light. So why would Dead Island just become Dying Light when there is a reason why they named different things?

[@KirkRedgate]

Dead Island 2 is way better than Dying Light 2, It's not even close. LA is gorgeous and full of detail, I enjoyed exploring every location. The fact you have guns already blows DL2 out of the water. I give it 8/10.

[@stitchfan08]

I do agree that dying light characters and story is much better than both dead island games

[@zvolchen117]

Huh, I was very disappointed with Dying Light 2. I thought it was a step back in every aspect from ghe first game except the traversal.

[@shamnarayan9582]

Oh really, i am playing that now and think it's awesome but i didnt play the first one.

[@rad6666]

Wrong it was much better

[@BoomSlang001]

That's very interesting. 3/4 of the way through DL1 I was ready for it to be over. Whereas, with DL2 I kept going back for the gameplay loop. Beyond that, the voice acting was atrocious in DL1 due to budget constraints and translation issues, and we got Rosario Dawson among the rest of the cast with maybe 1 or 2 stinkers in there. The graphics are some of the best with raytracing enabled on PC - and it still runs very well. Both had bad endings though, which I think soured the experience for KF and others.

[@TheMysticCastle42]

Had no clue this game was coming out. Poor marketing

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

Intentional marketing. They know this is going to get people who go ooo a new game when they open their store, and people when it goes on sale in 3 weeks. They know marketing for this game is just more money sunk.

[@habiskybombdigy2900]

Its on store pages I have seen if for months. Its a zombie game what marketing we know what we're in for anyone expecting more is brain dead

[@Kmaitland89]

You weren't paying attention. They did a whole marketing beat last month, including moving it's release date up a weak to get out of Jedi: Survivors way.

[@MKGamingByMunish]

This game must at least be nominated for best visuals. It might not win but it’s worth the nom!

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

These games are always way more fun co op

[@UberMozzie]

you guys picked the most dry slayers thats why lol

[@Kmaitland89]

See I really liked the no fast travel in Fallen Order. Dathomer was my favorite planet... the fuck? lol

[@jackcall3815]

So did Greg like Days Gone or Dead Island 2 more?

[@anteupartist9462]

How can you even compare those two games!? Totally different ply styles and concepts. Days gone was and still is AMAZING. That being said looking forward to paying and having dumb fun with DI2

[@jackcall3815]

@@anteupartist9462 not really asking for a comparison, just more of which one did he find more enjoyment playing. I thought Days Gone was fantastic, and I also look forward to DI2

[@Dhaffey90]

Where did Andy get his shirt??

[@jjak1991]

Thought embargo was Thursday?

[@neojd]

According to Karak, they only moved the date back for some reviewers.

[@JAYBARI_]

What about the intro? Is there a “who do you voodoo bi$&h type” intro?

[@KindaFunnyGames]

No! :( - Greg

[@JAYBARI_]

@@KindaFunnyGames ahhhh man :(

[@geoafe66]

Played about 10 hours. I agree with what you guys said but I have to say I'm enjoying it. It's just turn your brain off dumb fun.

[@BrandonVersus]

For how long the game took to come out, it sucks it’s a mid ass game. Great review guys!

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

Idk what anybody expected though, to be honest. Dead Island was a mid game back then 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@hotdogstandman]

It hasn’t came out yet, hard to call it mid

[@zombieimpact2790]

I doubt it's mid. Quite a few reviewers think it's great.

[@Bfr3shBrian]

Seems like they missed the mark on this one a little, and I'm not just talking about 48:54 oof

[@shamnarayan9582]

So Dead on Arrival Island?

[@shamnarayan9582]

I have played it now, it's actually really good. Thoroughly enjoyed myself playing this.

[@darthvaderthegamecat]

Y’all just hate zombie games. This game looks like a blast

[@niceblight]

"It's a bland fluff game." Saved ya'll 57 minutes.

[@Amouroso]

I love hearing these guys talk games and shoot the shit tbh, don’t only come for a 5 word verdict

[@niceblight]

@@Amouroso same, tbh.

[@gooseberry7222]

Seriously - why spend an hour talking about a game they are not interested in

[@habiskybombdigy2900]

​@@gooseberry7222because they have to pretend they are games journalists even tho they just take the work of acualy journalists and say it here they are a joke. And take everything they say with a grain of salt. Can't trust hypocrits

[@niceblight]

@@habiskybombdigy2900 brain dead take.

[@zombieimpact2790]

I didn't like dying light 2 but I did really like dying light. I think I will like dead island 2 more.

[@hotbananawater9710]

Decent is what I expected from this since the day it was announced. I’ll pick it up during a deep sale.

[@parker2490]

Kinda Funny didn't think it was funny......than...it's probably funny

[@Tapoutime79]

I would actually turn on my Series X if it was on Gamepass. I guess I'll keep playing other games on my PS5.

[@David-uc6sg]

Whoo there is a 9/10 "nutcase" on metacritic

[@WinterWolf_Edits]

All I needed to hear was “worse than dying light 2”

[@yyygyy1]

We don't talk about Bruno

[@profanddevplaygames]

Y'all are awesome. Even for games I don't care about, like this one, I love listening to your reviews.

[@TheMissingLink000]

Darn, was hoping there was a good bit more to the podcast than the DI2 review.

[@andrewsherry6460]

I hated Dying Light 2. Bland game with a check-mark open world, terrible story and frivolous combat. I doubt this game is worse than that, all imo tho

[@phxntomplanet]

Dying light 2 sucked all the fun out that was in the first dying light game. To put it bluntly dying light 2 was boring. I don’t expect that from dead island but we will see.

[@Tlong]

Since reviews are opinions after all..Red head labeling a score of 8 as a ‘nutcase’ comment is absurd.

[@mecharobots]

I disagree with mike as I'm glad it's boots on the ground because it's dead island and not dying light. If I wanted a game with wall run or grapple hook I would play dying light 1 /2

[@UberMozzie]

games are so exspensive on console now because of the new consoles an shi like i remember when the next gen consoles were coming out they were saying games were gonna increase from being 60 to 70 or 80 thats why its 60 on pc

[@Oggre]

Thanks not for me this game.

[@CH40Sxx]

But they gave Callisto Protocol a 4/5… if the developer was here they would have also given this game a 4/5.

[@andyflushfilms6989]

braindead comment, watch any of their content for the past 10 years to know that's a dumb statement

[@jake51515]

Callisto was 🗑

[@CH40Sxx]

@@jake51515 yup, one of the biggest disappointment of last year

[@BT-xv8xh]

Wait for sale.. gameplay looks slow repetitive and boring

[@Rhahdhdn]

Game is ok. Not amazing but not terrible. There I saved you guys 50 minutes.

[@robert8me]

dude with the nike shirt is pretty annoying. idk if its his voice, but I enjoy the rest of the crew.. even the guy who didnt play the game

[@Kyloki87]

Well that's disappointing.. Not gonna pay full price for mediocrity.

[@elephantesnumbrellas]

All the clips of Dead Island I’ve seen look like it’s a game from 2017/18. I don’t have any interest in playing a 5 year old new game.

[@spiritualsoul2711]

Dead island 2 combat system and combat itself is way better then dying light 2. Not to mention dlight was a buggy MESS...wasn't it 30fps on next gen consoles series s?🤡 Garbage preformance vs Dead Island which runs smooth and fluid!

[@thatalleycat]

Whenever they tell me a game is "okay I tend to have a ton of fun with, whatever critics don't like is good these days.

[@KindaFunnyGames]

Or -- and hear me out -- "OK" doesn't mean "bad," and you can have fun with an "OK." - Greg

[@stdennis19]

What a joke of journalism. Please gents, find another line of work.

[@Sam-sd5si]

Gosh this PC gaming shtick gets old lol

[@KindaFunnyGames]

No it doesn't. - Greg

[@Sam-sd5si]

@@KindaFunnyGames True, the jokes I've been telling for 5 years still kill, too.

[@MaxwellSmartOddy]

Nah, it was hilarious when Andy tried to set up him up to talk shit to devs and he went right back to making fun of gamers. One of Greg's best bits.

[@WegaBoy]

First person gameplay is never good to me just can't do it. Always feels so stiff, awkward, and limiting to me.