

Not only did these zombie variants keep me on my toes, but they also inspired me to figure out how I could take advantage of their quirks with quick thinking. For example, Dead Island 2 places a significant emphasis on taking advantage of your environment, with most levels featuring plenty of props and hazards you can creatively use to either kill zombies directly or "prime" them for specific elemental damage types. On top of nailing the core systems you'd expect from Dead Island, Dambuster has also spiced things up with some awesome new features, mechanics, and a new approach to character progression. Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Windows PC (Epic Games Store) It’s a little surprising that Dead Island 2 hasn’t gone the usual sequel route of bringing back as much of the original game’s cast as possible, but it’s at least nice to know that they’re all still alive in canon and are seemingly just up to their own things.Single-player, multiplayer co-op (up to three players) However, the ending of Dead Island: Riptide is still held as a bit of a mystery as it doesn’t say why Purna and Sam B stopped talking. While it is not explicitly stated that Xian Mei and John are alive, Sam’s casual demeanor when he talks about them seems to suggest that they are, while his comments about Purna and Logan confirm that they are fine as well.

Sam B mentions seeing Xian Mei more like a knife while also revealing that he and Purna stopped talking after “what happened on the boat”, referring to the end of Dead Island: Riptide. Sam is then questioned about who else helped him in Banoi, which is when he mentions Xian Mei, Purna, John Carter, and even Jin, who wasn’t a playable character in the original game, but a major supporting one.
