Dead Island 2 - DF Tech Review - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S vs ALL Last-Gen Consoles 

Yeah i mean being completely realistic this is a pretty meh game overall ya know but its so tightly designed and polished so it definitely gets a better score than it otherwise would have. I would much rather have something like this than a disaster like cyberpunk 2077, fallout 76 etc.

@@banuner_ I totally agree with you. To be honest, I'm a fan of the first one despite a loooot of technical issues but it had something that this one seems to have too: the feeling that you are playing a game. No ultra realistic physics or lootboxes, no forced celebrity cameos, no "trends driven" gameplay. Just a good old fun AA game.

He explains why around the 3 minute mark.

​​@@banuner_ i mean yeah it's not going to win any awards but i think us as players have forgotten what games were made for just to have some dumb fun ... Yeah the story is meh it brings nothing new to the table but is a really freaking fun game to play after a long and stressful day at work sometimes all you want is to turn on your PC/console and have some dumb fun and this game gives you exactly that

@@alexanderluna1845 yes! Exactly. Not everything has to be overly complicated and open world. I hope this game does well. Was definitely scared since it was Dambuster making it and their track record is pretty awful but ill give em credit they made a solid fun zombie game.

Those damn busters! lol

Some studios respect their customers. Like the good old days

9 anos em produção

@@Narkissos_1 nah they had 10 years to release a ps4 game, bro tf u talking lol.

@@freshnesbro3792 dambuster was working on the game for 4 years literally built a completely new game from what was shown in 2015 jackass

Something to keep in mind, it's most likely that the version that launched wasn't worked on during the whole 9 years it was in development. I'm sure that development restarted a few times as the game swapped between devs. Regardless, it's still amazing to see how well it performs across all platforms on launch day!

This version has been in the works for just over 3 years

One thing to keep in mind is that these are just the console versions There’s still the PC versions, and based on the PC requirements, I’m pretty worried about how they’ll turn out

​@@YaBoiMegatron pc version is well polished too my friend with an i5 8400 and gtx 1060 is getting 40-50 fps hitting 60 indoors at ultra settings native 1080p and it gets even smoother with fsr quality. People with gtx 1660 are getting 60+ fps @ native 1080p maxed out settings i can't wait to test it on my rig :p

@@COYG94 Ah ok, that’s good to hear I was just worried based on the unusually high requirements

Yeah honestly prefer this level of stable performance and polish over buggy flashiness a lot of the newer games have now.

It looks good to me and it's really like the trailer

Just enjoy video games. That's all.

All it matters that it's fun.

@@randys8974 Stable, good performance is needed to enjoy. Have you guys forgotten how bad the last of us, hogwarts, RE4 remake, cyberpunk, etc. is? It's almost rare a game like this one comes out and runs great on all platforms.

100

COUGH* Jedi Survivor COUGH*

The good old fashioned for a lot of games actually usually had a few options for unlocked framerate and such, which is kinda interesting

This is exactly what we need to see more often and, personally, the reason why the 6th gen was gaming's pinnacle.

@@daniellevy7733 true, guess it depends on how far back you go and what games you look to.

@@coleG112 , Mario Bros on a SNES cartridge. Insert cartridge. Turn on machine. Play.

Literaly most games are like this,wdym?

Honestly, i thought this game was perfect. Visually it’s really good looking (although i only played it on my 1440p 120hz monitor and not my 4k 120hz OLED which makes things look even prettier). The game mechanics, whilst simple, take a bit of mastering and good timing, allowing a fun learning curve and reward motor mastery. The zombies personalities are nicely varied and they feel believable, especially with the fresh engine having so many different effects on them like melting, being charred by fire and being smashed apart by physical trauma. I uploaded a clip using an acid weapon, but the kill on the screamer felt so visceral, like the effect of stun that the dash attack had on her and her gradual destruction. The story may be basic (possibly intentionally so, a bit satirical and tongue in cheek) but in terms of the PvZ combat, i don’t think i’ve played a game this engaging for a while. Really enjoyed my play-through over the weekend 4.2/5*

Not something I ever imagined tbh but honestly never really been into that phycho stuff

@@DuckAlertBeats lol I hope it comes to VR so I can act out my psycho stuff.

​@@minners71 same here,VR version would be great

Having a medieval game running on this engine is a brilliant idea

Yo imagine if Manhunt had this level of gore, then it would actually deserve its AO rating.

Now all that is missing is a Switch port by either Saber or Panic button

​@@alexsilva28 no

​@@johndodo2062Yes

Right? I would go as far as saying I'm really impressed by the art direction and fidelity

Yeah, the good old times where consoles were for straight forward playing and not a PC-wanna-be

There's no 4k

It literally took them 10 years of delaying the game lol. If everyone did that, we'd all die before we say sequels to our favorite games

@@A42yearoldARAB it was in development hell and changed hands with three different studeos. That's usually a sign that a game will be a mess at launch or even quietly cancelled.

​@@Hylander_1989 it is a mess. 70 dollars for this thing is ridiculous

@@johndodo2062 wait for a sale then? Lol.

​@@johndodo2062 Welcome to the future, most gamers knew this was going to be the pricetag for all future games. Gaming is a hobby, so it's not a big deal if you don't agree with the price, I usually wait for a sale anyway!😅

Sad, I expected so much more from these machines.

@@deepblue8143 get a pc then cause you get what you pay for 😂

​@@yaboirichard591 I think he was referring to the game, he expected more from the current gen version.

@@ghost085 I know but why are you expecting high end graphics when you paid for a 500 dollar console.

@yaboirichard591 exactly, getting way more for my money on console than PC. That's the benefit of a closed platform as opposed to a fifteen hundred dollar GPU which still chugs. Luckily the cross gen phase is almost over.

how deep :)

​@@chaserseven2886is there any other way than balls deep 😂

cap lol

I was thinking the same. It just overall looks really polished and the environments are really dense and consistent.

Coming from 2077 overdrive it's looking a little last gen

@@funtourhawk well so does almost literally everything lol

@@funtourhawk Your eyes are spoiled 😂

Epic Games exclusive ensures I'll never touch this...maybe if it ever makes it to game pass in a year or two

@@funtourhawk lucky i'm not on PC then

​@@funtourhawk grow up. Valve is the most anti consumer company on the planet

Do you fanboys have any proper opinion or just copy paste the same comment in all videos?

@@xacvhFAs Do Dead Island fanboys even exist? The game is like 10 years old. This is probably a common comment because many people who saw the 2014 announcement trailer never thought the game would see the light of day. It’s a pretty inane comment though. Is your life that miserable that seeing a throwaway comment throws you into a frenzy, punching the air, and cursing the God that placed you in this cruel world? Come on man. What a weird response.

@@mandrews6282 nice essay redditor🤓

@@SpectorEuro4 the dude liked his own comment Forsure 😂.

​@Two-wheelsCollector93 You can't read a couple sentences? Double digit IQ moment .

Rent free.

Ok I love Tlou2 but this cracked me up

@@CharlieBurns75 It got your attention so it kind of goes both ways.

Abby is so hot though

@@johnbishop2536 so crazy that I noticed a comment while I'm reading comments.

It covers all consoles, not platforms. It doesn't compare and barely mentions PC. Thats a shame

@@psy-bun this one is just a Last Gen vs This Gent comparison... they will release more videos for certain.

@@TaskerTech Yea I get it, just wish they would combine it in one video. It always seems as if PC is excluded with their videos, especially considering people don't always run top end PCs and lower end PCs would compare well with last-gen consoles. But I digress

@@psy-bun because Alex has been doing PC only content on these things for the last few years?

@@psy-bun It's better for creators (on RU-vid specifically) to make as much content as possible as frequently as they can. It makes more sense for different people on staff to cover different platforms or analysis styles.

If you liked the original this is that but better in my opinion I love dead island 1 gameplay and this is right up my alley. All about zombie killing fun and co op is a blast

It’s fun! It’s nothing amazing or anything you haven’t seen before but it’s is very well made and that flesh system is REALLY cool ! Definitely the highlight here.

I’m finding it to be a bit boring. Enemies are spongy especially bosses. Once you telegraph their move set it’s just a battle of attrition. If your decent at that you’ll rarely take enough damage to use a medkit. Thing that start off as fun are quickly played out. Drop kick zombies into caustic pool, drop kick zombies off roof, drop kick zombies into fire. It’s fun to do it, it gets old real fast when you are forced to do it to meet a quota. Controls have that first person Unreal Engine 4 walking simulator feel like “what remains of Edith Finch”. No where near as bad as Ghostwire Tokyo though. It like Dying Light 2 except everything is slightly downgraded and only includes the worst elements (except voice acting). If you got the money burning a hole in your pocket it’s not a bad buy but I definitely wouldn’t fault someone who waited for a sale.

@@TnerB91 Yup that's what I'm looking for too, I'll grab it once it's on sale!

@@cynic5581 Yeah the head bob when walking is gone form the first game, very bad move just look at Unrecord camera its perfect!

This isn't ray tracing goofball. If it was you'd have a point. In this case blurrier means worse...that's why he pointed out Xbox Series S having lower quality shadows compared to PS5 and Series X but Series S had the blurriest shadow. Also there is no PC version to compare so you're just throwing shit at the wall trying to damage control. This isn't the first or the last game where PS5 will have higher graphical settings than Xbox Series X so you might as well get used to it.

Triggered much.

The ps fanboys don’t go outside buddy.

True idk why would they say that. Must still hurt that xsx has better specs than super genius mark cerny station lol

controller isnt utilized so far in my time playing

Also 🤔I wonder why he didn't mention the obvious lower quality shadows in the Xbox Series X version when compared to the PS5 version in the same section he pointed out Xbox Series S lower quality shadow maps @9:44????

@born2serve92 ohhhh thats is very disappointing. So far pc is winning for me

Does it have Adaptative triggers?

So it does look great on PS5 then ? I just got a really nice oled tv and i'm trying to get really good looking games just for the sake of being impressed lol ... I was impressed already with forbidden west dlc looks really good on this new oled

​@@alexanderluna1845 well you won't be disappointed, this looks amazing on my C1 OLED running on ps5. Enjoy the new OLED!

@@alexanderluna1845 can confirm it looks great on the C2

It's a 6/10 that costs 70 dollars. Nothing good about any of that

It’s because they’re ponyboys. Definitely can’t trust them

@@johnnystarnes2944 Dude Grow up.

With Tom Morgan I can tell you that if its not something he can use to crap on Xbox he leaves it out. Meaning they are probably the same. Not surprising as most last gen don't take advantage of SSD all that well.

@@dannonyogurt98 The whole video was crapping on Xbox. They released this video showing this game running at 60 knowing full well it looks and runs better than Redfall. They still trying to make Xbox look incompetent. Sony paid for this video.

@@EmperorOfMan hyperbole

​@@EmperorOfMan 😂🤡

PC or PS5?

​@@jose131991 PS5

We need more devs and studios that respect their customers. Kudos to them

@@Narkissos_1 amen to that

wayyy better