3.5/5 ★ – PitterPat's review of Dead Island 2.

I've waited for this game for so long and while I think it has a lot of cool ideas, I feel it falls short in major areas that keep it from being what it could be. The crafting is improved, it's genuinely funny at times, and the cast of playable characters all have fun designs. My main gripe is the leveling. In Dead island 1, every survivor had a special tree that was uniquely them. With the exception of some cards & innate cards, every character ends up basically the same. And it's a shame because the idea of your fury abilities mimicking zombies is a really good one, but every character can be the same mutation. If I recall this game was in development hell for a while being ping ponged around and it ended up being a pretty decent time when you consider that, but you can definitely feel where that took the hit in the central leveling. I would wait for a sale, but it's still a good time with friends if you're willing