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I have a feeling this backloggery thing could very easily be something I become obsessed with.

Last night I picked up Dead Island again and carried on from where I had left off. I managed by a massive amount of perserverance on my end to complete the game and I don't think anyone is going to be surprised when I say it is bad.

The biggest problem the game probably had was it's own hype from that completely impossible to live up to trailer they put out there, which doesn't even slightly mesh with the tone of their game or the mechanics therein. Which is not to say that it does not have other problems besides that, it really does. By the end of the game it was little more than an exercise in endurance. How much bullshit could I put up with to finally be over and done with this thing?

I think it's probably a shame that Dead Island is repetitive, bland and just plain bad. It could have been so much better, and I'm not about to suggest a stronger prevalence on story as promised in the trailer. No, the thing Dead Island most reminded me of was Borderlands with zombies, but also lacking the humour and self-awareness that made Borderlands fun to play. If they'd just gone for it a bit more, thrown all the overblown plot out of the window and just been all about making a really fun gaming experience then it might have been so much better. Also they really needed more variety in the zombies.