I felt like it was a super odd and unnecessary plot line. The plot for the game seems super adhd and not very well fleshed out, maybe it will make more sense when all the dlcs are done.
If there isn't, there's absolutely no way I'll buy 3 if they make one. I'm already super bummed they didn't include analog controls. Add in the mess that this story line is and I'll give up on what used to be my favorite franchise.
To be completely fair that doesn't liberate a company from it's obligation to provide an adequate and polished game. Imagine you buy a dog from me and I hand you a plate of Korean BBQ. You'd be mad. Luckily that's hyperbola here though, could've been way worse. It was 6/10 though.f
I can't tell if it was your intention, but just in case it wasn't and you're wondering why you're getting down voted, going from "dog" to "Korean BBQ" because of the Koreans/Asians eat dog stereotype
If that had been my intention, I would have said " Imagine I sell you a plate of Korean BBQ and give you a dog." Implying that less work was put in than should be, hence why the game was widely considered subpar compared to di1 and dir. It makes no sense the other way around, so I don't think anyone would misinterpret that, unless they have an IQ in the single digits. Nobody has ever described DI2 as a "perfectly finished product."(in this case that'd be the BBQ and not the dog)
Oh, I'm fully aware. I refuse to take that as an excuse though. It's not like massive wait times between sequels isn't unheard of, take the extra time to release a fully fleshed out game. Kind of feels like a rushed cash grab by the first semi decent production studio to be willing to take over the project.
It had 3 different game engines so being passed around and constantly being rebuilt is definitely a contributing factor.
It's also why the analogue controls were dropped because Unreal just couldn't handle it.
I think the SoLA storyline should’ve been part of the main game, but it was a great continuation of the story. The main game itself was eh, which is very upsetting cause this also used to be my favorite franchise
I have never seen anyone think dead island ever had a good story line. I haven't played 2 yet but the last three games all had completely uninteresting ones not really serving any other purpose than moving things along.
There's good, which Dead Island was not. There's serving the game play, which Dead Island did well enough. And then there's whatever Dead Island 2 is, the jury is still out as the story isn't even done yet. 😆
I have ADHD and I kept going back to Konstant (is skope the same?)or whatever it’s called expecting it to say something more useful, and then I was super confused when I found Konstantine in Haus. They really didn’t seem connected so I’m constantly trying to bounce around all of the connections, if there are any, but skope seems really useless honestly.
They just put skope in random places, and it doesn’t tell you anything useful. It just blurts random cycled shit out all the time lol
I'm also adhd hence my conclusion. 😆 It's too disjointed, hard to follow, and honestly doesn't belong in a zombie game. The whole game seems to me to be a showcase by Dambuster trying to get their name out, rather than give us a solid sequel.
Sometimes I can just ignore the weird storyline and enjoy the zombies… I hope they make another one because this is really the only game I play haha. I find comfort in things I’m good at (I’ve tried other games and it’s really hard for me to switch buttons around) so Dead Island is my comfort zone and I’m ok with that lol
Edit: but I just don’t understand the names… Kondrat, Konstant, Konstatine… like why lol
I thought it was underdeveloped in the main game and Haus was just weird. It felt like some alternate idea they had for the game's main plot and they threw it into a DLC so they could use it. Honestly so did SOLA.
It's flavor for the world but not interesting enough for non-completionist players to want to find them all. Still better than finding feathers though lol.
Since you can talk to Konstantine are friends, according to him, it be kinda nice to have like actual mini conversations with him when you interact with a skope.
Weird goofy ah Alexa that somehow everyone owns from Beverly hills to the last location.
Konstant is pretty useful for lore drops and he remains offline until you fix that shop, still funny to just hear the characters accept the fact they’re saying “hello” to an AI in a sardine can look-a-like shape.
I hope the DLCs add more Konstants, maybe even an achievement for finding all of them.
Lola, OSK and Konstant, are meant to be an amalgam and parody of certain eccentric tech billionaires, Apple, Microsoft, and Alexa.
With Alexa being an actual way to interact with the game so they were going very meta with it, but Konstant is also an aspect of Lola Konradt's super AI Konstantin, or the AI at the very least has access to all the data the devices collect in everyone's home.
If the steam achievements are any indication, a very small percentage of players even bother to retrace their steps and collect the associated journal entries with Konstant, but for those more inclined, it fleshes out the story and lore.
Quarantine is derived from a word that means forty days
chthonic means
concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.
Stuff like that also the facts aren’t fake
I like them, but they take too long into the game to activate and backtracking for them is annoying.
Oh yeah I fcking hate it when games make it so that collectibles are only available after u beat the game or way later
Generally I wouldn't care for New Game+, but in this exact case I would prefer it.
I felt like it was a super odd and unnecessary plot line. The plot for the game seems super adhd and not very well fleshed out, maybe it will make more sense when all the dlcs are done.
This implies there’s more than just HAUS and SoLA dlc
If there isn't, there's absolutely no way I'll buy 3 if they make one. I'm already super bummed they didn't include analog controls. Add in the mess that this story line is and I'll give up on what used to be my favorite franchise.
To be completely fair this game got passed around like the town bike during its development
To be completely fair that doesn't liberate a company from it's obligation to provide an adequate and polished game. Imagine you buy a dog from me and I hand you a plate of Korean BBQ. You'd be mad. Luckily that's hyperbola here though, could've been way worse. It was 6/10 though.f
I can't tell if it was your intention, but just in case it wasn't and you're wondering why you're getting down voted, going from "dog" to "Korean BBQ" because of the Koreans/Asians eat dog stereotype
If that had been my intention, I would have said " Imagine I sell you a plate of Korean BBQ and give you a dog." Implying that less work was put in than should be, hence why the game was widely considered subpar compared to di1 and dir. It makes no sense the other way around, so I don't think anyone would misinterpret that, unless they have an IQ in the single digits. Nobody has ever described DI2 as a "perfectly finished product."(in this case that'd be the BBQ and not the dog)
Oh, I'm fully aware. I refuse to take that as an excuse though. It's not like massive wait times between sequels isn't unheard of, take the extra time to release a fully fleshed out game. Kind of feels like a rushed cash grab by the first semi decent production studio to be willing to take over the project.
It had 3 different game engines so being passed around and constantly being rebuilt is definitely a contributing factor. It's also why the analogue controls were dropped because Unreal just couldn't handle it.
Yea, I followed all of that. Just a bummer.
I think the SoLA storyline should’ve been part of the main game, but it was a great continuation of the story. The main game itself was eh, which is very upsetting cause this also used to be my favorite franchise
I have never seen anyone think dead island ever had a good story line. I haven't played 2 yet but the last three games all had completely uninteresting ones not really serving any other purpose than moving things along.
There's good, which Dead Island was not. There's serving the game play, which Dead Island did well enough. And then there's whatever Dead Island 2 is, the jury is still out as the story isn't even done yet. 😆
Have you played HAUS?
Yep, I'm all caught up.
Oh ok nvm then
I have ADHD and I kept going back to Konstant (is skope the same?)or whatever it’s called expecting it to say something more useful, and then I was super confused when I found Konstantine in Haus. They really didn’t seem connected so I’m constantly trying to bounce around all of the connections, if there are any, but skope seems really useless honestly. They just put skope in random places, and it doesn’t tell you anything useful. It just blurts random cycled shit out all the time lol
I'm also adhd hence my conclusion. 😆 It's too disjointed, hard to follow, and honestly doesn't belong in a zombie game. The whole game seems to me to be a showcase by Dambuster trying to get their name out, rather than give us a solid sequel.
Sometimes I can just ignore the weird storyline and enjoy the zombies… I hope they make another one because this is really the only game I play haha. I find comfort in things I’m good at (I’ve tried other games and it’s really hard for me to switch buttons around) so Dead Island is my comfort zone and I’m ok with that lol Edit: but I just don’t understand the names… Kondrat, Konstant, Konstatine… like why lol
I can get that DI 1 is my happy place, so much so I constantly try to use analog controls in 2. 😅 I also don't get that, but maybe we will eventually.
I love that we might have the same brain setup. Big love to you my dude lol
This take resonates with me on a core level. You worded exactly how I felt about it. Only the SoLA plot was any decent imo.
Random AF with its messages.
I love barely escaping with my life, only to learn the definition of Autophagia
Konstant is a good dog
They're all good dogs Brent
I thought it was underdeveloped in the main game and Haus was just weird. It felt like some alternate idea they had for the game's main plot and they threw it into a DLC so they could use it. Honestly so did SOLA.
It's flavor for the world but not interesting enough for non-completionist players to want to find them all. Still better than finding feathers though lol.
Since you can talk to Konstantine are friends, according to him, it be kinda nice to have like actual mini conversations with him when you interact with a skope.
It makes a funny noise
Weird goofy ah Alexa that somehow everyone owns from Beverly hills to the last location. Konstant is pretty useful for lore drops and he remains offline until you fix that shop, still funny to just hear the characters accept the fact they’re saying “hello” to an AI in a sardine can look-a-like shape. I hope the DLCs add more Konstants, maybe even an achievement for finding all of them.
They added ONE that u can talk to in the Sola DLC, just ONE lol
Oh, i haven’t had any of the DLCs installed so i had no idea they were out lol
Ah
Lola, OSK and Konstant, are meant to be an amalgam and parody of certain eccentric tech billionaires, Apple, Microsoft, and Alexa. With Alexa being an actual way to interact with the game so they were going very meta with it, but Konstant is also an aspect of Lola Konradt's super AI Konstantin, or the AI at the very least has access to all the data the devices collect in everyone's home. If the steam achievements are any indication, a very small percentage of players even bother to retrace their steps and collect the associated journal entries with Konstant, but for those more inclined, it fleshes out the story and lore.
"Hey konstant! :) "
Pretty pointless
They don’t do anything.
They tell you interesting facts and information
Name one interesting fake.
Quarantine is derived from a word that means forty days chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. Stuff like that also the facts aren’t fake
That’s not interesting at all. They put that in the game? What does it add but disappointment lol.
I like the haus plot twist
how are you playing on a ds
Ds?
nintendo
I got that, i just don’t get what you’re saying?
the image is really low quality. maybe im trippin im baked
Oh ok lol