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[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;29233119]1 hit = death isn't fun or challenging, it's just fake difficulty.[/QUOTE] Depends on how it's implemented, I Wanna Be The Guy style? Yeah that's just cheap. Something like Demon's Souls? Not so much.

[QUOTE=Riutet;29234104]Depends on how it's implemented, I Wanna Be The Guy style? Yeah that's just cheap. Something like Demon's Souls? Not so much.[/QUOTE] That's almost never one hit death, but that game gives you so much ability to be able to counter things it's ridiculous to act like it's that challenging. It gives you legit difficulty because you have to master it, but never any cheap difficulty I find. It's a shining example of good difficulty balancing in a game, but there's still something kind of lacking about it.

Frustrating difficulty and challenging difficulty

Ugh. Getting hit once is no fun period, and in a melee oriented game like this it would be a nightmare. Its just a bad idea, especially for this game since 95% of the time you will be up close and personal with the zombies, not 70 feet away popping bullets into them from your safehouse.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;29234763]That's almost never one hit death, but that game gives you so much ability to be able to counter things it's ridiculous to act like it's that challenging. It gives you legit difficulty because you have to master it, but never any cheap difficulty I find. It's a shining example of good difficulty balancing in a game, but there's still something kind of lacking about it.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying it's hard, just that there's a nice difficulty curve and at top end of the curve you can pretty much not get hit once, thus making a one hit death system viable in that instance. [editline]17th April 2011[/editline] If Dead Island was a stealth game like Thief, I'd be pretty much demanding a one hit death system. :D

What's with the one hit death thing? It should be one [B]bite[/B] and you'll be fucked in a couple of hours. Unless there is some sort of way to stop it, or slow it.

[QUOTE=Sgt. Khorn;29235521]What's with the one hit death thing? It should be one [B]bite[/B] and you'll be fucked in a couple of hours. Unless there is some sort of way to stop it, or slow it.[/QUOTE] What would be the point of going on? You'll be dead, and any progress you make would be for nothing.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;29235690]What would be the point of going on? You'll be dead, and any progress you make would be for nothing.[/QUOTE] Spawn as a new character. :smug:

[QUOTE=Riutet;29236277]Spawn as a new character. :smug:[/QUOTE] That contradicts what 1-hit-kill is supposed to do.

They should bring in Bethesda's map developers so the maps can be huge with no loading screen on them. But that's my opinion.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;29236448]That contradicts what 1-hit-kill is supposed to do.[/QUOTE] No it doesn't. Have you ever played a roguelike? Permanent character death can be quite dramatic.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;29235690]What would be the point of going on? You'll be dead, and any progress you make would be for nothing.[/QUOTE] Terrible reading. Again, I said no one hit kill. One hit and you'll be fucked up in a couple of hours. So you got time to slow or stop the zombie process.

the graphics don't look bad, but they look weird it's hard to put my finger on

They look kinda blurry. No defined highlights and such. At least that's what I think why they look weird.

everything looks kind of, flat. colour wise.

[QUOTE=Rusty100;29237001]the graphics don't look bad, but they look weird it's hard to put my finger on[/QUOTE] It's desaturated and the lighting is incredibly unnatural, makes it seem like it's set in the twilight zone rather than a beach resort.

[QUOTE=Riutet;29237448]It's desaturated and the lighting is incredibly unnatural, makes it seem like it's set in the twilight zone rather than a beach resort.[/QUOTE] It is still in development, so give them time as they work on it. Besides graphics don't make games, gameplay and stories make games, so if the graphics are what they are, but the gameplay and story are excellent then deal with it.

[QUOTE=Ultimate7MK;29237525]It is still in development, so give them time as they work on it. Besides graphics don't make games, gameplay and stories make games, so if the graphics are what they are, but the gameplay and story are excellent then deal with it.[/QUOTE] I'm not insulting how the game looks, I'm pointing out why it looks weird.

[QUOTE=Riutet;29237720]I'm not insulting how the game looks, I'm pointing out why it looks weird.[/QUOTE] Ah, ok. People now adays insult how the game looks if it's not 'perfect'.

[QUOTE=Ultimate7MK;29236491]They should bring in Bethesda's map developers so the maps can be huge with no loading screen on them. But that's my opinion.[/QUOTE] I don't think you quite understand how games work.

[QUOTE=c0nk3r;29230576]he was making fun of somone in a cod thread that started pissing on me for using cheats in zombies :v:[/QUOTE] Yeah it was me that got pissy about it :v:, just thought i'd make a joke as I was stupid.

[QUOTE=Ultimate7MK;29236491]They should bring in Bethesda's map developers so the maps can be huge with no loading screen on them. But that's my opinion.[/QUOTE] Yes because they can just make open areas without load times regardless of engine limitations :downs:

I just hope that don't cut too much out of the game, if we see loads of neat stuff and its not in the final product, then that'll be disappointing, but from the looks of things, it seems like a good game.

I must admit though, potato faced zombies does sound frightening.

Out of the blue sentance here but I think 'Paradise Lost' would be a better title due to the amount of 'dead' titles in the zombie genre.

I'd rather have this game come out at the end of the year, done well, than rushed with a bunch of content left out. I've been hoping for a good zombie game, one to set the standards for others. Deadrising and L4D were great, I loved them but they didn't really capture the survival and teamwork side of zombies. Open world is another thing I'm hopeful for, its one of my favorite game features.

[QUOTE=c0nk3r;29230576]he was making fun of somone in a cod thread that started pissing on me for using cheats in zombies :v:[/QUOTE] Well, thanks Mr.Spoiler.

I'm sure it wont be rushed, it's been in dev for years. Although they could of restarted it over and over.

Does anyone still have those pictures of the guy who claimed he beta tested?

Just saw the trailer for this and nearly cried...... Never seen a trailer that made me do that..