Before long a wild undead form jumped from nowhere, attempting to bite the playerвЂ™s face off, at which point it was swiftly stabbed through the throat with what appeared to be a carving knife. It was sunny, in a residential area, and the juxtaposition of high-class pseudo-suburban living and zombies literally crawling down the sidewalks was extremely effective. The player character began in the streets of San Francisco. And a well-timed one, at that, as the combat demo was easily the best part of the presentation. Gameplay was a whole different story, though, and when the demo guide launched into a combat demonstration I issued an audible sigh of relief. If anything, it made the folks presenting seem just the slightest bit insecure. Given that the game looks quite nice in its current state to begin with, I question whether all the fuss was even worth it. There were some gorgeous renders shown toward the end of the presentation to give an idea of what we can expect come release, but IвЂ™ll believe it when I see it. And I mean repeatedly - at least four or fives mentions.

ItвЂ™s also important to note that though what I saw looked reasonably polished, Deep Silver recited repeatedly that the graphics on display were not yet final. In other words, donвЂ™t ditch the baseball bat and jerry-rigged sledgehammer just yet.Дespite my complaints about goofiness, on paper I shouldnвЂ™t have anything to worry about.The gameвЂ™s story has been taken over by an Emmy award winning writer who purportedly has the situation under control, and though itвЂ™s no guarantee, IвЂ™ll admit it does put me at least a little bit at ease. Though highly effective, the catch with motorized weapons is that they require fuel every so often to continue functioning. Included in that total are new motorized weapons, which include grinders, chainsaws, and other delightfully grotesque ways to chop zombies into tiny bits and pieces. Still, that very same bulleted list of features contained a number of impressive ones, including mention that the gameвЂ™s weapon tally has reached well into the thousands. There I was, head cleared and ready to view things with an open mind, and whatвЂ™s the first thing the E3 presenter decides to show off? вЂњThis is the first game to motion capture a cat.вЂќ The palm against my face left a redmark. With that out of my system, there is plenty to say about what Deep Silver showed at E3 this year, and though Dead Island 2 wasnвЂ™t playable by attendees or even by press (sigh), I was privy to a guided tour with a representative familiar with the game.

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