After many years of fans waiting for the release of Dead Island 2 had to wait, the sequel to the title once indexed in Germany is almost at the door. After all, the sequel is scheduled for April 28th personal computerthe PlayStation 5the Xbox Series X/Sthe PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One come on the market. Accordingly, bit by bit there is more information and material about the upcoming game from Dambuster Studios. Creative Director James Worrall and Lead Narrative Designer Ayesha Khan recently answered 86 questions about Dead Island 2 on Game Informer’s YouTube channel.
Skill deck as a new feature
The discussion of the so-called “skill decks“. Finally, in the video, when asked if there would be a skill tree in the game, Khan responds by saying, “There’s a skill deck, which is even better.”
In a later question, Worrall and Khan confirmed that the skill deck is possibly the most exciting addition to the game. In “PLAY” magazine he had game director David Stenton explained the concept earlier. The feature should give the players the opportunity to customize skills in the form of cards during the fight. As Worrall and Khan point out to Game Informer, this can also happen in the air, for example.
In August we already had the opportunity to include the game card system to try. In the 86-question video, Worrall and Khan also confirm that Dead Island 2 (buy now €59.99 ) is set ten years after the first part and is scheduled to start in Los Angeles. Fans can look forward to customizable card decks and a virtual trip to California, among other things.
More news about Dead Island 2
We recently reported that the new Dead Island part will not be uncut after Germany will come. In addition, the publisher Deep Silver caused a stir at the beginning of December with brand new gameplay from the game. All in all, fans don’t have to be patient until they can play the second part of the series.
Sources: games radar, Eurogamer, NME, sirusgaming, Youtube (Game Informer)