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Welcome to the tropical island of Banoi! The tourist area is like a tropical paradise is the dream of everyone who wants to enjoy a holiday with loved ones. As if a beautiful dream turned bad, there was an unexplained disaster, the zombie outbreak! Instantly, everyone began to pounce on each other and the wonderful vacation turned into a venue for survival. Now imagine you are on the island of dreams!
The theme of survival horror that carried the Dead Island may already sound familiar in the ear of gamers. Especially for veteran players who have played all horror-themed games. However, Dead Island has a uniqueness that is not owned by other similar games. What is that? This game is Action Role Playing Game! All the elements that complement the ARPG games are here.
When viewed at a glance, Dead Island is no different from the usual First Person Shooter game. You play this game from the point of view of the first person and the body part that you can see only the weapons that are brought. Then, where is the ARPG element in this game? You can find them on various objects that can be found in the game and character skill system. What about the various statistical values that characterize RPGs? Can it be found also in this game? Yes, the stats are applied pretty well to the weapons you use.
Before beginning to discuss further weapons and skills, it helps you get a general idea first about the form of the game Dead Island. The game starts with the selection of characters that are divided into four options. You can choose Xian expert sharp weapon, Logan hero throwing weapons, Full of his expertise using firearms, and Sam B who is able to make blunt weapons to be deadly. Each character has its own style of play and of course different skills.
The playing area in this game is basically free to explore. You will get various tasks from others who survive and try to get out of the island. However, the task does not have to be done right now. You are free to browse all corners of the game area and find interesting surprises. In fact, you can meet other people who need help in this way. However, an area has restrictions on the game area. A warning will usually appear once you cross the specified limit.
Your journey is also not merely using the foot only. You can also find cars that can be used for various things. For example, some missions require you to carry heavy objects that make running impossible. At that time, the car was the right medium. Moreover, usually the position of taking the object and the person who asked for it apart far enough. In addition, the car also becomes a fun means of transportation to transport other players. Yes, you can play with three other players via Online connection (Steam).
Why play with other gamers? Is playing alone is not recommended? Playing solo is not really a problem. Some areas are very difficult when played alone, but not impossible. However, playing with different characters has its own advantages. Therefore, the skills that exist in each character will support the ability of the characters around him! More details can be found in the discussion about the skills later.
Variety of weapons and objects that you can find is one of the advantages of this game. From simple knives to swords with amazing effects waiting to be discovered. By its very nature, weapons can be classified into four types, namely sharp weapons, blunt weapons, firearms, and explosive weapons. When you pay attention to the introduction of the characters above, each type of weapon as if it was prepared for each character. Then, what are the advantages and disadvantages of these weapons?
A sharp weapon at first glance sounds superior to a blunt weapon, right? How come? Sharp weapons can cut, while blunt weapons can not. Apparently, it is not so. Sharp weapons can indeed cut the zombie body parts and make parts of the body that can not be used. However, blunt weapons can also be used to paralyze the zombie body part by breaking it! When you paralyze the zombie's hand, he can not attack with his hand either. So also with his legs, which will make him fall and crawl. However, you should be aware of; zombies can still attack you by biting!
Firearms can also be used in the same way. Users are also more secure than zombie attacks because he attacks from a distance. However, bullets for firearms are very hard to come by! No zombies carrying bullets and only human enemies with firearms alone carry them! Fortunately, you can later make your own bullets. Then, what about the explosive weapon? This type of weapon is disposable. So, you throw it at the enemy and the devastating damage will instantly scatter the flock of zombies that attack you. You should be careful when using this type of weapon because of the effects of damage to the area it causes. Do not let your blast!
As mentioned before, statistics that characterize the RPG can be found in weapons. Usually, a melee weapon (sharp and blunt weapon) is divided into its statistics into Damage, Force, Durability, and Handling. While firearms consist of Damage, Accuracy, Rate of Fire, and Reload Speed. Damage shows the level of damage from the weapon. These points play a major role in the eradication of zombies and must always be considered. Because zombies have a level that will continue to increase as you level! So do not expect to kill level 10 zombies with level 5 weapons! Force stats are essential for blunt weapons. Because a great Force will give a big thrust to the enemy and can make it thrown down!
Of all these statistics, another point to note is Durability. The melee weapon will decrease its resistance every time it is used to attack the enemy! So, the weapon can run out of endurance and lose power! Not only is Damage affected, the weapon effects that you can attach to it will also disappear! Always watch this point!
The weapons you find can be strengthened through the workshop table! This facility, in addition, can be used to strengthen weapons can also improve the security of weapons. Always look for this valuable table every time your weapon begins to lose its worth. All weapons in the game can be upgraded three times. Whenever he improved his ability, his stats also increased dramatically.
In addition to weapon upgrades, the workshop table can also be used to create new weapons. To make it, you must first have the recipe first. Typically, you can find recipes making weapons through rewards from completing tasks (Quest) and from hidden boxes. Once you have the recipe, then you should have the weapons and ingredients requested in the recipe. For example, to add a fire effect on a baseball bat, you need (of course) baseball bat, cloth, oil, and firefighters. All the objects you need can be found from the enemy, from the game environment, and can be purchased. The attack effect generated from this homemade weapon is, of course, more awesome than a regular weapon! Depending on the effect you are providing, the enemies affected by these weapons can be electrocuted, burned, and vomited!
Another thing about weapons you need to know is the color code. This code signifies the level of scarcity of the weapon and simultaneously signifies its strength. The rarer a weapon, the stronger it is. Usually, the weapon you find is white. This color is the lowest level and signifies a common weapon. It's different when it starts blue and green! Weapons with this color usually have higher stats than similar weapons. If lucky, you can find a weapon with the orange color which is a rare weapon and you should take good care!
Zombies in Dead Island are not always slow and easy to kill. Various zombies will you encounter on your journey later. First, the zombies that will accompany you run slowly. However, the longer it goes with the increase in levels and areas, the zombie will run towards you! In fact, they often come from unexpected places, like from behind! To avoid this sudden attack, you should use a headset or speakers are quite good. So you can determine the zombie position of his voice.
In addition to the usual zombies, you will also find special zombies that have power far above the others. Initially, you'll find a Thug zombie that cannot be dropped with kicks and sneak in the legs. In addition, the damage from the blows it provides is also very large. In fact, your character can be thrown far enough to the floor! To fix this, you have to paralyze both hands first. Then, you'll meet another more dangerous special zombie, like a Suicider who can blow himself up when dead and Ram who will run rammed into you!
Any damage generated by high-level zombies and special zombies is quite large. Therefore, you must find the right tactics to defeat each of these enemies. For example, to defeat Thug easily, you should often kick him and when he roars angrily, immediately attack his hand! So it is with Suicider who is quite thrown with a sharp weapon to make it explode and Ram to be fished to hit the wall. The variety of attacks and tensions offered by these enemies makes Dead Island very interesting to play! Moreover, if you can play it with your partner.