Vacationing on Dead Island is so much fun!

I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this ever since Deep Silver released the most amazing trailer ever. I was probably setting myself up for let down because I was so biased and just in love with the game, yet never played it. So here it is, out and about and I cannot say anything bad about the game or its play. I love it! I am playing a game with each and every of the four playable characters and have to say that no matter who you play with, each characters uniqueness really shines for its individual play as well as how they compliment each other in co-op. Oh the co-op.. here is where the game has its only problem. Its drop-in drop-out, public slots or private slot mechanism is a solid idea, but is a bit tricky to navigate. Setting up co-op games and having to adjust these gets a bit frustrating and annoying, but once your in the game, these upsets quickly fade away (except for the no two player co op- booooo!). Okay let's get back to it. It is visually stunning and absolutely amazing in its nuances (running too fast or too much blurs your image). The scenery actually feels very real and you sometimes have to stop and view the landscape. A beautiful paradise.. infected with zombies! Multiple classes of zombies require you to use some thinking and strategy. Should you stay and fight or run and hide? This simple dynamic is what sets this game apart from every zombie game out there. This game is the zombie survival game that makes you think about who you are and how can you survive this. I have one person who told me its to much thinking, and not enough Left 4 Dead. Now do not get me wrong. several Friday nights have been with my gaming group playing Left 4 Dead, and I love it, but this is a whole new level of play. Developing your character with skill trees and experience, what weapons to upgrade and modify, who do you talk to for side quests and experience, and again most importantly, can I help these people and do what I can with 3 level 22 thugs staring me down? What would you do? These choices create a truly amazing story of what happens when your on vacation and you wake up to a world over run with zombies, and the only thing you truly can do is to try and survive. I am happy to say that over the last two weeks, when I visit the stores, I see that Dead Island is sold out. This means that more and more people are visiting the hell that Banoi has become, and that maybe we can survive the nightmare that our paradise has become. Oh, check out the cool cover art from the European game that I found online. Neat huh!