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Started by ipickert55, Oct 12 2013 02:31 PM
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#1 ipickert55

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Posted 12 October 2013 - 02:31 PM

So i just checked the steamdb for dead island and whaddaya know ;)

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Posted 12 October 2013 - 03:23 PM

You mean I might be able to finally be able to multi-play-coop this game? I basically neglected it over the years since I bought it, because Solo-play is really craptastic with its constant respawn of zombies you just killed 10 minutes ago behavior. Couldn't stand it, since I'm the kind of solo player who likes to 'clear' the area before moving onward. How many times do I have to shred the same zombie to little pieces before it finally stays totally-dead™?

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 03:48 AM

Zombies. Meh.

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 02:07 PM

Sounds like a commercial for a new line of Zombie killing products from Raid or maybe Black Flag.

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 02:41 PM

View PostFrigidman™, on 12 October 2013 - 03:23 PM, said:

How many times do I have to shred the same zombie to little pieces before it finally stays totally-dead™?

In Stubbs the Zombie, the term is "double-dead".
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Posted 13 October 2013 - 02:52 PM

Personally I'm happy to see Deep Silver starting to bring more of their games to the Mac... could be because as they say it's similar to bringing them to Linux and because of Steam Machines they are getting more into that. Nice side effect... I'm kind of surprised it's the original Dead Island they are doing now though and not Riptide just like they did the sequel to Metro and not the original. I haven't played this at all though so I'm looking forward to playing it.
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Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 06:18 PM

View PostFrigidman™, on 12 October 2013 - 03:23 PM, said:

You mean I might be able to finally be able to multi-play-coop this game? I basically neglected it over the years since I bought it, because Solo-play is really craptastic with its constant respawn of zombies you just killed 10 minutes ago behavior. Couldn't stand it, since I'm the kind of solo player who likes to 'clear' the area before moving onward. How many times do I have to shred the same zombie to little pieces before it finally stays totally-dead™?

I'm interested in this game because the original game trailer for it was so awesome.  Figured it indicated talent on the team that put the game together.  I don't mind monster respawns at ALL when I get experience points and loot drops from them.  I'm normally an ammo hoarder (ever since Castle Wolfenstein 3D), and hate to waste ammo for anything.  Now assuming there were no respawns at all how would you rate this game?
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Posted 14 October 2013 - 09:00 AM

It's Borderlands-meets-Zombie-Apocalypse, almost literally.  

It was a decent game, good fun.  Only major dissapointment was that guns dont start being a thing until too late in the game for my tastes, but the crafting system is great (i love making throwing knives that explode after they stick).  Story is even pretty neat.

For whatever reason, though, the sequel (despite being quite literally more of the same), Riptide, wasnt that good.

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 12:38 PM

Interesting.  So I get experience points and loot drops from killing zombies?  There are quests that provide experience points?  Leveling up?
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Posted 14 October 2013 - 02:14 PM

View Postthe Battle Cat, on 14 October 2013 - 12:38 PM, said:

Interesting.  So I get experience points and loot drops from killing zombies?  There are quests that provide experience points?  Leveling up?

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 06:21 PM

Awesome thanks, that's everything I like about a game.  I got my eye out for Mac Dead Island.
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Posted 14 October 2013 - 09:25 PM

Yeah, i had a lot of fun with the original game.  I have -no- idea why Riptide fell so flat with me since it was quite literaly the -exact- same game, just continued/more of.

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Posted 22 March 2014 - 03:29 PM

Yes, it's coming to the Mac courtesy of Virtual Programming.

We have partnered to bring both Dead Island and SpecOps: The Line recently.

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Posted 23 March 2014 - 12:57 AM

Uh, sounding good!
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Posted 23 March 2014 - 03:08 AM

View Postvpltd, on 22 March 2014 - 03:29 PM, said:

Yes, it's coming to the Mac courtesy of Virtual Programming.

We have partnered to bring both Dead Island and SpecOps: The Line recently.

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I'm looking forward to Dead Island & DiRT SHOWDOWN.

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Posted 23 March 2014 - 08:10 AM

View Postvpltd, on 22 March 2014 - 03:29 PM, said:

Yes, it's coming to the Mac courtesy of Virtual Programming.

We have partnered to bring both Dead Island and SpecOps: The Line recently.

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Saints Row and Sacred 3 would be welcome additions to the Mac family also.
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Posted 23 March 2014 - 11:25 AM

View Posttcrown, on 23 March 2014 - 08:10 AM, said:

Saints Row and Sacred 3 would be welcome additions to the Mac family also.

Yes, Sacred 3 pl$. Probably a little late for a SR port. Though there's a dearth of Mac compatible sandboxy games. Might do well.
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Posted 23 March 2014 - 04:04 PM

I second the request for Saints Row III
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Posted 24 March 2014 - 03:04 AM

View Postmacdude22, on 23 March 2014 - 11:25 AM, said:

Probably a little late for a SR port. Though there's a dearth of Mac compatible sandboxy games. Might do well.
DiRT Showdown and Dead Island aren't the newest games either. (SR3 is about as old as Dead Island and SR4 is quite recent.)

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Posted 01 April 2014 - 09:48 PM

75% Off on Steam right now... they've also slipped (?) and put preliminary Mac system requirements without listing it as available for Mac.

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Processor: Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GT 640M 512MB


EDIT: It is listed as Mac compatible, on sale, but the main game only, for now...
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