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Dead Island dev: 'Gamers know that CGI and gameplay is never the same'

Commenting on Dead Island's world-famous teaser trailer, developer Techland has told GamerZines that the style and tone of the trailer is "not going to be the same as what the gameplay is going to be", saying that "gamers know by now" that "CGI and in-game is never the same".

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jeseth5526d ago

Translation:

"We are screwed. In no way is this game going to live up to the trailer we put out."

Not a good sign.

ShadowArchangel5526d ago

I want to know what language are you translating.

LightofDarkness5526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

I dno't think GOW 3 ever did a CGI trailer, everything was in-game.

EDIT: Ha, looks like a lost a bubble for offending some Christians. Better keep that independent thought to myself next time, eh?

NJShadow5526d ago

I guess they've never played an Uncharted game?

StanSmith5526d ago

Uncharted never used CGI! Killzone 2 would be a better comparison here!

NJShadow5526d ago

Well, the cutscenes aren't user-manipulated gameplay, it's still choreographed. But my point is that they both look exactly the same in Uncharted, so the Dead Nation dev would be dead wrong.

Kahvipannu5526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

UC, KZ, etc, all look amazing, but the point here is that he was talking about CGI vs gameplay. These games uses ingame engine with some visual tweaks for cinematics, they get nowhere near what CGI is these days.

StanSmith5526d ago

When people have mentioned Killzone 2, we are talking about the infamous 2005 trailer that was totally CGI and everyone said the actual game wouldn't live up to it but it did.

plb5526d ago

Honestly don't have much hope for this game. Seems all talk and we have yet to see any gameplay. They are just riding the hype train.

Emilio_Estevez5526d ago

Well the hype train is the one that takes you to the future in which people buy a new IP.

El-Fenemeno12135526d ago

I remember the idiots that thought the graphics were going to look like that. Obviously not true gamers

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke191160d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing691159d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos1571d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck1571d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan1570d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC1570d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic1571d ago (Edited 1571d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX1570d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland1571d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin1570d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek1571d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing691571d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow1571d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1784d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1784d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1784d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1784d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1784d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1784d ago (Edited 1784d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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