Occasionally a movie or video game would release that would mix up the formula somewhat (see 2013’s The Last of Us as a stellar example) leading to a renewed focus in the sub-genre, before trailing off once again. In recent years, zombies have become a bit of an overused trope when it comes to horror (thanks in no small part to the likes of AMC’s The Walking Dead) with productions containing the titular creatures usually falling by the wayside in terms of critical reception and overall production, eventually becoming a shambling corpse themselves from one iteration to the next.
Offering a satirical view of the western world under the guise of a horror movie, Romero’s ‘Dead’ films offered complex, social commentaries that were as thought provoking as they were comically gory at the point of their release Dawn of the Dead (1978) for example was about rampant consumerism in the rise of the shopping mall boom of the late 70s and early 80s, the zombies themselves acting as metaphorical, goofy caricatures of society that consumed everything that was thrown at them. Nicknamed the ‘Godfather of Zombies’ for good reason, Romero was the catalyst for the zombie boom in contemporary media, specifically with his stellar body of work within his ‘Dead’ series of movies, beginning with the classic: Night of the Living Dead from 1968. When it comes to zombies, no one has ever done them better than George A. Having released for all major platforms on 21 st April 2023, I’ll be covering the time I’ve spent with the PlayStation 5 version of the game detailing the good, deconstructing the bad, whilst ultimately discussing whether the game is worth your time and money at the £59.99 asking price (UK PSN Store).
Featuring a revolutionary gore system that is nothing short of fantastic, Dead Island 2 throws more ways to main, butcher and slaughter through the walking meat sacks at the player (literally in this case) than ever before, amidst the backdrop of Los Angeles (or Hell-A if you prefer). After nearly a decade of development hell, several build iterations and developers later, Dead Island 2 is finally here, throwing the player once more into the zombie apocalypse and subsequent slaughter-fest sequel to the 2011 cult classic from Techland.
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