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Dead Island 2’s Hell-A is a city of locked doors that made me furiousMaybe the real keys were the zombies we killed along the way
Maybe the real keys were the zombies we killed along the way
I really enjoyed the design of the Hollywood McMansions in Dead Island 2. They’re not all completely bespoke - I noticed a reused layout at least once - but it’s obvious someone went: okay, who does this house belong to and what terrible stuff would they buy? One of the first you go in to obviously belongs to an asshole who thinks of himself as cultured, so it makes sense that, among his antiques in glass cases he would have a sword, for chopping up zombies. I appreciate the effort!
Dead Island 2 | Extended Gameplay RevealWatch on YouTube
Dead Island 2 | Extended Gameplay Reveal
There are different ways to get in and out of these homes, and sometimes you backtrack and find yourself exploring them at different times of day. See a juicy supply crate in a locked sauna? Buddy, you can smash that sauna door. You have to be careful sometimes though; buildings or rooms can be alarmed, so you have to disable them before you start smashing through windows, or the alarm will go off and you’ll have a buncha zombs lunging at your neck. And then you yourself will be alarmed, ho ho.
I don’t have a screenshot of the man in question so just imagine this zombie is an elderly, grey-haired white man (in a lilac smoking jacket and holding a massive rifle) telling you that you can have the keys to his house. He is lying.
Others are just… locked. This door opens from the other side, you’re told, but there is no way you can get through the other side. Maybe it’s a preview build issue. Most of them, I’m sure, are a skill issue, though. There were a bunch I didn’t open because of my own lack of stick-to-itiveness: the kitchen door requires a fuse for the fusebox, and I didn’t want to hunt for one in the vicinity, or buy one and backtrack. If I searched the hotel from top to bottom, the laundry room locker key would probably have turned up.
Look, I just don’t get why a dude who told me I had access to his home did not include the garage in that. Where is the garage key, old man? What are you hiding in there? ADMIT ME TO YOUR CARS, YOU ELDERLY LOCK PERVERT.
