Dead Island - The Story So Far (What You Need to Know to Play Dead Island 2)

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Dead Island 2's story so far is reviewed in depth, covering the main characters, key plot points, and the overall narrative arc of the game and its spinoffs. The tale revolves around a group of survivors trying to find a cure for a deadly infection while facing betrayals, conspiracies, and mutating viruses on a tropical island.

Insights

  • Dead Island 2 is upcoming, with previous spinoffs considered non-canon by Deep Silver.
  • The story of Dead Island revolves around four immune heroes trying to find a cure, facing betrayals, government conspiracies, and personal struggles, ultimately leading to uncertain futures and sacrifices.

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  • What is the storyline of Dead Island?

    The story begins at a resort on Banoi Island where guests are attacked by infected individuals. Four immune heroes work with survivors to escape, establish a base, and search for a cure. They confront mutated enemies, face betrayals, and navigate through various challenges to ultimately sail towards an uncertain future.

  • Who are the main characters in Dead Island?

    The main characters are Logan Carter, Sam B, Purna Jackson, and Xian Mei, who find themselves immune to the infection and work together to survive, help others, and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.

  • What are the key locations in Dead Island?

    The key locations include the Royal Palms Resort on Banoi Island, the Paradise Survival Camp on Palanai Island, a military outpost in Henderson, and various areas where the group faces mutated enemies, conspiracies, and challenges in their quest for survival and a cure.

  • What are the major plot twists in Dead Island?

    Major plot twists include betrayals by Colonel Ryder White and Frank Serpo, revelations about the Consortium's plans to weaponize the virus, encounters with mutated enemies, and hallucinations that challenge the heroes' perceptions of reality and loyalty.

  • How does Dead Island conclude?

    Dead Island concludes with the survivors sailing towards an unknown future, leaving the fate of the virus and its mutations uncertain. Cliff, one of the characters, fights infected enemies, hallucinates about his companions, and ultimately uses a cure on himself before setting out data on the outbreak to sea, marking a new beginning after a series of intense challenges and revelations.

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Summary

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"Dead Island 2 Story Review and Recap"

  • Dead Island 2 is upcoming, prompting a review of the story so far by Suggestive Gaming.
  • Spinoffs released over the years are considered non-canon by Deep Silver.
  • The first installment, Dead Island, and its standalone expansion, Dead Island: Riptide, are covered in the first part.
  • The stories of the spinoffs Escape Dead Island, Dead Island: Epidemic, and Dead Island: Retro Revenge are briefly touched upon in the second part.
  • Exclusions from the video include the novelization of the first game and comic books.
  • The story begins at the Royal Palms Resort on Banoi Island, where guests are attacked by infected individuals.
  • Four heroes, Logan Carter, Sam B, Purna Jackson, and Xian Mei, find themselves immune to the infection.
  • They work with survivors to escape the hotel and establish a base at the lifeguard station.
  • The heroes help survivors, reinforce a truck, and head to a research lab to find a cure for the infection.
  • The group confronts Colonel Ryder White, who mutates after injecting himself with the supposed antidote, leading to a final battle.

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Group battles infected, uncovers conspiracy, escapes betrayal.

  • The group is apprehended by the Australian Defence Force upon reaching a naval vessel, led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hardy.
  • Charon and Yerema are taken by Frank Serpo to be tested in a lab after being recognized as agents for the Consortium.
  • Yerema's virus transmission leads to the ship being overrun by infected, forcing Hardy to release all cell doors.
  • The group fights through the ship to reach the upper deck, where they find Hardy and Serpo arguing before Serpo evacuates, leaving them behind.
  • The group's ship runs aground on Palanai Island within the Banoi Archipelago, where they are led to the Paradise Survival Camp by Harlow Jordan.
  • Hardy reveals the Consortium's plans to weaponize the plague, directing the group to a military outpost in Henderson before the area is nuked.
  • The group navigates flooded tunnels to reach Henderson, encountering a chemical mutagen that mutates the virus and turns a survivor into a monster.
  • The group defeats the mutated survivor and Harlow, who reveals the government's conspiracy to test a bio-weapon's effectiveness on the island.
  • Serpo's betrayal leads to a confrontation where the heroes refuse his help, leaving him behind as they sail off, witnessing his demise at the hands of infected.
  • The survivors sail towards an unknown future, leaving the fate of the virus and its mutations uncertain, as a news report indicates the crisis in Banoi and Palanai is over.

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Cliff's journey to find a cure

  • Cliff unlocks the security room to find the lab’s main keycard and hears his father discussing leaving his business to his daughter before being overcome by poisonous gas.
  • Cliff wakes up in a strange room, discovers he was in a storage container on a mountain, and encounters Linda on the ground before she is taken by a mutated infected, which turns out to be a dream.
  • Cliff wakes up again in the same room, finds Devan, who reveals Linda is likely dead, despite Cliff's radio conversations with her being non-existent.
  • Cliff decides to head to the lab to find a cure for Linda, reunites with Xian Mei, and discovers hidden data in the lab, which he copies before encountering Dr. Kimball and Aaron Welles testing a cure on Linda.
  • Cliff fights off infected, hallucinates about Devan, and confronts his father, who demands the data from GeoPharm, leading to a fight with infected before Cliff is pulled into another hallucination.
  • Cliff fights infected, hallucinates about Linda and Devan, defeats infected versions of them, and ultimately uses the cure on himself, waking up on a beach and setting out data on the outbreak to sea.
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