You look dead tired,' and 'Let me axe you a question.' The “best” include, 'How you like them brains?', 'Mind under matter,' 'Get some sleep. After a few hours, he reveals himself to be a more likable hero, who spits off chuckle-inducing one-liners that would make Arnold Schwarzenegger blush. His unkempt beard, permanently furrowed brow, and Ian Somerhalder eyes make him the leading contender for the cockiest-looking protagonist of 2014. This art style certainly doesn't do survivor and zombie slayer Cliff Calo any favors. The motion-comic style of the cutscenes between chapters are one of the game's few strengths, which made me wonder if this tale would have been presented better as a full graphic novel, digital or otherwise. Moreover, the art direction foregoes the detail and grit of the prior games in favor of a graphic-novel-in-action look, right down to the 1960s Batman-inspired onomatopoeias during combat.

To reinforce the perception of Escape Dead Island’s story as a canonical spin-off, this action adventure game is viewed from the third person rather than the first person perspective used in the prior installments. But Dead Island's mysteries are likely not what compels you to keep up with the franchise. You might be initially curious to know what answers Escape Dead Island, as an expository side story to the original Dead Island, could offer that would shed light on the series' initial outbreak. This zombie joins the list of competent yet unremarkable third-person survival adventures like Extermination and Cold Fear, games with Resident Evil-branded chips on their shoulders. There's a pervasive plainness to Escape Dead Island that hasn’t been common since the PlayStation 2 days.

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