Dead Island 2 was pretty dang good on day one, back in 2023, but it’s only been getting better still from that point onwards. Specifically, the upcoming Patch 6 promises to round off the game’s selection of modes and activities with New Game+, Neighborhood Watch mode, and a lot more.
This news comes directly from the developer, Dambuster, with the company announcing its plans for Dead Island 2‘s Patch 6 on Steam. Now, Dambuster did promise a few months ago that Dead Island 2 fans would have much to look forward to in the coming months, and the team is now delivering not just with the hotly anticipated New Game+ option, but also the all-new survival Neighborhood Watch mode, where players need to team up and defend a frat house from an ever-growing horde of zombies.
Dead Island 2’s biggest free update, Neighborhood Watch, is coming soon
Obviously, the introduction of a proper New Game+ mode is a huge deal for Dead Island 2 in its own right. Neighborhood Watch, however, is the surprising part of the equation, as it combines a fixed-length survival scenario with a full-featured horde defense mode. The best of both worlds, in theory.
In Neighborhood Watch, players will take on the role of the Bobcats: a fraternity that’s taken upon themselves to clear out their neighborhood over the course of five in-game days. The catch, though, is that players will need to juggle home defense, resource scavenging, and neighborhood clearouts all at once, which means there will be many different moving parts to this particular game mode. The implication, too, is that the Bobcats are all-new characters rather than just stand-ins for the personable campaign avatars. Dambuster hasn’t specified yet whether Neighborhood Watch will be playable solo, or if this is purely a co-op ordeal.
As for New Game+, players can expect to enjoy higher-level enemies, an additional skill slot, an increased level cap, and a whole assortment of all-new weapons and skins to chase after. Interestingly, the announcement specifically says there are some “brand new foes” coming in New Game+, too, which could be neat.
Dead Island 2‘s Patch 6 is set and primed to release on October 22, and all of its content will be available at no additional charge. By my count, this means Patch 6 will be the single biggest content update the game has received since it first came out, which is quite the feat for Dambuster. More information about Neighborhood Watch and New Game+ for Dead Island 2 will be coming “soon,” Dambuster claims, so if you’re intrigued by the prospect, you may want to stay tuned as more info drops in.
Published: Aug 15, 2024 08:23 am