2. Dead Island
Here's a hint for anyone who got into gaming within the last year: DO NOT get excited by pre-rendered trailers. Dead Island first suckered us in with its beautiful trailer, depicting a family getting torn apart by legions of the ravenous undead at the holiday resort of Banoi. Not only did the premise of the game excite us, but the description of a free roaming, four player co-op zombie RPG made us drool. Games like Left 4 Dead were great but a game where anything could be a weapon would be sweet. We eagerly awaited as the hype on the internet grew, feeling as though this could be a genre defining game for the ages. Then the game came out and we were met with a decent looking opening, fairly well done although slightly confusing when you apparently encounter yourself at a party. Then we see why first person melee combat is incredibly difficult to do, especially when you find the big zombies who can knock you flat on your face while a horde of smaller, faster, zombies savage you from behind. The amazing weapons we were promised eventually just boiled down to pick up whatever and swing until the cows come home and the story was just a zombie story, nothing special, nothing intriguing, just a zombie story. I repeat my earlier point: Do not get excited by pre rendered trailers.