7. Four Distinct Classes = Four Different Experiences
With four different characters to select from Dead Island offered up the ability to play back through the game with an entirely different experience. Yeah I know the basic game didn't change, but the way you played drastically did. Players were able to pick between Sam B (The Tank), Xian Mei (The Assassin), Purna (The Leader), or Logan (The Jack of All Trades). Each of them had a unique skill tree that complemented a certain playstyle. None of the characters were limited to a certain type of weapon, but instead the game focused on each class having a specialty that increased their efficiency with that particular weapon. Players were able to upgrade Sam B's brutality with blunt weapons as he bashed in the skulls of zombie after zombie. Xian Mei was able to become a master assassin with bladed weapons, or even have Logan call upon expert targeting with thrown weapons. Don't even get me started on Purna. Shed a tear for her uselessness as you wondered around the Resort, but make it to the City and it was all over. Revisiting the island of Banoi could deliver gamers a new way to play the game if they wanted to level up another character, and it was a great way to extend the life of the title. Click next below to read reason 6