Five years ago, the Internet blew up because of a trailer for a video game about zombies. That game was Dead Island, and though the game or its mixed bag of pseudo-sequels and spin-offs has never been able to match that emotionally devastating reveal trailer, it’s still absolutely worth celebrating with an orchestral tribute like this. Enjoy.
Eins Medien, Kai Schumacher (Piano), Beril Sun (Violin 1), Tonja Demianenco (Violin 2), Amélie Legrande (Viola), Emanuel Wehse (Cello) comprise the enormous talent that’s on display in this video, and they’re all members of team Dynamedion.
This is a pretty neat way of reminding us about the Dead Island Definitive Collection that releases next Tuesday (May 31) for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Included in the $39.99 bundle is the original Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide — which is not included on the disc if you’re getting it for PS4 — and a brand new 2D arcade brawler called Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
Here’s the original trailer again, in case you’d fancy another viewing.
Gets me every time. Every. Goddamn. Time.
