If you thought Riptide was a DLC like I did when it was announced in 2012 you'd be easily forgiven as it uses all the same menus, graphics and combat of the first game and even includes the terribly slow awful feeling strafing

If you really loved the original game it's well worth the purchase however for literally a dollar more you can get Dying Light instead which is a much better playing and feeling game. Compared to it's successors there's not really anything this game does better so if you want to see the roots of how Techland went from Dead Island to Dying Light just play the original instead, the map and quests are better in the first game anyway and the slim additions from Riptide won't be missed

If you thought Riptide was a DLC like I did when it was announced in 2012 you'd be easily forgiven as it uses all the same menus, graphics and combat of the first game and even includes the terribly slow awful feeling strafing If you really loved the original game it's well worth the purchase however for literally a dollar more you can get Dying Light instead which is a much better playing and feeling game. Compared to it's successors there's not really anything this game does better so if you want to see the roots of how Techland went from Dead Island to Dying Light just play the original instead, the map and quests are better in the first game anyway and the slim additions from Riptide won't be missed