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And Back Again achievement in Escape Dead Island

And Back Again

Complete new game+.

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  • VeiRoN v2VeiRoN v2
    04 Dec 2014 05 Dec 2014 14 Jun 2015
    ***This Guide will contain spoilers***

    Getting to New Game+

    New Game+ automatically unlocks after completing the game once,there isn't any real difference in the overall difficulty if there is it's very slight,you will clearly notice this after you have got a few Medkit upgrades and gain more health.

    You can acquire the Katana right at the start of the game,just when the game starts on the boat there's a door you can open inside on your right,there you'll find the weapon.

    Also right before the entrance to the GeoPharm Labs,if you go the the left side of this area,you should've gotten the keycard to open the door you'll find there that contains +3 Medkit.

    "Kanchanaburi" has noted in the comments that "If you accidently start a 'New Game' after the other automatically starts, then you use your New Game+ and you are NOT able to start a New Game+ from the main menu"

    General combat strategy

    You can rush trough a good portion of the game if you want,zombies won't be able to follow you on ladders or in a space where you need to crouch,also of course with some patience by being stealthy you can easily dispose of zombies without being attacked but it's not always possible as sometime you will have to face them directly especially at the end of the game.

    Avoiding running when in a fight,zombie will easily outrun you and possibly kill you and the camera automatically focusing towards where you are running won't allow you to see zombies that are chasing you,using the fast dodge by pressing B it's the best option you have at avoiding zombie's hits,pay attention to your stamina and try to dodge when the enemy is just about to hit you to fully take advantage from the dodge action.

    The most efficient way and quickest way to kill a normal zombie (this does not include special zombies or these that hold a keycard or "The Butcher" cannot be knocked down) is,while you are running towards them by pressing B and then using RB you can kick them and knock them down,this allows you to 1 hit kill them by pressing A to perform an "execution".
    Avoid doing this when there are different zombies close to each other as they could kill you while performing the "execution" move.

    The Butcher enemy

    The most annoying enemy,at least for me,was "The Butcher",what worked for me was,if i had enough ammo for the shotgun (10 are enough) i would use it to kill him,when he gets close to you quickly shoot him when he isn't blocking with his claws,if you do it at the right time the shot will stagger him and by spamming multiple shots he will be infinitely staggered until' he dies or you run out of ammo and need to reload.

    If you do not have a shotgun you need to fight him melee as the pistol is useless,of course try not to run out of stamina as if you do he will just chain attack you and you'll die quickly without any time or possibility to dodge his attacks.
    What i did was target him (LB button) and wait for him to finish his combos and quickly hit him once or twice then back off,i basically repeated doing this until' he was dead.

    Zombie Linda

    Linda at the end of the game could also be a bit annoying,if you have the shotgun if you gain some distance from the other zombies you can just infinitely stagger her the same as with "The Butcher" enemy and kill her easily.
    If not killing her melee the same way as with "The Butcher" described above works too,in this occasion though you need to gain some distance from the other zombies before trying to hit her.

    Don't bother fighting "The Bouncer" and "The Butcher" on the platform at the end of the game as if you stay close to the edge they will often jump towards you only to fall off and die without you doing anything.

    If you vote negative a comment would be appreciated so that i can improve the guide otherwise it wouldn't be of any help,thanks.
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    I3rutoFinished the New game Plus today
    Thank you for the tipps, now I hate the butcher, they were so hard to kill them D:
    Posted by I3ruto on 30 Jan 15 at 10:36
    misfit119The difficulty difference is VERY noticeable. With the Katana early game zombies take 4 hits when late game zombies would often die to 3 in the first playthrough. Also you die in like 3 hits at the start when the first playthrough took like five or so to kill you. The Bouncers were almost laughably easy to deal with in the first playthrough, for me at least, but every time they showed up with other zombies I died constantly. Misery.
    Posted by misfit119 on 01 Apr 15 at 06:21
    WickedDeathI gave this a thumbs down solely because your dumb ass didn't put "spoiler alerts" in here. Thanks for ruining the story
    Posted by WickedDeath on 14 Jun 15 at 19:44
    VeiRoN v2@WickedDeath: Well,since you're going to read a guide on how to finish the game a second time one should expect that you already have finished the game once,or at least those who are going to read it would expect the guide to have spoilers,I have added a note at the top for spoilers anyway.
    Posted by VeiRoN v2 on 14 Jun 15 at 20:32
    xDaddy Cakeeven if it had spoiler alerts, he still would have read it anyway, some douches just need something to do i guess
    Posted by xDaddy Cake on 06 Oct 16 at 16:52
    OldSchoolBloodWith New Game+ being noticeably harder, I would recommend finishing the DLC in this playthru. The last level in this game is a nightmare and you will be very happy to have the machine gun found in the labs. It takes out quickly zombie Linda, zombie Cliff and the final boss too.
    Posted by OldSchoolBlood on 31 Dec 17 at 01:03
    wagnerasaThanks toast
    Posted by wagnerasa on 09 Feb 19 at 13:32
    GsO LightDefinitely prioritize picking up medkits whenever you can, otherwise the geo labs (the hall area is brutal) and the last level will be damn near impossible
    Posted by GsO Light on 02 Jul 22 at 23:57
    II Blittz IIKilling The Butcher can be easy long as you play smart. When you first meet The Butcher for the 3rd Keycard near the Helipad, don't move from where you are, keep your back close to the blockade behind you and wait for The Butcher to jump at you and dodge, push from behind, execute. This can be done in other areas as well for The Butcher if you're unable to get stealth kill on him. With that in mind, just stay close to something that acts as a wall behind you as it makes the doge, push from behind, execute move a lot easier. And towards the end of the game, stay close to the edge and doge when they jump at you causing them fly over the edge killing themselves. Also, the easiest way to kill The Dweller in the Underwater Labs is to stealth kill them around corners, this makes it a lot easier since they can spot you from behind rather quickly in general when trying to sneak up on them like other zombies.
    Posted by II Blittz II on 04 Aug 22 at 14:40
    Filipp RumyCould you please further explain this part right here, "Kanchanaburi" has noted in the comments that "If you accidently start a 'New Game' after the other automatically starts, then you use your New Game+ and you are NOT able to start a New Game+ from the main menu" please? Because, I just started the game, was in the beginning right after the boat blows up and you wake up in the container, realized I forgot to get a snapshot on the boat, so I quit to the main menu and restarted my game. Does mean I just used my New Game+?
    Posted by Filipp Rumy on 05 Aug 22 at 01:26
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