Sachys: Its damned enjoyable - though the save system sucks
langurmonkey: I have Dead Island but it runs like shit on my computer so can't really enjoy it. The game is also kind of scary. You see a dead person on the beach, keep walking thinking the person is 100% dead, then the dead person slowly rises as a zombie behind you, grabs you, gets in your face, trying to bite you...
Aye - a lot of elements are every well done - some lacking, but overall its a playable game with some good immersion. Apparently the sequel has ironed out a lot of the flaws.
I definately dont regret buying it though - played about 30 hours since... monday I think!