Heartwarming / Dead Island 2

• No matter which of the Slayers the player is using, all of them will have the kindness to try helping strangers even in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, even straight off a plane crash.
• Despite being off the grid for several years after the events of the prior games to evade the government, Sam B finally emerges from hiding for one reason and one reason only: because he knew Emma might be in danger with the appearance of zombies in LA, and he wanted to find her and try to keep her safe.
• One of the character quirks that Jacob displays throughout the game is that he'll speak to his deceased mother: whether praying to her for luck/expressing gratitude to her for watching out for him, using her memory as a sounding board for his worries, or asking her to watch out for the people he's met in HELL-A who have passed.
• When the player is speaking to Roxanne and Rikky as Amy after returning to their home, she'll mention that she remembers Rikky's music, as her father used to play it when she and her sister were small.
• As much of a mess as Rikky and Roxanne are as a couple, it's still very clear that the two care a lot about each other in their interactions. And Roxanne herself is extremely proud of her daughter being a medical student, no matter how tense their relationship.
• When the Slayers meet Patton, and he reveals his disfigured face to them while mentioning how most people are unnerved by his appearance, all of their dialogue indicates that none of them think any less of him for it, and that the people who look down on him are the ones who should feel ashamed.
  • Amy in particular gets a special mention, as she empathizes with Patton due to her disability. She knows all too well how people can judge others simply because they look different.