Dead Island 2, R.I.P. Butcho the Clown

Butcho the Clown is my least favorite Dead Island 2 boss and in the running for my least favorite game enemy this year. Though his fighting style isn’t radically different from the other titanium-head zombies that drool and claw at you throughout the hack-and-slash, he is capable of regaining health by munching on nearby zombie flesh. On account of Dead Island 2 being a game where you pummel undead like there’s candy in them, there is always a lot of nearby zombie flesh.

I was so glad when he died I nearly screamed, but when playing the game solo, it wasn’t easy. Butcho’s skeletal pointed arms can deflect a number of attacks, including the heavy-duty gun ammo I relied on for ranged combat. Plus, he moves fast, pattering toward you like a hunched animal and impaling you quickly with his toothpick arms.

But there isn’t much excitement when you deliver the final blow, once you manage to cut down his health. Butcho just flops over with the weight of your attack, and a number of health items and rotten body parts drop from his slack body. I ruminated on my success for a minute, though.