Dead Island 2 offers a diverse range of activities for players to enjoy, whether playing alone or cooperatively. These activities range from completing challenges to engaging in more complex tasks like progressing through the main story quest or focusing on clearing side quests. One notable side quest, known as the "Message in a Bottle," begins when players discover a message in a bottle on the shores of Santa Monica, close to the location of the final destination in the Blood Drive story quest.
This particular quest revolves around locating a food critic in the city of Hell-A, who continues to review restaurants even in the midst of the Zompocalypse. In his initial note, the food critic, Anthony R. Oliver, mentions being stranded in the last place he reviewed. Thus, players in Dead Island 2 are challenged with using these reviews as a guide to track his whereabouts, follow his trail, and, hopefully, rescue this haughty food enthusiast.
Updated October 7th, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter: As Dead Island 2's DLCs are expected to be released in Q4 2023 and Q2 2024, players are returning to the game and reassessing their progress. The game's charm lies in its amusing storyline of surviving the Zompocalypse in Hell-A. Among the various side quests, one particularly silly quest is the Message in a Bottle, which players come across while exploring Santa Monica. Let's revisit this mission, clarify all the details, and tidy up the information so that players can quickly prepare their save files for the upcoming Haus and LA Sola Festival DLCs.