Now that Dambuster Studios’ long-awaited Dead Island 2 has been previewed for games journalists, fans have finally got a sense of just how long the sequel will take to complete once it’s in their hands. Dead Island 2, the gory first-person zombie-slaying follow-up to 2011’s Dead Island, has been in development for quite some time and has reportedly hit several bumps along the way.

Developed by Polish studio Techland, the original Dead Island was first announced at E3 2006 and wowed fans with its intense cinematic trailer debut five years later in 2011, seven months prior to release. It was met with mixed reviews, with many critics and fans lamenting that Dead Island’s combat and storytelling didn’t quite reach the heights established by its slick, well-produced trailer. Despite the lukewarm reception, Dead Island sold over 5 million units two years after its initial release, enough to justify a sequel.

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In an interview with Wccftech, Dead Island 2’s art director Adam Olsson said that while he’s not exactly sure how long the game is just yet, he estimates that if players complete the main story and at least some of the side quests and random activities found around their hellish version of Los Angeles called Hell-A, players can expect to put in around 20 hours of gameplay. He suggested that a more thorough playthrough of the game’s various modes and ancillary activities,…