Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  1. mauriceperignon
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Jeu vidéo vraiment très mauvais, tout franchement ça ressemble à un vol. Denuvo ça rend les choses encore pires
  2. KonradJohansson
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    sämsta gameplay jag har sett. Tråkigt spel. Dumma uppdrag. Grafiken är dålig och gammal. Allt är trasigt
  3. bristolman
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    most Indie games I played are way better and interesting than this crap game. Asked for a refund and will never buy any other game from techland
  4. hindu
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Denuvo which is inside this game will gradually kill your SSD, undermine your CPU and GPU. Its only benefit will make rich those greedy developers called Techland who weren't sure about the quality of this game, so they put Denuvo to boost sales otherwise just few gamers would have bought this crap. Very very bad game, it's not fun to play, ugly banal quests, ugly visually and doesn'tDenuvo which is inside this game will gradually kill your SSD, undermine your CPU and GPU. Its only benefit will make rich those greedy developers called Techland who weren't sure about the quality of this game, so they put Denuvo to boost sales otherwise just few gamers would have bought this crap. Very very bad game, it's not fun to play, ugly banal quests, ugly visually and doesn't deserve our money… Expand
  5. diegogomez97
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    Techland ha arruinado este juego que está lleno de errores. El sistema de game saving también es terrible. Las misiones son repetitivas y aburridas. El juego es cero
  6. Sniperuger
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Non solo è un gioco pessimo, ma gli sviluppatori non hanno implementato il doppiaggio in lingua italiana. Mi auguro che falliscano.
  7. Mycroft17
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    - Terrible combat compared to the previous part

    —broken ragdoll - Rudimentary RPG system —Bad graphics, optimization, sound, music - Killed atmosphere, fear of zombies and dynamics. The character began to run and ship more slowly. Night chases are not so creepy and adrenaline now. — The same weak plot and dilaogues as in the previous part. But unlike the previous part, now    - Terrible combat compared to the previous part

    —broken ragdoll

    - Rudimentary RPG system

    —Bad graphics, optimization, sound, music

    - Killed atmosphere, fear of zombies and dynamics. The character began to run and ship more slowly. Night chases are not so creepy and adrenaline now.

    — The same weak plot and dilaogues as in the previous part. But unlike the previous part, now the combat and the atmosphere do not pull the game.

    — Denuvo, because the developers knew that their game is still ****

    -Price for her, at a discount of $ 20, and then only if there is nothing to play with friends.    … Expand
  8. Ziomal
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Dying Light 2 is the worst what Techland could make.
    they ruined this game so much.
    Parkour is so clunky and slow. Gameplay feels so unresponsive it have a lot of bugs and most important it is not fun at all.. Graphics did not improve so much but optimization is really bad. Sounds sometimes are not synchronized, ragdolls of the zombies is terrible and you can't for example kick them with    Dying Light 2 is the worst what Techland could make.
    they ruined this game so much.
    Parkour is so clunky and slow. Gameplay feels so unresponsive it have a lot of bugs and most important it is not fun at all.. Graphics did not improve so much but optimization is really bad. Sounds sometimes are not synchronized, ragdolls of the zombies is terrible and you can't for example kick them with normal kick from the roof ( the ragdoll turning on when zombies are in the air) . YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE DUBBING LANGUAGE WITHOUT CHANGING THE FILES IN YOUR STEAM FOLDER (WTF?!) IT IS SO HARD TO ADD SUCH A SIMPLE THING?? We waited for this game for 7 years and it is completely garbage. Triple A games is dead. They shouldn't deliver this game at this stage. I think it is a biggest disappointment in gaming...

    I regret that I played Dying Light 2, and I would like to forget that something like this exists, just to have good memories with the Dying Light 1 which was a masterpiece    … Expand
  9. splashyDIAMOND
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Completely unacceptable. False Advertisement like never before. TECHLAND has clearly fumbled that football. So incredibly sad.
  10. vapabo1703
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    adding Denuvo 2 days before release lol, not reccomended just based on this, F#ck Denuvo
  11. GamerRap
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    There are no firearms in the game? Did they really take it out? How can you remove pistols, machine guns and shotguns from a zombie game?
  12. MaksikPri
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Absolutely zero! I don’t understand only one thing - why corporations are spending so much money for games without soul and concepts!
  13. Luft7774
    Jul 25, 2022
    0
    Should be criminal. Game is a massive downgrade from the first. They lied about everything.
  14. nodo134
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Такое ощущение что игру делало UBISOFT POLAND запороли все что было возможно .
    ПЕРВАЯ ЧАСТЬ ЛУЧШЕ ВО ВСЕМ БЕЗ ИСКЛЮЧЕНИЙ .Ну а концовки это вообще дно.
  15. KYKi997
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Dialogi czasami się nie włączają przez co nie da się normalnie grać. Poza tym doczytuje się tekstury zombie się zacinają
  16. exqziME
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    Bugs, repetitive side content, bad storytelling, and the unfulfilled promise of its choice and consequence system leave Dying Light 2 unable to capitalize on the strength of its excellent parkour and combat mechanics.
  17. Strutt3r
    Feb 5, 2022
    4
    The second game is a clear downgrade in almost everyway. The devs seem oblivious to what made the first game fun, it was essentially a zombie killing sandbox and it was the best one ever made.

    Hours of fun just playing around with the hordes of zombies, pushing them into traps, setting them on fire, kicking them through windows and off rooftops, mowing them down with the vehicle in the    The second game is a clear downgrade in almost everyway. The devs seem oblivious to what made the first game fun, it was essentially a zombie killing sandbox and it was the best one ever made.

    Hours of fun just playing around with the hordes of zombies, pushing them into traps, setting them on fire, kicking them through windows and off rooftops, mowing them down with the vehicle in the DLC. Each weapon felt unique, each swing was satisfying, the way the zombies seemed to react differently to every hit. Of course the story wasn't great but nobody cared, it was good enough to keep you moving through the game.

    So what do they decide to do with the sequel? Attempt to turn it into a branching RPG-like story focused game where all your choices will matter, which they seemed to have completely given up on half way through development and just left the barebones of it.

    That wouldn't be a problem if they didn't neglect almost everything that made the first game so good, zombies will now play canned animations after every hit before they go ridiculously flying through the air like they've been hit by a truck when they die.

    The weapons have lost all their weight and impact, a baseball bat will cut through a crowd of zombies just as easily as a sword will. Even kicking zombies off of rooftops isn't fun anymore because they don't go tumbling off ledges, now they just slide off and fall straight down.

    Overall the combat is worse than the second game, although human v human combat is improved it is nothing special. The ragdolling and physics have been massively downgraded, zombies won't even stick to spike traps anymore, they just collapse and die. There are less zombie hordes and they are less fun to kill. Almost all horror aspects of the game have been lost, night time isn't dark, no roaming volatiles and the loot scan ability now reveals every zombie in the area.

    For all the focus and marketing around the story it is no better than the first but it is definitely longer, more boring and more irritating. The only improvement is in the parkour but it still gets plenty of things wrong, the ridiculous running animation and Aiden having the same vertical leap as the Mario brothers are the obvious ones.

    Dying Light 1 is still the best zombie game, Dying Light 2 feels like a Ubisoft reboot.    … Expand
  18. ONEEX
    Feb 12, 2022
    4
    Почему 6 ?
    •Ухудшили освещение по сравнению с "E3"
    •Крайне мало внимания уделили оптимизации •Обещанного влияния выбора на мир - как такового нету •Лишние значки и эллементы подобного рода •Отсутствие огнестрела или им подобное •Почти такой же состав зомби как и в первой части - малое разнообразие монстров •Неоправданное растягивание прокачки снаряжения - гринд ни к месту •Слабый    Почему 6 ?
    •Ухудшили освещение по сравнению с "E3"
    •Крайне мало внимания уделили оптимизации
    •Обещанного влияния выбора на мир - как такового нету
    •Лишние значки и эллементы подобного рода
    •Отсутствие огнестрела или им подобное
    •Почти такой же состав зомби как и в первой части - малое разнообразие монстров
    •Неоправданное растягивание прокачки снаряжения - гринд ни к месту
    •Слабый искусственный интеллект врагов
    •Слабая физика
    •Denuvo которое ухудшает и без того плохую производительность
    •Некоторые сспособности должны были быть с самого начала и не включать их в таблицу прокачки
    •Нам выдали Сырой, неоптимизированный и по сюжетной линии слабый продукт - выдали как готовый! Что очень обидно.
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    Why 6?

    •Worse lighting than "E3".
    •Extremely little attention to optimization
    •Promised effect of choice on the world - as such is not present
    •Superfluous icons and similar elements
    •No firearms or similar
    •Weak physics
    •Almost the same composition of zombies as in the first part -lack of variety of monsters
    •Unreasonable stretching of equipment upgrades = grinding
    •Weak enemy AI
    •Denuvo which worsens already poor performance
    •Some abilities should have been there from the start and not included in the leveling table
    •We were given a Raw, unoptimised and storyline-weak product - given away as a finished product! Which is a shame.    … Expand
  19. Bruhiilantr28
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    Cut contents from trailer, some animation became worse , became too colorful than dying light 1.
  20. Reiler
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    -What is happening with the collisions?
    -Writing and characters made by chimpanzees and orangutans perhaps? They are boring and childish.
    -The combat system is boring and repetitive, nothing to do with the first game. -Animations are bad, really, really bad. Do you remember Dead Island? Practically the same for your main character. Some "cinematics" have characters with zero    -What is happening with the collisions?
    -Writing and characters made by chimpanzees and orangutans perhaps? They are boring and childish.
    -The combat system is boring and repetitive, nothing to do with the first game.
    -Animations are bad, really, really bad. Do you remember Dead Island? Practically the same for your main character. Some "cinematics" have characters with zero expressions.
    -Denuvo, again.    … Expand
  21. Kunray
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    I really hope a lot of these problems get resolved and they bring back repairing, rebalancing the skill trees would be appreciated.
  22. Belui
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    Если бы половина бюджета игры потраченная на рекламу этой игры была использована на ее разработку, то не пришлось бы сейчас наблюдать столько проблем с оптимизацией и анимацией. Не пришлось бы внедрять Денуво для увеличения продаж сырого продукта. Денуво которая сильно портит производительность и без того плохо оптимизированной игры. Посмотрите на своих коллег из CDPR, они выпустилиЕсли бы половина бюджета игры потраченная на рекламу этой игры была использована на ее разработку, то не пришлось бы сейчас наблюдать столько проблем с оптимизацией и анимацией. Не пришлось бы внедрять Денуво для увеличения продаж сырого продукта. Денуво которая сильно портит производительность и без того плохо оптимизированной игры. Посмотрите на своих коллег из CDPR, они выпустили высококачественную игру без защиты и весь мир в восторге и они заработали больше чем нужно. В общем пока игра того не стоит. Да и дорогая она пока.… Expand
  23. DyingJoke2
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Absolutely awful game, maybe one of the worst i have ever player. Bad graphics, jumping on zombies has so physics compared to DL1, awful story, boring characters, city looks bland and boring. This is most generic bad game i have ever seen. Avoid at all cost!
  24. Shilfein
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main story and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm... Next time you try to turn your sandbox game into a narrative    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main story and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm...

    Next time you try to turn your sandbox game into a narrative RPG... Maybe consider NOT firing the best writer in the gaming industry over some crazy ex unbased claims?

    Just another flavor of "Get woke go broke", I guess.    … Expand
  25. Iddri
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Let's be clear about it - the game does not meet the enormous assumptions that were presented in the announcements. If we put it this way, it is simply poor. What is missing is the atmosphere of being stuck in the first part, in which the player was afraid to fall from the car straight into the hands of the hungry undead. Here? You don't feel this fear at all. The product, however, hasLet's be clear about it - the game does not meet the enormous assumptions that were presented in the announcements. If we put it this way, it is simply poor. What is missing is the atmosphere of being stuck in the first part, in which the player was afraid to fall from the car straight into the hands of the hungry undead. Here? You don't feel this fear at all. The product, however, has quite a lot left from the first game in the universe, but these are mainly stupid and not logical mechanic-gameplay systems. Despite all this, there is one thing in the game. This is parkour. DL2 could be a simulator of running around an apocalyptic city, because it does it nicely and definitely better than an action horror movie, but even this way of spending time in the game is limited and simply bored with time.… Expand
  26. amonen
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    I have to admit I havent even made it through the complete tutorial, before I gave up.

    Personal issues with headbobbing (I so hate it): My personal worst is the headbobbing and constant movement of the camera. Even in Idle the picture moves with the breathing and in combat the cam is all over the place, it seems to be moving with any movement the head of the protagonist does. The    I have to admit I havent even made it through the complete tutorial, before I gave up.

    Personal issues with headbobbing (I so hate it):

    My personal worst is the headbobbing and constant movement of the camera. Even in Idle the picture moves with the breathing and in combat the cam is all over the place, it seems to be moving with any movement the head of the protagonist does.

    The story feels uninterseting and doesnt really add up even at the very first few bits you get out of it. Too much Deus ex Machina already in the first conversation... ugh.

    I cant quite put my finger on it, but somethings weird with the graphics (Played around with FOV, but the movement in the world never felt real or natural). Aidens wooden movement, that made me want to break his arms to get them out of the screen didnt help, either.

    The survivors sense is quite ackward as well. It highlights items for like 3 seconds and then you can interact with them anymore, unless you click again. So you are constantly spamming it - first WTF moment.

    I have no Idea, how one could come to the conclusion that a Stamina system in a game, thats massively depending on the smooth movment might add to the experience. Right at the beginning of the tutorial (after spike) you have to climb a ledge and do a jump, if you miss the first time, you either wait for the stamina to replenish or you will fall off the ladder for running out of it - 10 mins in and I already hated the game for that.

    Off we go to the next stop on the tutorial. Survival sense is worthy of superman, i can see verything behind every wall....no more careful epxloring required - I know where you are... meh

    Didnt notice the weirdness of fighting yet, cause sleeky me crept up on them and enjoyed the ever repeating takedown animation.

    Every repeating micros stutters from probably Denuvo also become more noticable. But as any pickcing up also stops you for a quick and bad animation, its less anyoing.

    Every time you search, Aiden is performing so kind of voodoo speel on the thing, so you get better stuff, i suppose. Looks silly, gets old fast.

    Next stop is an old houe, you search it - empty. But as soon as you jump out of the window, a dozen zombies spawns and crawls out of thin air. Another cringe and then the first fight.

    Not only are is my survival sense superhuman, I also possess enough power to let every monster I kill fly away like a balloon hit with a racket. Unless they fall of a cliff, then they stand up again to play there proper death animation. Hitting them has that balloony feeling as well, resulting in a very unsatisfying feeling.

    I carried my unsatisfied feelings down the next hill, over the lake and zoomed thorugh a bunsh of zombies before entering the subways for some more cringy dialog and the final decision, that this isnt for me to play.

    I loved dying light one pretty much as I dislike this new installment, which was a huge disappointment from the first frame onward

    TL;DR:

    Bad animations
    Story seems to have been written by a child
    Fighting is ragdoll bashing with bad hit feedback and ridicuolos physics
    Headbobbing/Camera all over the place
    Stamina System drains the fun out of parkour
    Controls sometimes dont respond    … Expand
  27. marco_brambilla
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    questo Dying Light 2 è stato fatto senza nessuna cura al solo scopo di guadagnare soldi a palate, ottimizzato con i piedi, Italiano assente (!), inserito un sistema super invasivo come denuvo, motore grafico vecchio e textures risalenti a 7 anni fa, in più non è possibile nemmeno salvare il gioco ma lo fa da solo in un unico slot! roba veramente ridicola per quello che dovrebbe essere unquesto Dying Light 2 è stato fatto senza nessuna cura al solo scopo di guadagnare soldi a palate, ottimizzato con i piedi, Italiano assente (!), inserito un sistema super invasivo come denuvo, motore grafico vecchio e textures risalenti a 7 anni fa, in più non è possibile nemmeno salvare il gioco ma lo fa da solo in un unico slot! roba veramente ridicola per quello che dovrebbe essere un gioco AAA ma non lo è! In più è noioso, stupido e ripetitivo. … Expand
  28. suchy_kalosz
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    You are a big fan of the brand. You pay a few dozen dollars for the game in a preorder. In the end, the publisher says he'll implement denuvo, which works horribly, and he'll let twitch streamers play the game the day before, because he's a big streamer and you worm, wait another day because you don't deserve to play it earlier. No more preoders.
  29. 2022issometa
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    Just an advice from one gamer to another, ignore all the fake positive 10/10 reviews. These people are lying, shamefully lying. Dialogue in this game is worse than some 2003 games. Parkour gets old in 2 hours, story is awful, characters forgettable at best, there's pretty much no horror in this horror game. If you want solid open world zombie game that has actual horror elements, i wouldJust an advice from one gamer to another, ignore all the fake positive 10/10 reviews. These people are lying, shamefully lying. Dialogue in this game is worse than some 2003 games. Parkour gets old in 2 hours, story is awful, characters forgettable at best, there's pretty much no horror in this horror game. If you want solid open world zombie game that has actual horror elements, i would recommend Days Gone instead… Expand
  30. kapral38
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    The game has very poor optimization, on a ryzen 5 2600 processor, and a 1660ti video card, the game constantly slows down, gives out 30-47 fps. The game requires constant activation of Denuvo, if you restart the computer, the activation disappears.
  31. GGvaw398
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Не рекомендую, кусок дерьма. Выглядит убого, испорчена боевка и паркур.
    А анимации выглядят так криво
  32. Reskoi
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Pros: graphics, new skill system, dialogues, voice acting, open world.

    Cons: horrible zombies, horrible zombie animations, they fly away from a blow like dummies a kilometer away, zombies don't feel like dangerous opponents, it feels like you got in an MMO and farming mobs, more and HP bar is killing the atmosphere of the game. Horrible parkour animations, sometimes the main character's    Pros: graphics, new skill system, dialogues, voice acting, open world.

    Cons: horrible zombies, horrible zombie animations, they fly away from a blow like dummies a kilometer away, zombies don't feel like dangerous opponents, it feels like you got in an MMO and farming mobs, more and HP bar is killing the atmosphere of the game. Horrible parkour animations, sometimes the main character's limbs are torn off, sometimes he teleports (maybe it's just me), climbing the ventilation system is just complete crap. Horrible interface elements that only emphasize that you're playing some MMO project, oh yeah right, not far from the truth when 50% of the gameplay is about gathering, farming and crafting. There are just a ton of bugs, too many of them, crashes in the world, crashes when choosing dialogues, the main character can fall somewhere or get accidentally stuck. The open world itself does not shine with uniqueness, you still go exactly the same route, to the same sometimes the surrounding world feels like made of clay, when the same initial house walls feel as if they were glued to each other in a hurry. There is no balance in the game, passed on High difficulty and did not feel any challenges from the game, zombies as flying away as dummies in the beginning, and fly away at the end. Promised choice in story dialogues? HA! (Spoiler) No matter what you do, no matter what you choose, and there is no meaning behind all your actions, and at the end you stupidly have to choose which side you're on, that's it.

    Does this game deserve a score of 7-8/10? No, it's a crude, unfinished product which in terms of story, gameplay and animation is x2 times worse than the first part. What the hell, this game was famous for physics in its own way, and here we are like in Crash Bandicoot flying around the city with a piece of cloth and air from the vents so conveniently scattered around the city.

    Does the project deserve its money? 50/50.    … Expand
  33. Kneegur
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    -10 if possible,
    1. Optimization is horrible is this **** runs on 30 FPS on medium/low settings on PS4 pro then it should run the same on my gtx 1060 ti. these techland **** literally will split on you if you don't have a RTX capable card.
    2. one top of poor optimization for some reason they also have implemented denuvo which deplets performance. 3. buggy cut scenes I had a lot of buggy    -10 if possible,
    1. Optimization is horrible is this **** runs on 30 FPS on medium/low settings on PS4 pro then it should run the same on my gtx 1060 ti. these techland **** literally will split on you if you don't have a RTX capable card.
    2. one top of poor optimization for some reason they also have implemented denuvo which deplets performance.
    3. buggy cut scenes I had a lot of buggy cuts scenes starting form the mission where you meet Veronika in later game
    4. No zombie physics or ragdoll
    5. **** ass story
    6. The game world or choices are not like what was shown in e3 literally false advertisement.    … Expand
  34. Dionh
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    The first part is much better. The optimization is terrible, you promised to remove it if Denuvo interferes. A bunch of bugs I paid to be a game tester? Then it's up to you to fill me in.
  35. Im_a_skater
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    If you are actual gamer and still care about this artform, don't buy this game. Don't support games that are hyped to moon and back by developers, but the end product is boring, lifeless and buggy. This is why gaming is dying. Hopefully Rockstar, Remedy and Insomniac bring gaming back on track, but as of right now, until you keep supporting games like Dying Light 2 and Far Cry 6, thereIf you are actual gamer and still care about this artform, don't buy this game. Don't support games that are hyped to moon and back by developers, but the end product is boring, lifeless and buggy. This is why gaming is dying. Hopefully Rockstar, Remedy and Insomniac bring gaming back on track, but as of right now, until you keep supporting games like Dying Light 2 and Far Cry 6, there will never be any innovation.… Expand
  36. tacsquid
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    A buggy disappointment. Outside of diehard fans wait until a 1/2 price sale. Along side all manner of annoying bugs the biggest issues are a terrible story, poor voice acting, fake choices (pick a or b! they both lead to C!), lack of features from DL1 (repair/craft weapons for example), and many more issues. Oh and for some reason they went with terrible zombie "rag doll" physics. if youA buggy disappointment. Outside of diehard fans wait until a 1/2 price sale. Along side all manner of annoying bugs the biggest issues are a terrible story, poor voice acting, fake choices (pick a or b! they both lead to C!), lack of features from DL1 (repair/craft weapons for example), and many more issues. Oh and for some reason they went with terrible zombie "rag doll" physics. if you liked being able to kick someone off a ladder or hack off an arm all of that was removed in DL2, presumably for performance issues.

    Most of these *could* be fixed with patches but due to the 7 years of drama that lead to this I expect it to pull a cyberpunk and basically promise the world and in reality they just do the bare minimum and hope it keeps selling on false promises. I certainly wouldn't buy it for full price based off all the deceptive marketing that lead to my sale. Wait a year or so and see what the recent reviews say before paying full price.    … Expand
  37. Gabo33
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    This game is being sold for money, seriously? It's so badly optimized that ME should be paid as a game tester.
  38. minecrafter420
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    bad performance, combat and story, floaty parkour plus denuvo. that's a no.
  39. terrapong
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    One the worst gaming experiences I've ever had.
    1. Co-op is completely broken (literally can't even click the button)
    2. Controller buttons/actions just stop working randomly
    3. Practically every mission has game breaking bugs forcing you to start a new save
    4. The amount of motion blur is ridiculous. Horrible graphical glitches. Horrible performance.
    5. Entire game is a downgrade from DL1
  40. cirusrtx
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I couldn't find any positive aspect in this game: terrible punishment for Italian players (our language missing in the game); boring story and gameplay; no button assignments; no manual save system; crashes; bugs (many bugs); terrible graphics for a 2022 game; Denuvo added just two days before the realease. Gamers will not forget dear Techland
  41. Anna_tri
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I'm currently soft-locked and can't progress in the story. This game has a lot of technical bugs. Overall a downgrade in most ways compared to DL1. Especially combat and all the physics is a huge let down. They lied about the whole "your decision matter" aspect of the game which was heavily advertised. Can't play co-op. Story and character are mediocre. It was a very scummy decision to addI'm currently soft-locked and can't progress in the story. This game has a lot of technical bugs. Overall a downgrade in most ways compared to DL1. Especially combat and all the physics is a huge let down. They lied about the whole "your decision matter" aspect of the game which was heavily advertised. Can't play co-op. Story and character are mediocre. It was a very scummy decision to add Denuvo 2 days before launch without anyone's knowledge.… Expand
  42. IvanovPetro45
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    Terrible, terrible game. It looks like the development of a group of schoolchildren who played with the editor, but this is not a full-fledged game that you need to buy, after restarting the computer, my Denuvo activation went off.
  43. UltimateTruth
    Feb 8, 2022
    1
    From writing standpoint alone, Days Gone is miles ahead of this game. Days Gone has more depth, more natural dialogue, more interesting world design, better graphics and so on. Why i'm even mentioning Days Gone is the fact how big downgrade Days Gone 2 really is in terms of open world zombie games over the years. It's even worse than DL1 in many areas.
  44. kandibober002
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    Disgusting optimization, and a soapy picture, plus Denuvo protection that was built 3 days before the release.
  45. worldclass
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Dying Light 2 is a downgrade in literally every single aspect of the game compared to DL1.
    The lazy millenial devs over at Techland did not hit that home run.
    Hitting the zombies in DL1 feels more impactful with tangible stutters and has that crunchy feedback feeling and the zombies don't stagger easily and even pounce forward on you making it harder to slice them and even the kick has    Dying Light 2 is a downgrade in literally every single aspect of the game compared to DL1.
    The lazy millenial devs over at Techland did not hit that home run.

    Hitting the zombies in DL1 feels more impactful with tangible stutters and has that crunchy feedback feeling and the zombies don't stagger easily and even pounce forward on you making it harder to slice them and even the kick has a bit of rumbling and vibration to it as it's impacting on the zombie. And when you fall from a high point, the wind speed sound increases and the camera shakes with blur as you're falling down. While in DL2, I dunno the combat feels more "game-ish" in a way, almost shallow as you're slicing air with minimal feedback and the zombies aren't as aggressive as the first game (it's like they're easy xp givers) and the kick is underwhelming with barely any rumbling feedback and there's no visible effect on screen as you're falling down, you just fall down with no wind or camera effect. And the graphics in DL1 have more "POP" to them, dark, contrasty, intense and atmospheric with that lens flare (aggressive lens flare from the sun as it blinds you and even from fire and electricity too), film grain effect and lite motion blur, you could really feel unease, tense and stressed out because you didn't want to go outside on the streets because there were hundreds of undead waiting around every corner and even crowded on the streets and open areas (like squares, intersections etc...). The graphics in DL2 lose that bit, no more film grain, no more contrasty atmospheric tension-filled look, no more lite motion blur and no more "fear of the zombies" feeling. It now has multiple layers of color (which is appreciated but strangely out of place since this isn't supposed to be a happy colorful world, this is still a zombie plague we're talking about here), you move and interact in a more "static" way if you get what i mean, there's no heavy movement with heavy motion (as a normal human being would have) like in the first game, the image is clean and clear with barely any visible aggressive effects for physicality (like how it flashes black and white when you get hit or fall down or how the weapon slice snap-rebounds off the zombie as the screen shakes).

    To me it seems that Techland made DL1 as the tough, grounded and physical zombie apocalypse game, but made DL2 as the shallow fun zombie Role Playing Game (that is different from what Techland set out to make with the first game)    … Expand
  46. Ivan_IV
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Игра уёбище, если хотите поиграть в нормальную игру, то это игра не для вас.
  47. NOHOMOXD
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    The game is terrible. The plot lacks any logic. Character animations are buggy. Mia's character's plot has not been revealed.
  48. snabbast
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    here are my ratings:
    story 0 of 10
    optimization 0 of 10
    cringe 10 of 10
    cliche 10 of of 10
  49. ShadyPlumber
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    I've got about 30 hours in so far. Overall I really like the game. Haven't been board yet and I actually like the story. No regrets. On my 3060 the performance is nice although you can forget about RT, turns it into a slow poke. Otherwise performance has been great.
  50. Mar1987
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    Баги, отсутствие оптимизации, унылость это и есть DAYLIGHT 2
  51. Bello2200
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Booooooring as **** + ****ty optimization. Seems DL2 team never played the DL1
  52. PicklRick
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    The game can't even come near the first one. The game mechanics feel cheap. The story is straight trash, I am really disappointed. The people who gave this game 10 is clearly paid including all the "critics",
  53. Bassu
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Boring story, annoying dialogues, the combat system is spamming the left mouse button
  54. Ridik125
    Feb 6, 2022
    2
    - The example of animation of chests and doors differs little from the first part. - Why tie a stamina bar to parkour in part 1 was cooler without it, and now you are constantly falling. - It's not hard to tie pumping to the level, and not doing a- The example of animation of chests and doors differs little from the first part. - Why tie a stamina bar to parkour in part 1 was cooler without it, and now you are constantly falling. - It's not hard to tie pumping to the level, and not doing a search for chests is just infuriating.
    - Why remove the gunshot? + Graphics .
    + melee has become a little better.    … Expand
  55. nvidiagamer
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I think Techland took deliberate action to remove Italian from voice localization at the only purpose to mock our country. For this reason they will never deserve our money nor our esteem
  56. Vasot
    Feb 8, 2022
    3
    1) PC version includes Denuvo DRM why they put this trash into games it makes performance worse it’s like punishing legitimate buyers and not pirates
    2) Story is MEH nothing to write home about it's easily forgettable could have been better with more interesting characters at least
    3) Most missions are uninspired there is too much repetition and only few of them worth your time 4) Bugs    1) PC version includes Denuvo DRM why they put this trash into games it makes performance worse it’s like punishing legitimate buyers and not pirates
    2) Story is MEH nothing to write home about it's easily forgettable could have been better with more interesting characters at least
    3) Most missions are uninspired there is too much repetition and only few of them worth your time
    4) Bugs many glitches and AI issues and some wonky animation behavior
    5) Very bad optimization
    6) Only good about the game is that it looks pretty at Maximum graphic settings    … Expand
  57. Doduk
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    The game is just bad, i don't know why it feel like a downgrade from the first game. In the first game the sound and the movement is so much better, the story in both games are bad but in the DL2 is so much worse. and the hitbox it is like from a joke game from facebook.

    Please wait some time to buy it on a sale.
  58. Nyakuya
    Jun 14, 2022
    4
    "A clear example of why you shouldn't choose quantity over quality"

    The first Dying Light managed to get both quality and a good duration. 20 hours of story and if you did extra content (which in the first Dying Light was fun to do) you could easily reach 60 hours of gameplay. Dying Light 2 presents a story mode that is a little bit longer, but with much less quality. There are many    "A clear example of why you shouldn't choose quantity over quality"

    The first Dying Light managed to get both quality and a good duration. 20 hours of story and if you did extra content (which in the first Dying Light was fun to do) you could easily reach 60 hours of gameplay.

    Dying Light 2 presents a story mode that is a little bit longer, but with much less quality. There are many important characters that just appear in little fragments of the story, never to be seen again. The first Dying Light had less important characters but made more use of them, allowing you to actually care about them. Dying light 2 fails exponentially at that, since it doesn't give you enough time with the characters to actually care for them.

    The gameplay system is almost the same, but with little improvements (and new bugs, of course).

    The graphics are good, but the Vibe is far worse than the first Dying Light, since this had a sad almost dark vibe, and it was scary at night. This Dying Light 2 gives you a Fortnite vibe (even at night), with it's shiny colors everywhere.

    There is a ton of repetitive and insubstantial content to do, and you enjoy that type of void content, then by all means buy it, you'll enjoy it.
    Me, I always prefer quality over quantity, since time is much more precious than money, and I want to spend it right, and Dying Light 2 fails at that.    … Expand
  59. ZeroNova
    Jul 15, 2022
    0
    Broken and glitchy game. I like some parts, but overall it's not very enjoyable.
  60. JKatzi
    Feb 21, 2022
    2
    For some reason... 99% of the gamestudios only hire people to make sh... look good, but don't pay a penny for devs that actually have a brain. Change my mind.
  61. ETZEL89
    Feb 23, 2022
    4
    A complete step away from the first game. I’ve had to use lots of mods to make the game more immersive and more challenging. The screen is stacked with Unnecessary HUD and there is far too much handholding even on hard mode. Big disappointment from playing the first game.
  62. johnsonbrown
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    I am so sick of weird political propaganda in games. Also the quicktime events are annoying as hell, and the game is often frustrating because the parkour movement is all squirrelly.
  63. Dre4merX
    Jul 17, 2022
    0
    this is not the game i was waiting for, bring back Chris Avellone, BRING BACK MY 2018
  64. Morganer
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs
    No optimisations
    Dont buy
    World empty
    Stupid quest
    Stupid dialogue
  65. Samyar91
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    The worst game I played these recent years..from the story..graphic..gameplay..even the music..It’s a trash hyped game…I never rate this game 3 if at least I didn’t watch it on E3 2019 which I was amazed..but when I started it the graphic is like a trash..not even one quest withouta bug or I should always quit the game to complete a quest thats how buggy this game is
  66. JayDarbz
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    Thus game is the worst thing I've ever played makes me sick it even exists! Shame on techland I'll never buy anything from them again after this
  67. Mercyow
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    extremely shallow game as compared to first part . too many bugs and non interesting story makes this a not buy for me and i am pretty sure for countless others.
  68. Megazx456
    Mar 23, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dying light was one of my favorite games in 2015 and an excellent fresh take on the otherwise, saturated zombie Genre. So it’s very understandable at how excited I was for the follow up sequel to a game I truly loved. After facing numerous delays since it’s announcement back in 2018, we were finally able to play the long awaited sequel, and I have to be honest, this sequel could’ve waited much, much longer!

    I have put in around 45 hours and completed my first play through.

    This game is marred with a plethora of issues that I will list As the following.
    1. Game progression only stays with the host
    2. Constant disconnects from the host
    3. Multiple times when My frame rate would drop below 20 fps even in the **** cutscenes 4. We would literally get stuck in rooms with sealed doors that are supposed to be open for us to proceed through the story
    4. Numerous crashes at integral parts of the game.
    5. Constantly getting stuck on random objects and wired collision detections
    6. ( my personal favorite) completing various missions only to be greeted by a black screen, when only the music would be playing, prompting us to restart the game sometimes 5-7 times just to get the **** to work right.

    And that’s just surface level stuff, not to mention they lack luster story that allows you to (change) certain aspects of the outcome of the game, which I didn’t feel really took advantage of that feature as much as the Devs drummed it up to be. The characters are uninspiring l, with the exception of 2 people in particular, and all in all, is two steps back from what made the original game such a beloved and fan favorite!

    Techland…. Please do better! This is Unacceptable    … Expand
  69. areda2468
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Pre ordered found denuvo announced days before launch recieved it then refund
    denuvo can suck my d
  70. Bark-the-Human
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    My game has been ruined by the death loop bug. A bug that happens after they created a patch that was supposed to fix the bug. Can't even continue my game. Don't have the patience to start all over. Waste of money.
  71. hXse
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Не игра, а сплошное разочарование. Не вздумайте покупать, подумывайте только о том смотреть это да или нет. Баг за багом, отвратительная концовка, непонятные разговоры, куда хуже Dying light 1...
  72. madmax1987
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    Amazing Graphics, very nice combat and parcour mecanics.

    Unfortunately no shared coop progression and to much focus and a mediocre stroy and side quests. Game feels rushed to release and its just sad when you imagine how nice this game could have been. How hard can it be to create a calssic zombie story? What was thechland thinking? Do people wana see a zobie outbreak or do people    Amazing Graphics, very nice combat and parcour mecanics.

    Unfortunately no shared coop progression and to much focus and a mediocre stroy and side quests.

    Game feels rushed to release and its just sad when you imagine how nice this game could have been. How hard can it be to create a calssic zombie story? What was thechland thinking? Do people wana see a zobie outbreak or do people wana see hippies plant flowers on rooftops in a zombie game... hm.... lets go with hippies and flowers...    … Expand
  73. Diaphin
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    I cant tell how boring this game is. Nothing keeps me ingame.
    Everything what Dying Light 1 stands for - is gone !

    The open fields in Dying Light 1 DLC and the vehicles + good story and side missions were so nice.

    Cant understand why they did DL2 this way.
  74. TheHungryMingo
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    The 8 year old original is far better in almost every way. This game is genuinely terrible, mind-numingly boring and I never want to touch it again. It's like the worst culmination of every ubi-esque open world trope. Pointless copy paste objectives, terrible loot for completing said objectives, a bunch of numbers that are mostly meaningless on every piece of gear you pick up and so on.The 8 year old original is far better in almost every way. This game is genuinely terrible, mind-numingly boring and I never want to touch it again. It's like the worst culmination of every ubi-esque open world trope. Pointless copy paste objectives, terrible loot for completing said objectives, a bunch of numbers that are mostly meaningless on every piece of gear you pick up and so on.

    My biggest issue with this game is that combat just feels so bad. Its like you're hitting zombies with wet pool noodles. There's no impact, and basically every zombie in the game can take upwards of 5 hits to kill with decent weapons. It's also a surprisingly ugly game. The weapon designs are all just different lumps of metal, character models are just kind of bad and the world is just one big green/brown splodge.

    On top of this they launched the game with non-accessible features FORCED ON, like chromatic aberration and a ridiculous amount head bob. Unacceptable at this point to not have options to turn these off. I had to turn to mods on launch day to even be able to play the damn thing.

    In summation, I genuinely believe nearly every aspect of this game is a downgrade from the first. And areas where its not necessarily a downgrade, they didn't learn from the first. Like the god awful story and writing, which is as laughably bad as the first, but doesn't have the fun gameplay to carry it. Just don't buy it...    … Expand
  75. andrey809736428
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    Игра, которая не уважает твоё время, тебя как игрока и себя саму. Не знаю что там делали эти 7 лет разработчики, но каким то образом, вторая часть в разы хуже, чем первая. Сюжет - скипайте, ничего не потеряете, интересных персонажей там нет вообще. Геймплей - в целом сносно, но количество навыков заметно уменьшилось, нормальный огнестрел - вырезали, 95% квестов - ММОшные подай принеси,Игра, которая не уважает твоё время, тебя как игрока и себя саму. Не знаю что там делали эти 7 лет разработчики, но каким то образом, вторая часть в разы хуже, чем первая. Сюжет - скипайте, ничего не потеряете, интересных персонажей там нет вообще. Геймплей - в целом сносно, но количество навыков заметно уменьшилось, нормальный огнестрел - вырезали, 95% квестов - ММОшные подай принеси, бесконечный гринд всего и вся(как же это блин бесит, вот честно, нахера?).Но есть в игре и хорошее - реально красивый открытый мир, по которому очень приятно перемещаться, если бы ещё не эта гребенная шкала выносливости...… Expand
  76. manybel
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    Ech hu vill Problemer fonnt dëst Spill ze spillen. Grafiken enttäuscht mech, et gesäit al. Missiounen si langweileg an d'Geschicht huet keng Bedeitung. Kommandoen ginn och vill Problemer. Et ass kee Meeschterstéck
  77. hommeauxyeux
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    il n'y a même pas d'aspect positif dans ce jeu : tout est mal fait, des graphismes à la structure des niveaux, du facteur plaisir à la répétition des missions. Très déçu
  78. 21shorsteq
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Mam problem z grą (przycina się co kilka sekund) napisalem do supportu techlandu o tym w poniedziek, mieli odpisać po 2 dniach roboczych, mija 4 dzień i zero odzewu
  79. SsyomNVarG
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Indistintamente de la versión que juegues es un juego mal hecho desde su cimiento
    Los zombies son nulos la mayor parte del tiempo no atacan en casi ningún momento fuera de una misión
    La mecánica de la noche es forzada y no tiene un uso real que invite a compenetrarse con ella se repite una y otra vez "ve por la noche" por más que puedas hacer la misión en este momento que es de día con las mismas complicaciones que son casi nulas como dije antes El diseño de personajes está basado en un libro para nenes de 5 años como máximo, no tienen profundidad y son igual de chatos que una hoja, en cuanto al diseño visual de estos es igual de nulo y vacío, no invita a compenetrarse ni generar sentimientos con nadie, la interacción con la ciudad es NULA ayudar a los supervivientes se Basa en las mejoras que te dan y no en la conveniencia que creas correcta para la historia
    Unos ponen trampas y otros ayudas para el parkour solo te enfocas en eso y nada de la historia
    La búsqueda de alargar la historia es en base a agregar más enemigos que spawnean a tus espaldas y ya
    Fuera de eso hay Bugs horrendos como personajes que spawnean un momento después de que otros personajes pregunten "¿Dónde está Sophie? Se debe de haber ido en esa dirección" y un segundo después aparece de la nada sin explicación lógica y nadie reacciona a eso, simplemente sigue la "historia" con una frase de "estaba esperando aquí a que llegarás" el supervisor no existió y no hay pandemia que justifique esto ni nada No gasten dinero en esto. NO OLVIDEN hagan que las empresas aprendan a ver SUS ERRORES    … Expand
  80. nvr2punk33
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    less fluid less fun and a less interesting world. the game isn't bad its just LESS.
  81. Lukeskymoon
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    Bugs and bugs and glitches, lame weapons system and none repairable options like the first game, zombies was sometimes standing up after you killed them even the human enemies did. Pretty boring story after all, co up didn’t work half the time, this game isn’t worth the money!
  82. anphex
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    Either the leaving of the main writers and the production issues made the game far worse than it could have been or it's just plainly bad written.
    The story has such a weird progress and pace that you just don't care about any event or characters. You go from the first meeting to doing 1-3 missions together to dramatic plot twist or death. The decisions don't really matter. The side    Either the leaving of the main writers and the production issues made the game far worse than it could have been or it's just plainly bad written.
    The story has such a weird progress and pace that you just don't care about any event or characters. You go from the first meeting to doing 1-3 missions together to dramatic plot twist or death. The decisions don't really matter. The side quests are the worst. It's kill that, fetch that, some parkour. Everything feels artificial. Like a zombie platforming without soul.

    The first game was far far better in those terms. Plus there a tons of bugs and glitches. And why the f does it have Raytracing and DLSS but no HDR?! But even then, some textures look like PS3

    The only thing that kept me from refunding the game is the cool gameplay mechanics and the world. This made me turn back to pirating and then buying the game if I like it since I couldn't refund the game after 2 hours anymore. Plus Denuvo kicks you out after 2 hours of play.

    Boy, it's a mess.    … Expand
  83. epeternally
    Apr 9, 2022
    4
    A bizarre step backwards for the Dying Light franchise. Parkour feels worse than the first, too many mechanics are cribbed verbatim from other games, there very little tension or horror, the previous game's terrible story somehow got even more terrible, and turning the entire experience into a grindy action RPG was simply misguided.
  84. radixlecti84
    Jul 25, 2022
    4
    To start with, the RTX implementation is terrible in this game. With RTX on everything is just way too dark, some people will defend this by saying "Night is supposed to be dark", but even in daytime there are huge dark areas. There isn't enough bounce lighting at all, so putting all RTX options on so you can see the pretty reflections and light affects at the cost of about -60fps meansTo start with, the RTX implementation is terrible in this game. With RTX on everything is just way too dark, some people will defend this by saying "Night is supposed to be dark", but even in daytime there are huge dark areas. There isn't enough bounce lighting at all, so putting all RTX options on so you can see the pretty reflections and light affects at the cost of about -60fps means nothing because it's pitch black.

    With RTX off, everything looks washed out and terrible.

    And then there are the character model shadows, jesus, dead island released over 10 years ago and they're still getting this wrong!!! Your guy walks around with his arms stretched out like Boris Karloff from the 1930's movie Frankenstein!

    And finally, the gameplay... it's trash... parkour is fun enough, but it's just another boring bloated open world that isn't exciting to explore and the rewards for doing so are just as uneventful. I'm sorry I spent the money on this game.    … Expand
  85. ghosttoyou
    Jul 28, 2022
    4
    Сплошное разочарование, сплошные баги которые ломают игру, сюжет и атмосфера спасли игру от оценки ниже 4ёх. Игра неиграбельна для кооператива, мой партнёр проебал очень много моментов из-за того что кооператив не проработан и забагован очень глобально.Сплошное разочарование, сплошные баги которые ломают игру, сюжет и атмосфера спасли игру от оценки ниже 4ёх. Игра неиграбельна для кооператива, мой партнёр проебал очень много моментов из-за того что кооператив не проработан и забагован очень глобально.
  86. Karri-Sebastian
    Feb 6, 2023
    0
    I tried to play the game, didn't make it past the settings. Cannot rebind my grappling hook ? There had to be 3rd party articles that showed you how to edit the input script to bind a simple key ? Yeah mate, it's a no from me. Glad I didn't pay any money for this game. No wonder it was a flop.
  87. cser
    Aug 21, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ну чтож, наиграл 10 часов, дошёл до мужика, который гладит другого мужика и удалил. Я не гомофоб, меня это, просто, уже раздрожает и бесит. Игру и так хочется удалить после 2-3 часов игры, но ты думаешь, может вот еще чуток и там что-то будет??? Нет не будет... Тупорылейшие диалоги, тупорылейшая мотивация нпс, сюжет писал нил Дракман, или что-то такое, если бы диалоги не скипались, я бы этот мусор удалил еще давно, ибо кровь из ушей не просто капала, она бы хлестала фонтанами. Далее, конечно, Вы помните забитые зомбаками автострады в первой части? Хер там, 4-6 зомбаков, это всё что ты увидишь тут, они тут для галочки, они вообще никакие, они мааааленькая помеха на пути, даже на самой высокой сложности нихрена не меняется, зомби становятся просто 5-7 жЫрных зомбиков. Второе дыхание игра получает, когда гг попадает во вторую локу, где всё высокое и классное, тебе дают параплан, (привет Фар Кряй). Думаешь вот, вот тут будет веселее. Хер там, еще часа 3-4 и всё. Это песочница без песка, это игра уровня ЮбиСофт, это симулятор вышек, это тупейшие диалоги, всё ВСЕ ТУТ одинаковое и продублированое. Геймплея тут часа на 2-3. Всё остальное это самоповтор. Графон ДА, звук ДА. Походить, посмотреть и всё, больше тут делать нехер. Не купил бы даже по скидке. Славься Эмпресс. Гори в аду денува.… Expand
  88. Anklefocker
    May 6, 2022
    0
    It's better and worse than the 1st game. Parkour is more fun, story is better, combat abilities are better, but the bugs and glitches make the game nearly unplayable. While fighting enemies the game randomly lags while doing parkour attacks. Enemies are sometimes grey skinned mannequin looking things. Enemies will freeze in place for several seconds after you hit them then re appear andIt's better and worse than the 1st game. Parkour is more fun, story is better, combat abilities are better, but the bugs and glitches make the game nearly unplayable. While fighting enemies the game randomly lags while doing parkour attacks. Enemies are sometimes grey skinned mannequin looking things. Enemies will freeze in place for several seconds after you hit them then re appear and get a free hit on you, story dialogue is often muted. Sometimes I'll do several parkour jumps, rolls, falls etc.. with no sfx at all. Then roughly 20 seconds later I'll hear all the sounds that were supposed to play earlier while my character is just standing there. I'm currently on the final story mission and its skipping entire cutscenes.. Techland should be embarrassed… Expand
  89. Vishapin
    Mar 20, 2022
    2
    Buggy mess, that first needed three restarts to stop droppign frames. Voice acting is horrible, story is boring and pointlessly bleak. Now i got f**ing softlocked because fast travle is simply broken. I cannot return to central loop. f**k this game. Try again techland
  90. zonic
    Mar 23, 2022
    3
    I really hate the fact that I don't like the game but it is just so bad. As a big fan of DL1 I was pretty happy to finally play the sequel. However after playing it for around 30 hours I have to say that it is totally underwhelming.

    Movement: In contrast to what mainstream media is saying I truly don't like the new movement at all. It feels very clumsy unprecise and slow. I get that    I really hate the fact that I don't like the game but it is just so bad. As a big fan of DL1 I was pretty happy to finally play the sequel. However after playing it for around 30 hours I have to say that it is totally underwhelming.

    Movement:
    In contrast to what mainstream media is saying I truly don't like the new movement at all. It feels very clumsy unprecise and slow. I get that you have to level up to increase your stamina but even now after I leveled up a lot it still does not feel close as good as the prequel.

    Fighting:
    Also fighting is a big downgrade. In DL1 fighting was a very satisfying part of the game. When you hit an enemy your attack had a lot of impact. You were able to aim for particular body parts e.g. breaking legs to make your opponent fall on the ground or instantly go for the neck to cut the zombies head off. Now fighting feels like you are swinging a wooden stick on a huge rock. Enemies don't react as satisfying as they used to. You don't receive as much feedback of what part of the body you've hit anymore, hitboxes are really bad and weapons don't feel unique and strong anymore. There are still mods but they are not as interesting anymore when it comes to names, effects and optical modifications of the weapon. Fighting without a weapon is not really an option anymore. In DL1 you were able to dropkick or kick your enemy on the ground and then use a skill to jump on the enemies head to instantly kill your opponent very effectively and satisfying. The dropkick is also available in the sequel but is not nearly as good as it used to be. I actually had many times where my dropkick directly hit a zombie but had no impact at all. And even if the dropkick knocks down an opponent he will stand up before you can stand up yourself. Kicking is an almost useless skill that doesn't do much anymore. I've never made a zombie enemy fall on the ground with the normal kick in the game. It seems like this is not an option anymore. Overall this reasons made me try to dodge as many fights with zombies as I could and beeing really annoyed when I actually had to fight them. This is a shame if you keep in mind how fun it used to be in the prequel.

    Bugs and glitches:
    Another really big part are the bugs. Enemys AI is really bad. Their movement e.g. climbing up vehicles is totally glitched and there are also bugs like dead zombies floating on the ground following you and attacking you and things like that. Coop does work but is also totally bugged. When I see chests to open sometimes my friends don't see them. Enemies are invisible or just standing still for one player while the other one can see them fighting. Parts of the world (e.g. bounce pads) are not visible for some players while others can see them.

    Quests and Characters:
    The quests are really really boring and not close as good as masterpieces like the Tolga and Fatin quests. Most of the quests are repetitive and boring and have a seemingly never ending really stupid and unnecessary conversation in it. There are even quests that have no sense at all like a monk that tells you that his fish were stolen but you should not do anything about it and he just wants to talk and thats it - quest done... Another quest was two women who were fighting if they should use water for plants or for washing their hair. You pick one side and thats it. Nothing else. Characters are written very stereotypical without any depth or humour.

    Weird RPG-Features
    Another very weird part of the game is the poor try to implement somewhat RPG-elements. You can find clothes, shoes, gloves hats etc. that not only increase your armor but also support other attributes and classes. Yes you heared right. There are different classes now that are not explained or anything but just there. None of my friends were interested to actually read through all of this stuff and wanted to have this much depth in such an uninteresting part of the game that does not fit to the rest of the game at all. Also weapons are not repairable anymore except you put a very expensive upgrade in your weapon you get pretty late in the game.

    To me this game is a massive fail and a downgrade in every segment compared to the prequel. It doesn't feel finished and overall many concepts have been implemented in the game that better shouldn't have. Compared to the prequel It lost its great fighting mechanics and its movement. After 30 hours of playing I am still waiting for the fun part of the game. I start to believe I wont find it. As a full price title this does not deserve more than a disapointing 3/10.    … Expand
  91. nadavies
    Apr 15, 2022
    3
    Initially I did have fun with Dying Light 2 and just tried to look past all the bugs and hoped they’d be resolved in an eventual patch but it turns out towards the end there are so many bugs you can’t actually complete the game. I don't even have the will to finish it anymore because there are so many bugs stopping any progress.
    Also the plot was just weird and tbh I was just blindly    Initially I did have fun with Dying Light 2 and just tried to look past all the bugs and hoped they’d be resolved in an eventual patch but it turns out towards the end there are so many bugs you can’t actually complete the game. I don't even have the will to finish it anymore because there are so many bugs stopping any progress.
    Also the plot was just weird and tbh I was just blindly accepting what the characters were saying because the plot is weird and not that good.    … Expand
  92. TaxZyte
    May 3, 2022
    0
    Wirklich ein gutes game. Habe mittlerweile 105 Std darin! Kann ich nur empfehlen!
  93. miXL520
    Jun 18, 2022
    1
    I played more than 150 hours on PC. I see lots of bugs even with last patch 1.4.
    Storyline is really boring and stupid. I don't see any new content.
    I had to start new game twice because of bugs.
    Now I'm palying NG+. Enemy's level is very high and they kill me easily.
    DL1 is much better!!!!
  94. Czechinator
    Aug 27, 2022
    3
    I played the first episode over and over again. This sequel is an insult.
    I liked the music,scenery, I was quite taken by the city and i liked exploring it. But there is lot of repetitive actions metro etc . side tasks were a waste of time
    Parkour did what it wanted sometimes. Combat was rather annoying after a while. By now it would be like 6/10. But then the story and dialogue comes    I played the first episode over and over again. This sequel is an insult.
    I liked the music,scenery, I was quite taken by the city and i liked exploring it. But there is lot of repetitive actions metro etc . side tasks were a waste of time
    Parkour did what it wanted sometimes. Combat was rather annoying after a while. By now it would be like 6/10. But then the story and dialogue comes in. You could feel they fired the writer or something and it was probably written by some teenagers . It felt like a cringe Insulting discussion from twitter. Story was braindead
    The choices are more or less for show. The last boss fight was long and boring.
    You could smell the wokism in this game.
    I set up an account and am writing my first review. I'm tired of the brands I like getting trashed all the time.    … Expand
  95. Dadazuma
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    One of the worst games ever. Full of bugged side quests! The first one was a masterpiece!
  96. james2003
    Aug 24, 2022
    3
    The amount of enjoyment in this game offer is far overshadowed by the actual usability.
    The Parkour side of things just makes it frustrating, with often jumping in between the cracks of the game and the constant glitching when I grab a ledge that was not meant to be. Added to this … sometimes jumps and timings require critical timing and accurate button pressing means you come away more    The amount of enjoyment in this game offer is far overshadowed by the actual usability.
    The Parkour side of things just makes it frustrating, with often jumping in between the cracks of the game and the constant glitching when I grab a ledge that was not meant to be. Added to this … sometimes jumps and timings require critical timing and accurate button pressing means you come away more annoyed and frustrated. I get they were trying to do something more with the series, but it just feels they released this way too early without addressing the major concerns of their showpiece in this game.
    Sad really, and don't get me started on the paraglider. God that unyielding beast is like trying to hang on to bulls balls... and he already woke up in a funny mood this morning. Delays between button presses and actually doing something is not accepted in Gaming. I can already hear how in real life paragliding is blah blah … but I counter that with … dying light world is not set in real life. This is gaming and the difference is so far removed. I want something that works in-game, not real-life experiences … otherwise, I would have taken up paragliding.
    After that there is the mountain of conversation… look lady I don’t care about your singing career in the apocalyptic world. Just give me your quest so I can get my points. And after completing … oh yes I so want more conversation that I am not going to remember, perhaps throw in a song too… Good! God! It seems like the developers were all “visual novel” game designers, where every quest proceeds with a whole life story of the NPC before getting the details.
    This makes you click violently through all conversations regardless of importance. Then suddenly coming to fork road decisions, and you have not paid attention. Now I have to make a decision on a mountain of text I didn’t read and didn’t care about. I googled the correct choice for the first few … after that, I just wanted to see the world burn. Next time, if you’re going to make us read it all, at least show us boobs!
    Then there are a number of smaller things that just pain me, after being wounded deeply by the rest of the game. Some quests completely disappear after I haven’t tracked them, and come back to them later. Parts of the inventory system are also a pain, making the overall stat decisions of armour difficult because you need to switch between multiple screens.
    Which comes to the best … and the worse part of the game. The open world Parkour should have been the jewel … which soon becomes the horse apple (think Shawshank Redemption) of the city. It was actually a true pleasure trying to discover the world and figure out ways to climb buildings. One interesting thing … as I scaled up certain ways, I was left with the impression I was actually making my own way up the wall. That my path wasn’t set in stone, I could actually create/cheat my own way up depending on the level of my character's skill. This made it a puzzle, thoroughly enjoyable and exhilarating to reach the top.
    But coming down was often met with a splat, metaphorically and figuratively, as those little times when the character world physics glitched or downright refused to respond to the commands … it was far more satisfying to walk away from the game and let Aiden meet the pavement.
    Honestly writing this review offered more stress relief than playing DL2. Sad to say as there are some great qualities in this game. The Developers have spoilt their own masterpiece by developing the wrong things in this game.    … Expand
  97. sirveaux
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    It is painfully buggy a year after release. I'm on my second play through in new game plus and it's buggier than I remember during my first one. I cannot call for help, I cannot accept distress signals, my game crashed today, the "Renegades" mission glitched and completely disappeared, causing me to lose over an hour's worth of progress.

    I am very disappointed.
  98. skairymas
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    I think, that the Elder Scrolls Oblivion (2006) is very very more clever and interesting game than this **** DL2 is'nt worth your any time, my opinion...
  99. bobbodu2873e1
    Sep 29, 2022
    3
    Playing this game really brings a deep sadness to my heart. I really loved the first game despite its flaws, but there is no learning here, no improvement of any kind. Every single annoying aspect of the first game is doubled here... didn't hear the selectively mute zombies creeping up behind you? now there's multiple! didn't like the kung-fu zombies? here's tenfold of them! found thePlaying this game really brings a deep sadness to my heart. I really loved the first game despite its flaws, but there is no learning here, no improvement of any kind. Every single annoying aspect of the first game is doubled here... didn't hear the selectively mute zombies creeping up behind you? now there's multiple! didn't like the kung-fu zombies? here's tenfold of them! found the night time exploring annoying? here's 3 howlers per 10squaremeters! The jump button barely responds, the wide axe swings only hit 1 enemy because the hitboxes are as basic as freaking ps1 games.. and so much more stuff that is devolved over the first game; the visuals are worse, its runs worse than the original aswell, and the first map is maybe the most boring map ever created, ALL the buildings are the same, literally there is like 1 church, 1 hospital and 1 water tower and the rest 99% of the city is just the same house copy pasted. The combat is much less responsive than in the original, combined with the awful collision detection it's just tedious. The parkour stuff is still really fun, with some really cool moments, and the soundtrack is totally awesome, like in the first game! Why this game makes me sad is that although the original had some flaws, it also had all the prerequisites to be a 10/10 zombie sandbox game, instead of that promise they doubled absolutely everything that sucked in the first game and made it more repetitive.… Expand
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    Jan 31, 2023
    1
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  1. Positive: 32 out of 47
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  1. RPG Fan
    Mar 28, 2022
    52
    Despite all my complaints, I initially had fun with Dying Light 2. The first quarter of the game was engaging. I think if the rest of the game played like this, I would have way more positive things to say, but the fact is that it’s just not done. This is clearly an unfinished game mired in mismanagement. I don’t blame the developers at all; the leaders and executives behind this work are responsible. What works here is clean and well done, albeit with some boring AAA niceties. After the first quarter or so, though, the game absolutely falls apart in almost every respect. I’m sad for what was produced here, but if I’m being honest, I’m more sad that I invested nearly thirty hours of my own time into this. Don’t make the same mistake I did.
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  2. XGN
    Mar 14, 2022
    80
    Dying Light 2 has proven to be a brilliant zombie game, thanks to the great parkour and combat mechanics. The story however is a bit flawed due to some really strange twists.
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  3. Hooked Gamers
    Mar 11, 2022
    60
    There is fun to be had here, but aside from a few moments of joyous parkour, it's the sort of fun you can have in dozens of other open-world games. There is certainly some added fun in co-op with a couple of friends, but in a world where we get another open-world game every week, I just cannot recommend anyone go out and buy Dying Light 2 at full price. Especially not when it came out right before Horizon: Forbidden West and Elden Ring, both of which look far more promising.
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