Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,159 out of 2867
  2. Mixed: 183 out of 2867
  3. Negative: 1,525 out of 2867

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  1. Hekke
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    Overall game is pretty good. It has it's flawls. One of them for sure it's denuvo and mediocre lore. But still gameplay wise and the RPG aspect of the game make it really enjoyable.

    Btw how childish you could be when game is coming out without your language dubbing and you are soo offended that u need to review booming it... FYI a lot of countries do not recived dubb in games and noone    Overall game is pretty good. It has it's flawls. One of them for sure it's denuvo and mediocre lore. But still gameplay wise and the RPG aspect of the game make it really enjoyable.

    Btw how childish you could be when game is coming out without your language dubbing and you are soo offended that u need to review booming it... FYI a lot of countries do not recived dubb in games and noone is making such a fuss about it. Be more humble Italy you are not the center of the world anymore.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Masqueradet
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Awesome game. Perfect for any RPG lovers or lovers of Dying Light 1. Capatalizing on the amazing first person free running aspects of the first game and expanding into an even larger skill list.
  4. Anadil55453
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Great game! Everything i wanted it to be a few bugs here and there but those can be fixed.
  5. w-stone
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Dying Light 2 is larger and more atmospheric than its predecessor and therefore offers exactly what fans of part 1 want. There are better RPGs with better stories and better combat mechanics, but there are too few games like Dying Light 2, which focus on clumsy action and wonderfully smooth gameplay
  6. AngryShark92
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    Another game, another brigade of bots to protect terrible releases.

    + Sound design and atmosphere is solid + Great visuals for the exterior settings - Runs like trash - Story is awful - Fired a competent writer and it shows - Mouse and keyboard binding options are missing or broken with perks - Voice acting is all over the place - Unnecessary DRM - Boring factions - Illusion    Another game, another brigade of bots to protect terrible releases.

    + Sound design and atmosphere is solid
    + Great visuals for the exterior settings

    - Runs like trash
    - Story is awful
    - Fired a competent writer and it shows
    - Mouse and keyboard binding options are missing or broken with perks
    - Voice acting is all over the place
    - Unnecessary DRM
    - Boring factions
    - Illusion of choice
    - No Italian localization
    - Combat is not any better than predecessor
    - "Stay Human" mechanic is terrible and makes night time annoying, not scary
    - Co-op broken
    - Cross-play promise abandoned
    - Another game that is released with a plethora of bugs
    - $129.99 Deluxe Edition (Pre-order now for your skins kids!)

    When I heard we were finally going to get DL2, I was stoked, I thought Techland would smooth out the combat and give us a compelling story that the first game truly deserved, and when I heard Chris Avellone (Fallout New Vegas & Witcher 3) was on board, I thought this was it, this game will go from great to phenomenal. 2018 E3 rolls around and gives us a 40 minute demo showing some incredible visuals, decent combat, some brand new story branching elements, and even some map changes depending on your "choices".

    Hey, to any gamer out there that has paid attention to the industry in the last 7 years... guess what happened next? 2018 E3 Trailer was a lie, the project turned into a woke political fest, there was major infighting during the development, the game was being overhauled, Avellone was fired for sexual misconduct allegations from 8 years prior, the game fell into development hell, came back out, got re-worked, has no sense of direction, release date pushed back a year or more, and finally gets this release. Do you still think it has a chance at being good?

    No, poor optimization, terrible writing, keybinding issues, quest breaking bugs, co-op doesn't work for quite a few people, cross-play which was promised initially is out, visuals are hit and miss, your choices do not matter, the factions are boring, the combat is the same as DL1, the characters are all uninteresting, the stay human mechanic is just annoying, and sadly the game is just not fun.

    DL1 is a superior experience to this game, so if you have not played that, go back and grab that on sale. The graphics are still solid and the gameplay is actually enjoyable. DL2 is DL1 without any fun. I miss the old grappling hook and swinging around like spider-man, I enjoyed having firearms to ignite barrels with from afar, I thoroughly enjoyed the night-time challenge with the volatiles and the grappling hook parkour, it was fun.

    What happened? My guess is the usual culprit, Politics. Techland hired a bunch of activists who were devoid of talent and were not competent enough to produce a title worth playing. They complained about a "hostile" and "toxic" work environment and wanted to oust the CEO and lead writer.

    Avellone was dismissed after an allegation of sexual misconduct in 2012 (8 years prior to allegation), which was filed by a friend of one of his former partners who was upset about a breakup in 2018? Avellone also countersued the party for false accusations as the claims were never substantiated and he lost work over the last 2 years as a result. Sounds to me like they were lying, just to get him removed.

    Marchewka, Techland's CEO, seems like a bit of an "obtuse" boss, but nothing out of the ordinary to be honest. If these people did not want to work there, they could have just quit, Techland is its own entity, they are not beholden to shareholders like most other developers are, so time crunch, muzzled creativity, and employee retention should not be an issue at all. These employees clearly had an agenda, and could not be satiated.

    Point is, you cannot reboot your game, mid-development cycle, and release a half-baked game that is clearly broken from launch and then patch your way to a completed product over time, that is called "early-access", and on top of that, they have the gall to sell a $129.99 [CAD] deluxe edition with skins. The Denuvo inclusion makes sense now, I would be very afraid of piracy if I released a game in this state.

    Metacritic can allow a million bots to throw 10/10 ratings, but this is not a complete game and it is an insult to fans of the first game. I would give it a 2, but bots gonna bot, so here's a fresh zero. This is not the same Techland from 2015. Politics has reared its head again and destroyed another franchise. Shocker.    … Expand
  7. yepcockagane
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    Gameplay 6/10
    Downgraded in every way compared to dying light 1, parkour feels floaty and sometimes uncontrollable (might just need to get more used to it) and combat feels worse in every way. The systems are there to make it way better than the first game but is just executed terribly in my opinion.
    Story 4/10 Worse than the 1st game I don't even know what to say about it. Atmosphere    Gameplay 6/10
    Downgraded in every way compared to dying light 1, parkour feels floaty and sometimes uncontrollable (might just need to get more used to it) and combat feels worse in every way. The systems are there to make it way better than the first game but is just executed terribly in my opinion.
    Story 4/10
    Worse than the 1st game I don't even know what to say about it.
    Atmosphere 3/10
    e3 2018 and 2019 was more fitting look for the game in my opinion and now its just looks so oversaturated and green for the modern dark ages.
    Graphics 8/10
    Game textures and raytracing implementation is not that bad probably the best overall part of the game
    Open World 7/10
    Central loop is better than Old town in my opinion but also Old Villador is worse than Slums and they are populated too lowly for my taste.
    Horror 2/10
    Nothing about this game is scary except the one chase when you are headed to the Central Loop, that was a really good part that made me feel scared.    … Expand
  8. D3ranger
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    A worthy sequel to the best zombie game ever made, I am 50 hours in and loving every minute. The City is beautiful if you have a good machine and it is full of things to do. Whole game is crafted with love and it shows.
    The devs are hard at work on delivering on patches and they have an excellent track record of supporting their games with free content and fixes as well as bigger paid    A worthy sequel to the best zombie game ever made, I am 50 hours in and loving every minute. The City is beautiful if you have a good machine and it is full of things to do. Whole game is crafted with love and it shows.
    The devs are hard at work on delivering on patches and they have an excellent track record of supporting their games with free content and fixes as well as bigger paid story dlc.
    Most of the the negative reviews are from salty Italians who didn't get a voice dub to reduce games install size or actual children who haven't even played the game but have jumped on some absurd hate train from twitch or youtube.
    If you liked the first game, you will like this. Highly recommended.    … Expand
  9. Artilha
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    No pasta impasta dubbing 1000000/10
    Game 10/10
    Optimization 7/10
    No mario language 100/10
  10. derankatinum
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    9/10 gameplay plays like first one but with huge improvements. weapon system sucks in this one.
    plot 8/10 final boss is kinda lame. choices make difference
  11. r6soldtimefan
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    meh to play but bad story, big downgrade and many bugs.
    Personally recommend just buy dying light 1 is enough
    Nothing is better than dying light 1
  12. LaMbaDa
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    The first one is the best, the second part was cut
    rpg system this game doesn't fit
    it's better to keep silent about the rest
    advice to play the original part
  13. mwdom78
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    No tak, skakanie, bieganie, latanie, walenie po mordach - kurna, jest w pytę!
  14. taboret32
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    This game is just fantastic, movement is very well made and there are a lot of various weapons.
  15. Metla
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    Dying Light 2 takes what its predecessor did great and elevates it to another level. With a carefully designed and crafted open world that is full of things to discover and can be used beautifully with all the combat and parkour movements, you can unlock as you proceed throughout the game while hearing an adrenaline-pumping soundtrack. It is not the greatest open-world RPG game. But itDying Light 2 takes what its predecessor did great and elevates it to another level. With a carefully designed and crafted open world that is full of things to discover and can be used beautifully with all the combat and parkour movements, you can unlock as you proceed throughout the game while hearing an adrenaline-pumping soundtrack. It is not the greatest open-world RPG game. But it does right what it was supposed to do.… Expand
  16. atanna
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    I love that game, I've been waiting soooo lon for the 2nd part. And here it is!
  17. MadBert91
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    No me creo en absoluto el 5,9 USER SCORE que tiene el juego. No casa con las notas MUY POSITIVAS que tiene en Steam ha fecha de hoy. Independientemente de eso. El juego mola, no va a batir records ni es transgresor ni va a ganar ningún premio pero es muy jugable, la historia acompaña, las mecánicas son divertidas, tiene momentos de tensión y momentos de hacer el loco, gráficamente se veNo me creo en absoluto el 5,9 USER SCORE que tiene el juego. No casa con las notas MUY POSITIVAS que tiene en Steam ha fecha de hoy. Independientemente de eso. El juego mola, no va a batir records ni es transgresor ni va a ganar ningún premio pero es muy jugable, la historia acompaña, las mecánicas son divertidas, tiene momentos de tensión y momentos de hacer el loco, gráficamente se ve muy bien, el apartado sonoro es muy bueno. Es un juego bastante entretenido.… Expand
  18. Quinto95
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Cudowny parkour, cudowna walka, cudowna gra. Plus za brak włoskiego dubbingu.
  19. Liptonire
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Прошёл полностью на слабом компе, понравилось всё, очень доволен.
  20. Kabandas
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    This game is very good. I mean, everyone can say that this game is bad, however, in my opinion, this game is 2, maybe 3 times better than first game.
  21. Cinnamon_Roll
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    Very good game, great graphics, nice story, good optimization, but it's still need a fast PC.
    The funniest thing are people **** about optimization, but they still running on bad PC's.
    Read first hardware requirements and the buy.
    Only thing that bothers me are gliches and bugs.
    Overall good game.
  22. Shockwave404
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    Fall from a rooftop. Hit a zombie in the face with a stinky pipe. Run from the zombie. Be the Zombie!
  23. melorange
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Great game with tonnes of content and fun gameplay. Improvment over legendary Dying Light 1 - the best parkour and zombie game ever made.
  24. yacekt
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    Nice game, a lot of fun with the parkour element. Still has some minor issues, but nothing that prevents from having fun.
  25. EZ946
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    dying pasta simulator - 10/10
    graphics - 10/10
    plot 10/10
    opimization 10/10
    gut game
  26. GTA6When
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    Boring, uninspired, overrated and overhyped mediocre buggy video game with decent parkour, awful writing, soulless characters and most boring open world i have ever had to explore.
  27. Ofca
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    10/10 spaghetti gate. Gotta love good review bombing in the morning. That being said, I'd rate the game 8/10 if I didn't feel the need to counter pizza heroes ;)
  28. Mentosmaister
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    Całkiem spoko giera co prawda mogli by dodać ragdola z jedynki ale i tak jest gites
  29. jeyjey344
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    I give a 10 since I hate italian language and it is not in here

    I give a 10 since I hate italian language and it is not in here
  30. Xantias
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    I just love the game. Great graphics, fantastic story line.

    And I'm super glad that there's Polish voice instead of spaghetti language :)
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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  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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