Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2867 Ratings

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  1. Scarecr0wn
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Techland sold out to Tencent, inserted microtransaction into the game the same way they would insert pineapple into your buttie and grabbed some bonus from their Chinese overlords.

    Screw Techland. Once amazing company, now not worth a even a spit their way.
  2. bronn_43
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    I believe, before C.Avellone left the project with all his materials according the contract, DL2 was supposed to be a quite a different game. After that quality of writing, dialogs and plot became generic, and made up from bits and pieces that sometimes doen`t make sense at all. it looks like that final release of DL2 was done by people who had zero good successful projects behind, andI believe, before C.Avellone left the project with all his materials according the contract, DL2 was supposed to be a quite a different game. After that quality of writing, dialogs and plot became generic, and made up from bits and pieces that sometimes doen`t make sense at all. it looks like that final release of DL2 was done by people who had zero good successful projects behind, and it`s sad, because i took DL2 announcement with lots of excitement since loved DL1.
    Of cause you can`t not to compare it to the original game:
    new engine for the sake of ports to consoles - cringe , it looses to Chrome 6 visually and brings flashbacks from Fallout 4 (with original rubber-skin npcs); characters - cringe again, here you miss Crane and Rais both, about Jade and Rahim - don`t even start.... instead you got Lawan - npc like Sticky in Fallout 3: you want to kill it and forget straight away, but will fail the quest, so got to endure...
    about broken plot and all initial promises undelivered mentioned above, may be it could be a different game, but what got instead - 4-5 average score here is fair - not a BAD game, but far behind of the DL from 2015 and its add-on.    … Expand
  3. Amentia
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    The difference between what was shown in the E3 and what we got it is day and night

    And due the recent updates and management, it doesn't seems that the game will get any better and that E3 content will be added

    This game worths 10 dollars, but im not buying anything more from techland. I felt betrayed.
  4. SickPoisOoon
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    bs as predatoy shop i hate techland and tencent............................
  5. Kifsator
    Sep 6, 2023
    7
    In the age of Cyberpunk, Anthem, Fallout 76 and No Man's Sky - this game was actually complete upon release.

    M80s, we can neither ignore Denuvo nor define the game by its presence alone. Yes, it is a disappointing inclusion. And yes, Denuvo aside, the game has fun elements.
  6. redbloodyguts
    Sep 5, 2023
    0
    Le jeu est sympa même si dl1 reste supérieur à mon sens, le point important à aborder est l'achat récent de Techland par Tencent, achat qui ruinera le jeu comme tout les autres jeux rachetés ou volés par Tencent. D'ailleurs on commence déjà à en voir la couleur avec une la quantité de micro-transactions à venir et l'ajout d'une monnaie de jeu qu'il faut évidemment acheter avec de la VRAIELe jeu est sympa même si dl1 reste supérieur à mon sens, le point important à aborder est l'achat récent de Techland par Tencent, achat qui ruinera le jeu comme tout les autres jeux rachetés ou volés par Tencent. D'ailleurs on commence déjà à en voir la couleur avec une la quantité de micro-transactions à venir et l'ajout d'une monnaie de jeu qu'il faut évidemment acheter avec de la VRAIE ARGENT... (à l'image d'overwatch, call of, fortnite). Bref je ne vous conseil pas de jouer à ce jeu qui deviens une catastrophe, ça n'en vaut pas la peine.… Expand
  7. Litomaikel
    Aug 20, 2023
    9
    A día de hoy un auténtico AAA en todos sus apartados. Graficazos con gran rendimiento, historia interesante con misiones variadas y entretenidas, misiones secundarias muy curradas, desarrollo de personajes de 10, jugabilidad muy conseguida y muuuuchas decenas de horas de juego.
    Y perfectamente doblado al español!!!
    Muy recomendable.
  8. eplate2
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    Super fun survival horror game that has a deep story and an amazing open world environment. I think the parkour aspect is much better than in the original game and I really enjoyed the collecting aspects of the game. I think the ending battle was really a bit of a let down, especially compared to the rooftop ending in the first game. That being said, this is still a fantastic experience!
  9. pukkiyusuff
    Jul 20, 2023
    9
    In my opinion, Dying Light 2 has advanced quite a bit in the second game in terms of the boring gameplay, action and story of the first game. Personally, I played the game for 300 hours and finished it 4 times, 2 good endings and 2 bad endings. The game is very good in my opinion, there is a lot of techland enemies who do not like the game, but will you gather like an ant when Dying LightIn my opinion, Dying Light 2 has advanced quite a bit in the second game in terms of the boring gameplay, action and story of the first game. Personally, I played the game for 300 hours and finished it 4 times, 2 good endings and 2 bad endings. The game is very good in my opinion, there is a lot of techland enemies who do not like the game, but will you gather like an ant when Dying Light 3 comes out? I am very curious… Expand
  10. ARSM
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    One of the greatest experiences overall. Each side is imperfect, but interconnected they deliver about 60-100 hours of fun. Parkour and level design are extremely satisfying, battles require great skills even after you fully upgraded the character, each move affects music, and the sky system gives you amazing vibes too.

    Quests are mostly "go there, do that", but motion in this game is    One of the greatest experiences overall. Each side is imperfect, but interconnected they deliver about 60-100 hours of fun. Parkour and level design are extremely satisfying, battles require great skills even after you fully upgraded the character, each move affects music, and the sky system gives you amazing vibes too.

    Quests are mostly "go there, do that", but motion in this game is the best thing.    … Expand
  11. 80Eight
    Jul 18, 2023
    8
    There is something to be said for a game that offers a real challenge and for me, Dying Light 2 IS that game. The parkour is perfect, the missions while not great are passable, the NPC interactions not the best but still hold my attention to a degree. The add ons and DLC are good but really hoping for mor in the future.
  12. Darkell64
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Thank you Techland for listening to us. I'm updating my rating... Thank you again...
  13. MehmedVII
    Jun 5, 2023
    10
    Most underrated game ever.
    Most underrated game ever.
    Most underrated game ever.
    Most underrated game ever.
  14. Midyen
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Based on the gameplay, graphics, sound, content, and originality of the game, I will give it a rating of 5.
  15. Lezzly
    Jun 1, 2023
    7
    Kolejna produkcja Techlandu w której bawiłem się nieco gorzej niż poprzednio. Na plus na pewno jest tu mapa, która jest nawet duża, w porównaniu do pierwszej części gra zrobiła progres z parkourem, w którym urozmaicenia związane z przemieszczaniem się po mieście robią wrażenie. Walka stoi dalej na wysokim poziomie, to samo można powiedzieć o rozwoju postaci. Jedyne co mnie średnio porwałoKolejna produkcja Techlandu w której bawiłem się nieco gorzej niż poprzednio. Na plus na pewno jest tu mapa, która jest nawet duża, w porównaniu do pierwszej części gra zrobiła progres z parkourem, w którym urozmaicenia związane z przemieszczaniem się po mieście robią wrażenie. Walka stoi dalej na wysokim poziomie, to samo można powiedzieć o rozwoju postaci. Jedyne co mnie średnio porwało to historia, która nie była zła, lecz tak samo jak w przypadku recenzji do pierwszej części - nie przepadam zbytnio nad motywem apokalipsy zombie. Trochę zawiodłem się na klimacie, który jedynka miała lepiej dopracowanego. Mniej się bałem, lecz może to z przyzwyczajenia do poprzedniej przygody. Natomiast gra tak czy siak została zrobiona bardzo dobrze i polecam ją każdemu, kto lubi gry o zombie.… Expand
  16. NoMuchToSay
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    I had fun. DL1 is better yes but still, if you get this on sale it could be a decent game.
  17. Rallianto_Rex
    May 24, 2023
    8
    I understand the low average score, the game is too different from the original that people really loved.
    The game is much more "mainstream" now, much more generic single player game with quests, pointers on the map, ability upgrades, etc., which I happen to like, so for me it's a fine game, I you regard it a new game all together, it's actually quite good, I'd say 8/10. But as a Dying    I understand the low average score, the game is too different from the original that people really loved.
    The game is much more "mainstream" now, much more generic single player game with quests, pointers on the map, ability upgrades, etc., which I happen to like, so for me it's a fine game, I you regard it a new game all together, it's actually quite good, I'd say 8/10. But as a Dying Light 2, I can see why people are disappointed    … Expand
  18. DelSniper
    May 22, 2023
    2
    Absolute disaster of a sequel. The first Dying Light is one of my favorite games ever, this one is just a mockery to the franchise. The story is terrible (I even went in optimistically despite the bad reviews), the gameplay is wonky and it becomes so repetitive once you get to the central loop. I mean like come on, every mission was a fly, climb, fight and then you would listen to someAbsolute disaster of a sequel. The first Dying Light is one of my favorite games ever, this one is just a mockery to the franchise. The story is terrible (I even went in optimistically despite the bad reviews), the gameplay is wonky and it becomes so repetitive once you get to the central loop. I mean like come on, every mission was a fly, climb, fight and then you would listen to some half-assed dialogue which culminates to choosing between a **** ending or another **** ending. I quite literally stopped playing it and just watched the rest of the playthrough to find out how badly the game ends. I gave the game every benefit of the doubt at every step, I kept saying "ok it's not that bad, it'll get better" well guess what? IT NEVER GOT BETTER. Save your money, don't buy this game unless you like playing the exact same gameplay loop over and over and over again.… Expand
  19. AbrahFP
    May 7, 2023
    5
    -Lo bueno: El parkour está perfectamente implementado, es una delicia moverse por el mapa. La historia es decente y tiene muchas decisiones que afectan enormemente a la misma y eso me encanta como amante del rol.
    -Lo malo: Lo peor sin duda es la repetición de escenarios...tantos edificios iguales con la misma estructura, los eventos que hay por el mapa siempre siguen las mismas pautas:    -Lo bueno: El parkour está perfectamente implementado, es una delicia moverse por el mapa. La historia es decente y tiene muchas decisiones que afectan enormemente a la misma y eso me encanta como amante del rol.
    -Lo malo: Lo peor sin duda es la repetición de escenarios...tantos edificios iguales con la misma estructura, los eventos que hay por el mapa siempre siguen las mismas pautas: mismos enemigos protegiendo las mismas cosas, etc. Todo es super robotizado y cuadriculado. El doblaje lleno de errores, las físicas dudosas, secundarias poco originales y la exploración no tiene ningún interés.
    Pasadas las primeras 40 horas encontré todo aburridísimo excepto la trama principal, así que dejé de hacer eventos de mapa y misiones secundarias y pude disfrutar de la trama principal que es lo único salvable y me llega para aprobarlo al límite con un 5.    … Expand
  20. ErayTellezi
    May 3, 2023
    5
    İlk oyunu dlc'si ile birlikte, her yan görevi yaparak, her köşe bucağa girerek oynamıştık kardeşimle. Buna ise 20 saat katlanabildik ki bu 20 saati bir kaç günde değil bir kaç ayda oynayabildik, ona rağmen yani.

    Peki bu oyunun ilk oyuna göre daha kötü yaptığı şey ne? Aslında dövüş mekanikleri daha iyi, görsellik çok daha kaliteli, vuruş hissi epey iyi. Ancak kötü olan şeyse ana    İlk oyunu dlc'si ile birlikte, her yan görevi yaparak, her köşe bucağa girerek oynamıştık kardeşimle. Buna ise 20 saat katlanabildik ki bu 20 saati bir kaç günde değil bir kaç ayda oynayabildik, ona rağmen yani.

    Peki bu oyunun ilk oyuna göre daha kötü yaptığı şey ne? Aslında dövüş mekanikleri daha iyi, görsellik çok daha kaliteli, vuruş hissi epey iyi. Ancak kötü olan şeyse ana görevlerin ve yan görevlerin hikayelerinin kötü olması. Üstelik oyun bu hikayeleri olabilecek en sıkıcı şekilde sunuyor. Görev aldığımız karakterler o kadar yavaş konuşuyor ki baygınlık geçirdik dinlerken. Far Cry kötüsü gibi herkes. Ağır ağır söylüyor ne söylüyorsa. Bu kadar yavaş hareketlerin sonunda dediği şeyi önemsetemediğinde de büyük hayal kırıklığına uğruyorsunuz.

    Oyun yapılırken yapımcı ekipten birçok ayrılık oldu. Bunlardan birisi de Chris Avellone'du. Taciz iddiaları nedeniyle kovuldu, yazdığı metinler oyundan çıkarıldı falan. Sonunda ise herife iftira atıldığı ortaya çıktı. Ancak oyun o esnada çoktan piyasaya sürülmüştü. He varlığı oyunu tek başına toparlar mıydı emin değilim ama bu kadar berbat da olmazdı. Ya bir oyun hiçbir şekilde kendini önemsetmez mi ya? Feci sıkıcı bir oyun.

    Yanlış anlaşılmasın ilk oyunun görevleri veya hikayeleri daha kaliteli değildi. Ama kendisini ciddiye aldırmaya çalışıp sıkmıyordu. Ya da ben ilkini ilk olduğu için sevdim, bilmiyorum.

    Hakkını yemeyeyim, oyunun platform sistemi çok iyi. Tüm şehir platform için dizayn edilmiş. En ince ayrıntısından, yüksek gökdelenlerine kadar nasıl tırmanılacağı çok iyi tasarlanmış. Ancak ilk oyundaki kancanın bunda çok işlevsiz olması biraz canımı sıkmadı değil.

    Ben artık oyunlardaki loot işinden feci sıkıldım. Her saniye bir şey toplamaktan yoruldum. Bu işi God of War'daki gibi yapın yapacaksanız. Ender bir şey toplatın ve o toplattığınız şey gerçekten kıymetli olsun.

    Bir de oyun çok bug'lı. Çıkışının üzerinden 1 yıl geçmiş olmasına rağmen hala görev kıran bug var ki ben görev kırmadığı sürece bug konusuna pek takılmam.

    Neticede bitirmediğim için çok keskin şeyler söylemek istemiyorum ama bence olmamış. Çok oyunsuz kaldığım bir dönemde tekrar dönüp bakabilirim belki.    … Expand
  21. nomad1326
    Apr 23, 2023
    8
    I love Dying Light franchise because there is so cool mix between fps-parkour and actions, pleasant rhythm and nice curve of complexity. Dying Light 2 combines best solutions from the first part and improve it. Love this game.
  22. NicolasREV
    Apr 22, 2023
    5
    My god, how can they break the goodwill they created with the first game so harshly. The physics sucks, the gore was downgraded, the combat lost all weight, the graphics are mediocre, the performance is awful, last minute Denuvo, and the story... Another game where everything depends on you and all npcs are useless. Dammit Techland :(

    *It's getting better with updates, so I raised the    My god, how can they break the goodwill they created with the first game so harshly. The physics sucks, the gore was downgraded, the combat lost all weight, the graphics are mediocre, the performance is awful, last minute Denuvo, and the story... Another game where everything depends on you and all npcs are useless. Dammit Techland :(

    *It's getting better with updates, so I raised the score a little.    … Expand
  23. KolesAdlerov
    Apr 21, 2023
    4
    DyingLight2: Stay Electricianman is a fan service DLC for the top tier game of 2015, but not for fans.
    Worse close-combat without physics, absurd parkour with clownish trampolines, brighter nights, a trees on the roof. No guns, no logic, but with an even worse sjw-bullsh!t story and STUPID UV-timer rules.
    Even the search animation of the hands gone wrong... Gameplay: combat mechanics    DyingLight2: Stay Electricianman is a fan service DLC for the top tier game of 2015, but not for fans.
    Worse close-combat without physics, absurd parkour with clownish trampolines, brighter nights, a trees on the roof. No guns, no logic, but with an even worse sjw-bullsh!t story and STUPID UV-timer rules.
    Even the search animation of the hands gone wrong...

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics [broken physics and animations] 6/10
    parkour mechanics [trampolines, really? spiderman's city walkthrough?] 7/10
    stealth [broken difficulty] 4/10
    atmosphere [broken logic, stupid UV-timers] 2/10
    Gameplay as immersive horror (some quarantine zones only) 4/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim [there is no immersion in the circus]: 3/10

    Story [sjw bullsh!t, stupid UV-system] 1/10

    Graphics [ugly city, bad textures, bright nights] 6/10

    Sounds & music [annoying warnings and cacophony] 6/10

    .
    The missions in dark labs and all sorts of underground parking lots in DL2 are the best, but they are many times worse than the usual night in DL1 - and this is 6 years later.
    The situation is the same as with doomEternal, one to one. All the good degraded, everything bad multiplied by an order of magnitude.    … Expand
  24. maxpodolski
    Apr 21, 2023
    8
    Funny and amusing game! Little bit bored when you play alone, if you play coop, you get best online expirience!
  25. KenjiSVK
    Apr 18, 2023
    10
    DYING LIGHT 2 is very good game with perfect optimalisation and beautiful graphic.
  26. Radrin
    Apr 17, 2023
    6
    It's not necessarily worse than it's predecessor, although the night chases are much more relaxed and less tense since you can more or less be safe at all times either hiding or simply outrunning everything... Only the streets are dangerous at night since that's where howlers are and the chase levels go up too slowly, you can mess around for a long time before it even becomes a problem.It's not necessarily worse than it's predecessor, although the night chases are much more relaxed and less tense since you can more or less be safe at all times either hiding or simply outrunning everything... Only the streets are dangerous at night since that's where howlers are and the chase levels go up too slowly, you can mess around for a long time before it even becomes a problem.

    The reason why I was so underwhelmed was because I expected the sequel to improve upon the original in significant ways and be more polished than it currently is.

    Technically, the game suffered a lot during my playthrough, my character kept getting stuck in walls after jumping, animations broke really frequently, my camera was spazzing out during "use" animations, my character would often times not grab obvious handholds and repeating the jump the same way would be fine the second time and so on...

    The monsters (rare/unique infected especially) are very repetitive, GRE anomalies are basically the same. This is the case with environments too, the same assets are used over and over to the point where big rooms and hubs look the exact same which gave me a bitter taste.

    The lore is quite decent, watching how people adapted to live in a world such as this, growing crops on the roofs, relying on solar energy, sleeping on shacks up high and constructing an environment that's easy to traverse by free running or using hooks/paragliders to be safe from the zombies below.

    One thing I didn't get is how people did not manage to make a relatively small city safe after 15 years of living in it, you would think with their high walls the only zombies left would be picked apart slowly until nothing was left...

    The parkour and combat system combined make for a decently fun experience once again, although I would have liked a "heavier" feeling parkour movement, it feels quite floaty. The combat can also feel somewhat unresponsive, a lot of animations have noticeable delay to them even if you're not using a 2h weapon.

    The control scheme was quite frustrating as well, there are a LOT of key combinations that do different things, one combo for example includes using caps lock... Also, the idea to have the jump key be THE SAME as the dodge key with directions made it feel really clunky as well.

    The very frequent cinematics that would take control off the player felt quite repetitive and annoying as well, my character would walk into a room and start looking around for 10 seconds before starting to speak with someone. I could look around myself you know. Conversations are extremely verbose and also include character actions and movement so if you decide to skip dialogue lines you can miss those. There must be 8 hrs worth of cutscenes like these in the game and I wasn't fond of them.

    The game also has a very old gen feel to it where friendly characters would run away from an infected with you but they would be unnaturally fast and would SLAM like 9 doors behind them, leaving you to open them again, once more, with a cinematic approach. Often times when in conversations with certain characters they would completely disappear afterwards, teleporting to another location as well. All of these felt quite jarring.

    The story and dialogue weren't anything to write home about but they were serviceable enough, the decisions you make do have an impact on who lives and who dies for example.

    There is something to say about obliterating a big group of zombies with a massive 2 handed weapon, body parts flying everywhere while maneuvering around like a mini spider man. The game certainly has its moments.

    Overall if you feel like hacking some zombies' limbs off while freerunning on rooftops, this will be an enjoyable experience for a while, until the repetitive monsters/zones/glitches start to annoy you.    … Expand
  27. Paulystan
    Apr 12, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First time playing games from these devs. I am unlikely to get another one. It has potential, it could be fun BUT not only is the plot a bit silly, so much of the gameplay is very very poor. Your guy is supposed to be a parkour guru right? Wrong. He runs out of energy before he finishes climbing a ladder and then just lets go and falls into zombies. A lot of the things you're supposed to be able to climb but not, our guy sort of gives it a wee go and then kind of dangles about for a while until he is eaten by zombies. Speaking of zombies, they are EVERYWHERE! What so this city didn't think ever about trying to clear some places out a bit, build better walls and barricades, develop weapons that can do more than hit one at a time. Why are there no guns anywhere? Some stupid narrative about a massacre when people had to give their guns up is beyond stupid. Many people would have hidden them. The army convoys would have them, they would be ALL OVER THE PLACE. All types of firearms would be. So too body armour, helmets and most likely working vehicles- generators don't seem to have a problem. Having only a few minutes in the dark is plain stupid. I am getting seriously tired of apparent big games being so stupid and poor. I'm tired of critics being paid off. I'm tired of the gaming industry making a hash out of everything. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD LITERALLY NOBODY GIVES A FLYING CRAP ABOUT YOUR GAY PRIDE FLAGS. Are you SERIOUS!!! Not a single French flag in sight but you know, the international flag of rainbow is here to stay. All of that crap would disappear in the face of just trying to NOT BE EATEN. Why is everybody such a dick? Gangs wandering the streets out to just murder somebody. They don't seem to mind the zombies literally 5 metres away either. COME ON GUYS!!! What a severe waste of money, wish I could refund it but a crap review will have to do. This is now the fourth 'big' game I have bought recently which has been an almost complete joke. Far out, there was a time where I didn't have enough money to get all the good games I wanted and now, I spend ages trying to find one and when I do, its this crap.… Expand
  28. Leyequois
    Apr 9, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an ok game, but , and I don't know how to properly describe this, but... it does not really feel like a Dying Light game
    First of, the game is full of bugs, the parkour combat, which is supposed to be its staple, does not work 90% of the time, and the game has a lot of stability issues still(I play in a Rog Strix X570-e. 32gb ram, RTX 2080 OC version, and it is stored in an SSD) like I have to restart the game anywhere from 3-4 times for it to work, as I get gamebreaking fps loss the first few times, after? Not a single drop, playing for hours at a time, and not one

    Now, the game feels bland, in DL there was a sense of urgency and there was fear of being out at night, here it's a piece of cake, neither urgency, nor fear, the gameplay is ok, but without the whole combat working, it is just hacking with the swords or shooting arrows, and that is another thing, there is no sense of accomplishment, you can easily find "Artifact" weapons(Equivalent to the legendary weapons/fluorescent yellow in DL) and I spent the whole game with 3 swords and the bow, nothing else, so there is no challenge at all, and the challenge that there is, is just disproportionate, like the parkour challenges, there are some that are plain dumb

    Characters are forgettable at best, not one character makes the same impression that, say, Rahim, Jade, Ezgi, or even Brecken, Spike or Gazi make, some parts of the story are kind of dumb or nonsensical, and the game tries to be "smart" but it feels like it is the total opposite, those "plot twists" are not "Wowing" at all, the only characters that cause an impression are Lawan and Maybe Hakon, but the rest of filler characters just don't make the cut, heck, in DL even small characters like Neil or Ayo leave a little mark, here it all feels generic and bland

    In general the game is an ok game but it tires you a bit after a while and brings nothing new, and this is coming from someone that has 10k+ hours in Skyrim, and that always goes back to play his favorites like DL, Skyrim, Fallout, Metro, TLOU, etc. when I finished this game I felt relieved, and do not feel like playing NG+(When in DL I went right to NG+ after I finished it and have played that game some 8 times), the only other game where this happened to me was Ghostwire, which I have not finished, so in reality, this game was a big disappointment

    If you are going to buy it, I'd say wait until after april 2023 to see if the patch fixes the things I mentioned(Nothing can fix the bland story though) or better yet, wait until a few DLCs drop to see if it gets better

    One small redeeming quality is that it gives you some easter eggs regarding the Harran survivors, some are still alive, so there's that(not spoiling it for you though)    … Expand
  29. Jotnar
    Apr 8, 2023
    0
    A wallet rape
    It’s Dying Light 1 without the firearms
    It’s Dying Light 1 with a disease like in Farcry 2
    This is Dying Light 1 with an ultra slow progression system for longer life.

    Dying Light 1 is 10 times better, keep your money
  30. Geraltz
    Mar 25, 2023
    6
    From the unnecessarily long story to the adjusted less-realistic floaty parkour, and the very large open world filled with grinding. This game doesn't impress me in any way over the original other than its technical looks. The best way I can describe this game is that this is a product plagued by the Ubisoft formula, quantity over quality. I finished it in co-op and around every cornerFrom the unnecessarily long story to the adjusted less-realistic floaty parkour, and the very large open world filled with grinding. This game doesn't impress me in any way over the original other than its technical looks. The best way I can describe this game is that this is a product plagued by the Ubisoft formula, quantity over quality. I finished it in co-op and around every corner there were glitches that would disrupt the flow and feel of the game. The atmosphere is also subpar compared to the first Dying Light. Sure, the brighter and more vibrant colors are pretty. But at the same time, the dark and heavy post-apocalyptic feeling is mostly gone now. I think I am playing Far Cry New Dawn, not exactly sure anymore.

    I could explain everything I've said in more detail, but that would be another wall of text done by a million other people already. In conclusion, Dying Light 2 has lost vision of its core identity. The things that once made this franchise so good, are replaced by popular bland game design or changed to the point they don't feel as great as they did before.    … Expand
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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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