Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition

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  1. Thothistox
    Apr 23, 2016
    8
    Surprisingly good. Although it's a railroaded story, it's well told and will appeal to the adult gamer. Kyle Crane is a very pragmatic hero who is out to do his job at almost any cost, even if it means being a bit dark sometimes.

    There is a lot of exploring to do, and a decent amount of questing. The game is mostly well balanced, and pleasantly difficult. Normal mode feels normal and    Surprisingly good. Although it's a railroaded story, it's well told and will appeal to the adult gamer. Kyle Crane is a very pragmatic hero who is out to do his job at almost any cost, even if it means being a bit dark sometimes.

    There is a lot of exploring to do, and a decent amount of questing. The game is mostly well balanced, and pleasantly difficult. Normal mode feels normal and not vegetable easy like most games.

    The down side is that you'll be killing the same things over and over. The zombies respawn, and what is unforgivable is that the loot does too. You'll be looting the same chests hundreds of times. It would have been better without respawning.

    The graphics are decent enough, but not too innovative and not particularly well optimized. With a GTX780 I should get a better framerate than around 40fps on high settings.    … Expand
  2. Madis
    Sep 17, 2018
    8
    simply amazing. The best zombie,parkour, game i've ever played. Dying Light is 10/10 but dlc is not good enough for this price.
  3. Ferlock
    Feb 16, 2020
    9
    This game is the best zombie gane you are going to play.. until DL2 releases I guess.
    If you are reading this in 2020 I just want to tell you this game looks and feels much better then many games that have released recently.
    Best gameplay and coop I have tried in a long time.
  4. dandalis
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    Looking at Dying Light, its DLC's and The Following as a complete package, its one of the best zombie game experiences you can find, but that doesnt mean its without faults, of which there a quite few.

    At the very core of the experience is the melee combat which is done particularly well, it has proper weight and impact feel, great amount of gore, verticality, if there's one area where    Looking at Dying Light, its DLC's and The Following as a complete package, its one of the best zombie game experiences you can find, but that doesnt mean its without faults, of which there a quite few.

    At the very core of the experience is the melee combat which is done particularly well, it has proper weight and impact feel, great amount of gore, verticality, if there's one area where it stumbles, its when fighting against human enemies because they can block your attacks repeatedly, take lots of damage while dealing you lots of it, however it gets better near the 2nd half of the game when you get higher end weapons and skills. Where Dying Light also struggles is the projectile based weopons like assault rifles, shotguns and pistols, while they can deal good amount of damage if used well, their gunplay doesnt feel no where near that satisfying compared to other triple A shooters. Dying Light offers great amount of melee weapon types and even greater amount of their modifications. The same weapons degrade over time of their usage and have limited repair amounts before they get useless, at times i felt the degradation effect is just too rapid on certain weapons, but you never run of their supply cuz they just keep coming and you want to test out better gear all the time which pushes you to better manage your inventory cuz you cant carry around too many weapons.

    Further on some issues relating combat, i was really sick of zombies locking onto you and putting you into button mashing sequence to shake them off, it got so irritating that i came to conclusion that this mechanic was so stupid that maybe devs are just trolling players. Also the bigger tank type armored zombies had a bug where you at times get close to them, they knock you down, kill you without any apparent animation of them doing anything. All and all, many of the zombie types were hugely annoying like the toads or overpowered volatiles which instantly alert other volatiles if you encounter single one, making engaging combat with them not so satisfying.

    Another selling point of Dying Light is the parkour system. If it wasnt for Mirror's Edge series, it could be best free running game in business, but sadly it just doesnt reach the level of polish, feel and finesse of free running systems from Mirror's Edge series nor the original 2008 game nor 2016's Catalyst. Physics in Dying Light are too floaty, weightless, the movement system too sluggish and imprecise, overall the free running mechanics just being too dumbed down at times to make it as compelling as free running in Mirror's Edge. Still, it more than adds to the game's fun factor and makes up for some interesting gameplay opportunities. In some story missions you get to climb and scale some high up buildings and structures which do make you feel like youre in Mirror's Edge, at those moments Dying Light can make Mirror's Edge run for its money a bit.

    In terms of story, narrative, writing, characters Dying Light is a mixed bag. The guy you play as, Carl Crane is a pretty stereotypical american hero, overly confident, cocky, overall rather generic fella but he does his part, worst case scenario would be if he's highly unlikable, but he's not luckily. In terms of other characters its the same story mostly, but there are a couple of whom who are decent like Jade and her brother for whom i somewhat cared about actually. Some of the better story bits can be found in side quests with fair amount of diverse and interesting characters for whom you need to do a quick job or few. Main villain Rais is weak to say the least and final showdown with him is a bloody quick time event...i guess Techland really meant it when they said this is their first proper triple A game, too bad they used most of the bad tropes associated with that status.

    As for the The Following expansion, its a decent addition to the overall package of Dying Light. Its has a short but intriguing main storyline, good amount of side content, which however is quite repetative outside the side quests. Buggy is fun to use to run down zombies with it, for first few hours that is, after that its just a simple means of getting from point A to B. One thing that in The Following didnt quite made sense to me is that at the storyline's end, youre offered 2 choices on how you want to end it, one of which should massively impact the game world's state, but if you choose it, you can continue to play like nothing freakin happaned, very stupid from narrative perspective.    … Expand
  5. Jacekarino
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    The definitive Dying Light experience. Contains both the main game with the city map and parkour AND the countryside map with vehicles, plus additional mini-DLCs that are basically just extra single missions. Crazy cheap in 2020. Buy it. Really.
  6. rodericrinehart
    Jul 10, 2016
    9
    Dying Light was a fabulous and fun game, although definitely a bit flawed. I never regretted my playtime or purchase and would buy the second one for sure, so that's a great endorsement of it. The Following expands on it by keeping the original game, adding a fun and upgradeable buggy, and having a good story and side quests to go with it. I had a lot of fun and that's the point of most games!
  7. Nickolababaiko
    Jun 16, 2016
    10
    Мега крутая игруха! Захватывает полностью! И проходится на одном дыхании! Долгая! Крутой и удобный паркур! Система прокачки! Крутой сюжет! Смена дня и ночи....и лучше по ночам не ходить.....лучше переждать ночку в укрытии...а то сожрут ночные твари!Мега крутая игруха! Захватывает полностью! И проходится на одном дыхании! Долгая! Крутой и удобный паркур! Система прокачки! Крутой сюжет! Смена дня и ночи....и лучше по ночам не ходить.....лучше переждать ночку в укрытии...а то сожрут ночные твари!
  8. TheMarkcenary
    Apr 19, 2016
    10
    This game has one of the best stories with some great game play and graphics one of the best games i have ever played i recommend people to play it if they like good games
  9. Mandulum
    Mar 13, 2018
    8
    Five Word Review: Best of the zombie genre.
    Favorite Thing: The free running is so smooth, it's a blast.
    Least Favorite Thing: Lockpicking and looting. They waste so very much time yet are completely necessary.

    Date Completed: 2018-03-03
    Playtime: 29h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: Absolutely.
  10. NathanielRH
    Jul 14, 2016
    10
    Buy Dying Light. Support Techland for this masterpiece. Dying Light is everything a hardcore gaming company should aspire to build, and focus on bigger, better things for the future. This company did not only impress, but they went out of their way to supply extra content for buyers of the game all at their own expense. This company deserves your money.

    I get stolen copies of all the    Buy Dying Light. Support Techland for this masterpiece. Dying Light is everything a hardcore gaming company should aspire to build, and focus on bigger, better things for the future. This company did not only impress, but they went out of their way to supply extra content for buyers of the game all at their own expense. This company deserves your money.

    I get stolen copies of all the games I try before I pay any company, which saves me from buying games like "Fallout 4" but I can happily report that I buy ALL of the good games that I like.

    I bought Dying Light after nearly finishing the game, then shortly after, they provided an "Enhanced Edition," which I played through TWICE.

    This game is worth $100. This developer did an awesome job. BUY.THIS.GAME and if you don't want to play it yourself, buy it for someone you love because they will love you for it!    … Expand
  11. sscott0829tw
    Feb 10, 2016
    10
    Amazing in every aspect.
    Improved on an already outstanding game.
    Fluent parkour,huge map with tons of interior to explore,cool weapons,best co-op mode in AAA openworld gamees,different type of zombies,good story.,better graphics and AI. And gave us a DLC with almost the same amount of content the main game has. for 60$,this game offer so much content,this is how you do a DLC. Not    Amazing in every aspect.
    Improved on an already outstanding game.
    Fluent parkour,huge map with tons of interior to explore,cool weapons,best co-op mode in AAA openworld gamees,different type of zombies,good story.,better graphics and AI.
    And gave us a DLC with almost the same amount of content the main game has.
    for 60$,this game offer so much content,this is how you do a DLC.
    Not some stupid weapon and map pack.
    Dying light Enhanced edition isn't a perfect game,but for what a good developer techland is,I have to give this a 10/10    … Expand
  12. chronoT
    Mar 20, 2016
    9
    Avid PC Gamer here and I am currently playing Dying Light. This is actually amazing, first time I have been completely sucked into a game in a while. I am about half way through and I was impressed to the point where I wanted to log onto Metacritic and leave a review, something I haven't been motivated to do in a minute. The graphics on max are stunning, I feel like I am in this world. TheAvid PC Gamer here and I am currently playing Dying Light. This is actually amazing, first time I have been completely sucked into a game in a while. I am about half way through and I was impressed to the point where I wanted to log onto Metacritic and leave a review, something I haven't been motivated to do in a minute. The graphics on max are stunning, I feel like I am in this world. The combat is awesome as well and you need to scavenge and work hard at obtaining and keeping weapons. The conversations and quests are well written and interesting, which flow in pace with a good story. Things get scary at night, play it with the lights out and see what I mean. If you are undecided on Dying Light or not that into zombie stuff, I would still definitely recommend trying this because it's a very very well made game.

    IMPRESSED!    … Expand
  13. Ohad123
    Feb 20, 2016
    10
    just buy this pure fun called dying light what are you waiting for ?!... still didn't buy it ? come on! your wasting your time you're not going to live forever lol
  14. sp1ney
    Jun 15, 2016
    6
    graphics and parkour are two really good components of this game.
    but quests and story are below average.
    and you will be always overwhelmed by hordes of respawning zombies
    so game can become quite tedious and slow progressing.
  15. wegie125
    Dec 17, 2017
    3
    The actual game to dying light is fun, it feels scary, it's fun to run around and jump around buildings, everything just runs so smoothly and feels fantastic. The following dlc on the other hand, is really boring, feels unfinished, the driving is just annoying which is literally the entire game. It just isn't fun to move around the map because it feels so empty. This game was fun becauseThe actual game to dying light is fun, it feels scary, it's fun to run around and jump around buildings, everything just runs so smoothly and feels fantastic. The following dlc on the other hand, is really boring, feels unfinished, the driving is just annoying which is literally the entire game. It just isn't fun to move around the map because it feels so empty. This game was fun because you could scale buildings and jump around avoiding giant herds of zombies. Now it is just driving around in a cart while you don't feel rushed at all and you are driving through these barren wastelands. I'm sorry but the game simply isn't fun, at least the dlc isn't. The story is fairly interesting and I'm glad to see that they gave you options but that doesn't make up for the poor gameplay.… Expand
  16. lhmtgame
    May 11, 2017
    7
    Dying Light has good game content and nice Graphics.

    Playing this game is more interesting than Half-Life 2 with weapons upgrade system and boost. But... there are too less of ranged weapon (rifle, bow, crossbow...), also poor Aim Sight attachments. Main Missions are poor and Side Missions are great. Night Hunters are annoying. The other zombies are too easy to kill. Half-Life 2 has    Dying Light has good game content and nice Graphics.

    Playing this game is more interesting than Half-Life 2 with weapons upgrade system and boost. But... there are too less of ranged weapon (rifle, bow, crossbow...), also poor Aim Sight attachments. Main Missions are poor and Side Missions are great.
    Night Hunters are annoying. The other zombies are too easy to kill.

    Half-Life 2 has been not developed (so sad) but Dying Light seem like a game to replace it.    … Expand
  17. CarlosLande
    Feb 5, 2017
    10
    I have just finished dying light and It has been an amazing experience. A total must have and a masterpiece. It has a grear story, amazing graphics and gameplay.
  18. dypsomaniart
    Mar 8, 2016
    10
    I love this game. It is brutal awesome challenging fun. It looks amazing graphically and plays silky smooth on my pc- which seems to be rare these days. 10/10 severed thumbs up.
  19. CoolDadTx
    Oct 7, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I found this game to be full of bad design choices and poor story. The overall concept seems reasonable but no different than most other zombie games. The parkour makes for an interesting twist and when it works, it works well but the game itself is clearly targeted at FPS players with the continually overwhelming combat scenarios. This is where the game breaks down badly. Firstly your stamina is so low, even at high levels, that zombies easily overwhelm you such that you have to keep backtracking to avoid them while your stamina regenerates. Naturally the solution is to not go in to large combat situations. Unfortunately this only works the first 30 seconds of combat. Early areas of the game you can take out a couple of zombies in about 30 seconds. In later areas you run across enemies that can easily take 5 minutes to take down because of their massive health bars, your generally weak weapons and low stamina. About every minute new zombies magically join the fray. Making this even worse is that fast zombies come in every couple of minutes as well. This makes what should have been a simple combat encounter grow out of control quickly and often there is nothing you can do to stop it except run away. This is where the later levels get really bad because more and more missions require you to clear waves of enemies to move on. Additionally the larger enemies have attacks that have such a large 360 radius you cannot avoid getting knocked down even if you run away. This makes these bigger enemies just easier to avoid except in the cases you have to fight them (which is often). This probably sounded good on paper but ends up being bad in implementation.

    The RPG elements (because every game has to have them it seems) is mostly useless. I didn't particular find any of the skills overly useful or impactful on the missions. They were just excuses to have you do more.

    The continual need to upgrade weapons is good early on but by mid game I wasn't finding any wpns better than what I had so having them unavoidably breaking down seems like a mechanic to add realism over any actual good design decision.

    The story itself starts out good but the main character is just a bipolar jerk. Sometimes I killed him just to make myself feel better. Throughout the game there are side quests and almost every time the character was of the "if I get to it" mentality. Yet to the main story characters he seemed almost heroic. This got annoying quickly and made me have no connection with the character irrelevant of what happened to him.

    The nightime is supposed to be the scariest and it is but unless you are forced to go out it is just easier to sleep until day. It simply isn't worth the effort. At night comes creatures that can out run you and kill you almost instantly even at high levels. They also seem to be able to detect you from just about anywhere irrrelevant of what the map says. These overpowered enemies aren't worth the time or effort it takes to beat them. In one particular mission you're forced to run through a gauntlet of them which is just plain unbalanced and unfair.

    Speaking of unfair the final mission is just garbage. I took a point off for it alone. The entire game your skill in parkour and combat is being honed. In the final level you have to parkour perfectly or you instantly die and have to start the section over. Once you finally make it to the end to face the final boss you're ready to put your combat skills to the test - just to find out it is a QTE that you die if you miss one. So the entire game of honing your skills was completely useless in the end. Who in their right mind thought this was remotely a good idea?

    Finally there seems to be a course in bad game design that every game developer has to take. One of the courses is on how to give the player the belief that they are getting better at the game, tougher enemies, better wpns, etc. Then for no reason other than a plot line, one cutscene shows the character (who can take on hordes of zombies without flinching) instantly being taken out by some no name NPC, all their equipment taken and thrown into a pit to fight waves of enemies. This is one of the worst game design practices in any game and it makes its appearance here.

    Ultimately I found Dead Island to be boring but doable with weak quests. Dying Light has stronger mechanics, better environments and parkour. Yet I found Dead Island to be the better game just because it didn't make all these bad choices, strip you of your skills and through endless waves of zombies at you.    … Expand
  20. game_over
    Aug 22, 2018
    2
    Checkpoint saving, weapon degradation, and losing exp on death? Inane fetch quest missions? What's not to like? Quite a bit actually.
  21. Hoegaardener70
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    I spent 76 Hours with this Game (including dlc) and had a great time. The comparison with far cry is justified, and since I love far cry 3 & 4 a very good one. The fact is, this game is hard to beat in atmosphere and if you are among the lucky ones to be able to play in 4K also fantastically looking. There are some odd choices in terms of button layout for the controller, and someI spent 76 Hours with this Game (including dlc) and had a great time. The comparison with far cry is justified, and since I love far cry 3 & 4 a very good one. The fact is, this game is hard to beat in atmosphere and if you are among the lucky ones to be able to play in 4K also fantastically looking. There are some odd choices in terms of button layout for the controller, and some frustrating jumping passages, but overall this is utterly memoarable. The game world is memoarable, with the slums alone being enough for a game, but wait until you see the town and countryside....… Expand
  22. MihaiKrieger
    Feb 29, 2016
    10
    This one has raised the bar to a remarkable level of quality. I wished all developers would look at this one.
    Techland has corrected the mistakes they did with the first game and this version has raised in my books from a 7/10 to a very strong 9/10, maybe even 9.5 out of 10 when played in co-op.
  23. hg1802
    Jul 31, 2016
    10
    This game is underrated compared to stupid Witcher game.
    I am hooked up and enjoying the game.
    I feel some companies hire people to rank their game. Don't buy Witcher. Buy this and I guarantee you will enjoy it.
  24. krmkmn
    Apr 2, 2017
    0
    It is a terrible game waste of time and money. I really hate people's name and accents, saving in this game is a nightmare furthermore there is no logic behind the story, the only good thing about this game killing zombies but after 5 minutes you get bored.
  25. align
    Feb 14, 2016
    10
    Good game!!! I advise everyone to play !!! The game does not make you bored !!! If you have any problems with the game, then do not rush to blame her, since it can rakoobraznue your hands to blame !!!
  26. TOKYO_GHOUL_R
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    Добротная игра, в которой не пахнет сюжетом и хоть сколько-то цепляющими персонажами, однако как огромная песочница, где можно с друзьями мясить зомби и паркурить, проект превосходный, открытый мир тоже неплох, особенно ночью и при разной погоде, TECHLAND заморочилась и мир выглядит превосходно графически, смены цикла дня и погоды мое почтение, большой выбор оружия и вариативностиДобротная игра, в которой не пахнет сюжетом и хоть сколько-то цепляющими персонажами, однако как огромная песочница, где можно с друзьями мясить зомби и паркурить, проект превосходный, открытый мир тоже неплох, особенно ночью и при разной погоде, TECHLAND заморочилась и мир выглядит превосходно графически, смены цикла дня и погоды мое почтение, большой выбор оружия и вариативности обнуления жмуров, в длц так вообще на машинке можно кататься, чего-то другого от игры и не нужно, свою цену и требования отрабатывает на все 100 процентов, рекомендую.… Expand
  27. ningky
    Sep 2, 2019
    1
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    This game is totally bad!!!! Graphics, Story, Cut scenes and Game play are bad.
  28. Sawa_
    Jun 18, 2020
    3
    Чуть - чуть доработанный Dead Island.Абсолютно тупой сюжет,в котором ВСЕ выборы делают за вас.Однотипные квесты подай - принеси - спаси - убей.
    Перестрелки - дичь,где иногда противники без шлемов отказываются умирать от пули в голову.
    Вечная дрочь с микроменеджментом ресурсов,багги, жрущая топливо как 10 танков и ломающаяся как девятка вашего деда.В игре два плюса на мой взгляд : физика    Чуть - чуть доработанный Dead Island.Абсолютно тупой сюжет,в котором ВСЕ выборы делают за вас.Однотипные квесты подай - принеси - спаси - убей.
    Перестрелки - дичь,где иногда противники без шлемов отказываются умирать от пули в голову.
    Вечная дрочь с микроменеджментом ресурсов,багги, жрущая топливо как 10 танков и ломающаяся как девятка вашего деда.В игре два плюса на мой взгляд : физика и рукопашная боевка.И то и другое выглядит достаточно убедительно.Ну и цена в 5 баксов радует глаз    … Expand
  29. Bitek
    Aug 3, 2021
    8
    Dying Light = tons of entertainment.

    Dying Light and Days Gone are the best two zombie games I have ever played.

    I am looking forward to Dying Light 2.
  30. ReubenIsAGod
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    Just wasn't my cup of tea. Crane is a very memorable big dumb dumb however. Also grapple hooks and zombie horde mayhem is quite enjoyable. Haven't played the DLC content yet, I hear it's quite good. Might do that in the distant future
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. IGN Denmark
    Apr 6, 2016
    85
    A solid combination of main game and expansion and a great place to start in the survival/horror genres.
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  2. ICXM
    Feb 26, 2016
    90
    In conclusion, Dying Light is a terrifying open-world zombie game with an excellent story, intent on scaring the living hell out of you. The thrill of rotting flesh, blood, guts and quite often my own tears has left me with an ironically refreshing outlook on what a game can be when it truly delivers.
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  3. Vandal
    Feb 14, 2016
    85
    The Following delivers more and better Dying Light. If you wanted more of it, there's no reason why you should try this expansion.
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