Dying Light

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2268 Ratings

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  1. dunuch
    Aug 31, 2023
    6
    While the gameplay is solid and the zombies are fun to battle, the game overall feels very familiar.
  2. Shinoadoto
    Aug 24, 2023
    6
    История интересная, сюжет неплохой. Но блять, какие же побочные квесты с персонажами нулевые, просто ужас. Мне было так все равно на смерть Джейд в конце, ведь ее даже толком не раскрыли. Да и главный антагонист пустышка, злой злодей совершает злое зло просто потому что. Еще и атмосфера Харана ужасная, все мочистое какое то
    6 зомбиков из 10    История интересная, сюжет неплохой. Но блять, какие же побочные квесты с персонажами нулевые, просто ужас. Мне было так все равно на смерть Джейд в конце, ведь ее даже толком не раскрыли. Да и главный антагонист пустышка, злой злодей совершает злое зло просто потому что. Еще и атмосфера Харана ужасная, все мочистое какое то
    6 зомбиков из 10
  3. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    6
    Gameplay cool. Le jeu est joli. l'histoire et ok. C'est juste chiant de devoir mettre 10000 coups à un mob pour le tuer.
  4. RodrigoAlex
    May 6, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game, a decent story and derranged zombies. The DLC's with the vehicle were a great add to the game.… Expand
  5. Radrin
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    Scary, tense and immersive experience. The night really brings the best out of the game, not knowing whats around the corner make you feel very vulnerable especially when a chase can start at any moment and those monsters can really pack a punch.

    The story and dialogue were a bit lackluster and the game overall got repetitive quite fast though, felt a bit bloated especially since a lot    Scary, tense and immersive experience. The night really brings the best out of the game, not knowing whats around the corner make you feel very vulnerable especially when a chase can start at any moment and those monsters can really pack a punch.

    The story and dialogue were a bit lackluster and the game overall got repetitive quite fast though, felt a bit bloated especially since a lot of the characters and side stories didnt offer too much in terms of a compelling narrative, bar a few of them here and there.

    The parkour + hack n slash melee 1st person is a very nice combo.

    Overall a must play game for zombie horror enjoyers and a decent fun time for everyone else.    … Expand
  6. Reviewer13
    Feb 5, 2023
    6
    The story was just a block of cheddar cheese with every cliché in the book sprinkled on top. The parkour was enjoyable at times but got boring fast. The constant reliance on melee attacks was annoying, I just haven't got time to spend hours running around a map spamming my 2 slashing animations. The setting was bland as hell and everywhere looks exactly the same. The characters are boringThe story was just a block of cheddar cheese with every cliché in the book sprinkled on top. The parkour was enjoyable at times but got boring fast. The constant reliance on melee attacks was annoying, I just haven't got time to spend hours running around a map spamming my 2 slashing animations. The setting was bland as hell and everywhere looks exactly the same. The characters are boring and one dimensional. The whole crafting system is weak and scavenging for loads of random bits of junk is not what I call fun. I'm glad I tried it, but overall a very mediocre game all in all, but would appeal to fans of Dead Island.… Expand
  7. PetyaBiszeps
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    Gameplay is good but still not even trying to be user-friendly. You can fall like thousand times per playthrough, but the most annoying thing about DL is stamina. Like who the f*&k this guy who thought that it should be a nice idea to add stamina to PARKOUR game? Disgusting decision in my opinion that creates a lot of problems for a player to actually ENJOY Dying Light gameplay!

    And    Gameplay is good but still not even trying to be user-friendly. You can fall like thousand times per playthrough, but the most annoying thing about DL is stamina. Like who the f*&k this guy who thought that it should be a nice idea to add stamina to PARKOUR game? Disgusting decision in my opinion that creates a lot of problems for a player to actually ENJOY Dying Light gameplay!

    And what about story, well, it exists. Biggest problem about it that characters you're going with are not interesting, you don't spend time with them and when it comes to some kind of drama it simply doesn't work because you're not sad about that. You just don't care.

    Overall i like gameplay mechanics, i would really love this game to be more user-friendly and it would be perfect, but that's how it is. Because of all troubles this game has i can't give it more than 5 out of 10. It's medium. Could be much better, it had HUGE potential :(    … Expand
  8. Top1saraya_
    Jan 7, 2023
    5
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  9. Bozdal
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
    Bardzo dobrze zrobiony survival z ciekawą fabułą, niestety podczas grania można napotkać wiele bugów które czasem wydają się śmieszne a czasem całkowicie psują rozgrywkę.
  10. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    Паркур, открытый мир плюс зомби. Если вас радуют эти три характристики, то смело играйте - город очень большой , побегать-попрыгать есть где. Плюс бегущие за тобой совсем неглупые зомбаки и редкие безопасные зоны с чекопойнтами добавляют адреналина. Самое интересное наступает ночью, когда увеличивается множитель опыта и можно найти самый интересный лут и ... на охоту выходят НОЧНЫЕПаркур, открытый мир плюс зомби. Если вас радуют эти три характристики, то смело играйте - город очень большой , побегать-попрыгать есть где. Плюс бегущие за тобой совсем неглупые зомбаки и редкие безопасные зоны с чекопойнтами добавляют адреналина. Самое интересное наступает ночью, когда увеличивается множитель опыта и можно найти самый интересный лут и ... на охоту выходят НОЧНЫЕ СТАЛКЕРЫ... Они прекрасно бегают за героем по крышам, трубам, находят почти везде и убивают за пару ударов. Это вам не Assasin`s Creed, где от любой стражи элементарно уйти по крышам, попивая чай. В игре не самый интересный сюжет, но много побочных квестов интересных, мрачных локаций для исследования, испытаний в духе "пробейся через толпу зомби к выходу за 30 секунд" или "обгони другого паркурщика" и , конечно же, орды различных зомби. Я не фанат зомбаков, но игра вполне неплоха.… Expand
  11. Gliphy
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    Прикольная игруха с хорошим паркуром. Сюжет хорош, а на остальное несколько плевать.
  12. KapralDominik
    Aug 8, 2022
    6
    Как для игры с такими амбициями, пожалуй, непростительно было так много забывать. Забыть обещанный релиз на пастгене (при том что игра не какой-нибудь графический шедевр, на первый взгляд это вполне реализуемо), забыть трушный экспириенс хоррора на выживание (в ночное время имеется ввиду и отсылаю к тому каким посмешищем по итогу стали найтхантеры на релизе в сравнении с трейлерами)... ВотКак для игры с такими амбициями, пожалуй, непростительно было так много забывать. Забыть обещанный релиз на пастгене (при том что игра не какой-нибудь графический шедевр, на первый взгляд это вполне реализуемо), забыть трушный экспириенс хоррора на выживание (в ночное время имеется ввиду и отсылаю к тому каким посмешищем по итогу стали найтхантеры на релизе в сравнении с трейлерами)... Вот что действительно стоило выкинуть и головы так это желание сваять по итогу клон Dead Island'a, с прикрученным паркуром и более увесистыми локами. Похвально наличие коопа (с другом игра прям подрасцветает и играется бодрее), неплохие квесты и долгосрочная поддержка проекта чуть ли не с релиза (ивенты, баги, фиксы, а также достойнейшие дополнение The Following). Оценка: 6.… Expand
  13. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  14. Rustick
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    до конца не прошел сюжет не впечатляет боевка очень хорошая как и паркур миссии не особо интересны
  15. Tk4Bullet
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    The game was definitely a blast and it gets more and more challenging as you progress. After some time there is even more zombies on the streets and there is no real reason to kill them, it gets tedious real fast. Crafting aspect is fine but I lacked the option to craft multiple molotovs or grenades at once... Co-op is mostly not lag, I didn't stumble upon any major issues withThe game was definitely a blast and it gets more and more challenging as you progress. After some time there is even more zombies on the streets and there is no real reason to kill them, it gets tedious real fast. Crafting aspect is fine but I lacked the option to craft multiple molotovs or grenades at once... Co-op is mostly not lag, I didn't stumble upon any major issues with connectivity. The fact that tutorial and the last phase of the game can only be played solo is a bad decision... The phased scripted ending did not appeal to me. The amount of ammo you can carry is low too.… Expand
  16. cezar88augusto
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    After reading hundreds of reviews I decided to buy this game. I never really liked stories and games that involved zombies. But I decided to give it a try.

    Initially the game was fun, but as time went on, I found it monotonous and boring. I focused on the main story to finish the game as quickly as possible. It's not a horrible game, but it didn't feel the same as the other players.
  17. ChampionofDeaTH
    Oct 25, 2021
    6
    крутой паркур круто мочить зомби сюжет непонятный и задумка говно с биоружием кал !
  18. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    High-quality parkour, the atmosphere of empty cities, craft weapons, good color correction
  19. LKSGIB
    Aug 4, 2021
    7
    Good game really, but.. the final phase is umbereable boring.. how could they finish a game like this this way? Try and fail until u just finish.. I am so pissed I had to play such a **** game phase.. how can they finish such a great game this way??..
  20. kndr
    May 10, 2021
    6
    It got fps parkour and more refined gameplay than dead island but other than that it is not that special.

    Story is meh. Nothing that interesting but enough to keep you in the game. Characters are generic. Atmosphere and location is also interesting but I prefer beaches and jungles. Now for the problems I can't ignore: When you exit the game instead of dropping where you left,    It got fps parkour and more refined gameplay than dead island but other than that it is not that special.

    Story is meh. Nothing that interesting but enough to keep you in the game. Characters are generic.

    Atmosphere and location is also interesting but I prefer beaches and jungles.

    Now for the problems I can't ignore:

    When you exit the game instead of dropping where you left, it left you where last tracked objectives is. You always need to select objective that is close to where you want to be. No manual save system.

    Virals are annoying as **** Game is telling you they only spawn if you make so much sound but they spawn no matter what you do. You run past bomber without even noticing, stupid virals spawn and quickly deplete your health.

    You can't actually clear a certain area. They keep coming but they don't stop coming.

    Guns are not powerful enough. Look I get it, this is melee focused game but I expect enemy to die if I shoot a basic zombie with shotgun in point blank range. Grenades are weak too. Both against zombies and humans.

    Limited weapon repairs.

    Interactive object colors are too gray. It is hard to notice what is interactable and what is not.

    You have to scroll all the way down to craft some things and game just tells you "you can craft a new item" without even telling what that item is.

    Even if you are high level the items that come from chests and police vans are insulting.

    Overall not a bad game but nothing too special. I had more fun with dead island.    … Expand
  21. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    Графика - 7/10
    Игровой процесс - 7/10
    Сюжет - 7/10
    Музыка - 5/10
  22. sammywha
    Mar 22, 2021
    7
    Маштабная, красивая, но для меня открытый мир слишком открытый
  23. RockerKR
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Good Game llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
  24. SatAnNorris
    Aug 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story

    The Story of Dying Light starts promising. You are an agent of the GRE (Global Relief Effort) send into the zombie infected city of Harran to find a culprit. Said culprit wants to make data public, that would harm the GRE. Some tasks later you start to distrust the GRE yourself due to some commands they give you and due to the fact, that they stop airdropping Antizin, a medic to slow down the zombie transformation, Sadly, the story has a plot hole regarding said Antizin as well as an unsatisfying ending, which destroyed the whole fun I had before.

    There are three showdowns in the game. The first is great with good story telling and a good sense of challenge, but the second and third are unsatisfying. The last one is even a quick time event "fight" and this is the only instance within the game, where a QTE is used.

    Gameplay & Combat

    The parkour styled movement is very good and brings a lot of fun into the game. But I do not understand, how they could build such a good experience with the parkour but climbing buildings or sometimes pipes feels uncontrollable and you die a lot.

    Most zombies are brainless enemies which will attack due to sight and or noise. They will try to bite, throw their primitive weapons and hit with their arms. But after those standard enemies there are also more intelligent zombies that can climb and will hunt you down even when you try to run away. They can also avoid your attacks. There are some special zombie types like a brute, an exploding one and a charger with special abilities to mix up the experience even more.

    Next to zombies, there are bandits. They will try to circle you and they can evade and parry your hits. One thing I don't like about their parry skill is, that they can flawlessly parry arrows and throwing objects which is just stupid unrealistic.

    Skill system

    The skill system levels three specs through usage. Survival, combat and movement. You will get survival points for quests in general and for combat without dying. But if you die, you will lose a significant amount of survival points. For combat points, the player has to hit and kill enemies and movement will level through climbing and parkour.

    Each tree has passive and active skills regarding the overall theme of the said spec. In the survival tree, you can upgrade your inventory slots, learn new crafting recipes and strengthen your barter skills. In combat you will learn active movements to kick enemies or smash the head of a grounded zombie. In movement there are skills for escaping zombies and to upgrade your stamina for longer running. Even though the trees look like you have choices to make, there are a maximum of two skills per tree with the same level requirement, so it's just a linear skill progression with pseudo choices.

    The stealth skill combination is too strong to me honest. You have to kill just one zombie, smear the blood on yourself and then you can fast kill every human height zombie without a problem.

    As soon as you hit the maximum in one of the three trees, all extra experience will be added to a legendary rank. For each level of this "meta level", you can add a passive damage bonus to one weapon type or upgrade your stamina or life points. The idea of the legendary system is ok, but you will start leveling the legendary after finishing all quests and honestly, why stick in a game without content but a meta level without additional benefits?

    Crafting & Upgrading

    The crafting system is just perfect. There are lots of plans to enhance a weapon with some effects and enhance their damage. Then there is the need of crafting material, which can be found through scavenging through houses and a base weapon. All melee weapons have durability and repair charges. As soon as the durability is down, you can repair the weapon but as soon as all your repair charges are used, the weapon is useless. Through this mechanic, you'll have to think, which weapon to upgrade with a rare crafting because it will be used up some time later.

    Each weapon has also slots for additional upgrades. Those upgrade can only be found while playing or may be rewarded through side quests. They enhance damage, handling and durability of the weapons.

    Day & Night Cycle

    There are zombies, which will avoid the sun. But as soon as it's getting dark, they will hunt every soul. Playing through the night is terrifying, even with good equipment and it will stress your parkour skills to a maximum. But getting out in the night will be rewarded with double experience on your skill progression. It's a gamble, but it is worth it.    … Expand
  25. lautaropw
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    I absolutely love this game, most of It at least. The parkour is great, the little shooting you do also, but the melee is on a whole another level. Problaby my favorite zombie game ever. If I needed to point something negative about would be It's weak story and characters, the dialog is so annoying I skiped most of It.
  26. AlexeyAleshin
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    Несколько раз пытался но так и не смог погрузится в эту игру . Не затягивал сюжет. Хотя Dead island мне очень понравился .
  27. Akk3d1s
    Jun 14, 2020
    6
    My review is only based on the single player component. I am sure there are players that do not always want to play online, so this is for you. Music is great, world can be tense. Gameplay is fun in the very beginning, but gets dull very quickly. Story is average at best. If you like zombie hack and slash games, this is for you.
  28. Wiebe
    Feb 27, 2020
    5
    I couldn't get in this game, it was just to clucky and badly acted for me, I wanted to like it, but it didn't captivate me, perhaps DL2 will be more accessable
  29. AMBO
    Feb 18, 2020
    7
    07/10......................................................................
  30. Tabbris
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Well game is playable, but game has still bugs*in parkour it'is very problematic, Story is boring and not captivating, Devs wanted us to feel sad when some one died however that character is short on the screen i dont feel it, Zombies are dumb AF sometimes went into Craine and didnt move or stuck in wall. Devs're artificial leveling up its very frustrating, Music is good graphic too. StoryWell game is playable, but game has still bugs*in parkour it'is very problematic, Story is boring and not captivating, Devs wanted us to feel sad when some one died however that character is short on the screen i dont feel it, Zombies are dumb AF sometimes went into Craine and didnt move or stuck in wall. Devs're artificial leveling up its very frustrating, Music is good graphic too. Story on 20-25 hours… Expand
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
  1. Ten Ton Hammer
    Nov 1, 2015
    80
    Don't let the Dead Island affiliation sway you one way or the other, Dying Light is its own game and it's rightfully fun, but it's not something that is Game of the Year material to me. If you like zombie games and open world games then this is worth the pickup, but otherwise I'd skip it until it goes on sale, because it's still a really fun game no matter how you dice it.
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  2. Washington Post
    Apr 6, 2015
    40
    It’s a game of a thousand house calls, in which everyone needs something they can’t get or do for themselves. Catastrophe has made every doorstep a welcome place, with disease and death the justification for an openness that might seem unthinkable under other circumstances.
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  3. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    70
    If you can get past the clunky storytelling and the repetitive missions, you might a diamond in the rough that really empowers you to revel in the design aspects of its zombie-infested sandbox.
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