Dying Light

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  1. derek10
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    Bad framerate here, even at minimum settings, they could optimize or think on lower end or older computers, i5 CPU and GT 560 as MINIMUM requirement is so outrageous.
  2. peterf28
    Feb 20, 2015
    10
    This game is unbelievable fun. I am playing it now for one week every day, it is just pure fun. There are no stupid boring long cut scenes (like in Far Cry series), just conversations, or action cut scenes (which you can skip if you don't want to watch, not like in stupid Far Cry series) . You have always something to do in the game, you can choose what you like to do now, there are randomThis game is unbelievable fun. I am playing it now for one week every day, it is just pure fun. There are no stupid boring long cut scenes (like in Far Cry series), just conversations, or action cut scenes (which you can skip if you don't want to watch, not like in stupid Far Cry series) . You have always something to do in the game, you can choose what you like to do now, there are random encounters which are so refreshing. Also you have fear because of the zombies, but when you know the environment it is normal fear, you don't have to worry about some super monster appearing out of nowhere because you picked up some storyline object. I hate game which just want to create fear in you just for the sake of it. Were nicely and balanced game. I did not have so much fun since years. Also difficulty is very balanced, you can choose weapon and strategy for fighting. I love this game !!! And you are always jumping and running over the rooftops or cars, it is so much fun, and the controls are perfectly made. Unbelievable cool game, definitely my favorite for very long time.… Expand
  3. NewEsc
    Feb 20, 2015
    8
    Dying light é um jogo de zombies que promete fazer as delicias dos fãs do género. Não inova em praticamente nada mas o que usa de outros jogos usa-os da forma mais correcta possível. Se a história não fosse tão fraca e se a Techland tivesse arriscado um pouco mais poderíamos estar perante uma autêntica pérola e uma revolução no género. A nossa review completa esta aquiDying light é um jogo de zombies que promete fazer as delicias dos fãs do género. Não inova em praticamente nada mas o que usa de outros jogos usa-os da forma mais correcta possível. Se a história não fosse tão fraca e se a Techland tivesse arriscado um pouco mais poderíamos estar perante uma autêntica pérola e uma revolução no género. A nossa review completa esta aqui http://bit.ly/1F1UtLQ… Expand
  4. Dway
    Feb 19, 2015
    9
    The game is really awesome. Too bad in the city atmosphere is slightly worse, than in the slums. And player becomes kinda legend in the end. But it's still very good anyway. (And in the night legend is not that legendary anyway :-D )

    Gameplay is nice mix between mirrors edge and dead island. Parkour feels right, and controls works nice. Especially later when player learns where and how    The game is really awesome. Too bad in the city atmosphere is slightly worse, than in the slums. And player becomes kinda legend in the end. But it's still very good anyway. (And in the night legend is not that legendary anyway :-D )

    Gameplay is nice mix between mirrors edge and dead island. Parkour feels right, and controls works nice. Especially later when player learns where and how to jump. Combat system is also nice. Overall I'm very sattisfied. It was definetely worth the money.    … Expand
  5. oohlala
    Feb 18, 2015
    0
    I absolutely love open world games and this game was fun at first, then you realize it's full of **** The four main things that made me quit and uninstall this game are:
    1. Zombies just popping up behind me on a roof with no notice, no sounds at all, until they start hitting me
    2. Human opponents dodging and blocking EVERY **** ATTACK. 3. Not being able to find the **** zombie that's    I absolutely love open world games and this game was fun at first, then you realize it's full of **** The four main things that made me quit and uninstall this game are:
    1. Zombies just popping up behind me on a roof with no notice, no sounds at all, until they start hitting me
    2. Human opponents dodging and blocking EVERY **** ATTACK.
    3. Not being able to find the **** zombie that's spitting and poisoning me.
    4. The poor performance of the game even with a very high end computer.

    I will never buy another game from this company. Save your money. Don't make the same mistake I did.    … Expand
  6. grendus
    Feb 18, 2015
    9
    Extremely satisfying.

    The weakest part of the game is definitely the main storyline. The voice acting is decent enough, but for an open world game the railroading is frustrating. The Antizen is supposed to be coming in airdrops, right? So why is it when you're good enough to collect night drops, beat Reisz's men to the drops, or beat up Reisz's men for the drops, why is there no    Extremely satisfying.

    The weakest part of the game is definitely the main storyline. The voice acting is decent enough, but for an open world game the railroading is frustrating. The Antizen is supposed to be coming in airdrops, right? So why is it when you're good enough to collect night drops, beat Reisz's men to the drops, or beat up Reisz's men for the drops, why is there no Antizen? Extremely frustrating. The side quests range from dark and serious to so-bad-it's-good ridiculous bloodfests, and they manage to keep things fresh enough that you can get over the fact that it's either "kill 30 zombies" or "fetch the person/glasses/book".

    The strongest aspect is definitely the parkour. First person parkour systems don't usually work well, Mirrors Edge is the closest they've managed and honestly it was always a little unreliable for my taste, but it was so linear that it varied wildly between "incredibly fun" and "tedious platforming". Dying Light takes that system, simplifies it a bit, and puts it in a well designed open world where you can get from A to B in a myriad of entertaining ways. Want to run through the city and dodge zombies? Go ahead. Path across the highway by jumping on wrecked cars? Safe and sound. Race through the slums on rooftops? Watch out for those cheep plywood covers, and don't fall. Extremely well done.

    The combat is a big step up from Techland's previous entries as well. Gone are the zombie levels and click spamming to clear a path through the horde. Some zombies are tougher than others - Goons, for example, can take a lot of punishment - but even early on you can kill almost anything. Number's are the zombie's biggest advantage due to the weapon durability and combat endurance. Both are easy to adapt to - don't flail at a bunch of zombie torsos, strike the head and back off - but if you decide to start smashing skulls you can expect to get bit. A lot. Especially in the early and mid game, it does a good job making combat an option, but typically not the best option, for getting past obstacles.

    The crafting system is pretty basic, and kind of ridiculous. Grab everything, because only weapons take up inventory space, and use it to create ridiculous weapons. Baseball bat with a cattle prod, butcher knife with a butane torch, hammer with a syringe, why not. Consumables are a bit more reasonable at first, with throwing knives and Molotov cocktails, but they you start crafting elemental shuriken and grenades and it gets just as ridiculous as the weapons. It's more useful than, say, Far Cry 3's crafting system, but a bit out of place.

    I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the night time. At night, some pretty nasty zombies called Volotiles come out. These are a bit like the zombies from I Am Legend - they're sensitive to UV light, which can be used to weaken them (or supposedly kill them if you catch them in a trap, though I've never managed that), but they're incredibly fast, incredibly strong, and very durable if you don't first burn them with the UV light. For the most part you don't have to go out at night except for a few main story quests and you can just sleep in safe zones where nothing will bother you, but if you do go out you get double experience, plus a bunch of extra exp for escaping Volotiles and even more for killing them. That's not counting the chance to kill Bolters for valuable crafting supplies and a few quests that require collecting and/or activating things at night.

    Overall, it's a great game that shows a lot of polish. Hopefully Techland will get a chance to refine the formula down the line, maybe shore up the tone and story which seems to be the weak point of Dying Light. Big props to the developers though for putting time in after release to add modding (with multiplayer matching no less) and Linux support.    … Expand
  7. stevanthecruel
    Feb 18, 2015
    8
    good zombi game,not perfect but not bad either,story is ok,gameplay is good and addictive,game is poorly optimised for ADM users,overall a solid game,,,
  8. lillbrorsan
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    As a fan of Dead Island and Riptide I expected loads from this game and it delivers to a certain extent.

    The story is really bad and the last fight of the game is a joke, characters are really meh at most and the missions you do are mostly the same stuff over and over. In the typical spirit of Techland the game was really poorly optimized but it does run better now with the latest    As a fan of Dead Island and Riptide I expected loads from this game and it delivers to a certain extent.

    The story is really bad and the last fight of the game is a joke, characters are really meh at most and the missions you do are mostly the same stuff over and over.

    In the typical spirit of Techland the game was really poorly optimized but it does run better now with the latest patch (1.4) and you can even change more stuff with 3rd party programs and whatnot.

    So why does it still get a 10?

    Well, there is nothing else like it out there, the parkour is what makes the game so damn fantastic to play, so fluent and you can really feel your character become better at it as you go.
    Pair the parkour elements with things like a grappling hook and you can really blast your way through the great looking areas of the game who I am sure will get some upgraded looks now that modding really works.

    The game is best played with friends in co-op though single-player does work, the day and night elements really make it fun and challenging depending on how you've built your character and what weapons you have to use.    … Expand
  9. SportsareCrap
    Feb 16, 2015
    9
    Dying Light is True Open World Co Op Game unlike Outdated Far Cry 4

    Dying Light Pros: Co Op once First Mission Finshed afterward Co Op for Good. Pros: 4 Player Online Co Op once First Mission Finshed afterward Co Op for Good. Pros: Co Op for both Side Mission and Story Mission. Con: No Fast Trave to Saferoom. Outdated Far Cry 4 Cons: No Co Op until Beaten 3/4 Game. Cons: No Co    Dying Light is True Open World Co Op Game unlike Outdated Far Cry 4

    Dying Light
    Pros: Co Op once First Mission Finshed afterward Co Op for Good.
    Pros: 4 Player Online Co Op once First Mission Finshed afterward Co Op for Good.
    Pros: Co Op for both Side Mission and Story Mission.
    Con: No Fast Trave to Saferoom.

    Outdated Far Cry 4
    Cons: No Co Op until Beaten 3/4 Game.
    Cons: No Co Op for both Side Mission and Story Mission.
    Cons: Only 2 Player Co Op.    … Expand
  10. hopefulgamer
    Feb 16, 2015
    9
    I don't usually write reviews, but this game deserves one. This has awesome graphics, great gameplay and it can be genuinely scary. The story is nice (don't be critical and you'll enjoy it), the voice acting is above average and it's just plain fun to play through. The parkour that unlocks after you get enough experience is mind-blowing. Far cry 4 was crap compared to this game. Don't beI don't usually write reviews, but this game deserves one. This has awesome graphics, great gameplay and it can be genuinely scary. The story is nice (don't be critical and you'll enjoy it), the voice acting is above average and it's just plain fun to play through. The parkour that unlocks after you get enough experience is mind-blowing. Far cry 4 was crap compared to this game. Don't be put off by performance complaints either, I didn't have any problems. I'm on a computer with i5 2400 3.1GHz, 8GB ram and r9 270x 2GB AMD card, which isn't exactly a high-end rig. It runs perfectly on high-medium settings for me.… Expand
  11. loguerto
    Feb 14, 2015
    1
    I have spent my money and found out that the game is unplayable, i have a fx 8350, r9 290 and i play it between 15/30fps. Horrible experience, optimize it please so that i can play it and make a proper review.
  12. Muzze
    Feb 14, 2015
    5
    - Bad performance, poor optimization.
    - Mash the F-button to open doors and turn valves.
    - Waste your time endlessly lockpicking chests and cars for pointless loot. - Escape stupid zombies with no effort, even at night. - Remember climbing those towers in Farcry 3 and 4? They are here as well. You will fall, die and have to reclimb these. Makes for really interesting gameplay. -    - Bad performance, poor optimization.
    - Mash the F-button to open doors and turn valves.
    - Waste your time endlessly lockpicking chests and cars for pointless loot.
    - Escape stupid zombies with no effort, even at night.
    - Remember climbing those towers in Farcry 3 and 4? They are here as well. You will fall, die and have to reclimb these. Makes for really interesting gameplay.
    - Bored? Try the pointless PvP-system, with no rewards and no interesting gameplay.
    - Want more content? Collect flags, statues, notes and recorded messages. No purpose in doing this whatsoever, and they are placed in the most unimaginative way. They are everywhere, no sense of accomplishment in finding them.
    - Bad voice acting, bad story, stuffed with cutscenes.
    - INTERACTIVE CUTSCENE AGAINST THE FINAL BOSS.

    This is definitely a no-buy. This is a soulless, unpolished product, which could have been so much more than just the parkour simulation that is became. Good thing that paying is optional.    … Expand
  13. xXDrowXx
    Feb 14, 2015
    9
    9/10
    FPS drop
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  14. Joeloup
    Feb 13, 2015
    10
    40 hours playing and just half of the game.... Thank you Techland for bringing me so many feelings in this game. Great graphics, great sound, great mood.... I just wish many games will scare me as much as you do.
  15. Noshar
    Feb 13, 2015
    8
    This is one of the most fun Zombie games I have ever, EVER had the pleasure of playing. There is tons of exploration, the skills are awesome, and this game really managed to unsettle me with some of the things that it did (but in a good way!).

    The story is the only place the game really doesn't do well with. It's very cliche, and sometimes makes no sense at all. In my book though,    This is one of the most fun Zombie games I have ever, EVER had the pleasure of playing. There is tons of exploration, the skills are awesome, and this game really managed to unsettle me with some of the things that it did (but in a good way!).

    The story is the only place the game really doesn't do well with. It's very cliche, and sometimes makes no sense at all. In my book though, everything else is so incredibly well done that i forget that the story is not that great and have a really good time just messing around.

    If you like zombie survival games, then you will fall in love with this game immediately.

    8/10    … Expand
  16. AnnaDapter
    Feb 13, 2015
    10
    Graphics are gorgeous and the whole thing is wonderfully atmospheric
    The storyline is really strong, characters are great.
    The whole thing just hangs together almost perfectly.
  17. Ansatsu83
    Feb 12, 2015
    4
    This game has some good elements to it, unfortunately it is beyond poorly optimized and definitely feels like a console port. If you are running an ATI GPU then stay away from this as even the best ati cards are getting piss poor frame rates.

    The developers are not known to optimize their games, properly, and this is worse than dead islands optimization. On top of this, the game really    This game has some good elements to it, unfortunately it is beyond poorly optimized and definitely feels like a console port. If you are running an ATI GPU then stay away from this as even the best ati cards are getting piss poor frame rates.

    The developers are not known to optimize their games, properly, and this is worse than dead islands optimization. On top of this, the game really does feel like a more-urban version of dead island, so it doesn't bring too much new, to the table, unfortunately. I cannot give this game anything above a 4, as a result of the poor optimization and recycled gameplay from the companies previous games... Sorry its just not that good, its average at best.    … Expand
  18. MadclownJack
    Feb 11, 2015
    5
    Since i had my last review removed for whatever reason, i'm writing a new one. I didn't get to play Dying Light on my own machine, since i use a notebook, whose specs have been able to handle almost all of the newer titles, excluding only those that inexplicably refuse to recognize and support a dedicated gpu (titanfall and wolfenstein). It's an I3 2328m, 12gb ram and a GeForce635m. I'veSince i had my last review removed for whatever reason, i'm writing a new one. I didn't get to play Dying Light on my own machine, since i use a notebook, whose specs have been able to handle almost all of the newer titles, excluding only those that inexplicably refuse to recognize and support a dedicated gpu (titanfall and wolfenstein). It's an I3 2328m, 12gb ram and a GeForce635m. I've seen the game played on a configuration, worse than mine, and it performed quite well. I've also seen it play on a configuration similar to mine, same gpu, lesser ram. It worked. This game wouldn't even start for me.

    I did play it however and it's the same as Dead Island. The same clunky movements of the zombies, the same detached attack animations, mostly stupid game AI (they keep stabbing themselves on spikes) added parkour, night/day shift, some new weapons and a bigger map than DI had. Now, graphically it's satisfactory but pales in comparison to newer titles and i can't see for the life of me why it would require such a high configuration to run such mediocre graphics. With that said, i can't help but give this game a low score. A badly optimized Dead Island clone, whatever the additions is still a badly optimized clone. I love Dead Island, even Riptide, but I'm having trouble digesting this. If they patch it, i'd probably rate it higher. As is, it's a shameful release for a supposed AAA title.    … Expand
  19. blackbird1
    Feb 11, 2015
    9
    great title for em as single player who likes a creative world and to be creative.
    performance wise....
    only ppl who have not much idea of their PCs or are not willing to try different settings have problem i can run the game flawless beautiful with a MSI R9 270X 2GB and an I5-4690K

    GREAT GAME even for me as console hater
  20. darman77
    Feb 11, 2015
    8
    Lots of good ideas from other games composed into one one solid game. Story line is so so, but overall is not bad. Technically, game is very good. No problems, no issues. Graphics is very good, sound and music also (voice overs could be better). Nice touch witch coop. Highly recommended even to those that don't like zombi apocalypse mood much.
  21. SWERY_51
    Feb 11, 2015
    9
    I've just finished it in about 65 hours. It was a fun and fantastic trip. An awesome mixing between a way better Dead Island, Mirror's Edge and Far Cry. There are plenty of things to do, the gameplay is pretty smooth, the level design is brilliant, sound and musics are really nice, the graphics are pretty good, the crafting is a blast, the abilities you unlock rocks, the 1st map is great,I've just finished it in about 65 hours. It was a fun and fantastic trip. An awesome mixing between a way better Dead Island, Mirror's Edge and Far Cry. There are plenty of things to do, the gameplay is pretty smooth, the level design is brilliant, sound and musics are really nice, the graphics are pretty good, the crafting is a blast, the abilities you unlock rocks, the 1st map is great, the 2nd one is amazing ... If you like games with zombies, this is the one you should play. I wasn't expecting much of it, but it was a sweet surprise.… Expand
  22. ninjack
    Feb 11, 2015
    8
    An intense game, with melee combat, some crafting and lots of parkour. it can get repetitive and tedious at times, like searching for usable items & unlocking doors and containers, while fighting off the infected. Still, if you want a solid zombie combat fps, this is as good as it gets. After completing it and still looking for story-telling & serious adventure, try visiting (orAn intense game, with melee combat, some crafting and lots of parkour. it can get repetitive and tedious at times, like searching for usable items & unlocking doors and containers, while fighting off the infected. Still, if you want a solid zombie combat fps, this is as good as it gets. After completing it and still looking for story-telling & serious adventure, try visiting (or re-visiting) the Last of us!… Expand
  23. Ghoster
    Feb 11, 2015
    9
    Great game! Everything is improved here comparing to Dead Islands. Graphics is awesome, but that's not the best part of the game. Yes, story is not unique and awesome, missions are sometimes repetitive, but all together VERY FUN to play which is most important. Bad thing is that game is probably targeted for consoles and controllers, so way too easy to play with mouse and keyboard. LookingGreat game! Everything is improved here comparing to Dead Islands. Graphics is awesome, but that's not the best part of the game. Yes, story is not unique and awesome, missions are sometimes repetitive, but all together VERY FUN to play which is most important. Bad thing is that game is probably targeted for consoles and controllers, so way too easy to play with mouse and keyboard. Looking forward for DLC's!… Expand
  24. Dawei87
    Feb 10, 2015
    9
    This game has revitalized my love for zombie killing! This game has really good parkour mechanics and the melee fighting is top notch. There is a good deal of content to the game and although the story is not anything incredible, it does not disappoint. The game is a blast to play through with friends! The only problem I see with the game so far is that when you play with four people it isThis game has revitalized my love for zombie killing! This game has really good parkour mechanics and the melee fighting is top notch. There is a good deal of content to the game and although the story is not anything incredible, it does not disappoint. The game is a blast to play through with friends! The only problem I see with the game so far is that when you play with four people it is a little too easy to kill zombies, and therefore you get a crazy amount of loot and can make endless flares and molotov cocktails. This makes the game even easier. All in all this game was an excellent purchase and I am glad to say it was well worth the $60 price point.… Expand
  25. xtridence
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    Dying Light offers a bigger amount of variety compared to Dead Island and similar games. Specially the fact that there are dynamical / radiant quests, which can be played alongside storyline quests and side-quests, gives the game somehow a fresh wind and helps to blur out monotonic routines.

    While I love games which offer a very deep level of immersion, I'm grateful for this game to not    Dying Light offers a bigger amount of variety compared to Dead Island and similar games. Specially the fact that there are dynamical / radiant quests, which can be played alongside storyline quests and side-quests, gives the game somehow a fresh wind and helps to blur out monotonic routines.

    While I love games which offer a very deep level of immersion, I'm grateful for this game to not offer it. I'm fine with a quite superficial / semi-deep story experience. Because - and I'm not afraid of saying it this way - I've just purchased this game because of A.) the amazing graphics, B.) the climbing mechanics (even though it's not able to reach Mirrors Edge's - but it doesn't has to, anyways), C.) the hook! and D.) the fact that I was already looking for quite a long time for a game which gives me the ability to jump into fights against hordes of zombies!

    Yes, many people might have been expecting tons of other stuff - additionally. Some are even complaining about endgame. But to be honest? When I start Leaft 4 Dead 2, what am I doing? Following an entirely linear route in order to give zombies head-shots. So, yes, Dying Light doesn't only fulfills what L4D2 already brought, no, it also gives me the ability to free-roam with my friends, crafting stuff, discovering a huge amount of places and even the challenges are somehow... refreshing.

    To be honest, even if I don't play around the entire time beating zombies on my own, I love to jump into peoples parties to help them! It gives me somehow a feeling of Diablo 2, when you've been able to check out who's at which stage of the game, offering you the ability of just jumping in and giving him some nice stuff. It's really cool that Techland did it this way.

    But yes, what have people been expecting? Something like Skyrim - just pressed into an modern environment? Complicated, puzzle solving quests, impressive dialogues? C'mon Ladies and Gentlemen, let's be honest: No Dragons, no wizards, no puzzles. But it gives me definitely what I've been looking for.

    Now, here comes the negative part:

    The optimization. I've to say clearly, from what I experience, that these frame drops only use to happen when a cinematic gets triggered - and when spitters are around. Also the lightning / electric effects trigger sometimes a severe stuttering.

    Anything else? Well, I'd have suggested to implement some different "Morning / Night"-Start-Sounds.

    Nonetheless, I strongly recommend Techland to keep bringing out MORE DLC's than only those 3 which are on the To-Do-List. Please, go ahead and keep working on this project instead of dropping it after those 3 DLC's. Promise, you'll not regret it.

    My System Specs:

    i5 3570k @ 4.0 GHz
    8GB DDR-3 OC RAM
    GTX 670 OC
    Running at 1280 x 1024 / 75 Hz    … Expand
  26. Kyle4600
    Feb 10, 2015
    9
    Absolutely fantastic game! A lot of people (especially the "professional critic" reviewers) seem to have "zombie game fatigue" and are wrongly letting it effect their viewpoints on this game as a standalone great addition to the genre. I don't really care if you're "sick of seeing zombie games" or if you think the "genre has been worn out". You morons ("professional reviewers") who keepAbsolutely fantastic game! A lot of people (especially the "professional critic" reviewers) seem to have "zombie game fatigue" and are wrongly letting it effect their viewpoints on this game as a standalone great addition to the genre. I don't really care if you're "sick of seeing zombie games" or if you think the "genre has been worn out". You morons ("professional reviewers") who keep slapping 9's on rehashed FPS franchises are going to dog this great game because you're sick of zombies? Just shut up, sit down in your corner, and let the actual community take the reigns on judging what a good game is, because obviously you have lost your ability to recognize one.

    Is this game new and innovative or industry changing? Nope!
    Is the story revolutionary to the point where it gives you chills and makes you choke up? Nope!

    But is the game just plain fun game-play wise? Yep!
    Does it drop you into an awesomely crafted zombie apocalypse and let you run around doing whatever you want? Yep!

    There really isn't much to this review, because the game is just plain fun.

    *gasp* "Omg! Did he just say fun?!?!, is he seriously just reviewing a VIDEO GAME based off of it's ability to be FUN, instead of trying to compare it to 5 other different games and/or trying to make some weird out of place social political message/argument here?!?! Omg! Fun in a video game?? Who knew?!"

    Seriously. It's a fun game. Just shut up and play it.    … Expand
  27. Mrjjj
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    Updated Review after completing the game (took me 30 hours, I did all side quests).

    I'm still at a loss for how people can justify giving this game an overly negative review, the only reasons I can think of is that they were having the PC performance issues (which seems to be primarily with AMD CPU systems), or they are just terrible at FPS games. Now keep in mind this is my opinion    Updated Review after completing the game (took me 30 hours, I did all side quests).

    I'm still at a loss for how people can justify giving this game an overly negative review, the only reasons I can think of is that they were having the PC performance issues (which seems to be primarily with AMD CPU systems), or they are just terrible at FPS games.

    Now keep in mind this is my opinion based on playing the PC version using Mouse and Keyboard with a good system. It may be that using a controller makes this game less fluent. Also note I am playing with a buddy from start to finish, co-op always improves any gaming experience for me.

    Parkour - Fantastic, throughput the game as you level up it gets more and more fluent, and you get the hook which basically makes you a lesser spider-man. I really need to stress this point as I've seen some reviews saying this game brings nothing original to the genre, are you #$%^ing serious? This parkour is not only the best parkour I've played in a game (including Assassin's Creed), it brings the most to this genre since Left 4 Dead.

    Day Time Combat - Solid, it definitely starts out somewhat challenging if you try to take on more than a few zombies at a time (which I love), although as you progress it gets easier to slash/jump your way through crowds, to the point where you don't even get scared running in to hordes(and I mean hordes) of zombies. Human combat is slightly more challenging as they can dodge and take more damage, although once you get guns they aren’t a problem. Special Zombies are fine too, nothing really new (l4d ripoffs).

    Night Time Combat - I separated this for a reason, this is another key part of the game that bring a lot to the genre, now I can't say this is the first time that this mechanic has been used (zombies harder at night etc, 7 days to die comes to mind in that respect), although when you add parkour in to the mix it really changes the mood of the game and adds a nice thrill factor. Although as you progress further in to the game that thrill factor goes away and you really have no issues at any time (especially when you have an abundance of flares).

    Storyline- This is the part that caused me to lower my original score (had it at 9/10 originally). The story was bad, the character interactions were comical and the drama was forced. I didn’t give a **** about any of the characters that died, although I did find some quality entertainment by making fun of the characters with my friend whom I played through the entire game with. There are very few positive things to say about the story (none come to mind right now), although this didn’t seriously impact my overall impression of the game.

    Conclusion:

    I still say that this is a solid game, most fun I've had with a co-op shooter game since the first Left 4 Dead and Borderlands. That said, once you leave the first map the overall experience did diminish for me, the second map felt like it was put together in a hurry and just didn’t flow like the first one, also finding entrances to places was unnecessarily annoying in the second area.

    If you aren't very good at shooter type games, you likely won’t enjoy this (especially if you are playing alone). I can see people getting easily frustrated with aspects of this game, such as the mandatory tower climbs where many players likely have fallen to their deaths numerous times.

    As I said it took me 30 hours to beat the game (including all side quests), and I’d say roughly 20 of those hours I found extremely enjoyable, the last 10 was more going through the motions. I will note however that this is the first Co-op shooter game where I plan to get any additional DLC maps, usually when I beat a co-op shooter I can’t bring myself to go back to it, but for this game… the parkour is just too good.    … Expand
  28. Alzheimer
    Feb 10, 2015
    9
    This game is pretty much the best open-world based zombie survival game to date.

    Graphics: they are good enough. Requirements are a bit steep and it suffer of some fps drops but nothing huge. I play it at almost highest settings possible with a 280x. Storyline: this is the weakest point of the game, you are the usual good guy out to save the world, end. The antagonist is pretty much    This game is pretty much the best open-world based zombie survival game to date.

    Graphics: they are good enough. Requirements are a bit steep and it suffer of some fps drops but nothing huge. I play it at almost highest settings possible with a 280x.

    Storyline: this is the weakest point of the game, you are the usual good guy out to save the world, end. The antagonist is pretty much ripped off the Far Cry style, you know the crazy-badass-phylosophical-psycho style. Sidequests are more entertaining though and kind of saves the game's plot telling.

    Environment: pretty huge but you'll go around pretty much the same areas all the times, still it is really well made and plenty of details and stuff for you to go around parkouring or fighting. There are random encounters so you'll always have something to do hanging around.

    Combat: this is one of the best thing about this game, in fact you are strongly discouraged to combat at all. Most of the times you are better off running, at lower levels you need 6-7 hits IN THE HEAD to kill a simple zombie. The game really challenges you to use your brains instead of just clicking into some zombie head. When special zombies appear you're gonna have to run scared sh*tless like a little girl.

    Nightime: when nighttime approaches the game morphs into a survival horror, special infected appears (called volatiles) which actively hunts and RIPS YOU TO TEARS. You have to be fast and cautious but you gonna have lots of fun and exp playing at night.

    Multiplayer: it's fine, coop is good but I found that I'd rather be playing alone. There's also a special kind of PVP similar to Left 4 Dead 2 pvp mode or Evolve where a player invades your game in form of a super badass zombie and you - with your friends - have to kill its nest. nice.

    Overall it is a 910 game, it's good, lenghty, has coop and pvp, good gameplay and mechanics. Some sort of a dead island but made well. In fact, I don't see why anybody would play Dead Island 1 or 2 anymore, this is by far the best first-person zombie survival.    … Expand
  29. Fantasy_Critic
    Feb 9, 2015
    10
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  30. normantas
    Feb 9, 2015
    10
    A game that has not that good begining,this game becomes so good about at 25% of main story it begins to beacume pure awesome when u get your first gun and shoot the enemys. don't be folled, with 13hours main story (beacuse dead island took crazy long for all quests (27.5h)) and 47hours in total with speedruns and side quests. when a lot overhiped games we anouced that waren't that good,A game that has not that good begining,this game becomes so good about at 25% of main story it begins to beacume pure awesome when u get your first gun and shoot the enemys. don't be folled, with 13hours main story (beacuse dead island took crazy long for all quests (27.5h)) and 47hours in total with speedruns and side quests. when a lot overhiped games we anouced that waren't that good, this game got silent for some time and came with a bam, techland i dint think u can make this game, good way to start 2015 with other awesome games like withcer 3 and ext.… Expand
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#48 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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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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