Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 381 Ratings

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  1. CoreGamer1408
    Jul 11, 2023
    8
    The open world parkour is 11/10 epic exhilarating fun. The rest of the game not as much fun. From the people who gave us Dead Islands aka Techland this was a both a one step forward and two step backs at the same time.

    Nice graphics, exhilarating parkour, decent performance for a console and a top notch RE voice actor for the lead role. The not so good a greyed out and fading "I can't    The open world parkour is 11/10 epic exhilarating fun. The rest of the game not as much fun. From the people who gave us Dead Islands aka Techland this was a both a one step forward and two step backs at the same time.

    Nice graphics, exhilarating parkour, decent performance for a console and a top notch RE voice actor for the lead role. The not so good a greyed out and fading "I can't see what the hell is going on" U.I. The controller scheme for weapon hot switching is also the worst. Four slots for weapons and four slots for items and the way the control scheme is set they just don't work smoothly or quick enough. It doesn't take much to die in this game and nights are even more tricky. So a fast and fluid hot switching is a must for survival. Auto default cheap spawns and the combat just doesn't feel as satisfying as Dead Island/Riptide.

    The survival and crafting elements are just arcade basic. Some annoying really scripted dumb BS. For a game that is about leveling, progression and acquiring cool gear? Well that all gets thrown out of the window in the four major boss fights. Just the thought of having to replay those gimped fights in replays argh! In Dead Island/Riptide I was allowed all my fun weapons/gear in those boss fights Techland. This time Techland forgot how to scale the difficulty with fun. Techland went the cheap and lazy route of player gear stripping in all the boss fights, fts. The near instant mob respawn and loot repawn totally breaks the survival immersion aspect.

    I absolutely despise the gamerfied last level game design.

    "The Following" add-on to the base game didn't really resonate as much. Lots of games have generic open world driving. Bonus feature the add-on unlocks some cool extra weapons and gear that can be used with the base game or the add-on. Thankfully the base game relies heavily on the exhilarating parkour element and that alone is what made me want to keep on replaying ( several times so far ). Jumping across roof tops has never been so much fun.    … Expand
  2. BARAO555
    Jun 16, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great combat system and very fluid parkour. the game gave us what was promised. sadly the story is easy to forget and final boss is just a QTE.… Expand
  3. DestroyerM24
    May 10, 2023
    9
    Dying Light is an action-packed zombie survival game, with implemented rpg elements to make the progression within the game more rewarding. The additional title "Good Night, Good Luck" isn't there just to make the title more serious, but literally, if you complete quests or just roam around the map of Harran at night, you will be always making sure that you have a safe zone nearby so thatDying Light is an action-packed zombie survival game, with implemented rpg elements to make the progression within the game more rewarding. The additional title "Good Night, Good Luck" isn't there just to make the title more serious, but literally, if you complete quests or just roam around the map of Harran at night, you will be always making sure that you have a safe zone nearby so that you can take shelter in it, if you get caught by volatiles, which are probably the worst type of zombies in the game but at least you can't find them roaming around all the time since their skin can't support UV radiation.
    The day and night cycle and having different weather effects makes you feel more or less safer, more or less cautious, all in all, weather does effect how easy you can get scared.
    In the beginning of the game doing quest during night is a suicide mission, later when you get access to takedowns, camouflage, guns and overall better gear, playing at night will be a rewarding and scary experience.
    The main story isn't at a Last of Us level but it's acceptable as the main selling point for this game is the combat, parkour and the environment and the amazing coop experience.
    Combat and parkour are fluid, something on which the first Dead Island hasn't been really working on as the only parkour you had were interactions with objects and jumping.
    Coop is probably the best way to play the game, similar to Dead Island, as you have to finish the prologue first and set the game server to public.

    The Following DLC is a great addition to the story which takes place in the countryside near Harran after the ending of the main game. What you get here is a new story, much bigger map and the possibility to drive a buggy which for some reason is the only working vehicle left in Harran. I liked the DLC, but it's not as good the main game since many of the quests were scattered around the map, and made completing these tasks much more of driving chore and more less combat since the map is bigger than expected.

    Other DLCs are okay, they are basically additional contents without any relation to the story. You can try them, but it won't take long to become bored.

    All in all, one of the best zombie survival game so far. Parkour, combat, coop and the environment is where this game shines. The element of danger that this game offers will be enough for years and after completing it you will be left with only good scary memories.    … Expand
  4. pTwist1
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Amazing gameplay! Melee, Shooting, Driving and Parkour all the best. This and Bloodborne are my 2 fav games of all time. Best Zombie apocalypse setting and atmosphere. Soundtrack and sound effects are epic. What a game! Sorry DL2 you are just an 8, much prefer DL1.
  5. corbro
    Feb 25, 2023
    10
    This add on is/was amazing. I played both through twice now. I highly recommend taking a look at this if your into Zombie games!
  6. drak12317
    Jan 11, 2023
    8
    Recenzja powstała w celu zapisu oceny z gry na moim profilu, ku potomności.
  7. xZIULxx
    Jan 10, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brazilian linguage- Gostei muito da campanha principal, mas essa achei muito viajada, não gostei nada da história… Expand
  8. Pupuy
    Sep 14, 2022
    9
    La verdad es un juego muy bueno simplemente es genial hacer parkour y matar zombis el unico problema que tengo es que se me hacen muy duros los zombis para ser dificultad normal pero cuando subes de nivel eso se deja de notar una historia bastante buena gráficos exelentes para la época solo me hubiese gustado una mejor banda sonora y un mejor doblaje al español pero fuera de eso es una joya
  9. TheMrCtulhu
    Aug 9, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень качественное дополнение, в котором паркур заменили на багги. Получилось неплохо.
    Но чего я точно не ожидал, это такой тяжелой и драматической концовки.    … Expand
  10. filip92
    Jul 11, 2022
    10
    For me,this is the best zombie game ever. Rich game, stunning visuals, nice story. The thing i need to especially compliment is the MUSIC. Both in the original and in The Following, music is one of the best gaming tracks ever. Worth your money.
  11. MaxPayneIsGod
    Jun 21, 2022
    9
    Having finished Dying Light in 2017/18 and enjoying it thoroughly, I'm playing it again.
    It has probably the best parkour system in gaming, the day night cycle is fantastic. Its suitably gory, as it should be. It looks really good, but some of the details on the enemies are a bit lacking, which is totally nit-picking.
    The missions are fetch-quest heavy but it means you get to encounter    Having finished Dying Light in 2017/18 and enjoying it thoroughly, I'm playing it again.
    It has probably the best parkour system in gaming, the day night cycle is fantastic. Its suitably gory, as it should be. It looks really good, but some of the details on the enemies are a bit lacking, which is totally nit-picking.
    The missions are fetch-quest heavy but it means you get to encounter little events all across the map.
    Dying Light is a genuine surprise hit, it offers a really well realised open word, great combat (just make sure you upgrade the right skills), fantastic traversal. The story is a bit meh, and the protagonist is one-dimensional.
    Highly, highly recommend it    … Expand
  12. Br_AgSs
    Apr 6, 2022
    8
    Dying Light manages to keep it's survival horror/action-open world until the very end, however, when I was halfway through the story (when there's a scenery change) I started to get bored and tired of the same mechanics and how the game was basically turning into a genneric sandbox game, besides, the ending left a very sour taste in my mouth. A really good game, but it has its flaws
  13. DominicW
    Apr 2, 2022
    4
    I reviewed this game once
    Gave it a 6 Has decent combat, good running, bad story, boring loot. I played this and the dlc in 2 player coop the whole time.
    The Following DLC really sucks though It brings the whole game down, the story in this one is even worse and depending on your ending contradicts the main game. Plus once you make a choice you can’t go back and see the other ending which    I reviewed this game once
    Gave it a 6 Has decent combat, good running, bad story, boring loot. I played this and the dlc in 2 player coop the whole time.

    The Following DLC really sucks though
    It brings the whole game down, the story in this one is even worse and depending on your ending contradicts the main game. Plus once you make a choice you can’t go back and see the other ending which also sucks and has a really terrible final boss fight. You also can’t do the final sequence in coop.

    The open world sucks, there is a huge deemphasis on parkour in this dlc since you get car and have to constantly drive across a huge map in this one with no fast travel and constantly have to repair and fuel your car with loot. Out of loot you walk which normally would be fine but this isn’t a city it’s a country side that is mostly long roads and open fields. The car can be fun to drive at times but after the first few missions it gets old really fast. Also you have to do side missions all over the map to get through the story. Over all this is just way less fun than the main game and offers an awful end to an already bad story.    … Expand
  14. Bobmoiyer2
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    Had a lot of fun with this ones have to love the constant updates and add ons
  15. Skurttish
    Feb 15, 2022
    6
    I REALLY wanted to love this game, but every zombie is a damage sponge. I’m looting for an hour and spending it all in just a few encounters to do quests, and then I have to go out and loot again. It feels tiresome. The amount of damage that the zombies can absorb without dying makes me cringe every time I arrive at a new quest zone and see there’s another fatty in an orange jumpsuit—ohI REALLY wanted to love this game, but every zombie is a damage sponge. I’m looting for an hour and spending it all in just a few encounters to do quests, and then I have to go out and loot again. It feels tiresome. The amount of damage that the zombies can absorb without dying makes me cringe every time I arrive at a new quest zone and see there’s another fatty in an orange jumpsuit—oh man, how many crafting materials will I have to spend to take this guy down?? And if I take the easy way out and just use a gun, a million virals come and try to climb down my throat at once.

    The game shows a lot of promise, but I’m done.    … Expand
  16. GoodSensi
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Świetna gra. Przeszedłem kilka razy. Miły gameplay, super historia. Polecam
  17. ONEEX
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    •Самая лучшая мясорубка про зомбаков )
    •Хорошая графика
    •Не самя худшая физика
    •Разнообразие оружия + авто )
    •Хорошая поддержка разработчиков + нормальная оптимизация.
  18. xaviar_nl
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    The good bits: bashing zombies' skulls in never gets old. And the music is nice & synthwavy.

    The not so good bits: when parcouring works is great, but more often than not it doesn't causing you to crater to your death (or something like that). Also, the lock picking gets old pretty soon. And the finale was a real let down to me, I mean talk about ramping the difficulty up to "crazy"...    The good bits: bashing zombies' skulls in never gets old. And the music is nice & synthwavy.

    The not so good bits: when parcouring works is great, but more often than not it doesn't causing you to crater to your death (or something like that). Also, the lock picking gets old pretty soon. And the finale was a real let down to me, I mean talk about ramping the difficulty up to "crazy"... (even in story mode!).    … Expand
  19. Ohordia
    Jan 27, 2022
    9
    Atmosferi, birbirini çokça tekrar etmeyen görev yapısı ve dönemine göre iyi grafiklerle oluşturulmuş korku gerilim temalı aksiyon oyunu. Oyun baştan sona sizi sıkmadan oynatıyor Türkçe alt yazı desteğinin olması da ayrı bir güzel. Kesinlikle deneyimlenmesi gereken bir oyun.
  20. Kiriiko
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!
    Graphics: 10/10
    Gamplay: 10/10
    Story:10/10
    Good price compare to playtime and experience
  21. Daniel0809
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    Im playing this game many years after it came out because im intrested in dying light 2. Im blown away how much i enjoy this game. Great map, story and game play! Im 100% buying dying light 2.
  22. ruddiman_
    Nov 22, 2021
    9
    Attention to detail, great animations, elaborate upgrade rpg elements to weapons and character, and a fun time to revisit. I've beat the game once by myself, twice with friends, and now am giving it another go in excitement for the sequel. Great game, holds up!
  23. Yakumo178
    Aug 18, 2021
    10
    Really good game, one of the greatest zombie game of all time I think. The gameplay is incredibly fun and the story was solid. This game had everything I wanted for a zombie game. Highly recommended
  24. Dauntlesspilot
    Aug 14, 2021
    0
    Stupid delevel system from the 90s, poor control that only does what you want 90% of the time
  25. icedmosquito
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. The only thing I'd have improved was the story, specifically the relationship between Kyle and Jade. It would have made "certain" scenes more impactful.
  26. Millymolly
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная игра, контента просто завались. А кооператив создаёт ещё большее разнообразие для игры. Все сделано очень годно. Дополнение как по мне затянуто, слишком много миссий принеси-отнеси. Но тоже довольно неплохое, чуточку хуже основной истории, а финал :'(… Expand
  27. renatoelyone
    Feb 17, 2021
    10
    jogo espetacular, graficos insanos violência extrema, muitas coisas pra fazer no jogo o sistema de evolução e muito motivante. Matar os zumbis com cada arma diferente e muito divertido.
  28. Patajullo
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    No es un Dead Island, pero para quitar el mono vale, un buen juego mas que disfrutable solo y mejor en compañía. En Ps4 va justo de rendimiento. Esta bastante logrado el parkour pero en el combate podría estar mejor. Un juego de contrastes con detalles muy trabajados, como cierta animaciones, emplazamiento, situaciones, guiños, objetos, etc..y otros que, o no les dio tiempo, o no se. ElNo es un Dead Island, pero para quitar el mono vale, un buen juego mas que disfrutable solo y mejor en compañía. En Ps4 va justo de rendimiento. Esta bastante logrado el parkour pero en el combate podría estar mejor. Un juego de contrastes con detalles muy trabajados, como cierta animaciones, emplazamiento, situaciones, guiños, objetos, etc..y otros que, o no les dio tiempo, o no se. El guion no es de 10 pero esta mas que aceptable para este tipo de juego. Me gustaron mas los Dead Island al estar mas centrados en las armas y el combate directo, en Dying ligth por momentos es mejor salir por piernas, pero me divirtió sus buenas horas y la expansión es muy buena. Dale una oportunidad… Expand
  29. JuanNaco
    Oct 19, 2020
    10
    MASTURBABLE
  30. danimart
    Oct 14, 2020
    9
    Funny game, amazing parkour and great story with a big map. A DLC which you must play.
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  1. GameSpew
    Apr 9, 2016
    90
    Remember when you mindlessly ran over throngs of pedestrians on GTA ‘just because’? Now you can do that with zombies.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 6, 2016
    85
    A DLC that has all rights to be considered a proper expansion, The Following adds so much to Dying Light that it almost feel like a proper standalone game. This is a great example of how DLC should be made - with new map, incredibly fun addition of vehicles and even improving upon the familiar gameplay.
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  3. Critical Hit
    Mar 14, 2016
    85
    Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition is an excellent package from Techland. It’s filled with content, and will keep any enthusiast of the zombie genre hooked for a good, long time.
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