Dying Light

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2022 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,532 out of 2022
  2. Mixed: 314 out of 2022
  3. Negative: 176 out of 2022
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  1. Ragendar
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    Herein lies my opinion.

    I found Dying Light to be a very interesting mesh of gameplay and story. The gameplay tends to be good. I generally like the parkour system, until I accidentally press backward slightly while jumping and end up flying off the side of a four-story building. There is clear progression as you gain more skills and better weapons. Zombies go from being tedious to    Herein lies my opinion.

    I found Dying Light to be a very interesting mesh of gameplay and story. The gameplay tends to be good. I generally like the parkour system, until I accidentally press backward slightly while jumping and end up flying off the side of a four-story building.

    There is clear progression as you gain more skills and better weapons. Zombies go from being tedious to kill with your iron pipe that you fished out of a dumpster, to being sliced in half with your honed katana blade. Parkour gets better with more skills, and becomes really exciting with the final couple agility skills. Some of the controls get in the way of themselves, such as the dodging mechanic which you will use to accidentally launch yourself off of cliffs. You'll also encounter points where climbing into the window and not on to the roof will be as enraging as it was in Assassin's Creed: Unity.

    The killing objectives get tired as enemies become repetitive, and the only changing factor is the number they throw at you at once. This didn't bother me to much, as the scenery and plot objectives kept me engaged. The zombies do become more difficult as you progress, and different types of zombies begin making appearances, giving you a bit more damage but failing to make you really change your strategy.

    One word: Platforming. It isn't always good, and you'll wonder why they made certain choices- particularly the ones that you find in the story objectives.

    I thought the story was pretty good. It was more than the banal, 'zombie apocalypse-must survive' cliche. I like the interactions between the characters, and I found your character's narrative to be fulfilling. Occasionally the main character would spout out my own thoughts about a situation- which felt pretty gratifying.

    The multiplayer is pretty bad. It's one zombie (whose player had to have purchased a new copy of the game) versus up to four human players. There's a lot wrong with this, so I'll try to keep it organized by chronology. As a human, your world can be invaded by a player-controlled zombie called a Night Hunter. Now, you can disable this possibility in the in-game menu, however often you get roped into this mode- and it is boring as it is pointless and broken. First, the game is designed to be four survivors versus one zombie, but often through connection errors or just the survivors saying 'no thanks,' you'll be left alone against the zombie. Often when I played as the zombie, I would enter a game only to immediately have the game end because all of the survivors quit. Playing as the zombie, if the game didn't end it was often because one or more of the survivors were afk. Easy points for the zombie, but really sucks for the survivor. Anyway, it's bad and it should be dismissed.

    Overall I enjoyed the single-player mode, and playing with friends in cooperative modes was engaging enough (honestly I preferred being alone so I could keep a steady pace during the missions). The horror moments in this game were few, with most of them occurring when the game put you outside at night, or exploring a dark and quiet place where you knew zombies would be crawling out of every crevice eventually.

    Good game, enjoyed it. 8/10, 8.5 in my book forever.    … Expand
  2. Cruddi
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    This is a review with 21 Hours played.

    I love this game I really do but it scores 8 of 10 because I feel like i was lied too about the be a zombie mode because it's not exaclty what was advertised, saying you can invade someone's game it's not really invading because when you do invade it swtiches to Vs type mode when i heard you can invade someone's game you would chase them down    This is a review with 21 Hours played.

    I love this game I really do but it scores 8 of 10 because I feel like i was lied too about the be a zombie mode because it's not exaclty what was advertised, saying you can invade someone's game it's not really invading because when you do invade it swtiches to Vs type mode when i heard you can invade someone's game you would chase them down during the night and ruin their quest line, the night never ends when this happens and the UV lamp is over powered it only takes a quick flash from the UV and you will just stop in your tracks when pouncing lastly it is hard to see what is going on through the filter.

    Now that the worst part is out of the way on with the good, the freerunning is fantastic once you unlock a few skills such as the roll because it makes the free running more flowing, jumping from the roof and landing on a car/any soft landing area never looses it's rush. Running away is a valid tatic due to the free running. You might have heard people saying that the free running is like Mirrors edge, I wouldn't say that because in mirrors edge you could build up speed with everything being well timed but on Dying Light you move at the same speed all the time which is still quite fast also the free running is more simplified that mirrors edge.

    The combat is nice and visceral the weapons feel nice and weighty, one downside is that unlike dead island you can't opt to use your R stick to aim your swing which i really loved it because I could choose to break arms etc easier, although the auto is really good chooses vertical and horizontal swings acordingly but there is no reason to really aim to break arms as there are enough skills to make things easier with the killing. Guns are quite hard to find at early levels. but don't seem to level up when I came across a police rife the first time and at later levels they had same stats but are still deadly at higher levels, but the use of guns are not recommended because it will draw the zombies in but will also summon virals that can climb and sprint after you or who ever made the noise ;)

    Zombies in this games are to be feared, not because they are scary but because 5 or more WILL destroy you, there are special type zombies out there which help change things up as you level up and get better items you will start to breese through the low level zombies like they are made of tissue paper but getting over confident at this stage will still get you killed quickly. Human's are also to be feared a few bullets will kill you even at higher levels, they won't just chrage you they will wait for you to attack and throw knifes. I was surpirzed that you can cut the heads, arms and legs off of a human just like the zombies unlike dead island I know it's a small thing but i didn't expect it in todays up tight rating system.

    I have also seen people saying that the side quests are boring and fetch quests. the latter is true most of them are go here and collect x or speak to x who will ask you to go collect x but it's not straight forward as that one mission has you locate a video in a video store where they are all stored alphabetically, once you return you have to use the free running to find a way into a house to finish the quest and my personal faveourate quest was climbing the massive supports of a bridge getting right to the top and throwing my self off in the pitch black into the sea below and it was amazing! There is one mission type that returns and it will drive you mad, escort quests my god everytime i have done these they get smushed into the floor by one of the special zombies which just made me angry and i stopped doing them.

    There are tons of collectables: notes, zombie statues and flags. Notes are strange usually you will be asked to press a button to open it and read it or it would open automatically but it doesn't you have to go into the menu and open it if like me you don't realise you can read them and open them later on they can loose abit of context.

    In summary this is a 8/10 could have been more if some of the niggling issues had been ironed out but I still really enjoy it and plan to try 100% it. Also I haven't bought the season pass I don't think they are a good idea beyond CoD and Battlefeild.    … Expand
  3. szszsz
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    i cant recall a game that was as uneven as dying light. i would totally believe that two different teams were doing two 'halfs' of the game.
    while the first part is kinda dull, and i found myself unsatisfied with the game, playing out of boredom
    the second half kicks ass. everything is better - map design and movement, missions, side quests, enemies, even the protagonist becomes more    i cant recall a game that was as uneven as dying light. i would totally believe that two different teams were doing two 'halfs' of the game.
    while the first part is kinda dull, and i found myself unsatisfied with the game, playing out of boredom
    the second half kicks ass. everything is better - map design and movement, missions, side quests, enemies, even the protagonist becomes more 'real' as he starts randomly commenting surroundings. not mentioning dialogs and voice acting that are way better in the second half
    how is that even possible ? no idea, but i know that if you bounce back after starting the game you should really have that in mind that the longer you play the better it gets and just push forward.

    first half 6/10, 2nd half 9/10

    p.s how could they not include homemade bows and flamethrowers from the very beginning (pre future DLC) - that sucks badly    … Expand
  4. JazzyFresh
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Really trying to like this game but when you die 3-5 times for every single mission(even side missions) it get's old really quick. Admittedly I may just suck.

    Graphics are nice and the thought is nice, but it's too frustrating for me to play. It seems more like a chore than fun to turn this game on.
  5. XxNotSatisfiedx
    Feb 8, 2015
    4
    I can only say this ... DO NOT BUY ITS WAY EXPENSIVE . For consoles (ps4 for me) yo will fight bugs more than zombies at couple of hours in . Its my opinion but dont let me stop you .
  6. Smildoe
    Feb 8, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel that this game does not offer a great amount of variety and has a lack of new boss zombies. There are the normal zombies, runners, nightmares, goons, spitters, boilers, boomers, and then the demolisher. Unfortunately the demolisher only appears around three times in the game unless you go hunting for one.

    The co-op aspect of the game is fun and allows friendly competition between you and your friend. You can challenge each other throughout the game on various missions like climbing tower races and kill the most zombie in a time limit. You can also play through the single player story together with single player cut scenes. They do not allow you to play the final level together and show that there is no reason why you needed to be split up.

    Story wise this game is seriously lacking with boring characters and deaths of characters you meet maybe twice. The deaths feel meaningless and try to make you feel sad with off theme music and emotional out bursts from Crane. The mission that take you through the story are mostly diverse and fun to play including my favorite mission called The Pit. While playing these missions you will probably glance over the story surrounding it.

    While not hunting zombies or playing main missions there are tons of side missions and other things to try in the city including clearing out safe houses, climbing towers, racing to air drops, and free running races. There is also the be the zombie DLC that alows you to invade a friends single player game and fight at night over the zombies nests. I have a problem with this only because it is such a small mode it could have been included into the game and DLC.

    The game has enjoyable gameplay and good graphics even though it suffers from a terrible story with a poor ending. The story has very little emotional attachment to any characters. It does have a wide variety of weapons and crafting new ones. So i give this game a seven out of ten and declare it a good game but not at full price.    … Expand
  7. murderboner
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Pleasantly surprised. A mash up done right. What Destiny wanted to be. Very much Far Cry 4 with a much better protagonist. Crane really cares about what's going on unlike super indifferent Ajay Ghale. Side quests are fetching (so far) but much more dynamic like Fallout 3. Like Metro Redux, you're confined but free. Mimics Mirrors Edge control scheme but way way better implemented. SmoothPleasantly surprised. A mash up done right. What Destiny wanted to be. Very much Far Cry 4 with a much better protagonist. Crane really cares about what's going on unlike super indifferent Ajay Ghale. Side quests are fetching (so far) but much more dynamic like Fallout 3. Like Metro Redux, you're confined but free. Mimics Mirrors Edge control scheme but way way better implemented. Smooth and responsive. Loving how you start off as an untrained idiot and become a force to be reckoned with. Love the complex skill trees that make you earn your right as a slayer.

    I was on the fence about this one but zero regrets. I make very planned purchases with games and my gamble paid off. It's that good. Buy it!    … Expand
  8. allanon04
    Feb 8, 2015
    0
    Unresponsive controls, disgusting sensitivity, extremely boring game play. This game wins the best prize for worst game, ever. I have died a zillion time so these people can make a buck and extend a gameplay. I am so furious that I am getting my money back. DON'T buy this....X!
  9. Wunderkind
    Feb 8, 2015
    10
    Prior to this games purchace i scoured the net for reviews, i found many of them displeased with the game. I picked it up anyway because i love zombie games, this experience is the best i have had on next gen since The Last Of Us Remastered. There are a few technical glitches here and there as there will be with most games, nothing game breaking in the least. This game NAILS thePrior to this games purchace i scoured the net for reviews, i found many of them displeased with the game. I picked it up anyway because i love zombie games, this experience is the best i have had on next gen since The Last Of Us Remastered. There are a few technical glitches here and there as there will be with most games, nothing game breaking in the least. This game NAILS the atmosphere and the gameplay is tip top. Sound is incredible. This game is incredible. BEST GAME ON PS4 currently.… Expand
  10. madmcphil
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Still playing this game frantically. Really love it. Although some say the missions are repetitive, I am finding that they still are all fun packed mini adventures worth doing. There are that many missions aside form the main mission it gives me the feel that this open world is like Fallout 3, plenty of people to meet, plenty of things to do. The more you level up the more fluid the gameStill playing this game frantically. Really love it. Although some say the missions are repetitive, I am finding that they still are all fun packed mini adventures worth doing. There are that many missions aside form the main mission it gives me the feel that this open world is like Fallout 3, plenty of people to meet, plenty of things to do. The more you level up the more fluid the game is. Very Impressed. Strongly recommend this to anyone. Still to play coop... which I already know will be amazing.... come on slacky friends... buy it now! Good graphics, good story, and good characters.… Expand
  11. Hi_Im_Game
    Feb 7, 2015
    9
    What a surprise of a game. I, like many others, held out a few days until I saw some reviews (stopped pre-ordering games which had a review embargo). I'll just dive right into the review.

    I played a little of Dead Island but I thought the game was too clunky IMO. This game is smooth with the addition of the Parkour system that is responsive on all but several occasions. Now, Mirror's    What a surprise of a game. I, like many others, held out a few days until I saw some reviews (stopped pre-ordering games which had a review embargo). I'll just dive right into the review.

    I played a little of Dead Island but I thought the game was too clunky IMO. This game is smooth with the addition of the Parkour system that is responsive on all but several occasions. Now, Mirror's Edge is one of my favorite games of all time but I don't think this Parkour system is as good as Mirror's Edges. It is still pretty good and makes running around the town truly enjoyable.

    The variety of different side quests with their own story lines is awesome. Each story gives you an insight on how people are trying to survive these hard times and really adds to the atmosphere. This is exactly what I was looking for after Far Cry 4 failed to deliver on that front.

    The three leveling trees: survivor, agility, and power all have their own ways of being leveled and add to the variety within the game. Each time you level up, you gain new abilities which actually make you feel stronger then you were before. Weapons scale as you level so by the time you are around 20 you feel like a badass that nobody wants to mess with.

    One of my favorite features is the day and night cycle. You are truly trying to survive at night because if you aren't prepared and let yourself get overwhelmed you will most certainly die. Even after playing for 30+ hours I still get that heart pounding feeling when I am being chased through the streets of Harran.

    The game looks great as well although there is little variety in the appearance of NPCs and zombies (some look exactly the same). Also, the lip-syncing is just abysmal and hurts the appeal of the game. Quarantine zones are fun but I feel like they could have done more with them. Random events are also fun but, again, there could have been a little more variety. The variety of the zombie types is pretty good, on the scale of Left 4 Dead 2.

    Besides a few nuisances here and there, I find myself coming back to this game everyday. Even just running around and killing zombies has yet to lose it's appeal. Running around and collecting materials, new weapons, and doing random events is enjoyable with the great Parkour system.

    I have a hard time finding anything bad to say about this game which is a good thing. This game is definitely better than Far Cry 4 in my opinion and does things just as well as other sandbox games out there. People say it doesn't innovate and I guess to an extent it borrows from a lot of its mechanics from other games but the night cycle is a new feature that I have yet to see executed as well as this game has done. I don't think people should dock a game for borrowing mechanics that people enjoy. If anything, they do a great job on making all those mechanics work cohesively.

    A great game, well worth your money. People really need to support smaller triple AAA studios such as Techland who pour their heart into a game (or else we will be left with big triple AAA titles and indie games). They love this game and it shows in the detail. Remember they pushed their game back by several months when it wasn't ready. I respect them for acknowledging that their game needed some work and I think it's better for it. Can't wait to keep playing and I hope they add some great expansions in the future.

    Thanks for reading!    … Expand
  12. mrpopo
    Feb 7, 2015
    10
    The best game before this I had was metro last light and it seams that game had a love child with mirror's edge and was inspired by dead island and I have to say the first time in forever I bin scared of zombies even at day time and a game that can keep you going for 12-20 hours I would even get this game for $100 and still say money well spent.
  13. nono5551212
    Feb 6, 2015
    2
    Horrible game play, always impairing your vision, Climbing just to make you climb, Slows down alot.. Just boring. When you die they spawn you far from where you were at. Game companies always focus on Graphics and not game play.
  14. XBurningDogX
    Feb 6, 2015
    9
    Perfect game for those who enjoy creativity, puzzle solving and a little adderaline in their games. If you like dead island, far cry 4, and other games in that nature you will love this game! Graphics will stun you, the night time will keep your heart beating fast, and when you explode a zombies head with a pipe wrench like its a ripe pumpkin you will say "woah!!" The wide open map,Perfect game for those who enjoy creativity, puzzle solving and a little adderaline in their games. If you like dead island, far cry 4, and other games in that nature you will love this game! Graphics will stun you, the night time will keep your heart beating fast, and when you explode a zombies head with a pipe wrench like its a ripe pumpkin you will say "woah!!" The wide open map, parkour travling, and constant searchimg for supplies to upgrade and craft items will make you feel as if you are in true survival mode, this game mixed together so many different game elements and made it smooth as glass, this game most certantly desevers at least a 9 out of 10… Expand
  15. osborn2009
    Feb 5, 2015
    9
    Have you ever wanted to play in a zombie infested wonderland? No? I have. Techland gave me exactly what I’ve always wanted in an open-world zombie game: streets filled to the brim with zombies, loot everywhere you turn, terrifying zombies that only come out at night, a fun upgrade system, and an enjoyable story that explains why the zombies are where they are.

    Dying Light’s story is    Have you ever wanted to play in a zombie infested wonderland? No? I have. Techland gave me exactly what I’ve always wanted in an open-world zombie game: streets filled to the brim with zombies, loot everywhere you turn, terrifying zombies that only come out at night, a fun upgrade system, and an enjoyable story that explains why the zombies are where they are.

    Dying Light’s story is a fairly simple one. You play as Global Relief Effort (GRE) undercover operative Kyle Crane, who’s on a mission to recover some important data somewhere in the fictional city of Harran, which happens to be overrun by zombies. This of course doesn’t give you a whole lot of reason to care about what’s going on, as you don’t know what the “important data” actually is. However, throughout the first few missions of the story, due to the GRE acting stupid over the radio and Crane figuring out that there are still humans in Harran that need help, he decides to take matters into his own hands and help the people instead. Players will see the gradual change in Crane’s heart as the story progresses, making them actually care what happens to many of the characters surrounding him.

    It also doesn’t hurt that Techland’s writing has vastly improved since their previous games in the Dead Island franchise. While I did enjoy those games for their zombie-killing fun, the writing always felt bland and just there to move things along. Kyle Crane’s personality was shown beautifully through the writing (and Roger Craig Smith’s excellent voice acting). Players get to see him struggle with the reality of what’s going on in Harran, mourn the loss of new friends, grow to hate one of the local faction leaders, all while still keeping his sense of humor in tense situations.

    What really surprised me about the storytelling in Dying Light was not its main story though, it was the level of detail in some of the side quests. Of course, just like many other games, Dying Light has its fair share of vague fetch quests that are only there for the sake of keeping players busy. But if you can look past those, there are some truly amazing and sometimes even hilarious side quests available.

    Dying Light also showed a huge leap forward in Techland’s graphics. Gone are the days of blurry, poorly textured environments. It looked beautiful throughout the entire game. Their experience shows even more if you have played Dead Island when you realize that there is literally no slowdown. Dying Light constantly throws hordes of 20+ zombies at you, requiring you to either swing your weapon like Billy Butler swings his bat (at every pitch, it doesn’t matter if it’s a strike or not), or run like a mad man to get away.

    My one complaint is that the farther I got into the game, I experienced more texture popping. It was weird because the first 30 hours I played Dying Light, I never had an issue. But as I got into hours 50-60, each time a level would load there would be some pretty bad texture popping for about five seconds.

    But who cares about a good story, funny side quests, and pretty graphics!? How was the gameplay? AMIRIGHT!? Good news! Dying Light’s gameplay is incredibly fun! I really mean that too. All joking aside, Techland’s decision to add parkour into the game was a fantastic idea. Dying Light sets itself apart from every other zombie game by giving players the ability to sprint, vault, jump, swing, roll, etc. to their heart’s desire. This made traversing the huge city of Harran extremely fun, and made me not even care that there wasn’t a fast travel option.

    Aside from the parkour element being fun, Dying Light’s combat was also very satisfying. While its a simple system (collect melee weapons + swing melee weapons = kill zombies), I never got bored. The slow motion kill cam and the deep upgrade system made every bout with my undead enemies very enjoyable. Dying Light was also one of the few zombie games that come to mind where staying as quiet as possible is extremely key to staying alive. So what if you have a kickass police rifle? The second you fire it into a crowd of zombies, you will have alerted the strongest and fastest zombies in the area to swarm to your position. This made the “zombie experience” feel as real as I’ve always imagined it would be.

    The day and night cycle is another cool feature in Dying Light. Traversing Harran during the day is a cakewalk compared to doing it at night. Zombies become much more aggressive and special “super zombies” called Volatiles only come out at night. Volatiles can take an extraordinary amount of damage, even from the highest level of weapons, and they are able to deal out damage really fast, so it’s better to just never be seen by them or never let them catch you.

    Dying Light is the zombie game I’ve been waiting for.    … Expand
  16. aciphex
    Feb 5, 2015
    7
    this game is a great shame because it does almost everything right...free running is almost flawless and the melee combat is among the best and most satisfying of its sort...the graphics are often superb and many fun hours are to be had here running around killing zombies, which techland definitely nail as the core of the experience...however it seems they spent 99% of the time on gameplaythis game is a great shame because it does almost everything right...free running is almost flawless and the melee combat is among the best and most satisfying of its sort...the graphics are often superb and many fun hours are to be had here running around killing zombies, which techland definitely nail as the core of the experience...however it seems they spent 99% of the time on gameplay mechanics and forgot to build a good game around it...the characters are all extremely forgettable, the game almost entirely consists of "i don't trust you. go do some errands" style missions and when you find yourself skipping cutscenes you know the story isnt at all engaging...however it will fill your lust for blood and provide you with a neat urban playground, as long as you're not looking for a good story but mindless fun you will enjoy this game… Expand
  17. Sergi
    Feb 4, 2015
    7
    13-й район про зомби. Вот, что коротко можно сказать об этой игре.

    Теперь немного деталей. Безусловно к достоинствам данной игры относится её игровой процесс. Бегать по крышам домов и уничтожать толпы ходячих мертвецов и враждебно настроенных людей днём, а ночью делать тоже самое только прячась и убигая от толпы преследователей, просто доставляет массу удовольствия. Правда, сам по себе    13-й район про зомби. Вот, что коротко можно сказать об этой игре.

    Теперь немного деталей. Безусловно к достоинствам данной игры относится её игровой процесс. Бегать по крышам домов и уничтожать толпы ходячих мертвецов и враждебно настроенных людей днём, а ночью делать тоже самое только прячась и убигая от толпы преследователей, просто доставляет массу удовольствия. Правда, сам по себе отдельно взятый от сюжета данный процесс очень быстро надоедает. (А сюжетная линия в данной игре коротковата. Но о сюжете потом.) Делать это безцельно уже радости столько не приносит, а только разочаровывает.
    В игре пугаюбщая атмосфера. И это тоже радует.
    Музыка соответствует. Она добавляет напряжения и усиливает эти пугающие моменты.
    Хорошее взаимодействие с миром. Это приятно. Динамический характер игры. Смена дня и ночи, погодных условий, всё это радует. Про паркур говорить не буду, и так уже сказано достаточно.

    Теперь сюжет. Он прост, предсказуем. Как в дешевых боевиках, не обладающих сколь нибудь глубиной. Хотя по началу задумка какая-то чувствуется; начало радовало. Но потом сюжет постепенно становится всё менее интересным. А отдельные моменты просто вообще убивают его. Для чего создатели решили пойти на эти шаги, понятно. Добавить напряжения, душевных терзаний, противоречий, вызвать чувства. Это получилось у них. Но только с отрицательным знаком чувства получились и отношение. Сюжет, одним словом, разочаровал.
    В принципе всё о сюжете можно понять еще из заставки игры перед началом. Разработчики только добавили немного содержания.
    Сюжет в игре абсолютно линеен. Даже возможности формального выбора игроку не дают. Всё решили уже за нас. И это печалит, удручает даже еще больше, чем сюжетная предсказуемость, поверхностность.
    Как-то разбавить всё это могла бы романтическая линия, которая явно напрашивалась. Но разработчики решили иначе.

    Главный герой получился никакой. Он вполне подходит под характеристику данную ему главным злодеем - тупая марионетка. Примитивные эмоции, примитивные реплики, столь же предсказуемые действия. Он разочаровал.

    Еще к небольшим минусам могу отнести не понятную мне систему выхода из строя оружия. Мне это правда не понятно, как труба может ломаться, почему меч также ломается, и я не могу его точить бесконечно? Ладно, деревянная палка, но всё металлическое... Это бред.
    Другим мелким недостатком считаю инвентарь. Всякой ерунды в него можно кидать до бесконечности много, а вот с патронами проблема. Только 60 пистолетных и 100 для автоматической винтовки. Это тоже недочёт.
    Также можно было бы добавить возможность блокировки атак. Врагов этой способностью наделили. Понятно, что герой и так много умеет (перепрыгивать, уходить от атак, подкаты и т.п.), но блок бы не помешал. К тому же кнопочка почти свободная имеется (для второго действия).

    Одна проблема заставила меня постоянно обращаться в техподдержку игры. Игра у меня постоянно вылетала в самые неподходящие и разные другие моменты. Проблем с другими играми подобных у меня не было. Вот я и грешу на разработчиков. Видеокарта позволяет играть на самых высоких настройках качества. Но разработчики посоветовали установить некоторые параметры на средние. Хотя приложение для видеокарты (NVIDIA GeForce Experience) устанавливала их на максимальные в качестве оптимальных настроек. Но изменение настроек так и не помогло. Игра продолжала безщадно вылетать. Что портило впечатление от игры. Другого решения проблемы я так и не дождался от разработчиков. Прошел так.

    В целом игра всё же заслуживает внимания. Именно из-за интересного игрового процесса. Из-за атмосферы. Сюжет не портит впечатления от него. Пусть сюжет слабоват, герой туповат, но в процессе об этом не думаешь. Жаль, что заканчивается всё так быстро.
    Но есть еще кооператив. Хотя и это не долго радует.

    Твёрдая 7 из 10.    … Expand
  18. JaydogReviews
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Dying Light is a visual masterpiece, free of bugs, and with a quality story filled with plot twists left and right. The term "what dead island should have been" could not have been more spot on. The game has extremely enjoyable combat, mixed in with very well done parkour. The only flaw to the parkour was simply that jump is assigned to R1. The one aspect that stuck out to me the most wasDying Light is a visual masterpiece, free of bugs, and with a quality story filled with plot twists left and right. The term "what dead island should have been" could not have been more spot on. The game has extremely enjoyable combat, mixed in with very well done parkour. The only flaw to the parkour was simply that jump is assigned to R1. The one aspect that stuck out to me the most was easily the side missions. Each side mission is its own mini story line, and most are humorous and or intriguing. All in all, this game is worth the price and is extremely enjoyable.… Expand
  19. Vaedur
    Feb 4, 2015
    9
    Having a blast with this game. As a dad my play time is limited. I have found this game is great to play in small bursts or a large play session. Graphics are great, I love scavenging for stuff, and as a terrible plaformer, the parkour is challenging.. lol.. Worth the money, totally satisfied with this purchase. Have not played dead island 1 so can't compare it to anything else, butHaving a blast with this game. As a dad my play time is limited. I have found this game is great to play in small bursts or a large play session. Graphics are great, I love scavenging for stuff, and as a terrible plaformer, the parkour is challenging.. lol.. Worth the money, totally satisfied with this purchase. Have not played dead island 1 so can't compare it to anything else, but the story is actually decent so far, not bad like I have heard others say. Pretty neat game, like the rpg elements and crafting. I thought it would be terrible, but after reading reviews, I purchased it and am really glad I did. So much so I finally registered an account to review it!… Expand
  20. Tyler1999
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Don't understand the critics reviews... This game is amazing, best game I've played in a long time. Graphics, beautiful, gameplay, SO FUN, story line, well there's been worse, but over all this game is just amazing
  21. iPod1083
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Dying Light is one of the best PS4 games this year in my opinion. I have played over 2 days in total already and I absolutely love it. The graphics are absolutely amazing, the combat is so brutal which is awesome, and the parkour is unbelievable. The controls could be hard to get use to, but once you do, they will be really easy. I have unlocked all the upgrades in the game which meansDying Light is one of the best PS4 games this year in my opinion. I have played over 2 days in total already and I absolutely love it. The graphics are absolutely amazing, the combat is so brutal which is awesome, and the parkour is unbelievable. The controls could be hard to get use to, but once you do, they will be really easy. I have unlocked all the upgrades in the game which means that the game is even better. I have a couple of weapons that have over 2,000 damage and they just rip through zombies. The game never gets old in my preference. The co-op is amazing and makes the game so much more interesting because just watching your friend cut through zombies while you are sitting on a rooftop. I would definitely give this game a 10/10 and if you are into these kind of games, this is a amazing game.… Expand
  22. Digital_Voice
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I've played 32 hours of Dying Light so far. This is one of those titles that compliment your console of choice. The graphics are amazing. The day/night cycle, weather effects, ambient sounds and music are all extremely well done. Missions are fun and challenging.

    The zombie types are varied with different strengths and weakness and definitely add a new element of danger. One zombie is a    I've played 32 hours of Dying Light so far. This is one of those titles that compliment your console of choice. The graphics are amazing. The day/night cycle, weather effects, ambient sounds and music are all extremely well done. Missions are fun and challenging.

    The zombie types are varied with different strengths and weakness and definitely add a new element of danger. One zombie is a fair challenge but a group of zombies is very difficult to fight off, even with abilities leveled up! The night time is really dark and really dangerous and adds a real element of suspense especially against special infected enemies.

    There are Safe Zones scattered throughout the city that are lit up with UV lighting (Some special infected are sensitive to UV lighting). Some of the Safe Zones require you to secure them first by defeating the undead population and turning on power breakers to restore lighting. Finding them at night is not that hard as they are well lit but getting to them without getting spotted by a particulary dangerous special infected called a Volatile or getting attacked by a group of zombies in the dark can be really difficult.

    Leveling up is similar to Dead Island where you have 3 skill trees to level up your character. Weapon variety is much more expanded this time to include Resident evil style weapon mods like freeze grenades & flame grenades. Speaking of Resident Evil, Roger Craig Smith who voices Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil games also does a great job voicing the main character of Dying Light Kyle Crane. While the lip syncing is not perfect in Dying Light, it's also not that bad and the voice acting is well done for all of the supporting cast in Dying Light.

    You just can't go wrong with this title. If you love zombie games you will love this. If you loved FarCry 3, Mirrors Edge, Fallout 3, Dead Island and The Last of Us then you will love this game. Its as though they have taken the best elements of various games and put them into this game.

    Just Cause 2 and Rocksteady's Batman titles use a grappling hook mechanic. Dying Light also uses a grappling hook mechanic and it works really well. There is a crafting system similar to The Last of Us and Techland has done away with finding work benches. As long as you have the schematic, parts and/or ingredients you can craft anything on the fly.

    It is clear that the team at Techland put a lot of work into this game and it shows. The game truly is a must own game.

    Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  23. DanielKose
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I just HAD to write a review for this one.
    I definetly wasn't gonna pick up Dying Light - i'm simply not into zombie games usually.
    I watched a few streams on Twitch og damn it seemed like a lot of fun. I ended up preordering it shortly after and i am having a BLAST playing this game. Dying Light reminded me that games are about having fun, thats all really, we tend to forget that    I just HAD to write a review for this one.
    I definetly wasn't gonna pick up Dying Light - i'm simply not into zombie games usually.
    I watched a few streams on Twitch og damn it seemed like a lot of fun.

    I ended up preordering it shortly after and i am having a BLAST playing this game. Dying Light reminded me that games are about having fun, thats all really, we tend to forget that sometimes.
    I have been playing COOP for a first time in a looong while with a good friend and what a blast, every aspect of single player coop are done RIGHT in this game, other developers should definetly take notice.
    We still have a lot to do in Dying Light, the game is just HUGE. Value for money dudes.

    I personally don't get all the negative reviews this games has gotten from the so called "critics".
    It's a blast to play solo, it's tremendous fun playing with friends.

    Dont cheat yourself of a good experience. Take the Plunge..!!    … Expand
  24. knightwhosaysni
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    This has to be one of the most intense games that I have ever played. At night it has a very creepy and adrenaline fueled vibe that only games like Dead Space have had. During the day, its all about running from zombies and finding new and innovative ways to kill them. The story... I can see why people might say that its generic, but I will be damned if it isn't entertaining! And theThis has to be one of the most intense games that I have ever played. At night it has a very creepy and adrenaline fueled vibe that only games like Dead Space have had. During the day, its all about running from zombies and finding new and innovative ways to kill them. The story... I can see why people might say that its generic, but I will be damned if it isn't entertaining! And the parkour... oh the parkour.... Its one of the most difficult, but one of the most satisfying things this game has to offer. You'll often be questioning if you can make that jump or not, and when you do attempt to make it, you're holding your breath for that second that it takes for the jump to end. But then your guy grabs onto the ledge and you exhale. I've never played a game that's done that to me.

    The one gripe that's also praise is that **** is this game hard. From going across tight ropes suspended high above the ground to the combat, this is truly one of the most difficult games that I've played. Its frustrating at times however, because, for instance, your character is severely limited in his ranged attacks but your enemies aren't, so you have to be very strategic in going about beating them without getting torn to bits by their bullets.

    Overall, I would reccomend this game to anyone and everyone.    … Expand
  25. Blnadn
    Feb 3, 2015
    8
    Game is really good and creative. There ain't a lot of bugs but you do run into the assassins creed issues when trying to climb. The night hunter mode is garbage. It's so one sided they should put you out there with a diaper and binky and no weapons.
  26. PaleDolphin
    Feb 3, 2015
    10
    This is easily the best zombie-themed FPS out there. Consider it "Dead Island meets Mirror's Edge meets Far Cry" -- yeah, it's THAT awesome.

    Graphics... Man, that's phenomenal. People who are dissing the game, probably never even played it. I'm playing on PC, and -- WOW, this game look gorgeous! Storyline is pretty interesting, and the sloppy finale is compensated with the most badass    This is easily the best zombie-themed FPS out there. Consider it "Dead Island meets Mirror's Edge meets Far Cry" -- yeah, it's THAT awesome.

    Graphics... Man, that's phenomenal. People who are dissing the game, probably never even played it. I'm playing on PC, and -- WOW, this game look gorgeous! Storyline is pretty interesting, and the sloppy finale is compensated with the most badass sideline quests I ever saw in an FPS, honestly.

    Co-op and night invasions are just some next level **** -- so intense, jesus christ!

    Anyway, yeah, this game's just the best thing that happened in gaming in 2015, as of yet. I strongly approve.    … Expand
  27. Chaddercheez
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Make no mistake, this is an FPS game. For those of you complaining about the field of view, maybe stick with third person games. The FOV in this one is no better or worse than any other FPS. That said, this game is a ton of fun -- the movement is fluid, running from hordes actually becomes more fun than taking them head on (and you'll live A LOT longer). The fighting feels right (DeadMake no mistake, this is an FPS game. For those of you complaining about the field of view, maybe stick with third person games. The FOV in this one is no better or worse than any other FPS. That said, this game is a ton of fun -- the movement is fluid, running from hordes actually becomes more fun than taking them head on (and you'll live A LOT longer). The fighting feels right (Dead Island vets will definitely appreciate the advances Techland has made in this regard) , the side-quests are fun and usually feel like your involved in doing something important, and leveling up adds all kinds of new tricks to your repertoire. The city itself is basically a piece of apocalyptic art and comes with all kinds of diversity... from free running through the streets (which at night is a great way to get your heart pumping) to battling it out in the tunnels, to diving underwater to escape a to scouring all three floors of the school for loot, to base jumping off of the top of bridges into hordes of oncoming zombies. And the sound... ohhh the sound. Quite frequently find myself just standing in one place (hopefully on top of a building) just listening to things going on around you -- something knocks over a glass bottle just around the next corner, behind you there's a moan as a Night Hunter spots you and heads your way while you hear the "splat" as another Infected steps into one of your traps.

    If you enjoy Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and The Walking Dead, had some fun with Dead Island or Farcry3/4, and can get past the "Field of View is nowhere are good as Assassin's Creed" jabber, this game is for you.

    PS I haven't even tried the Be the Zombie Mode yet!!    … Expand
  28. Masatshi
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Beautiful graphics, spot on controls, a lot very fun quests and side-quests. This game suprised me in a lot of good ways. Much better than Dead Island and nearly as good as Far Cry 4. Best Techland Game to date. If you love zombies and open-world games, you need to play this!
  29. Ramsus1
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Dying light is a brilliant mix of survival horror that keeps you on the edge of your seat. All the while providing a well polished open world experience that will not leave you wanting more! I have played through more than half the game and the content continues to deliver and only becomes more addictive as you go. It brings a realistic scavange, run and occasional beat the horde back withDying light is a brilliant mix of survival horror that keeps you on the edge of your seat. All the while providing a well polished open world experience that will not leave you wanting more! I have played through more than half the game and the content continues to deliver and only becomes more addictive as you go. It brings a realistic scavange, run and occasional beat the horde back with with endless crafted weapons you will obtain an upgrade. The challenges keep coming -- they're not too difficult (for the casual gamer) however the challenges in this zombie infested world will leave you sweating a little. To make this story short.... this is an absolute "must have"! The game is well polished, very addictive and will not let you down.… Expand
  30. stingrayBR
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Great game, perfect fusion between "Mirror's edge" le pakour style and the apocalyptical world of ZombiU, but way way way better than the wii u game. There's some nice easter egg distributed
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    70
    A slightly better version of Dead Island in everything but name. [Apr 2015, p.84]
  2. Play UK
    Mar 31, 2015
    85
    With some crazy fun online elements and a badass sense of actual achievement, Dying Light is the zombie game we've been working for. Just mute those terrible voices. [Issue#254, p.64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 24, 2015
    80
    It's not perfect, but Dying Light is last, brutal and most importantly, fun. [April 2015, p74]
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